Objective:

To provide comprehensive training for an excavator's safe and efficient operation, ensuring trainees understand the machinery, safety protocols, and operational techniques.

Key Components:

• Introduction to Excavators: Types, uses, and basic components.

• Pre-Operational Checks: Daily inspections, fluid levels, and wear and tear checks.

• Safety Protocols: Personal protective equipment (PPE), site safety, and hazard identification.

• Operating Techniques: Basic controls, manoeuvring, digging, lifting, and trenching.

• Maintenance: Regular maintenance tasks, troubleshooting common issues.

• Practical Exercises: Hands-on practice in operating the excavator under supervision.

Duration:

Renewals: 1-day refresher and test (£250)

Beginners: 5-days, including training and test (£1,250). A maximum of 2 persons.

Certification:

Participants receive operator certification through The Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) or City & Guilds. Where City & Guilds is used for training and assessment, this can count towards the NVQ process.

Training Location:

On customer site/premises.