List below are the more popular Plant courses that are available, we can offer a lot wider range than the ones shown please contact Paul Bayley for more information.
Scissor Lifts
This industry leading course will provide delegates with the knowledge and practical skills to safely operate powered access equipment.
This IPAF Operator course with practical training session and assessment covers one powered access product – Mobile Vertical (3a).
Overview
Theory
- Introduction and pre-course theory test
- MEWP regulations and guidance
- Machine types and use
- Structural parts
- Familiarisation and pre-use inspection
- Safe operating methods and hazards
- Written theory test
Practical
- Practical training
- Practical assessment
Static Booms
This industry leading course will provide delegates with the knowledge and practical skills to safely operate powered access equipment.
This IPAF Operator course with practical training session and assessment covers one powered access product – Static Boom (1a & 3b)
Overview
Theory
- Introduction and pre-course theory test
- MEWP regulations and guidance
- Machine types and use
- Structural parts
- Familiarisation and pre-use inspection
- Safe operating methods and hazards
- Written theory test
Practical
- Practical training
- Practical assessment
Static Boom , Scissor Lift and Cherry Picker
Our industry leading IPAF courses provide delegates with the knowledge and practical skills to safely operate powered access equipment.
This IPAF Operator course with practical training session and assessment covers two powered access products – Mobile Vertical (3a) + Mobile Boom (3b).
Overview
Theory
- Introduction and pre-course theory test
- MEWP regulations and guidance
- Machine types and use
- Structural parts
- Familiarisation and pre-use inspection
- Safe operating methods and hazards
- Written theory test
Practical
- Practical training
- Practical assessment
Counterbalance Forklift (B1)
Certify your staff with counterbalance lift truck training. Our operator training courses will give you or your employees the skills to operate a counterbalance forklift safely and efficiently, learn how to carry out a pre-use inspection and explain the causes of lift truck and load instability.
Operating any equipment within the work place requires staff have ‘adequate training’, meeting the health and safety at work requirements.
Overview
Upon successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Operate plant machinery on all normal tasks for which it is designed
- Name and explain the purpose of principle components, the basic construction, controls and terminology
- Conform with manufacturers requirements as per the operators handbook, and relevant regulations/legislation
- Undertake all pre-use plant checks
- Explain need and function of appropriate documentation
- Configure and ready equipment for travel
- Travel to and manoeuvre in confined spaces (with and without loads)
- Configure and set for lifting and transferring duties
- Explain actions required for hazards, underground and overhead services
- Lift and remove various loads using the full working height of the forklift
- Transfer and place loads accurately at given locations
- Place and remove loads from a vehicle
Maintain safe working situations
- Maintain safe and tidy working areas
- Carry out shut down and securing procedures
- Explain the loading and unloading procedures for machine transporting
Dumper Truck
To provide delegates with the knowledge and practical skills to safely operate a Forward Tipping Dumper, delivered through a combination of classroom-based tutorials and practical training under simulated ‘on site’ conditions.
Overview
- Course introduction and induction
- Health & safety at work act 1974
- Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998
- Provision & use of work equipment regulations 1998.
- Approved code of practice
- Operator safety and observation
- Pre-Shift checks & test
- Defect reporting procedures
- Truck stability – engineering principles and weight assessment
- Driving within simulated working conditions
- Manoeuvring skills
- Hydraulic system and use of the controls
- Refueling procedures
- Theory Test
- Practical Test
180-360 Degree Excavator
To provide delegates with the knowledge and practical skills to safely operate a 360 Excavator above 10 tonnes, delivered through a combination of classroom-based tutorials and practical training and exercises.
Overview
- Introduction to the machine
- Control familiarisation- Pre-start checks & basic maintenance procedures
- Basic driving procedures & Use of hydraulic controls.
- End of shift procedures
- Road & site travelling procedures
- Excavating & digging procedures
- Trenching procedures
- Backfilling procedures
- Site levelling & ground consolidation procedures
- Theory test
- Practical Test
On successful completion, the participant will be able to:
- Be aware of the Statutory requirements
- Successfully operate the machine within a safe system of work
- Knowledgeable in site safety awareness
- Knowledgeable in the operator’s safety code
- Be aware of road & site travelling procedures