Novice course or testing for experienced operatives using a 180 Excavator (JCB) on a construction site, demolition, quarry, waste and recycling industries.

180 Excavator course objectives

• Relevant Health & Safety regulations
• Understanding operator’s responsibilities
• Hazards and danger in the work place, risk assessments, SSOW
• Machine type and uses, controls and safety features, SWL charts
• Use of Manufacturers information & Pre-use inspection, PUWER & LOLER forms
• Carry out manoeuvre, setting up.
• Excavating of trenches, and backfilling.
• Grading out with backhoe and front bucket (4in1)
• Loading of vehicles
• Use of attachments & buckets
• Safe parking of machine
• Theory test
• Practical test
• Course close & review