Course Overview
This interactive training course is suitable for personnel who will load and secure a range of construction plant machines to low loaders, beaver tails and plant trailers.
At the conclusion of this training course learners should have the techniques and underpinning knowledge to correctly load and secure construction plant machines to road transport vehicles.
Course Details
| Course duration | 1 – 2 Days depending on training requirement |
| No of learners | Max 6 per course |
| Course fees | POA |
| Additional costs | Travel @ 45 pence per mile. Overnight accommodation at cost (If applicable) |
| Training record management | No charge for business to business |
| Course references: |
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 The Official Highway Code DFT: Safety of Loads on Vehicles – (CoP) European Best Practice Guidelines on Cargo Securing for Road Transport Equipment manufactures instructions Safety at Street Works and Road Works – A Code of Practice |
Loader and Securer for Plant Machinery Syllabus
- Introduction to loading and securing
- Loader securer safety and responsibilities
- Sources of information – manufactures instructions for loading and securing
- Vehicle access and egress – working at height considerations
- Overview of vehicle plating and capacities GVW, MAM, GTW and axle weights
- Consideration for short duration working on the carriageway
- Assessing the loading and unloading area – supporting conditions
- Regulations and codes of practice concerning the safety of loads on vehicles.
- Principals of load safety for construction plant machinery
- Arrangement of loads and recording load height
- Anchorage points – selection, rating and use
- Selection, protection and use of load securing equipment – understand RAS
- Winch safety – assisted loading operations
- Load bed extension – vehicle marking
- Techniques for loading and securing various types of construction plant machines
- Use of machine locks – protection of turbo and machine components
- Storage of load securing equipment – cleaning of load bed
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