Land based Activities » Tractor Driving & Related Operations Training Courses

Locations: Dartmoor.

Course Aim

Tractors are used a great deal in land-based industry, they are very versatile and can perform a wide range of operations.

This course aims to allow the candidate to meet the assessment criteria by displaying a level of underpinning knowledge and practical performance to comply with safe working practices.

Course Objectives

Units 1, 2, 3 (Compulsory)

After completing the course the successful candidate will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of legal and safety requirements relating to Risk Assessment, Guarding, Public Highways, PPE, Attachments, Fuel Storage and Transportation
• Demonstrate awareness of hazards and potential hazards relating to driving at speed, slopes, rough ground and turning on slopes
• Demonstrate economy of fuel use, identify controls, interpret readings, daily checks and maintenance
• Mount vehicle, start vehicle from cold, conduct safety checks, park correctly and stop engine
• Hitch trailer and connect three point linkage implement to trailer, safe driving, reversing and gear changing.
• Demonstrate safe tipping and loading
• Demonstrate parking and uncoupling.
• Demonstrate knowledge of linkage category conversions and PTO shaft attachment
• Demonstrate cleaning and inspection procedures

Unit 4 (Optional)

• Demonstrate knowledge of additional legal and safety requirements relating to use of a loader
• Carry out maintenance and pre-use checks to loader
• Demonstrate knowledge of tyre pressures, safe load indicator and loader attachment
• Remove and refit a handling attachment
• Demonstrate starting, moving, loading and parking

Certification & Assessment

Assessment
The Candidates are assessed on Pre-Use Safety, Operation, Hitching and three point linkage implement to tractor (compulsory) also operating a loader (optional)

Certification
NPORS

Course Duration

3 Days