The Morris Institute conducted a free ‘training needs analysis’ prior to the development and commencement of the BNFL training programme, in order to tailor the course to suit individual equipment and personnel requirements. The interactive tuition provided covered both mechanical and electrical crane and hoist maintenance procedures. The training also covered evaluation and correction procedures for structural drive machinery and hoist problems and essential instruction on how to set up comprehensive preventative maintenance programmes to assist in the prevention of costly breakdowns.

The programme is one of the many cost effective customised packages available from the full service training organisation, which are tailored to suit exact operational requirements to meet corporate aims and objectives. Each programme is designed to develop highly effective and highly motivated workforces, safe-working environments and extend the working life and efficiency of equipment. New employee skills and confidence are successfully transferred into the workplace through interactive training, which include both written and practical exercises.
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The institute has worked closely with the Health and Safety Executive, the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the Road Industry Training Board and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board. Morris Material Handling is a corporate Member of LEEA, the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association and all of Morris’ training programmes are conducted in compliance with British and European Standards Regulations and LEEA regulations.

BNFL's Springfield site (Preston, UK)

Mick Speirs Assistant engineer BNFL 2002 said “We take training very seriously at British Nuclear Fuels, the safety of our personnel and the equipment is of paramount importance. Any lifting equipment failure could have very serious consequences for the operator and the maintenance engineer. Last year we increased the size of the maintenance team to accommodate the increased workload brought about by ‘LOLER’. This brought about the need for suitable training for the new team members and it also presented an opportunity to give refresher training to the more established members of the team. The ‘training needs analysis’ tailored the course around our requirements. This meant that we didn’t waste time sitting through course material that was not relevant to us. The feedback on the training that I received from the maintenance team was very good and the more experienced members of the team said that the course was well worth while.”