Duration: 3 days
Trainer: T632MP
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Who Should Attend
The Novice course is suitable for operatives who have basic or no experience operating a Rear Tipping Dump Truck.
Pre-requisites
Candidates must have successfully passed the CSCS Health, Safety and Environment touchscreen test within the past two years.
Course content:
- Describe the nature of the sector of industry and their role and responsibilities as a plant operator.
- Name and explain the purpose of principal components, the basic construction, controls and terminology.
- Confirm with manufacturer’s requirements as per the operator’s handbook, other types of information source and relevant regulations and legislation.
- Undertake all pre – use checks.
- Configure and ready for travel (site and highway).
- Travel over rough, undulating ground, steep inclines and level surfaces – loaded and unloaded.
- Maneuver in confined spaces whilst carrying loads.
- Ensure the suitability of the tipping and loading area.
- Explain action required for hazards, underground and overhead services.
- Position to receive loads.
- Comply with loading procedures.
- Ensure load integrity and security.
- Transfer loads to different locations.
Discharge loads into trenches and over edges.
- Maintain safe and tidy working areas.
- Carry out shut down and securing procedures.
- Explain the loading and unloading procedures for machine transporting.
Certification:
CPCS Trained Operator Card (red card) on passing the CPCS technical tests valid for two years.