CPCS A59C Excavator 360 Above 10 Tonnes Lifting Operations (Experienced Operator) in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (Classroom)

Get your excavator lifting experience CPCS certified

This one-day refresher course is for CPCS A59A card holders who already carry out lifting operations with a 360 excavator above 10 tonnes and need CPCS A59C certification. Training focuses on ironing out bad habits and preparing you for the theory and practical tests.

When a 360 excavator is used to lift, move and place suspended loads such as pipes and chambers, it is carrying out a lifting operation and must be planned and operated in line with LOLER 1998. The A59C category adds lifting operations to excavator 360 above 10 tonnes.

A59C is a bolt-on endorsement to A59A, so you must already hold a CPCS A59A red Trained Operator or blue Competent Operator card to take this course. Because you already hold a card in this plant category, you are classed as an experienced operator. A59C is not offered to novices: anyone new to the machine must achieve A59A first.

If you hold A59A but have limited or no experience of excavator lifting operations, book the two-day A59C course for A59A card holders instead.

Delivery Method

Classroom and practical training at the accredited training centre at Rings End, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4DE. CPCS courses can only be held at an accredited centre and cannot be delivered at your own premises. The centre is a short distance from March and Peterborough.

Course Duration

1 day, including your test day

Course Criteria

• You must already hold a CPCS A59A Excavator 360 Above 10 Tonnes Tracked card, either a red Trained Operator card or a blue Competent Operator card.
• You must have passed the CITB Health, Safety and Environment touch screen test within the previous two years.
• Recommended for A59A card holders who are already experienced in excavator lifting operations.

Course Content

The course covers:

• The machine, its controls and the PPE needed, including mounting and dismounting safely
• Pre-use and running checks, and the hazards linked to the main components
• Setting the excavator up for lifting duties, including the lifting point and safety devices such as rated capacity indicators
• Reading the duty chart and rated capacity information, and estimating load weights and centres of gravity
• Agreeing signals and landing areas with the slinger signaller and working to a planned lift
• Carrying out a trial lift and placing loads in a controlled way
• The operator's responsibilities, the manufacturer's handbook and the requirements of LOLER 1998
• Safe parking, shutdown and securing procedures

Certification

Successful delegates receive a CPCS Red Trained Operator card. To upgrade to a blue competence card you will need to complete the relevant Level 2 NVQ. The same course is available under NPORS as category N100.

Practical Information

• Lunch is not provided, so please bring your own.
• Refreshments are provided throughout the day.
• Free parking is available.

Related Courses

• CPCS plant operator courses
• NPORS courses
• CPCS crane and lifting operations courses
• LOLER and lifting operations courses
• Banksman courses
• Construction NVQs
• Health and Safety courses

For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

You will receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course joining instructions will follow.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed on the next business working day.

NTSS runs an accredited plant training centre in Cambridgeshire with more than 25 years behind it, covering novice through to experienced operators across most categories of plant. What sets the centre apart is hoist — it is one of comparatively few UK centres offering CPCS, NPORS and NVQ hoist routes alongside hoist installer training.

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