Wheel Loader - Operation & Safety

Content
8 modules

Rating

Course Length
2 hours

Instructor
Edumine Courses

Released
02 Feb 2021

Price
$99.00

Description

The wheel loader is a versatile machine used to help perform everyday tasks. This large, articulated, four-wheel drive machine is used to dig, fill, scoop, lift, carry, and dump material into hoppers, bins, piles, and dump trucks.

The Wheel Loader – Operation & Safety course is designed to help you become a skilled, productive, and safe wheel loader operator. As you work through this course, you'll learn about the machine, how it works, and how to inspect it. You'll also learn how to control and operate the wheel loader.

 

Author

Vista Training

Duration: 2 Hours
Access: 90 Days
Category: Operations
Level: Specialize
Version:  v3.0.0LVH5

 







Overall Course Specifications:

Estimated length of training program: 1- 2 hours + final test

Number of test questions: 23

Printable Certificate of Completion: Yes

Final Exam Feedback report: Yes


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Objectives

Course Content

Lesson 1: Introduction

  • Review the content of the entire course
  • Overview of wheel loader safety aspects, including safety decals and safety notices
  • Discussion of the importance of reading the operator’s manual
  • Discussion of the importance of wearing personal protective equipment

Lesson 2: Getting to Know Your Loader

  • Identification of the wheel loader’s main components
  • Discussion of bucket positions
  • Discussion of machine capacity
  • Identification of the essential operator controls
  • Identification of instrumentation and gauges
  • Description of warning levels and instruction on what to do should one occur during operation

 

Lesson 3: Pre-use and Post-use Inspection

  • Discussion of the importance of a pre-use inspection
  • Description of how to conduct a proper pre-use inspection of the machine
  • Discussion of how to recognize and report any mechanical problems with the wheel loader

 

Lesson 4: Operation

  • Description of how to start and warm up the machine
  • Description of how to travel in the wheel loader
  • Description of how to level different types of terrain
  • Description of how to park, cool down, and shut down the wheel loader

 

Lesson 5: Material Handling

  • Discussion of proper bucket loading techniques
  • Discussion of moving a load, including carrying the load at the proper height and traveling on a slope
  • Discussion of dumping a load

 

Lesson 6: Loading

  • Description of various loading techniques
  • Description of dumping techniques
  • Description of loading trucks and other vessels

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Understand the importance of the wheel loader on the job site
  • Become familiar with the wheel loader components and controls
  • Learn how to perform a pre-use inspection
  • Learn the basic operating skills required of a wheel loader operator, such as moving material, leveling work areas, and loading trucks

 

Recommended Background

Although we recommend that you take the following prerequisite courses, this course is suitable for anyone with an interest in equipment operation and safety.

  • Recommended prerequisite courses:
    • Heavy Equipment – Introduction and Safety 
    • Heavy Equipment – Pre-Use Inspection.

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About This Course
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Introduction
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Getting to Know Your Loader
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Pre-use and Post-use Inspection
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Operation
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Material Handling
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Loading
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Final Exam
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