Qualification
NPORS (National Plant Operators Registration Scheme) or In-house Excavator as a Crane or Telehandler / Telescopic Handler Suspended Loads.
Location
Excavator as a Crane or Telehandler / Telescopic Handler Suspended Loads training can be completed on your site or at a training centre.
How long is the course?
Excavator as a Crane or Telehandler / Telescopic Handler Suspended Loads course takes between one to five days, depending on experience.
Who should attend the Excavator as a Crane or Telehandler Training Course?
Candidates of all levels of ability and knowledge can attend our courses.
Course Content
Candidates of all levels of ability and knowledge can attend our courses.
Excavator as a Crane or Telehandler / Telescopic Handler Suspended Loads Training
The candidate are assessed on-site through a range of methods such as observations, evidence generated from the workplace, written questions and professional discussion.
Excavator as a Crane Course Aims
This course is aimed at people who require the knowledge and practical skills needed to safely carry out lifting operations using an Excavator. Candidates must have telehandler or excavator qualification before attending this course.
Telehandler / Telescopic Handler Suspended Loads
This course is aimed at people who require the knowledge and practical skills needed to safely carry out lifting operations using a Telehandler / Telescopic Handler.
Course Content
To provide knowledge and understanding in the following areas
- Have a basic understanding of the industry, the dangers of working in the industry and their responsibilities as an operator
- Be able to conform to manufacturers requirements as per technical data, conform to relevant regulations and legislation
- Be able to locate, identify and explain safe working loads, lifting capacity chart and explain different lifting configurations and working ranges
- Identify and explain different lifting procedures, explain what task could fall into each category
- Identify and explain centres of gravity, calculate estimated weights of loads
- Identify any overhead / proximity hazards
- Be able to agree the signal codes / hand signals, direction of movement, safe working and safe landing, placement zone with the slinger / signaller
- Ensure excavator is in a safe condition for attachments to be fitted
- Checked load integrity and security by carrying out trial lift
- Being able to agree the signal codes / hand signals, direction of movement, safe working and safe landing placement zone with the Slinger / Signaller
- Be able to lift and move a load to a designated position in a safe and controlled manner ensuring minimum uncontrolled movement
- Environmental considerations
- Carry out all of service and securing procedures
Training Method
This highly interactive practical and classroom-based training course concludes with practical assessment and theory tests, demonstrating the candidate’s full understanding of the training.