UK CPCS Lorry Loader

This assessment involves assessing the candidates knowledge and skills on the Lorry Loader through theory and practical assessment.

• Understand the relevant health and safety regulations
• Identify accident prevention and control
• Identify the needs regarding personnel protection
• Drive the MEWP safely and manoeuvre it in a correct and proper manner, inside and outside of a building
• Carry out pre-use checks and daily maintenance before starting work
• Carry out the correct emergency procedures and understand the capacities and limitations to enable safe operation
• Understand the selection and use of fall protection equipment.

• UK CSCS health & safety test within the previous 2 years
• PPS number
• PPE Equipment

1 Day

• A36A Lorry Loader – Hook
• A36B Lorry Loader – Clamshell Bucket
• A36C Lorry Loader – Hydraulic Clamp

Your Red CPCS Trained Operator Card is valid for 2 years. During these 2 years you must achieve your NVQ in Plant Operations to upgrade to a Blue CPCS Competence Card.

CITB CPCS Card

Unemployed

If you are unemployed and seeking work, you may be eligible for funding from the Department of Social Protection to cover all, or some of the costs of your training. (means depending, you may be entitled to up to €1000).

Candidates who wish to avail of this must make an appointment with a case officer in their local Intreo office, discuss their case & apply for funding. The candidate will receive a funding application form which they must sign & bring/post to us. Upon completion, we will send this back to the case officer who will then review the funding application.

Upon receiving funding approval in the post from the Department of Social Protection, candidates must then call us to reserve a place on our course. We cannot confirm a place on our course until funding approval is gained.

Employed

If employed within the private sector or are a sole trader, there may also be funding assistance available through Skillnet funding. Skillnet may fund a percentage of your training, if eligible. For more details on this, please contact us on 074 91 27786.