Winter Preparation & Cold Stress Safety Training | HSE Compliance Guide (Digital Download)

Winter Preparation and Cold Stress Safety Training: a complete, ready-to-deliver course for outdoor and site teams, drivers, warehouse and yard staff and their managers, with a plain-English guide to what HSE says employers in Great Britain need to do about winter and cold.

The course is built around one rule in two parts: Check it. Clear it. Cover it. Part one is the place and the journey: check the forecast, the surfaces, the vehicle and your kit, clear the ice, snow and frost, and change the plan if it is not safe ("Not safe, not today"). Part two is the person: cover up in dry layers, rest and warm up, and watch yourself and your colleagues for early signs of cold stress. It also clears up a common myth: there is no legal minimum or maximum workplace temperature in Great Britain. Two real cases published by HSE (about site vehicles, not winter) are summarised in our own words, and the worked examples are labelled as invented.

WHAT YOU GET (11 resources):

• 86-slide mobile-readable PowerPoint training deck (PPTX + PDF)
• 24-page A4 Training Handbook (DOCX + PDF)
• 18-page Participant Workbook with answer key (DOCX + PDF)
• Knowledge Check: 25 questions, 80% pass mark, with answer key, 8 pages (DOCX + PDF)
• 18-page Instructor Delivery Notes with 210- and 90-minute timetables (DOCX + PDF)
• 12-page Learner Notes, one page per module (DOCX + PDF)
• One-page Quick Reference for the cab and the site door (DOCX + PDF)
• 5-page Pre-Shift Checklist: Weather, Ground, Vehicle, Kit, People (DOCX + PDF)
• 14-page Bonus Resources pack with the Winter Readiness Audit Sheet, 30-Day Rollout Tracker, gritting plan, severe-weather decision guide and more (DOCX + PDF)
• Excel Winter Readiness Log and Tracker (XLSX)
• Certificate of Completion, one page (DOCX + PDF)

WHO IT'S FOR
Outdoor and site workers, delivery and van drivers, warehouse, yard and logistics teams, facilities and site managers, supervisors, and small businesses with no dedicated safety officer.

WHAT'S COVERED

• Why winter matters, and what "cold stress" means in plain words
• What the law asks in Great Britain: reasonable indoor temperatures, risk assessment, floors and lighting
• Ice, grit and site plans: gritting basics, footwear and a written plan
• Winter driving and site vehicles, including backing the driver who says no
• Cold stress and staying warm: layers, rest, heaters, carbon monoxide and signs that need attention
• Your winter routine: pre-shift check, severe-weather policy, lone workers, seasonal review

FORMATS
Editable PowerPoint (.pptx), Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx), plus print-ready PDFs of the slides and documents. Works in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.

LICENCE
For use within your own organisation — train your team, contractors, and new starters as many times as you like. Not for resale or redistribution as a standalone product.

This is a digital download (5 zip files). Nothing is posted. This course is awareness-level training, not legal or medical advice, and not a substitute for a site-specific risk assessment or your own procedures. It covers Great Britain only. For compliance sign-off, consult a qualified EHS professional.