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- 6 hrs (2 evenings 5.30-8.30pm)
- General knowledge on earthworks, surveying, and soil mechanics;
- Excavator Parts and steering modes;
- Basic system pre-operation check and basic maintenance;
Operation safety and good practices in excavation;
Interpret drawings, calculate earth quantities, levels, slopes and width of excavation;
- General safety;
- Lifting Operation with Excavator;
- Load Capacity Chart interpretation and calculation
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- 2 days (8.30am-5.30pm each day)
- Trainees will be briefed on BCA Assessment Criteria for Test Project;
- Trainer will go through in details with the trainees the pre-operation and post operation checks in Excavator Operations;
- Trainer will go through with the trainees the requirements while maneuvering the excavator through test circuit with the candidates;
- Trainer will go through with the trainees the method of accurately marking out the trench to project tolerances, the procedure to excavate the marked trench, the placement of excavated earth, and the positioning of the excavator, the do and don’t during back-filling and other requirements;
- The trainer will demonstrate to the trainees the correct procedure to perform load transfer from point to point and maneuver the excavator over the ramp, and checking on the Load Indicator Chart to ensure the lifting operation is within the safe working capacity of the excavator. Travelling with load during excavator operation is strictly not allowed under MOM’s safety regulations.
- Trainees are expected to familiar with all the various control levers of the 20-ton excavator before allowed to perform further practice on the various parts of the test project.
- At the end of the 2-day training, trainees should be able operate the excavator smoothly, understand the requirements for maneuvering the excavator through test circuit, correct method of load transfer and maneuvering over the ramp, method of marking out the trench profile, quality requirements for the excavated trench, backfilling procedures and requirements, able to recite the pre-operation and post operation checks, within the stipulated time for each part of the test projects.
- Trainees will be advised to sign up for more practical lessons prior to the test to ensure that they are able to acquire the required skills and speed to complete the test projects.
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