Course description
Dumper Truck Training
In the fast-paced world of construction and groundworks within the UK, dumper trucks play an indispensable role in transporting materials across sites efficiently. Dumper truck training is crucial in ensuring operators possess the necessary skills and understanding to drive and manoeuvre these hefty vehicles safely and competently. The training covers essential topics such as safe loading and unloading, hazard recognition, and on-site driving protocols.
As the UK regulations underscore the importance of adequate training for machinery operators to reduce workplace incidents, this bespoke training ensures both compliance and a higher standard of safety in operations involving dumper trucks.
This course consists of an instructor led training room presentation, written assessment, practical training and assessment.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Age
Most trainers won’t train anyone under the age of 17, and most employers won’t employ drivers under 18 due to limitations in place due to the weight of forklifts they are operating.
Medical Fitness
Forklift drivers and operators need to have the appropriate medical fitness level for the work they are expected to undertake.
It is good practice for all operators to be screened for fitness before employment and at regular intervals.
Normal levels of fitness required by forklift operators are:
General – Operators should have full movement of the trunk, neck, limbs and normal agility.
Vision – Operating a lift truck depends on good judgement of space and distance and this required effective use of both eyes. Distance vision should be of the same standard for driving a car on public roads.
Hearing – The ability to hear instructions and warning signals is important, although a risk assessment can be taken to determine if deafness does not constitute a hazard.
An experienced worker who loses a lib can retrain, but a stable disposition is required. An individual who is dependant on alcohol or non-prescribed drugs should not be employed as a lift truck operator.
Driving License
You don’t need to hold a valid UK driving license to operate a forklift truck unless you need to drive the forklift on public roads or highways.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
We offer BRITTOp and RTITB accredited training courses across the UK.
- Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB)
- The accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport (ABA)
- British register of Industrial truck trainers and operators (BRITTOp)
- Member of British Safety Council
Training Course Content
- Course introduction and induction
- Health & safety at work act 1974
- Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998
- Provision & use of work equipment regulations 1998.
- Approved code of practice
- Operator safety and observation
- Pre-Shift checks & test
- Defect reporting procedures
- Truck stability – engineering principles and weight assessment
- Driving within simulated working conditions
- Manoeuvring skills-
- Hydraulic system and use of the controls
- Refueling procedures
- Theory Test
- Practical Test