Programme
Legal and regulatory module (2 hours)
- Regulatory framework: the State-Regions Agreement of 22 February 2012 and Legislative Decree 81/2008
- Employer duties concerning qualification and supervision
- Responsibilities and duties of the operator during lifting operations
- Mandatory documentation: machine logbook, maintenance register, periodic inspection reports
Technical module (4 hours)
- Types of telescopic handler: fixed, rotating, with interchangeable attachments
- Operating principles of the telescopic boom and of the slewing mechanism
- Load charts as a function of boom reach and angle of inclination
- Stabilisation systems: outriggers, automatic levelling
- Attachments and couplings: bucket, forks, baskets, hooks, requirements and limits of use
- Pre-use visual check and routine maintenance
- Specific risks: lateral overturning, boom failure, interference with overhead lines
Practical module with tests (6 hours)
- Pre-operational inspection and safety checks on the machine
- Basic manoeuvres on level and uneven ground
- Lifting and placing operations with forks in various boom configurations
- Use of the slewing mechanism for lateral placement
- Movement on site: routes with gradients, soft ground, confined spaces
- Practical assessment test on a course with loads at height
Objectives
To qualify the worker to operate self-propelled telescopic handlers and rotating telescopic handlers safely, developing a thorough knowledge of the machine, the ability to assess operating conditions and the practical skills verified in the final test, in accordance with the State-Regions Agreement of 22 February 2012.