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Course Overview

This unit covers the conduct excavator operations in the civil construction industry.

It includes:

• planning and preparing;
• conducting machine pre-operational checks;
• operation of an excavator including loading,
  • bulk excavation,
  • backfilling,
  • trench excavation,
  • stockpiling,
  • battering and benching;
  • lifting,
• carrying and placing materials;
• selecting,removing and fitting attachments;
• relocating the machine;
• carrying out machine operator maintenance;
• and cleaning up.

Course Duration

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.

Suitable For

This course is suitable for those who wish to operate a excavator within the Resources, Construction and Infrastructure industries.

RPL

Yes - participants may be required to undergo a competency test

Qualification Outcome

Successful students receive a Statement of Attainment which is recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework.

National units of competency 

• RIIMPO320F Conduct Civil Construction Excavator Operations

Licensing Regulation

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.

Further Opportunities

This unit forms part of the Full Qualification RII30815 Certificate III in Civil Construction Plant Operations.

What is an Excavator?

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.

Attachments used with an Excavator

• Trenching Bucket
• Mud Bucket
• Batter Bucket
• Ripper
• Rake
• Hydraulic Hammer
• Rock Grab
• Log Grab
• Compaction Rollers
• Augers (post hole)
• Craning Valve (burst valve)
• Hydraulic Chainsaw
• Rock & Gravel Sieves
• Dozer Blade