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This unit covers the conduct excavator operations in the civil construction industry.
It includes:
The duration will vary depending on your background and experience. There is a logbook that must be completed with on-the-job training, they have 7 tasks listed in the front of the logbook that must be completed a certain number of times each, the amount of times will vary depending on your level of experience. Assessment cannot be conducted until these tasks have been completed and the assessment may take from 4 to 8 hours to complete.
This course is suitable for those who wish to operate a excavator within the Resources, Construction and Infrastructure industries.
Yes - participants may be required to undergo a competency test
Successful students receive a Statement of Attainment which is recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework.
Load shifting (other than Forklift) equipment no longer are required to have a licence however an operator must still be deemed competent. Statement of Attainment received from completing this course is suitable.
This unit forms part of the Full Qualification RII30815 Certificate III in Civil Construction Plant Operations.
An excavator is a self-propelled vehicle (either crawler or wheeled) that has an upper structure, which can move a minimum of 360 degrees. This equipment can excavate, then swing and discharge materials. This action is done through the movement of the boom, without any movement from the chassis or undercarriage of the machine.
The excavator boom has three segments similar to a person's upper arm, forearm and hand. The excavator digs into the ground below ground level with the bucket to excavate materials. When the bucket lifts or swings, it moves the materials toward the machine and then into the discharge area.