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RIPOTS : WL 02
Operate plant and machinery to meet work requirements

Relevant Training Session: H & S at work, safety rules & procedures, safe working loads, stability, machine familiarisation, operation of hydraulic controls, driving the machine, steering, handling loads, travelling on ramps, vehicle loading.

Learning Outcome: This unit is designed to confirm that the candidate is able to operate the plant and machinery to meet work requirements. It confirms that the candidate is able to manoeuvre the machine in both open and confined spaces. It ensures that the candidate is able to monitor the equipment to maintain safety throughout the work activity, and carry out operations safely.

Assessment: Trainees will be encouraged to build their skills by guided practice, culminating in a formal practical assessment, together with a knowledge questionnaire.

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Operating principles of the machine

• Principles of counterbalance. • Safe working loads. • Factors that affect safe working loads. • Maintaining loader stability – longitudinal and lateral. • Operator’s safety code.

Machine familiarisation

• The type of loader and the tasks it can be used for. • The design, layout and purpose of major components. • Mounting and dismounting safely. • Moving off, stopping in normal mode and in an emergency. • Use of all round observation before moving off or when changing direction, when turning and before moving any part of the machine.

Steering the machine (unladen and laden)

• In open areas. • In confined spaces. • Around various obstacles.

Hydraulics

• Basic principles of hydraulic operating systems. • Safe travel and park positions. • Crowding and dumping various loads in open areas, unloading vehicles, at various heights.