Excavator 180
- Can excavate large amounts of materials and move them left to right through 180°. It’s a versatile machine that can fulfill a number of jobs.
- Course Duration – Novice 5 Days / Testing 1 Day
- Location – On or off site subject to Awarding Body test specifications
- Awarding Body – CPCS or NPORS
- Cost – Novice from £1,850 and EWT from £350
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
