Loading Shovel (Refresher)

This training is essential for workers to operate a loading shovel safely. Delegates will review legal requirements, ensure safety compliance, and understand procedures, appropriate documentation and classifications.

The course content includes:

• The nature of the industry sector and their role and responsibilities as a plant operator

• The purpose, basic construction, controls and terminology of principal components

• All manufacturer’s requirements as per the operator’s handbook, additional information sources and relevant regulations and legislation

• All pre-use checks for wheeled loading shovels

• Configuring and setting the plant for site and highway travel

• Travelling over rough, undulating ground, substantial inclines and level surfaces; laden and unladen

• Manoeuvring in confined spaces

• Configuring and setting the wheeled loading shovel for extraction and loading duties

• All actions required for hazards, underground and overhead services

• Extracting differing types of materials from stockpiles and other sources

• Forming stores of segregated materials and constructing (temporary) ramps

• Sorting and placing materials into transporting vehicles and hoppers

• Spreading and levelling ground and materials

• Carrying out shut down and securing procedures for a wheeled loading shovel

• Explaining the loading and unloading procedures for machine transporting