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A detailed look at safety and risk management processes in relation to British Standard BS 8646:2023 – Code of Practice alongside general best practice advice for those testing, trialling or working with Autonomous Mobile Machines in the UK.
The finer details
This course explains how to achieve compliance with the new regulations to support those working with or thinking about adopting autonomous mobile machinery. It gives an overview of the risk management process that businesses and those working alongside autonomous machines will need to consider. It also describes the steps necessary to improve safety by assessing the new hazards that autonomous machines pose. The course evaluates what best practice might look like and importantly, it highlights the obligations that employers and employees now have under the new Code of Practice.
You will learn how to distinguish between hazard and risk and how to apply each term when conducting a risk assessment. The course explains how to identify hazards when working with autonomous machines, how to assess the level of risk and how to establish the control measures to manage them.
Delivery method
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Lantra AwardsWho should attend?
- Senior staff responsible for adopting autonomous mobile machines into the workplace
- Employees responsible for operating autonomous machinery
- Employees with responsibility for the risk management process or health and safety at work
- Manufacturers commissioning autonomous machinery
- Distributors selling autonomous machinery in the UK and their integrators responsible for the commissioning process
What will be covered?
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- To understand the risk management implications of adopting autonomous vehicles into the workplace.
- To understand the key guidance contained in the Code of Practice with regard to the risk management process.
- To learn how to conduct an effective risk assessment for autonomous mobile machinery.
- To be better equipped to integrate AMM into the workplace safely.
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