Excavator 180° below 5 tonnes
Course Information
Training Duration
| Years of Experience | Duration (Days) |
|---|---|
| Novice (Less than 1 year or no operational experience): | 7 |
| Intermediate (1-2 years operational experience): | 4 - 5 |
| Experienced (2+ years operational experience): | 1 |
| Test only: | 1 |
Note: The number of days training does not
include the CPCS test
Pre-requisites
- You must have the passed the relevant CITB Health and Safety Test within 2 years of the CPCS test.
Primary Objectives -
The CPCS 180 Excavator training course will provide the skills and experience necessary to work efficiently in the workplace using this vehicle.
Course will include:
- Naming and explaining the purpose of principal components, the basic construction, controls and terminology.
- Conforming to manufacturer’s requirements as per the operator’s handbook,
- Other types of information source and relevant regulations and legislation,
- Pre-use checks
- Configuring machine ready for site and highway travel
- Traveling over rough, undulating ground, steep inclines and level surfaces
- Maneuvering in confined spaces
- Configuring and set-up for excavating duties
- Explaining actions required for hazards, underground and overhead services
- Excavating differing types of excavations in various types of ground
- Placing materials into transporting vehicles and hoppers
- Grade, spread and level ground and materials
- Attaching and remove buckets
- Lifting, moving and placing basic slung loads with the rear boom
- Carrying out shut down and securing procedures
- Explaining the loading and unloading procedures for machine transporting