Goracon User, Installation & Maintenance

This two-day course covers the use, installation, maintenance, and thorough examination of Goracon GWB-250-SWP and GWB-450-SWP service lifts. Delivered by Goracon-approved trainers, it combines theory and hands-on training, covering setup, operation, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and detailed inspections to ensure safe and reliable lift performance on site.

Description

Why Complete this Course

LOLER Compliance - The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) specify that all lifting operations are to be carried out safely. This includes ensuring all lifting equipment is safe to use.

Competency - Any employee conducting thorough examinations or pre use inspections of lifting equipment must be deemed competent.

Safety - If you are an employer, it is your responsibility to provide safe systems of work and ensure your personnel are trained.


Primary Training Objectives

Safe Use - Safe handling and operation of the G-Service Lift

Danger Recognition - Recognising dangers and implementing required preventative measures

Pre Use Inspection - Performing the daily checks following Goracon checklists

Documentation - Preparing documentation and accompanying paperwork

Installation and Maintenance - Following Goracon operations manuals

Safety - General safety advice and product safety features

Assembly and Disassembly - Product commissioning and decommissioning

Troubleshooting - Fault finding and repair

User Training - Safe operation


Achievement Measurement

Each course participant must complete and pass a theory examination, to demonstrate a good understanding of the course theory.

Additionally, each course participant must complete a practical assessment and correctly fill out documentation.


Prerequisites

No prerequisites required.


What You Need to Bring

Each participant is required to produce photographic ID on the first day of the course. Failure to do so will result in the participant being unable to attend.

If this course is held at a Certex UK location, please follow this link for the PPE Requirements.

If the course is to be held on a Client's site, additional PPE may also be required as specified by the Client's site safety rules.


Duration

The course runs for 14 hours over 2 days.


Course Capacity

Maximum course size is 6.


Certificate Validity

Two Years


Training Locations

Please follow the link for our Training Locations.

We can also travel to customer sites worldwide to deliver courses subject to access to suitable facilities and equipment.


Does this Course Prove Competency

There is no set certification or approval body that can deem you competent. HSE provides guidance on what is meant by competency, stating that:

"Competence can be described as the combination of training, skills, experience and knowledge that a person has and their ability to apply them to perform a task safely."

They stipulate that a competent person must undertake the necessary training to help acquire and maintain satisfactory competency levels.

This course alone will not deem your employee competent but can be used in conjunction with experience, skills and knowledge to demonstrate overall theoretical and practical competence which can assist you as an Employer to address legal requirements, by contributing to your own assessment of your employee's potential competency.


70% Discount

CITB members may be eligible to save 70% on the cost of this training via the Employer Networks Scheme.

Speak to your local Network to find out what is available in your area.

Want to know if you can use the Employer Network Scheme?

As long as you are registered with CITB, up to date with any applicable levy and have an Employer Network in your area you can access & benefit from this service.

Employer Networks are free to join for any levy-registered employer. You do not have to be eligible to pay a levy to use the service, just registered with CITB.

Not a member yet?

Register here: CITB Registration Form


Further Courses and Information

Certex UK offers a range of standard training courses as detailed in our Online Catalogue.

Bespoke training courses can be tailored to suit your specific needs, contact us for further information..

Follow the link to our Terms & Conditions of Sale

For further information or to discuss your requirements in more detail, please contact our team:

Tel: +44 (0) 1302 756768

email: training@certex.co.uk


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