For installation and maintenance companies in the field of industrial & garage doors, dhf offers 2 different training courses. Please read the descriptions below carefully to ensure that you select the correct course.
Installation and maintenance engineers of dock levellers.
dhf has collaborated with the Association of Loading and Elevating Equipment Manufacturers (ALEM) to create this one-day theory-based course, it provides an understanding of the legislation, standards and regulations affecting the supply, installation, repair, or maintenance of a dock leveller. It outlines what essential documentation must be provided to the end user and what documentation needs to be retained by the installer.
Upon successful completion of the course, delegates have the knowledge of how to install a safe and compliant product and will be presented with a certificate from dhf. Furthermore, if accreditation has been chosen, an Ofqual branded certificate from the Awarding Body, ABBE.
Learners receive a copy of the Level 2 Award in Dock Leveller Safety On-site Guide for the Awareness of Standards & Legislation for the Design, Installation and Maintenance of Dock Levellers.
It is recommended that learners have prior experience working with dock levellers. However, the course could be suitable for those with limited experience to prepare them for working in this sector, or experienced workers to acknowledge their pre-existing abilities.
See available classroom course dates
Formal accreditation can be added to this course, see details about dhf course accreditation here.
This theory-based course can only be booked and taken in conjunction the following Level 2 Award.
Those learners who already hold a Level 2 Award and would like to progress to the Level 4 Award must contact the Training Department for further assistance.
Managers and persons responsible for legal compliance within their organisation, with the influence to change legal compliance processes. It is for those who must compile O&M manuals and technical files, and those who exercise general supervision over installation and maintenance operatives and engineers.
Day 1 – Level 2 Award in Dock Leveller Safety
Day 2 – Level 4 Award in Industrial & Garage Door, Powered Gate & Traffic Barrier and Dock Leveller Legislation
This course will provide delegates with a greater understanding of legislation affecting the supply, installation, inspection, risk assessment, maintenance, and repair of automated gates, traffic barriers, industrial doors, garage doors and dock levellers. The course also focuses on technical safety procedures, covering all aspects of gate & roller shutter door safety, from the initial risk assessment through to force testing. It will ensure that installers and managers are fully conversant with all relevant safety regulations, can prepare a technical file and can issue a Declaration of Conformity.
Learners will receive a copy of DHF TS013-2: 2021 - Code of Practice for Automated Gates, Traffic Barriers, Industrial & Garage Doors Part 2: Legislation Affecting Supply, Installation & Maintenance.
Upon successful completion, learners will receive a certificate from dhf and if accreditation has been chosen, an Ofqual branded certificate from the Awarding Body, ABBE.
NOTE: Accreditation can be added to day 1, day 2 or both days of the course. Fees vary depending on the Award Level.
To take the qualification, learners must already be working in the door, gate, shutter or dock leveller industry. It is suitable for those with limited experience to prepare them for working in this sector, or for more experienced workers to recognise their existing abilities.
It is a pre-requisite that the learner has already attended and passed the Level 2 Award in the relevant industry sector.
See available classroom course dates
Formal accreditation can be added to this course, see details about dhf course accreditation here.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have already taken the Level 4 Award in Legislation for another 2-day course offered by dhf then you do not need to take the combined course again and only the Level 2 Award in Dock Leveller Safety is required.
Please note: it is assumed that anyone attending either course will already have a working knowledge of the installation process. Neither course covers the actual installation of dock levellers. Furthermore, although electrical safety is covered during both courses, the training does not provide the detailed electrical knowledge associated with the installation of dock levellers.
We recommend that those with barriers to learning such as dyslexia or difficulty in reading and writing to please inform dhf training staff before attending a course, so additional support can be provided where required.
All courses are run on a pass/fail basis and marked independently. No communication will be entered into with the trainer.
Terms and conditions apply to all dhf training. For queries related to training, please email the training department at training@dhfonline.org.uk
