CPCS A10 - Excavator 180 Degree Below 5 Tonnes - Practical Only

CPCS-A10 - Excavator 180 Degree Below 5 Tonnes - Practical Only

CPCS/NOCN
0.38 day course
4 places max
This course is ideal for
Candidates must have passed the CSCS Health and Safety test (within the last 24 months)

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Course Aims

To provide thorough practical and theory plant training in operating a 180 degree Excavator, to enable the candidate to competently and safely carry out the role and pass the CPCS Theory and Practical Tests. The excavator training course will provide the skills and experience necessary to work efficiently in the workplace using this vehicle.

Course Content

  • 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
  • Maneuver 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
Test 
To achieve the Red CPCS Trained Operator Card candidates must pass both the CSCS Health and Safety test (within the last 2 years) and the CPCS Theory Test and the Practical Test.

These tests can be viewed online at: www.cskills.org/centreandschool/cpcs.

Location
Sibbald Limited Centre Locations