EXCAVATOR 180 - BELOW/ABOVE AND BELOW 5 TONNES

The excavator 180 is a versatile machine that proves helpful to a range of jobs on-site. Often referred to as a backhoe with its scooping action of the shovel, the machine can excavate materials in bulk and move them left to right through 180 degrees. Safely operating such a large and vital piece of kit requires attention and skill to protect everyone involved.

This excavator 180 course delivers the necessary skills, knowledge, and understanding to operate an excavator safely.

With a mix of practical and theory-based exercises and tutorials, learners will cover manufacturer information and general knowledge of an excavator 180 and participate in practical activities to recognise machine components, functions, best practices and operating methods.

This course reflects national standards and industry best practices and is fully accredited in line with regulations. In addition, choose to learn with Totally Training, and learners benefit from our nationwide custom-built training facilities and customer-first approach.

Our occupationally and technically-experienced instructors teach and coach learners on this course.

This training is essential for workers to operate an excavator 180 safely. Learners will review legal requirements, ensure safety compliance, understand procedures and appropriate documentation and classifications.

The course will take learners through:

• Preparing an excavator 180 for use in a live scenario
• All environmental considerations and the impact of using an excavator poses
• Safety checks in the work area and the machine, daily and weekly
• How to operate an excavator 180 safely and efficiently
• Mounting and dismounting the machine
• Operating on slopes, inclines and other challenging terrains
• Loading and unloading procedures for excavator 180 transportation
• All work and shut down procedures

On completion of this training course, learners will have sufficient knowledge and information to enable them to complete the theory and practical tests for 180 excavators.

At the end of this training, learners will:

• Understand and recognise all learned endorsements
• Have excellent knowledge of health & safety legislation, including lifting operations, lifting equipment regulations and lifting signals to BS7121 
• Ability to carry out pre-start and running checks on the machine 
• Be confident to set the excavator 180 for site travel and relevant duties
• Travel over differing types of terrain, including undulating ground and slope 
• Manoeuvre in confined areas using forward and reverse direction 
• Create a vertical trench to the specified dimensions 
• Complete a square excavation with vertical sides at the end of the dug trench 
• Know the correct procedure to load material into a vehicle 
• Be able to remove the bucket and replace it with an alternative 
• Lifting, loading and rotating to the appropriate degrees and radius
• Reinstating a work area back to the original state 
• Shutdown and secure procedures 
• Loading and unloading procedures on and off a transporter

On successfully completing this course, learners receive their certification, valid for up to five years.

This Excavator 180 course is suitable for those who wish to pursue a career in plant operations. This course is available to those who need full training, refresher training and/or test through the experienced worker test route.

This comprehensive training prepares learners to safely and responsibly operate an excavator 180. The training options vary to accommodate novices and seasoned and experienced learners:

Novice training - ten days with a maximum of three delegates

Refresher training - Please contact for details

Experienced Worker Test - Please contact for details

At Totally Training, quality and support to our learners and clients is priority.

Totally Training are a leading provider of health, safety, environmental and technical theory and practical training and assessment services, covering a wide range of industry sectors, working with many organisations to provide quality written and delivered courses. 

Totally Training's experienced instructors, testers and NVQ assessors are fully qualified and occupationally competent from industry-specific backgrounds to deliver our qualifications.

Our facilities include nationwide technical training and testing centres with capacity for delivering plant training and testing through CPCS, NPORS and CSCS accredited courses. We provide on-site training and testing nationwide. 

We have hundreds of public course dates and locations nationally. Whatever your requirement, our training services help bring together the solution ensuring you can apply the hierarchy of risk control most effectively. 

This course has practical elements, learners must inform their instructor if they have any serious health issues, physical problems, special considerations or taking any medication, which may create difficulties during the course.

Requiring training at your own site or location? Your premises will require to comply with plant training and testing delivery standards. We will forward the criteria to you before the course commences and confirming booking.

For training and testing held at your premises, please ensure the training room you make available has a power supply and suitable for the number of learners attending. In addition, please ensure the practical area has been risk-assessed, free from harm and ideal for training and testing.

For bookings and to learn more about this qualification, please contact a member of the team by phone at 07763 854 325 or email training@totally.training