- Responsibilities
- Legal duties and regulations
- PPE requirements
- Safe operating practices
- Accident causes and prevention
- Pre-use safety checks
- Component Identification
- Dumper stability
- Hydraulic systems and controls
- Manoeuvring in open and confined spaces (level and rough terrain)
- Loading and tipping procedures
- Banksman signalling
- Discharging materials into trench work
- Working on stock piles
- Refuelling procedures
- Parking and post stop checks
- Truck Maintenance
This course qualifies you to operate dumpers on any site in the UK with permission of the person responsible for site health and safety. You will also be able to operate dumpers within the category of dumper for which you receive training. It does not qualify you to instruct others in the use of a dumper or supervise anyone who has not received formal training and qualification in the use of a dumper.