CSCS/NPORS Practical Test for N202 360° Excavator

Practical Test for N202 360° Excavator

Test sequence

ACTIVITY GUIDELINES The learner must:-

• Complete all pre-start and running checks before any activity takes place

• Only complete the shutdown procedures at the end of the test

• All additional test requirements can be completed in any order

Operator safety & observations

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  Seat belt must be worn if stated in the employer's risk assessment/method statement

• The excavator must be serviceable, meets the current legislation and fitted with a standard excavating bucket

Travelling to the work area

The learner must:-

• Travel up and down a gradient

• Travel through a restriction in a forward and reverse direction

• Travel over varying terrain

Setting up to excavate

Backfill excavation Change attachment

Shutdown procedures

Prepare and set up the machine for excavating duties

Backfill and reinstate excavated area to original state Remove and attach bucket/attachment

Excavator parked in a safe position with the engine and isolator key removed and handed to the instructor

Excavate trench and load vehicle

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  Excavate a trench with vertical ends

• Form a load out bench appropriate for loading vehicles (see additional notes

  below)

• Load material on to a vehicle

Additional notes

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  A verbal description to the instructor of the pre-start checks would be acceptable if the machine is hot

• The operator’s manual must be accessible

• When the bucket is released from the quick hitch system, the boom must be

  raised and slewed away from the released bucket, the excavator must be

  moved and reposition before re-attaching

• The slope must be of sufficient incline to enable the candidate to demonstrate

  the correct procedures for travelling up and down a gradient as per

  manufacturers recommendations

• The task of forming a load out bench appropriate for loading vehicles can be

  substituted by loading a vehicle when carrying out the trench excavation

Specifications

Trench length will be determined by the machine weight as listed:

• Below 10 tonnes – 10 meters

• Above 10 tonnes – 15 - 20 meters

• Trench depth must be a minimum of 1 meter

• The loading vehicle must be filled to the capacity (minimum 2 loads)

Test timings Note

The full test must be completed within 2hrs 15min

It is recommended that all learners completing basic training receive a minimum 7hr Health, Safety, Environment and Induction Training