4x4 & Plant Machinery

4x4 & Plant Machinery training courses at a glance...

High quality land-based training courses, Morton Training Limited are a Lantra registered Training Provider and City & Guilds/NPTC Assessment Centre. This means that we are able to meet all your land-based training and assessment requirements. All our instructors are highly qualified and registered with Lantra and our Assessors used are all NPTC qualified.

Sit-Astride ATVs are very versatile vehicles with a range of attachments including trailers, sprayers and spreaders making them an effective and flexible business tool. However even the most experienced ATV riders can find themselves in a potentially dangerous situation, and without the proper training serious accidents can occur.

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Sit-in ATV’s whether skid steer tracked or wheeled, are very versatile vehicles making them an effective and flexible business tool. However even the most experienced ATV riders can find themselves in a potentially dangerous situation, and without the proper training serious accidents can occur.

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Two certificate options have been designed to support operators with off road vehicle operating (4×4) safely for work related purposes. The course will take place using suitable off road areas.

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This course will equip candidates with the knowledge and confidence to operate a mobile elevated work platform (MEWP) safely, protecting both themselves and others. There are a range of certificate options depending on needs, including scissor lifts, vertical towers, articulating boom lifts, telescopic boom lifts, spider lifts, vehicle mounted, static, or trailed. 

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360° excavators are widely used throughout the land-based and construction industry, and are so named as they have the ability to revolve a full 360 degrees. They are versatile machines that can be used for a variety of different jobs, and in order that they operate efficiently and safely, the correct training is required.

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180° excavators are widely used throughout the land-based and construction industry. They are versatile machines that can be used for a variety of different jobs, and it is due to their power and weight that these machines if not used correctly can cause accidents to happen, and this is why training is so important.

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Rough terrain telescopic lift trucks are very versatile, especially on uneven ground and are commonly used within the land-based and construction industry. Our Lantra rough terrain telescopic lift trucks (pallet and bulk), course runs for 2 to 5 days depending on experience. Our instructors will guide you through the training to ensure you learn the key fundamentals of operating the rough terrain telescopic lift truck.

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Forward and Side tipping dumpers are used throughout the land-based and construction industries and are a key piece of machinery on site as they are able to handle a mixture of terrain and carry large loads, making them a flexible piece of equipment.

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Counterbalance lift trucks are widely used for moving materials and goods. Without the correct training they can be particularly dangerous in the workplace. The Health and Safety Commission has published an Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) and guidance called Rider-operated lift trucks: Operator training, that set out the legal minimum standard of basic training which people should receive before they are allowed to operate certain types of lift truck.

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This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate a skid steer loader safely.

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Throughout the land-based and construction industry dump trucks are an important machine on site as they are able to handle difficult terrain whilst carrying large loads, therefore making them a flexible piece of equipment.

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A Slinger/Signaller is a person who works alongside crane operators and lifting teams. They are responsible for ensuring the safety of lifting operations and providing safety directions and supervising lifts. They act as the eyes and ears of a person operating a crane who may not be able to see everything that happens around them.

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