Isn't a valid working at height ticket enough?

No. The ticket covers the category. Familiarisation covers the specific make, model and any options — that's what an audit expects on new kit landing in Aberdeenshire.

How long does familiarisation take?

Typically half a day per machine, per cohort of up to four operators. Longer for more complex plant with attachments.

Can you do it on the delivery day?

Yes — if the delivery date is confirmed. We hold slots for planned new-kit days.

Do you cover attachment familiarisation too?

Yes. Quick-hitches, buckets, forks, breakers — each attachment is a separate line on the record.

Who supplies the manual?

You do — the trainer works from the manufacturer's operator manual, not a generic one.

New kit day · Aberdeenshire

working at height familiarisation when a new machine arrives at your Aberdeenshire yard

A ticket on working at height is a category-level qualification — it does not mean an operator is competent on the specific make and model just delivered to your Aberdeenshire yard. Familiarisation closes that gap.

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Council

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The situation on the ground in Aberdeenshire

New plant arrives with an operator manual, a delivery driver in a hurry, and a fleet manager who now has to prove operator competence on a machine no one has driven yet.

How we deliver it

We do a half-day machine-specific familiarisation on your kit, on your surface. Controls walk-through, pre-use adapted to the new manual, and a recorded practical observation. Each operator gets a familiarisation record filed against the machine's serial.

Course

Working at Height Training

1 day (awareness) or 2 days (fall arrest) · Accredited Working at Height certificate

Regs

Work at Height Regulations 2005

Assessment mapped to your kit and audit format.

Key metric

per serial

familiarisation is filed against the machine, not just the operator

Book familiarisation to a delivery date

Why this works in Aberdeenshire

Every reputable audit — HSE, principal contractor, insurer — treats familiarisation on a new machine as separate from category-level working at height competence. Our record wording matches what they expect to see.

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FAQs — new machine arrival at the yard, Aberdeenshire

Isn't a valid working at height ticket enough?: No. The ticket covers the category. Familiarisation covers the specific make, model and any options — that's what an audit expects on new kit landing in Aberdeenshire.
How long does familiarisation take?: Typically half a day per machine, per cohort of up to four operators. Longer for more complex plant with attachments.
Can you do it on the delivery day?: Yes — if the delivery date is confirmed. We hold slots for planned new-kit days.
Do you cover attachment familiarisation too?: Yes. Quick-hitches, buckets, forks, breakers — each attachment is a separate line on the record.
Who supplies the manual?: You do — the trainer works from the manufacturer's operator manual, not a generic one.

New working at height plant landing in Aberdeenshire?

Send the make, model, delivery date and operator list. We'll block a familiarisation slot to the delivery date so the machine can go to work with the paperwork already done.