360° Excavator (Standard Reach Mini Micro Medium; Tracked/Wheeled)

To provide the theoretical and practical knowledge to safely operate a 3600 Excavator.

Who Should Attend

• Delegates who are required to safely operate 3600 Excavator within the scope of any working activity they are employed to carry out.

Course Content

The course will comprise theoretical and practical instruction covering the following:

• Responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, PUWER 98 & LOLER 98

• Safe operating practices (company mobile plant rules if on customer premises), including evasive action-roll-over measures

• Daily and weekly maintenance schedules

• Identification of components

• Pre-shift checks and fault recording

• Start-up procedures

• Factors affecting stability

• Motive and hydraulic controls

• Manoeuvring in open and confined areas

• Travelling over different types of terrain including inclines

• Excavation principles

• Working on stock-piles/side casting/forming edge protection/forming ramps and work platforms

• Loading hoppers

• Loading production machinery/transport vehicles

• Trenching principles/reinstatement/working with a banksman/weather conditions

• General levelling and grading

• Batter formation (if applicable)

• Identification and changing of attachments

• Re-fuelling

• Parking and post-stop checks

• Travelling on the public highway

• Loading and unloading from a transporter (if applicable)

Course Outcome Knowledge

On completion of training candidates will have a theoretical understanding of the following:

• Responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, PUWER 98 & LOLER 98.

• Machine stability and limitations

• Causes of accidents; risks associated with mobile plant

• Safe operating practices/understanding the operators handbook

• Pre-start checks, start-up procedures and safety checks

• Daily and weekly maintenance requirements

• Risk assessment/permit to work procedures/hazards associated with underground and overhead services

• Excavation principles

• Loading techniques

• Backfilling, grading, spreading and levelling of materials

• Identification of attachments particularly quick-hitch systems – safe removal and re-attachment

• Effects of differing weather conditions

• Lifting limitations

• Safe parking, re-fuelling and post-stop checks

• Safe loading and unloading procedures from a transporter (if applicable)

• Requirements for travelling on the public highway

Skill

On completion of training the candidate will be able to:

• Carry out pre-start safety checks and start up procedures

• Manoeuvre and operate the vehicle correctly within the manufacturer’s

recommendations and to the operator’s safety code

• Travel safely about site including inclines

• Manoeuvre accurately within confined spaces

• Follow safe operational procedures for excavation and extraction

• Work safely on stock-piles

• Load production machine and/or transport vehicles

• Backfill, grade, spread and level materials

• Correctly identify hitching systems and follow safe procedures for removal and re attachment

• Safely load and unload from a transporter (if applicable)

• Correctly park, shut-down and secure the vehicle

• Carry out a post-stop inspection

Course Requirements

PPE (Ear Defenders, Goggles, Hi-Visibility Clothing, Overalls, Safety Boots, Gloves) as is necessary.

Course Durations

Duration: Novice Operator Experienced Operator

Refresh & Test
Ratio: 1 Machine: 3 Candidates: 1 Instructor

Up to 10 Days 3 Days
2 Days

Note:

• Due to the wide application of this type of machine course durations will be adjusted to suit

Certification

• ITSSAR Certificate.

Note:

Depending on limitations and work-related procedures on specific sites some elements may not be covered, other specific site elements may be included. This will be notified at the time of training.