The BAGMA Clock is back!

Are you still valid?

Or is it time to renew your handover accreditation?

BAGMA’S TRAINING MANAGER Kari

Hearn has been looking at one of our most popular training courses, BAGMA Handover and Install Products and Services to Customers, and reminding those people who have previously taken the course about its validation period.

Kari says: “We are contacting BAGMA trained people, candidates and dealer staff by email to let them know that their BAGMA ID card may have expired or is about to.”

If you have previously had this training, it’s important to ensure you keep up to date with changes to machinery training and legislation. It’s good practice to make sure you are handing over a piece of kit in the correct manor and safer for all concerned. After all, you have seen the sale through from beginning to end, this can often be the final piece of the jigsaw.

THE BAGMA CLOCK is hanging once more from the walls of Ingilston House on the Royal Highland Showground, Edinburgh.

History has it that it was first placed there in 1982, paid for by exhibitors at the show in a time when budgets were plentiful, and companies were generous and pleased to support certain initiatives. The clock fell into disrepair and was taken down to be refurbished but sadly this could not be done. Ken McKie who was involved with the original clock raised the matter with BAGMA some 15 years ago and a very long and interrupted campaign to provide a new clock was started by members of the then BAGMA team, especially BAGMA’s man in Scotland, Alasdair Straker.

The campaign was held up by the Covid pandemic but early in 2023 a new BAGMA Clock was ordered, and funds raised from the BAGMA regions and a generous donation from BAGMA’s Health and Safety partners, Safety Aide.

Just in time for this year’s show, the new clock was mounted on the side of Ingilston House and hangs proudly over the showground for all to see, thanks to help from the Royal Highland Show Society.

It’s a wonderful tribute to the many BAGMA members who support the show and who contributed to the original clock in 1982.

Approved Machinery Installer

BAGMA Installation ID cards are valid for five years, after which a one-day revalidation course is required. The course provides dealer staff with practical guidance in the relevant legislation, areas of responsibility, methods, recording, reports for installation and handover of products and services.

Name: Jay Smith

Company: J Smith GM Repairs

BAGMA ID: 210001001

Valid: 10th April 2018

Expiry: 30th April 2023

● How to carry out site specific risk assessments

● All aspects of the installation process

Candidates will be continually assessed for accreditation under the BAGMA Installation Scheme developed in conjunction with the Health & Safety Executive. The course has both practical and theoretical sessions; the practical work will be carried out on a tractor, professional mower, or handheld power equipment.

The course covers:

● Health and Safety legislation and procedures

● How to carry out an installation using a systematic process

● The importance of the operator’s handbook to accompany each machine

● The Safe Stop procedure and reasons for its importance

● The difference between new and secondhand machinery installations Contact Kari Hearn info@bagma.com or call 01295 713344 to discuss available training.

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