180 Excavator Training Course
- Name and explain the purpose of principal components, the basic construction, controls and terminology
- Conform to 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 site and highway travel
- Travel over rough, undulating ground, steep inclines and level surfaces
- Manoeuvre in confined spaces
- Configure and set-up for excavating duties
- Explain actions required for hazards, underground and overhead services
- Excavate differing types of excavations in various types of ground
- Place materials into transporting vehicles and hoppers
- Grade, spread and level ground and materials
- Attach and remove buckets
- Lift, move and place basic slung loads with the rear boom
- Carry out shut down and securing procedures
- Explain the loading and unloading procedures for machine transporting