Who is it for?

Our course is for anyone who uses or wants to use the forward or side tipping dumper (wheeled or tracked), in either land-based industries or the construction industry. It will provide candidates with the opportunity to practice and update their skills, and gain certification. The course will allow candidates to develop the skills and knowledge required in order to operate the machine in a safe and confident manner.

Course Sessions

• Identify the basic construction and components, and the purpose and use of all its controls and gauges.
• Identify and comply with manufacturers’ instructions in accordance with the operator’s handbook, other information sources, and applicable legislation (PUWER, LOLER).
• Carry out all pre-use and running checks.
• Set the dumper for site and road travel.
• Travel over differing types of terrain, including rough undulating ground, both in a loaded and unloaded state.
• Travel up and down substantial inclines in a loaded and unloaded state.
• Manoeuvre in confined areas using forward and reverse direction, in a loaded and unloaded state.
• Position the dumper to receive loads.
• Comply with loading procedures.
• Ensure load integrity and security.
• Discharge loads into trenches or over edges.
• Place the dumper in an out-of-service condition.
• Explain the loading and unloading procedures on and off a transporter.