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This Lantra-accredited Customised Award is exclusively developed and delivered by a Lantra-approved Training Provider, who meets our quality standards. The course is specifically tailored to meet learners’ needs. For further details about the course content and delivery locations, please contact the Training Provider using the details provided below.

The minimum age to undertake this course is 16.

 

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

Online

Recognised by

Lantra Awards

Course description:

Safety and Risk Management for Autonomous Mobile Machinery in UK Agriculture & Horticulture Download PDF

Who 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. 

Other areas of interest

An Introduction to the Safe Use of Autonomous Mobile Machinery (AMM) in UK Agriculture & Horticulture

Operational Planning and Site Design for the Safe Use of Autonomous Mobile Machines in UK Agriculture and Horticulture

The Safe Integration of Autonomous Mobile Machinery in UK Agriculture & Horticulture

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