Novice course or testing for experienced operatives who use a Loading shovel (wheeled & tracked) in a construction, recycling, waste, and quarry industries.

Loading shovel 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
• Use of Manufacturers information & Pre-use inspection, PUWER forms
• Carry out manoeuvre, extraction & stock piling of materials
• Loading of vehicles & hoppers etc
• Use of attachments
• Grading, use of 4 in 1 bucket (tracked only)
• Safe parking of Loading shovel
• Theory test
• Practical test
• Course close & review