Safety Training

CSCS Mini-Digger Operator

Course Date(s)

1 Day Course
A Candidate Pack must be completed by the delegate & endorsed by the employer prior to sitting this course

Aims:

To provide an opportunity for participants to demonstrate their skills, knowledge and attitudes associated with mini-digger operations and to obtain the appropriate certification.

Course Content:

The programme will consist of a classroom session of underpinning knowledge relating to mini-digger operations, a one-hour practical test and a one-hour related knowledge test.

The candidate would be expected to:

Safely operate and control a mini-digger machine
Evacuate to line and level for land drainage, land reclamation, house foundations etc
Check, inspect and maintain a mini-digger for efficient use under construction site conditions
Recognise and use approved hand signals
Complete site clearance and/or reinstatement
Load a dump truck
Load/un-load a mini-digger machine on/off a low loader

Candidate profile

Candidates for this programme must have at least six months’ full-time experience as a mini-digger operator within the previous two years. (Documentary evidence will be required from the employer to support the candidate’s claim of the required experience). Candidates must also possess the Solas ‘Safepass’ registration card.

Course Duration

1 Day

Number of Delegates

4 Maximum per course

Certification

On successful completion of this course SOLAS will issue a CSCS Card to each delegate, which is valid for 5 years.