By the end of this course delegates will be able to answer and perform the following:

• Have a basic understanding of the industry, the dangers of working in the industry and their responsibilities as an operator
• Have a working knowledge of the manufacturers handbook for the particular equipment to be used and be familiar with other sources of information and relevant legislation
• Be able to locate and identify the controls of the equipment and explain their functions
• Conduct all pre-operational checks in accordance with manufacturers and legislative requirements
• Define underground services
• Know how to identify the different types of underground services
• Identify risks that underground services can present and how people may be affected by them
• Causes of accidents from underground services
• Conduct all necessary safety checks at the work area
• Carry our detection tasks
• Identify the risks of excavating near to underground services, and the safe digging practices that should be adopted
• Carry out all end of shift and safe storage procedures