New Zealand Institute of Highway Technology - NZIHT

Overview

Bulk earthmoving is the most universal of earthworks in the civil contracting industry. It covers all forms of earthmoving, from the small works on housing sites and sections, onto landscaping contractors and retaining walls, through to the serious Transit NZ contracts moving thousands of cubic metres.

The topics included in this course are essential to the understanding of earthworks, and cover the suitability and utilisation of the variety of plant and equipment used in the excavation, transport, conditioning and compaction of soil, including inspection and maintenance; soil properties and the problems that arise with different types of soil; environmental requirements and their effect on the worksite including installation and maintenance of erosion protection; and safety.  As the industry goes through legislative and regulative changes these topics always need to be updated.

If you are working in, or intending to work in, the civil contracting industry, or wish to train staff for this work, then this course will give a good grounding to the basics of earthmoving.

Length

2 day course.

Facilitator

Dick Thorburn

Cost

$640.00 per person + GST

(Minimum numbers apply before a course is confirmed)

Topics include

• Inspection of civil plant and equipment
• Soil properties for earthworks
• Understanding bulk earthworks
• Selection of suitable plant
• Earthworks in relation to the environment
• Environmental Acts and compliance
• Safe work practice in the workplace
• Health and Safety for the civil workplace

On completion of this course participants will

• Understand how to inspect civil plant and equipment before operation
• Establish a cost-effective earth works operation 
• Have an understanding of soil properties and how different soils react under different conditions
• Have an understanding of how a bulk earthworks site should operate
• Understand the requirements of working with environmental issues on work sites
• Understanding of safe work practices for the work place

National Qualification information

This course will address theoretical and knowledge requirements related to the below unit standards. It does not cover assessment.

• 6436 - Inspect civil construction plant and equipment
• 17593 - Apply safe work practices in the workplace
• 20477 - Demonstrate knowledge of soil properties for earthworks
• 20624 - Demonstrate knowledge of bulk earthmoving
• 20616 - Demonstrate knowledge of earthworks in relation to the environment

Who should attend

Those who are working within the civil and contracting industry, forestry industry and landscaping contractors. Anyone wanting to start out in contracting.