Course Aims

To provide delegates with the knowledge and practical skills to safely operate a Skid Steer Loader, de- livered through a combination of classroom-based tutorials and practical training and exercises.

Agenda

• Describe the nature of the sector of industry and roles and responsibilities as a plant operator
• Name and explain the purpose of principle components, the basic construction, controls and terminology
• Conform with Manufacturer’s requirements as per the operators handbook and the relevant regu- lations and legislation

• Undertake all pre-use checks
• Configure and ready for site travel
• Travel over rough, undulating ground, substantial inclines and level surfaces; laden and unladen
• Manoeuvre in confined spaces
• Configure and set for extraction and loading duties
• Explain actions required for hazards, underground and overhead services
• Extract differing types of materials from stockpiles and other sources
• From stockpiles of segregated materials and construct (temporary ramps)
• Sort and place materials into transporting vehicles and hoppers
• Backfill, spread and level ground and materials
• Carry out shut down and securing procedures
• Explain the loading and unloading procedures for machine transporting