180° Excavator – Extracting and Excavating

Awarding Body:

SQA

Training course type:

Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plant Operations (Construction). Work-place on-site assessment

Novice training course duration:

Up to 1 year to complete all NVQ units

Card options:

5-year NPORS CSCS competent operator blue card. 5-year CPCS CSCS competent operator blue card

Minimum age:

Instructor:

Bertie Tupper & Tuppco assessors

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Assessment pre-requisite

Workplace experience using 180° excavators
CITB test for operatives within 24 months

What’s involved in the assessment?

The candidate will be assessed on NVQ units relating to health and safety and machinery operation by means of:

Observation
Questions
Demonstrations
Professional discussion
Witness testimonies

Assessment criteria

Mandatory core NVQ units:

Conforming to general health, safety and welfare in the workplace
Conforming to productive working practices in the workplace
Preparing and operating 180° excavators to extract and excavate ground and loose materials in the workplace

Venue and equipment requirements

Suitable and safe area to dig trenches and backfill
Varying terrain and slopes
Bulk material to load vehicle
Vehicle or hopper to load (dumper, trailer)
Suitable and safe area to complete paperwork
Suitable welfare facilities
180° Excavator with digging and grading buckets
Operators’ manual
Risk assessment completed

PPE Requirements

Suitable head protection
Suitable eye protection
Suitable work clothes including wet weather
Gloves
Suitable work boots including steel toe protection
High Viz

On-site NVQ assessments delivered

Southwest – Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Avon, Somerset, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire
Southeast – Oxfordshire, Kent, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex
Midlands – Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire
East Anglia – Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Aylesbury, Banbury, Basingstoke, Bath, Bedford, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Coventry, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Hungerford, Milton Keynes, Newbury, Northampton, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, Reading, Salisbury, Southampton, Stroud, Swindon, Taunton, Warwick, Winchester, Witney, Worcester, Yeovil

What is a 180° Excavator?

A 180° Excavator gets its name from the boom attached to the vehicle which can pivot from left to right through 180°. It is also known as a Backhoe, which refers to the action of the shovel rather than its location on the machine. It is a versatile machine that can be used for a variety of different jobs.

Recognised industries:

Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Construction, Marine, Industrial, Fencing, Landscaping, Civils, Highways, Quarrying,

Known as:

Backhoe, Backhoe excavator, Backhoe digger, 3cx, 4cx, Wheeled machine, 180° excavator, Site master, Earthmover

Manufactures:

JCB, Case, CAT, Mecalac, Terex

Functions:

Excavate, dig, load, unload, use as crane, level, grade, grab,