During training courses, you will be shown how to:
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Identify the risk associated with skip configuration and negotiating restrictions
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Identify the key components of the machine, for their purpose and correct operation
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Carry out basic maintenance and fault finding to enable correct operation
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Undertake correct start-up procedures, including all safety and function tests, and prepare to work
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Locate correct information from Operators manual
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Manoeuvre the articulated body without risk of collision with obstructions
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Manoeuvre the machine in forward and reverse through obstacles and over rough terrain
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Position the machine correctly to receive material and identify the importance of exiting the machine whilst being loaded
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Recognise when the machine has reached its load capacity and is not in a overloaded state
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Transport the material at the correct speeds to match the ground type
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Identifying the correct direction of travel for inclines and descents
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Identify the risks associated with travelling on wet or soft ground
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Undertake correct shutdown procedures (machine dependent)
End Point Assessment: Knowledge & skills you will be assessed on (theory / practical)
- Basic construction, names of components, and the purpose and use of all controls and gauges
- Use of the operator’s handbook and other information sources
- Pre-use, start, running checks and close down procedure
- Preparing the dumper for site and road travel
- Travelling and manoeuvring, including;
- Travelling the dumper over different terrain, including rough, undulating ground while unloaded and loaded
- Travelling up and down substantial inclines in a loaded and unloaded state
- Manoeuvring progressing to confined spaces in a forward and reverse direction
- Setting up for work and working tasks, including;
- Positioning the dumper to receive loads
- Explain loading and unloading procedures on & off a transporter
- Receiving a load
- Discharging a load into the edge or excavation
- Forming a stockpile