3 days duration
This course takes place in Bangor, North Wales or chosen location

PPE Inspectors Course

£585.00
Tax included.
Date: 9th–11th September 2025

UK legislations that include ‘Working at Height regulations 2005’ (WAH) and Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) state that all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is to be thoroughly examined and inspected at a regular and set interval by a ‘competent person’. A competent person is defined as “someone who has sufficient training and experience or knowledge and other qualities that allow them to assist you properly”.

A formal practical and written exam is undertaken as part of the course. Upon successful completion of the exam, you will be deemed ‘competent’ to carry out examinations on a variety of equipment.

Our modest instructor to student ratio ensures that all delegates receive the highest quality instruction throughout the three days with the opportunity for discussions and focusing on points that maybe less familiar. 

Helix PPE courses are recognised as continued personal development (CPD) for Mountain Training Association (MTA) members. For any MTA member needing to register CPD, this can be selected via your candidate management system (CMS) account under the ‘Add CPD button’.

Our open courses are delivered from our facility in North Wales, but we can deliver closed courses to specific users either at our facility or at a venue of your choosing. 

Pricing 

2025 courses £585 (ex VAT) per person

2026 courses £605 (ex VAT) per person

 
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Course information

Our RoSPA assured course covers both PPE and work equipment, and is designed to qualify an individual as a PPE Inspector with the understanding of:

  • Health and Safety regulations related to the choice, purchase and use of PPE and work equipment.
  • Responsibilities for the inspection of PPE prior to, during and after use including management systems.
  • Practical skills providing the user the ability to identify damage and defects, and the procedures to retire damaged or obsolete items.
  • Dependant on the delegates we are also able to provide advice on how the above relate to government and military organisations and activities both within the UK and overseas whether conducting training, operations or adventure training.

As well as externally accredited courses, we also deliver bespoke training packages on request for when operational needs are not met by the more conventional course listing.

We can offer these at different, tiered skill levels and course duration and location. We place a lot of emphasis on the ability of the operators to train safely whilst ensuring that they are able to identify which pieces of equipment they would have operationally, and which is there to ensure training is managed safely. This allows us to reduce the training burden and ensure we don’t transfer risk from training into operations.

Our experienced training team are able to offer bespoke rope courses in Urban, Maritime and Mountain environments and can offer ongoing support via CPD days that fit the needs of end users.

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Booking Conditions:

  1. All course fees are exclusive of VAT.
  2. Full payment is required at the time of booking to secure a place.
  3. Payment can be made by Bank Transfer, Credit Card, the client or payee is responsible for any charges associated with the chosen payment method.
  4. Following an initial quote (which is valid for one month), dates will be set for the training delivery.
  5. Dates are not secured until payment has been made. 

Cancellation by the Client:

  1. Any cancellations should be notified to Helix Operations by telephone initially and followed up by a letter or an email, we will confirm your written cancellation on receipt of the letter or email.
  2. Cancellations more than 6 weeks prior to the course date will incur a £30 administration fee.
  3. Cancellations made within 6 weeks of the course date will be liable for 50% of the full fee.
  4. Cancellations made within 3 weeks of the course date will be liable for 100% of the full fee.

 Cancellation by Helix Operations:

Helix Operations will endeavor to deliver all courses as planned, however if due to operational reasons we must cancel the course you will be offered either a full refund of the course costs paid to Helix Operations Ltd or alternate dates at a mutually convenient time.

Accommodation and Transport:

Unless accommodation is included on the Invoice then you have booked a non-residential course. If non- residential then students are responsible for finding their own accommodation and transport to and from the office each day. Helix can provide recommendations on a case-by-case basis.

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