Overview

Anyone who uses or will be using a wheeled or tracked forward tipping dumper in the land-based industries or construction industry.

 

Duration

Novice operators – wheeled or tracked - 3 days training course

Experienced operators – wheeled or tracked -1 day training course

On site assessment available for experienced operators

Dumper Plant Training Course

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Training includes

 

• Dumper training course covers essential features of the dumper truck, basic construction, names of components and the purpose and use of all controls and gauges.

• Use of the operator’s handbook, etc

• Pre-use, start, running checks and close-down procedure

• Preparing the dumper for site and road travel

• Travelling the dumper over different terrain including rough, undulating ground while unloaded and loaded

• Travelling the dumper up and down substantial inclines in a loaded and unloaded state

• Maneuvering progressing to confined spaces in a forward and reverse direction

• Positioning the dumper to receive loads

• Loading procedures • Load characteristics, integrity and security

• Discharging loads into trenches and over edges

• Placing the dumper in an out-of-service condition

• Loading and unloading procedures on and off a transporter

• Dumper Trained operators achievement test

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