Plant and equipment operation

Plant and equipment operation Plant and Equipment Operation Chainsaw Operation Winter Service Safety Unit 080 (approved for driver CPC) Winter Service Assessment Unit 011, 012, 013, 014, 015 Loader Excavator Telescopic Materials Handler Tracair Mini-Excavator Dumper (under 6 tonnes) Dumper (over 6 tonnes) Hydraulic Lorry Loader (approved for driver CPC) Wheeled and Tracked Loading Shovel Mobile Elevated Work Platforms Ride on Roller Forklift - Industrial and Rough Terrain Side and Rear Mounted Flails All Terrain Vehicles - Quad Bikes Snow Blower Operation Plant and Equipment Safety Strimmer and Brushcutter Operation Limbing from Platforms Chipper/ Shredder Use of Boilers Econ Roadmender 9

Chainsaw Operation This course is designed for operatives working in Civil Engineering/ Construction who may need to use chainsaws to fell small trees or cross cut lying timber. Included in the course are Legislation, Risk Assessment, Saw Maintenance, Safe Use, Felling, Winching and Assessment. Course duration: 3-5 days Maximum delegates: 8 An assessment course is also available for personnel who have attended the above or similar course in the previous three years subject to reassessment of safety awareness and practical operation. Successful completion of the course will lead to certification under the Chainsaw Operators Registration Scheme (CORS). Limbing from Platforms A course for previously trained and experienced chainsaw users who are required to use chainsaws from mobile elevated work platforms. The course includes equipment stability, use of harnesses, risk assessment, use of ropes, cutting techniques and assessment. Successful completion of this course will lead to certification under the Chainsaw Operators Registration Scheme (CORS) Course duration: 1 day Maximum delegates: 4 Chipper/ Shredder Use of chipper/shredders is becoming increasingly popular during chainsaw and verge maintenance work. This course introduces operatives to this type of equipment and covers the following: Hazard identification and risk assessment, setting up and use, PPE, setting the hydraulic feed and chipper length, maintenance and assessment. Successful completion of this course will lead to certification under the Chainsaw Operators Registration Scheme (CORS) Course duration: ½ day Maximum delegates: 6 CORS The HCTA Chainsaw Operators Registration Scheme is designed to provide a flexible way for chainsaw operators to have their ability to operate a chainsaw confirmed through formal assessment. The scheme also provides for additional equipment as listed. Candidates achieving the standards are registered with the Highways and Construction Training Association s Chainsaw Operators Registration Scheme (CORS). CS 1 Chainsaw maintenance CS 2a Basic crosscutting CS 2b Crosscutting lying timber CS 3 CS 4 CS 5 CS 6 CS 7 CS 8 CS 9 Felling up to guide bar length Felling up to 1.5 guide bar length Clear individual windblown trees Clear multiple windblown trees Winching operations Pole saw operations and maintenance Operate wood chippers CS 10 Limbing operations from a Mobile Elevated Work Platform 10

Winter Service Safety 580 (Highways Equipment) 510 (Off-Highways equipment) 590 (Vehicle and Plough only) A course for operatives who carry out salting and snow ploughing on the public highway. The course includes legislation, hazard control, working practices, use of gritter controls, selection, fitting and use of snow ploughs. Successful completion of an assessment will lead to certification under City and Guilds 6159 Winter Service Operations Award Unit 080. Attendance on this course is a pre-requisite of the City and Guilds Assessment. Course duration: 1 day Maximum delegates: 8 7 Hours CPC Winter Service Assessment Units 511, 512, 513, 515 Off Highways Equipment Units 522, 523, 524 Vehicle and Plough only Units 516, 517, 518 An assessment course including vehicle operation and use of gritter and snow plough. Successful completion will lead to certification under City and Guilds 6159. Candidates will then be eligible to be registered with NEREO as a Trunk Road Operator or Highways Agency Vehicle Operator. Endorsement 111 Fixed/Demountable Gritter, 212 Towed Gritter, 313 Snow Ploughs and 414 Brine Applications are also available. Course duration: ½ day Maximum delegates: 1 Snow Blower Operation A course for operatives who carry out snow clearance on the public highway using snow blowing equipment. The course will enable operatives to be assessed against the standards laid down by City and Guilds 6159. The course includes vehicle and blower checks, fitting snow chains, replacing shear pins, driving and manoeuvring, hazard awareness and operation. Successful completion of the assessment will lead to certification by City and Guilds 6159 units 550, 560, 570. Course duration: 1-2 days Maximum delegates: 8 11

