The CPCS Articulated Dumper Truck course provides thorough practical and theoretical plant training in operating a Dump Truck – Articulated Chassis, to enable the candidate to safely and competently operate the machinery and pass the CPCS Theory and Practical Tests.
The course generally covers:
Basic construction, names of components and the purpose and use of all controls and gauges
Use of the plant equipment operator’s handbook
Pre-use and running checks
Set the vehicle for site and road travel
Travel over differing types of terrain, including rough, undulating ground, both in a loaded and unloaded state
Manoeuvre the vehicle in confined areas using forward and reverse direction, in a loaded and unloaded state
Explain precautions to be taken for overhead services and other hazards
Position the dump truck to receive loads
Comply with plant loading procedures, loading integrity and security
Discharge loads into trenches or over edges
Place the dump truck in an out-of-service condition
Loading and unloading procedures on and off a transporters
