At our extensive purpose-built training facilities, we can create various construction scenarios – the sort you’re likely to meet out on-site, using a wide range of plant and equipment.
CPCS (Construction Plant Competence Scheme) Courses
This CPCS training course is aimed at all operatives who require a formal qualification in the use of loading and unloading mobile plant under STGO legislation (Special Types General Order 2003).
The special types rules permit abnormal loads to be carried which exceed the weight or dimensions in the ‘Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986’. Vehicles most like to be used under STGO are abnormal indivisible loads, mobile cranes, engineering plant or road recovery vehicles.
The aim is to ensure candidates are trained to enable them to competently and safely fulfil the role after passing both the CPCS theory and practical tests.
Course Details
To provide knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Describing the nature of the sector of industry and their role and responsibilities as a Loader/Securer
- To name and explain types of transporters, their purpose, principal components, the basic construction, controls and terminology
- Conforming with manufacturer’s requirements as per the operator’s handbook, other types of information source and relevant regulations and legislation
- Undertaking all pre-use checks on the transporter and prime mover
- Configuring and setting for site and public highway travel, loaded and unloaded
- Preparing the area for loading and unloading duties
- To configure and set the transporter for loading and unloading duties
- Explaining actions required for hazards, underground and overhead services
- To arrange, use and comply with communication procedures
- Loading or the directing and positioning of different items of plant on and off a trailer
- To arrange, secure and ready items of plant on the trailer in preparation for travel on the public highway
- To explain STGO legislative requirements for transporting loads on the highway
- Explaining considerations when planning a route on the public highway
- Stating requirements to be undertaken when loading and unloading on the public highway
- Carrying out shut down and securing procedures
- Explaining the Road Traffic Act requirements
Learners will need to have passed the Operatives Health, Safety and Environment Test within the last 2 years, prior to the course start date.
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