Front End Loader - Front End Loader/Backhoe - Skidsteer - Excavator
Course Content
The 5-7 Day Earthmoving Course is designed to provide participants with the confidence and skills they will need to operate this machinery safely. The course is based on the National Core Curriculum and demonstrates how, through regular inspection and maintenance, an operator can ensure that the machine is in a sound, safe, mechanical condition prior to operating. By attending this course the participant will learn the engineering priciples of the machinery and will be able to identify potential hazardous situations.
- Machine and General Safety
- FEL / Backhoe / Skid steer Terminology
- Operator Responsibilities
- Pre-start Inspection
- Control Functions
- Start-up and Shut-down Procedures
- Rules for Safe Operation
- Operating Procedures
- Trenching
- Bulk Excavation
- Loading and Unloading
- Pipe Laying
- Digging under pipes
- Backfilling trenches
- Leveling
- Lifting Loads
- Maneuvering in confined areas
- Operating on inclines
- Spreading heaps
- Stockpiling
- Truck loading
- Cutting Drains
Standard Assessment to NOHSC 7019 Guidelines and BCC07 Certificate III in Civil Construction (Plant Operations).
Location : At a CITS Training Centre or on site as required.
Duration Refresher Training : 3 days.
New Operator : 5-7 days or as required until competent.
Times : Courses start at 8am and finish at approx 5pm.
Costs : $1600* per person plus $100 per person/per machine for testing.
*Prices subject to change (Courses conducted in South Australia are $1800 plus test fees).
C.I.T.S. offers a broad range of Transport, Forestry, Occupational Health and Safety, and Materials Handling courses.
If you are considering an introductory course or perhaps refreshing or increasing your skills and qualifications, C.I.T.S. can assist you in achieving the expertise required for yourself or your company.