Plant and Equipment Operation is a member of the Highways and Construction Training Association (HCTA). We offer training and assessment under the Equipment Operators Registration Scheme (EORS) and the Light Plant Operators Registration Scheme (LPORS) managed by HCTA. This scheme offers training and assessment in order to ensure standard national performance levels. This scheme, in common with all other similar schemes, has no legal standing. However, this scheme has been viewed by the Health and Safety Executive and they accepted that candidates who had successfully completed the assessment would be deemed to have achieved a suitable standard of training to meet the requirements of current Health and Safety legislation. In order to complete the assessment the delegate would be required to: Complete a multi-choice question paper on Health and Safety or Complete the OPERC on-line Health and Safety Test or Have successfully completed the CSCS touch-screen Health and Safety Test in the preceding 2 years. Operate the item of plant or equipment efficiently and safely whilst being observed by an approved assessor. Answer oral questions that confirm underpinning knowledge and ability to operate in a variety of situations. Registration is for a period of five years and re-registration is subject to re-assessment on safety awareness and practical operation. Loader Excavator Including prepare for operation, site driving, operating front bucket, operating the back acter. Ancillary and bucket changing, lifting operations and maintenance. Course duration: 1 to 5 days Maximum delegates: 2 Telescopic Materials Handler operating front bucket, changing front equipment, operating the forks, lifting operations and maintenance. Course duration: 1-3 days Maximum delegates: 4 EORS The following items of Plant currently covered by the EORS scheme are: 001 180 o Loader / Excavator 002 Telescopic Materials Handler 003 Tracair Loader / Compressor 004 360 o Excavator (tracked) under 5 tonnes 004a 360 o Excavator (tracked) over 5-20 tonnes 005 Dumper under 6 tonnes 005a Dumper over 6 tonnes 006 Lorry Loader 007 Loading Shovel 008 Tractor with Flail 009 MEWP (Articulating boom) 009a MEWP (Scissor) 010 Forklift (Industrial Counter-Balance) 010a Forklift (Industrial up to 5t SWL) 011 Ride on Roller 012 Self Propelled S D Chipper Spreader 014 Skid Steer Tractor Unit 015 Landfill Compactor 016 Forklift (Rough Terrain) 12

Tracair operating the front bucket, preparing the compressor for use, operating compressor tools. Course duration: 1-2 days Maximum delegates: 6 Mini-Excavator excavate on site, ancillary and bucket changing and maintenance. Use of kerb lifting attachment can also be included. Course duration: 2-4 days Maximum delegates: 4 Dumper (Under 6 tonnes) Including prepare for operation, driving on site, operate on site and maintenance. Course duration: 1-2 days Maximum delegates: 5 Dumper (Over 6 tonnes) Including prepare for operation, driving on site, operate on site and maintenance. Course duration: 1-2 days Maximum delegates: 5 Hydraulic Lorry Loader Including prepare for operation, drive on site, lifting duties, ground to vehicle and vehicle to ground maintenance. Course duration: 3 days Maximum delegates: 4 13

Wheeled Loading Shovel and Tracked Loading Shovel operate on site, loading duties and construction duties, maintenance. Course duration: 1-2 days Maximum delegates: 5 Mobile Elevated Work Platforms operation on location, operator maintenance. Course will include Articulated Boom and/or Scissor Lift. Course duration: 1-2 days Maximum delegates: 5 Ride-on Roller Including prepare for operation, drive on site, practical operation including compaction techniques for Cohesive, Granular and Hot Materials. Course duration: 1 day Maximum delegates: 6 Forklift - Industrial and Rough Terrain operation of the forklift and maintenance. Course Duration: 1-3 days Maximum Delegates: 3 14

Side Mounted and Rear Mounted Flails cutting duties - hedge and grass - maintenance. Course duration: 1-3 days Maximum delegates: 4 All Terrain Vehicles - Quad Bikes A course aimed at those who operate ATV s at work or for leisure purposes either on or off the highway. The course includes, Machine Familiarisation, Maintenance, Emergency Stopping, Ascending and Descending, Loads and Limitations, Storage and Transport. Course duration: 1-2 days Maximum delegates: 6 Plant and Equipment Safety This course is designed for operatives who use a variety of hand held or pedestrian operated plant tools and equipment. The types of plant and equipment covered will vary to suit the delegate s needs. The course will cover such topics as legislation, personal protection, hazard identification, pre-start checks and maintenance, safe methods of use, refuelling techniques, engine technology, electrical safety. Course duration: 1-2 days Maximum delegates: 10 LPORS The following items of Light Plant currently covered by the LPORS scheme are: LP 01 LP 02 LP 03 LP 04 LP 05 Brush Cutter (Trimmy and Blade) Strimmer (Trimmy only) Hedge Cutter Vibrotamper Vibrating Plate LP 06a Pedestrian Vib-Roll Single Drum LP 06b Pedestrian Vib-Roll Double Drum LP 07a Hand held Cut-Off Saw LP 07b Floor Saw LP 08a Breaker - Air driven LP 08b Breaker - Hydraulic LP 08bc Breaker - Self-powered LP 09 Mixer - Concrete/ Mortar LP 10a Boiler - Bitumen LP 10b Boiler - Thermoplastic LP 11a Pump - Centrifugal LP 11b Pump - Diaphragm 15

Strimmer and Brushcutter Operation A course for operatives who use strimmers and/ or brushcutters for verge maintenance and similar types of work. The delegate will receive training and be assessed in the following areas: Pre-start equipment and site checks, selection and use of PPE, use of strimmer, head conversion, selection and use of blades and maintenance. Successful completion of this course will lead to certification under the Light Plant Operators Registration Scheme (L PORS) Course duration: 1 day Maximum delegates: 6 Use of Boilers This course is designed for operatives who use boilers to heat bitumen or asphalt for use in construction and maintenance. The course covers the following topics: Introduction to LPG, Light Up and Shut Down Procedures, Risk Assessment, COSHH, PPE, Cylinder Handling and Transportation, Fire Control and First Aid and Assessment. Course duration: ½ day Maximum delegates: 10 Econ Roadmender A course aimed at operators of Econ Roadmenders and Hotboxes for the repair of bituminous macadam on the highway The course includes: Machine familiarisation, safe working procedures, maintenance, tipper and loader operation, detachable body fitting and removal Course Duration: ½ day Maximum Delegates: 10 16