Evacuation Sledge Train the Trainer

Evacuation Sledge Train the Trainer

The most comprehensive evacuation sledge Train the Trainer programme available in the UK.

Evacuation sledges, ski-sheets and evacuation mats are essential equipment in multi-storey buildings, care homes, hospitals, and any premises where evacuation chair use is impractical and where individuals using beds or specialist mattresses need to be evacuated during an emergency.

Where this equipment is installed, operator training is a legal requirement under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). Where an organisation is large enough to need repeated internal training across multiple sites, shifts or staff cohorts, building an in-house trainer capability is both operationally sensible and cost-effective.

Our Evacuation Sledge Train the Trainer course equips your internal trainer to deliver the full operator training programme to your colleagues, using six different sledge and ski-sheet types. This includes specialist models designed for use with AirFlow mattresses, the specialist pressure-relief mattresses commonly used in hospital wards and residential care settings, which require different handling and evacuation technique from standard models.

No other provider in the UK offers this breadth of equipment coverage in a single Train the Trainer programme.

What You Will Learn

Subject knowledge

• The legal framework, including PUWER 1998, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and Equality Act 2010 PEEP obligations
• Identifying who requires evacuation sledge support, including those with disability, mobility impairment, medical conditions, and temporary need
• Disability awareness in an emergency context, covering dignity, communication and managing fear in a casualty
• Manual handling principles specific to sledge evacuation, covering operator safety, passenger safety and technique on different staircase types
• Pre-use inspection: what to check, what to look for, and when to remove equipment from service
• Equipment profiles across six sledge and ski-sheet types, including standard ski-sheet operation, heavy-duty models for bariatric evacuation, models with harness and restraint systems, AirFlow mattress-compatible models, specialist healthcare evacuation mats, and combined chair and sledge transition systems
• Annual servicing requirements and documentation

Training delivery

• Adult learning principles: how to plan and structure a practical skills training session
• Delivering disability awareness content sensitively and effectively
• Managing practical exercises with varied learner ability levels
• Conducting competency assessments and issuing certificates
• Maintaining training records and refresher schedules
• Keeping in-house training current as equipment and guidance evolves

Course Details

Scheduled Dates

Use the booking selector above for current availability and pricing.

Pairing with the Evacuation Chair Train the Trainer

Organisations operating both evacuation chairs and sledges and ski-sheets can attend both Train the Trainer courses, run on back-to-back days at our Knutsford training centre, to build comprehensive in-house expertise across the full range of equipment. View the Evacuation Chair Train the Trainer course.

Course Type:

• Practical, face to face training.
• Maximum of 8 candidates per course to ensure your safety in the stairwell.

Certificate:

• Certificates will be issued at the discretion of the trainer depending on the level of competence and ability demonstrated during the course.
• Following successful completion of the course and assessments, you will receive the following course certificate issued by Chris Garland Training:
  • Evacuation Sledge – Train the Trainer Certificate.
• PDF certificates are issued as standard.
• Certificates are valid for 3 years.

Course duration:

• 6 guided learning hours.

Time:

• 9am-5pm.
• Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time of your course.

Test:

• The training and assessment is undertaken in English. We recommend that you have at least GCSE grade C/Level 2 English & Maths before undertaking this course. This is not mandatory, so please contact us to discuss any reasonable adjustments that we can make to accommodate your needs.
• Each candidate will undertake a multiple-choice question paper & practical assessment.
  • Multiple-Choice Question paper: You need to score a minimum of 70% correct answers to achieve a pass.
  • Practical observation: Practical assessments throughout the course, including a practical teaching demonstration of part of the course

Pre-requisites:

• Prior experience of evacuation equipment use is not required.
• You must be at least 18 years old to undertake this course.
• You will need a reasonable level of strength & fitness as there is a significant amount of manual handling involved in the use of evacuation equipment.
• Those with hernias, upper body, spinal or limb injuries should not undertake this training.
• You should be between approximately 5’5” & 6’6” in height. If you’re outside of this you will find it difficult or impossible to operate evacuation equipment safely.
  • Please contact us to discuss this if you fall into this category.
• You should be between at least 8 stone in weight – operators need to have a minimum mass to be able to move evacuation equipment safely.
  • Please contact us to discuss this if you fall into this category.
• You must wear appropriate clothing for the training (e.g.: trousers and flat shoes/boots)
• We recommend that you have at least GCSE grade C/Level 2 English & Maths before undertaking this course.
  • This is not mandatory, so please contact us to discuss any reasonable adjustments that we can make to accommodate your needs.

Candidates:

• All scheduled/open courses have a minimum and maximum number of candidates that we can take on a course.
  • Minimum: We need a minimum of 3 candidates booked on an open/scheduled course for the course to run.
  • Maximum: To ensure your safety at the top of the stairs, we can only take a maximum of 12 candidates per course.
• Should you have more than 8 candidates for the course, please contact us to discuss holding a private course.

Geographical coverage:

• This qualification is available to candidates across the UK. We can deliver it outside the UK but the protocols that we teach to meet current UK guidelines.

Venue:

• Scheduled/Open Courses:
  • These run at our training centre in Knutsford, Cheshire.
• Private Courses:
  • Why not arrange to have a private courses run at your workplace? Simply fill in our quote request form and we will get back to you with a personalised quotation.
  • We can run this course for you at your premises anywhere in the country with a maximum of 12 people per course. Naturally you’ll also need to have a suitable staircase at your premises that we can use during the course.
  • While we will bring our own training sledges, we do request that you make one of your evacuation sledges available on your course. This is to ensure that your colleagues are familiar with how they operate.

Joining instructions:

• Visit this page to read the course joining instructions.