Aboriginal Awareness

Description:

Who’s the course for?

Operatives involved in excavations who have limited, or no experience in supporting trenches and Aboriginal Awareness.

Course aims and Benefits:

To train operatives in the various methods of supporting excavations using traditional methods and proprietary systems.

Courses content:

• Recognition of soil Structures
• Effects of weathering
• Application of Appropriate methods of hand or mechanical means of excavation
• Overcoming problems due to varying ground conditions and services
• Correct support of shafts in loose ground
• Applying methods to overcome groundwater problems
• Support of Aboriginal Awareness using hydraulic shoring
• Awareness of the various proprietary systems and their usage
• Awareness of the importance of safe methods of working, conforming to relevant safety regulations
• The principles of backfilling and striking
• Legislation and Inspection log sheets

Training Methods:

Practical/hand-on

Classroom/tutorials