CPCS Training (A56) - Dump Truck Course - Articulated Chassis - Foundation/Novice

Course Aims
 

To provide thorough practical and theoretical plant training in operating a Dump Truck, to enable the candidate to safely and competently operate the machinery and pass the CPCS Theory and Practical Tests.

Course Content
 

• Basic construction, names of components and the purpose and use of all controls and gauges
• Use of the plant equipment operator’s handbook, etc
• Pre-use and running checks
• Set the vehicle for site and road travel
• Travel over differing types of terrain, including rough, undulating ground, both in a loaded and unloaded state
• Manoeuvre the vehicle in confined areas using forward and reverse direction, in a loaded and unloaded state
• Explain precautions to be taken for overhead services and other hazards
• Position the dump truck to receive loads
• Comply with plant loading procedures, loading entegrity and security
• Discharge loads into trenches or over edges
• Place the dump truck in an out-of-service condition
• Loading and unloading procedures on and off a transporters
• Trained operator achievement test 

Who Attends

Candidates must have passed the CSCS Health and Safety test (within the last 24 months)