Ground Care.

Ride on Mowers

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Training (with Assessment )

Duration: 1 day Classroom and practical

Delivery Method: Introduction and demonstration Build your skills with our ride-on mower course for learners. Overview in brief A wide range of mowers are used across horticultural and landscape businesses. With proper training, most pose little risk to either the user or anyone near to the machine. Our course will give you that training, ensuring you can operate a ride-on mower safely and efficiently. Once you've successfully completed the course, you'll receive a certificate of training. The finer details Our one-day course will give you an insight into both safety awareness and risk assessment. You'll also run through the machine's capabilities and learn how to maintain the mower. After that, you'll gain practical experience, including mowing on slopes. Course sessions: 

• Legislation

• General safety

•  Risk assessment

•  Hydrostatic drive 

• Cutting mechanisms

•  Controls and equipment

•  Daily checks

• Safe methods of operation

•  Working on slopes

• Transportation

• Driving on public roads

• Safety with fuel

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Who should attend?

Our one-day training course will suit anyone employed in agriculture, horticulture, landscaping and grounds maintenance that currently operates, or may be required to operate, a ride-on mower.

Pedestrian Mowers

A wide range of mowers are used across horticultural and landscape businesses.

With proper training, most pose little risk to either the user or anyone near to the machine.

Our course will give you that training, ensuring you can operate a pedestrian mower safely and efficiently.

Once you've successfully completed the course, you'll receive a certificate of competence.

The finer details

Our course will give you an insight into both safety awareness and risk assessment.

This revamped course now contains specific information for battery operated machines.

You'll also run through the machine's capabilities and learn how to maintain the mower.

After that, you'll gain practical experience, including mowing on slopes.

Course sessions:

• Legislation

• General safety

• Risk assessment

• Hydrostatic drive

• Cutting mechanisms

• Controls and equipment

• Daily checks

• Safe methods of operation

• Working on slopes

• Transportation

• Driving on public roads

• Safety with fuel.

Brushcutters/trimmers

Brushcutters/trimmers are popular tools across the agriculture, horticulture, landscaping, and grounds maintenance industries.

They save time and work efficiently in tricky terrains and situations.

But they also have the potential to be one of the most dangerous machines in common use.

Our course will help novice users recognise and reduce those dangers.

You'll also learn how to optimise performance and carry out routine maintenance.

The finer details

This is an integrated training and assessment course.

Successfully complete it and you'll receive a certificate of competence.

You'll learn to use the brushcutter/trimmer safely and with confidence.

Understanding all the relevant regulations and safety requirements is key. You'll be taught the need for the correct protective clothing and how best to maintain a safe working environment.

Course sessions:

• Prepare for brushcutter/trimmer operations

• Brushcutter/trimmer maintenance

• Battery operated machines

• Operating the brushcutter/trimmer

• Clearing the site and machine checks

Some of you might need longer than the stated guide times to fully understand the information and training provided.

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