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Chartered leadership
Led by a Chartered Safety Professional — Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH), FInstLM & PIEMA — with recognised assessing and teaching qualifications and over 20 years of real-world training experience.
Rigging · Lifting · Working at Height · Site Safety
Stronger through
competence.
Gorilla Lifting & Safety Training delivers practical, bespoke rigging, lifting and site-safety courses — on your site, with your equipment, in the conditions your team actually works in.
CMIOSH Chartered IOSH
FInstLM & PIEMA
OPITO / ECITB Instructor & Assessor
20+ yrs hands-on experience
On every course
- Genuine assessmentby a registered, qualified professional — not a rubber stamp.
- Delivered on your siteusing your own kit, cutting travel, downtime and cost.
- Built around your riskstailored to construction, mining, renewables & COMAH sites.
20+
Years of hands-on training & industry experience
CMIOSH
Chartered membership of IOSH
45001
ISO 45001 / 14001 qualified Lead Auditors on the team
15+
Courses covering rigging, height, confined space & more
Why Choose Us
Certificates that mean something.
Anyone can hand out a certificate. Ours are backed by chartered credentials, real site experience, and assessment that actually checks competence.
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Industry experts, not just trainers
Every instructor brings 20+ years of hands-on experience across construction, mining and industrial operations — they've done the job before they taught it.
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Fully qualified, properly assessed
All instructors hold current assessor, Train the Trainer and teaching qualifications, so every certificate issued reflects genuine assessment by a registered professional.
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Bespoke, on site, relevant
Training is delivered at your workplace, using your equipment, in the conditions your team actually works in — not a generic classroom exercise.
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A real route into industry
Honest guidance on qualifications and pathways for people new to rigging, lifting and site safety — a genuine start, not just a course.
What We Do
Four ways we keep your site competent.
Onsite Training
Practical courses covering everything from rigging and lifting to general workplace safety, run where your crew actually works.
Industry Starter Packs
Training bundles built for inexperienced personnel starting out, giving them a genuine, well-assessed grounding.
Site Services
Bespoke on-site support including safety signage and face-fit testing, arranged around your schedule.
Safety Consultancy
Audits, risk assessments and Safety Management Systems (SMS) that hold up beyond the day of the visit.
Courses
On your site, or at our training centre.
Every course below can run as a refresher or a bespoke in-house programme — at your workplace with your own equipment, or at our training centre. No pricing is fixed — get in touch for a package built around your team.
Slinger Signaller
1–2 DaysCore knowledge and practical skill for slinging loads and guiding cranes and telehandlers — manufacturer requirements, legislation and lifting-equipment identification.
Basic Rigging
1–3 DaysHands-on rigging instruction combined with essential theory, delivered by experienced trade experts. Refresher and bespoke in-house versions available.
Working at Height Awareness
1 DayCombines Safe Working at Heights with Harness and Fall Arrest Safety into one programme, meeting Working at Height Regulations.
Ladders & Podium Steps
1 DaySafe selection, inspection and use, with practical technique for preventing slips, trips and falls.
Rigging Loft Management
1 DayTheory and practical instruction on the legislative requirements for managing a rigging loft and its equipment.
Gantry Crane
1 DayPractical and theory-based training in safe overhead and gantry crane use, for operators needing formal assessment.
Traffic Marshal (Banksman)
1 DayPrepares learners to safely direct vehicles and mobile plant on site.
Confined Space (Standby Attendant)
1 DayRaises awareness of confined-space hazards for personnel acting as Standby Attendant.
Permit to Work
½–1 DayHow to safely manage high-risk work through a Permit to Work system.
Safety Leadership for Supervisors
1 DayEquips supervisors to lead safety effectively through positive behaviours, communication and legal responsibility.
Risk Assessment & PoWRA
1 DayHazard identification, risk assessment and control measures, tailored to your company's actual hazards.
General H&S in Construction
½–1 DayA grounding in health and safety principles across the construction industry.
COSHH
½–1 DayIdentifying and managing the risks of substances hazardous to health.
Manual Handling
½–1 DaySafe lifting technique and back protection to reduce injury risk.
Safety Culture
1 DayBuilds a positive safety culture through awareness, leadership and engagement, with tailored campaigns and audits.
Recent Work
On site, under real conditions.
A look at training and assessment we've actually delivered — more from the field gets added here as we go. Follow along on LinkedIn →
Gantry Crane · Mining
Overhead gantry crane training and assessment, delivered in a live hazardous mining environment for a global company.
“Training is the straightforward part. Assessment is where the value sits. Watching them operate on their own plant, under real conditions, tells you whether they can actually do the job safely.”
Fire Warden · Ladder Safety
Fire Warden training, followed by Safe Ladder Use and Inspection, delivered for two local global companies.
“Same standard either way. Practical, hands-on training, built around what people actually need to know.”
Ladder Inspection · Safe Use
Ladder Inspection and Safe Use training, working through real inspection checks on the team's own kit.
“Half the job is knowing when a ladder shouldn't be used at all. Get them inspecting their own equipment properly and the right habits stick.”
About Us
Training built around your site, not a syllabus.
Gorilla Lifting & Safety Training designs bespoke, safety-related training around your specific needs, rather than working off a fixed syllabus — then delivers it at your location, using your own equipment, to cut down on travel, downtime and cost.
The team is built around Chartered members of IOSH and ISO 45001 / 14001 qualified Lead Auditors, with specialist experience across renewables, COMAH sites, mining and construction.
Support doesn't stop when the course ends: risk assessments, Safety Management Systems, LOLER / PUWER compliance support, site audits and safety campaigns & signage are all part of the package.
Team credentials
- CMIOSHChartered Membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
- FInstLM & PIEMAInstitute of Leadership & Management and IEMA memberships
- OPITO / ECITB / IOSHInstructor & Assessor credentials
- ISO 45001 / 14001Qualified Lead Auditors on the team
Get In Touch
Let's talk about your site.
Send a brief message and we'll get back to you to arrange a no-pressure call about a bespoke training package.
- Phone
- 07355 148255
- Address
- Unit 5, Harley Court, Sopwith Close,
Preston Farm Industrial Estate,
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3WB
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