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Course Overview The Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plant Operations -Extracting Plant qualification has been developed for achievement in a real workplace environment which means you need to be employed to undertake this qualification.  This qualification enables you, the learner, to demonstrate and recognise your skills, knowledge and understanding and to demonstrate your competence in a real workplace environment so you can work as a Plant Operator within the construction industry.  You will be assessed against a set of performance and knowledge statements which have been derived from National Occupational Standards for your occupational area. You will be assessed by an occupationally competent and qualified assessor whose job is to work with you and help you complete your qualification.  This qualification supports the learner to attain enabling, fundamental and transferable practical skills with associated underpinning knowledge.  The learner will learn key practical skills and knowledge in these mandatory units:  Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the Workplace. The learner will also learn key practical skills and knowledge in one of the following optional units: Preparing and operating draglines to extract ground and/or loose materials in the workplace Preparing and operating 180 degree excavators to extract and excavate ground and loose materials in the workplace Preparing and operating tracked loading shovels to extract ground and loose materials in the workplace Preparing and operating tracked loading shovels to extract, transport and distribute materials in the workplace Preparing and operating 360 degree excavators to extract ground, face and/or loose materials in the workplace Preparing and operating trenchers to extract ground and/or loose materials in the workplace Preparing and operating crawler tractor dozers to carry out dozer operations in the workplace. Entry Requirements There are no formal entry requirements to take this qualification. This qualification can be undertaken without any previous training or qualifications in this subject area.

A high-impact programme designed to be fun and to get people fully involved. The first-class, jargon-free content is based on what people need to know in practice, not off-putting legal language. This introductory course covers: Introducing Working Safely: Accidents can happen to anyone. The realities of the human suffering behind the statistics. The importance of personal responsibility. Defining hazard and risk: Focusing on the six broad hazard groups, participants are asked to think about the hazards and risks they come across in their own work. 'Risk assessment' demystified. Identifying common hazards: All the main issues - aggression and violence, asbestos, bullying, chemicals and harmful substances, computer workstations, confined spaces, drugs and alcohol, electricity, fire, getting in and out, height, housekeeping, lighting, manual handling, noise, personal hygiene, plant and machinery, slips and trips, stress, temperature, vehicles and transport, and welfare facilities. Improving safety performance: Bridging the gap between management and workforce, encouraging participants to play their part. Also covered: contract work, inspections, safe systems and permits, protective equipment, signage, emergency procedures, reporting and health checks.

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