Farm Vehicle Driver Training - Tractors, 4WD, ATV, Chainsaws
We have found there is a need from farmers to have quality training for general farm vehicle use. This includes tractors, quads, LUVs (side by sides), farm bikes, trailers, and also chainsaws and general farm health and safety.
Farm vehicle use falls under the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 and many either don’t understand what this means in a practical sense, or want a simple training solution to ensure staff safety within the bounds of best practise. Let us help simplify this for you and make a practical difference.
The farm vehicle training course is designed to produce a farm worker that is competent to look after your various farm vehicles and can safely operate them on your farm. The course takes key practical and safety elements out of the various key NZQA courses and combines them into a single package. This provides a seamless training package and an economic solution for farm managers. Workers will be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attributes for all essential areas of the competency covered under the “Best Practice” guidelines for the various farm vehicle driving in the farm workplace.
This course is targeted specifically at the farm vehicle you have on your farm. This course enables the trainee to drive various vehicles effectively and safely over varied terrain. The trainee will also be able to demonstrate the appropriate responsibilities of a driver with emphasis on accident prevention. A high level of hazard identification and safe decision-making is also promoted as well as driving techniques that minimise negative environmental impact. The course can be customised to incorporate your own farm policies and procedures.
The course follows the code of practice guidelines and covers the following knowledge and skills:
We can advise you on both NZQA and non-NZQA course delivery options to meet your requirements and budget. We can also review and advise clients on their internal SOP’s for various vehicle use. Additional content can be added in order to customise the course to suit your farm requirements.
Farm vehicle use falls under the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 and many either don’t understand what this means in a practical sense, or want a simple training solution to ensure staff safety within the bounds of best practise. Let us help simplify this for you and make a practical difference.
The farm vehicle training course is designed to produce a farm worker that is competent to look after your various farm vehicles and can safely operate them on your farm. The course takes key practical and safety elements out of the various key NZQA courses and combines them into a single package. This provides a seamless training package and an economic solution for farm managers. Workers will be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attributes for all essential areas of the competency covered under the “Best Practice” guidelines for the various farm vehicle driving in the farm workplace.
This course is targeted specifically at the farm vehicle you have on your farm. This course enables the trainee to drive various vehicles effectively and safely over varied terrain. The trainee will also be able to demonstrate the appropriate responsibilities of a driver with emphasis on accident prevention. A high level of hazard identification and safe decision-making is also promoted as well as driving techniques that minimise negative environmental impact. The course can be customised to incorporate your own farm policies and procedures.
The course follows the code of practice guidelines and covers the following knowledge and skills:
- Farm health and safety considerations
- Understanding the various drive systems on the machines, control variations, etc
- Pre-use daily checks, and serviceability
- Start-up and shut-down procedures
- Loading and unloading ATV’s from a trailer
- Hazard identification and safety margin awareness
- Obstacle recognition and negotiation
- Stability dynamics including loads carried, loads towed, and load security
- Understanding tyres and the importance of correct inflation pressures
- Correct hill ascent, descent, and driving side slopes, other driving techniques, and limitations of driver and machine
- Ground composition and contour recognition along with driving techniques to ensure safety
- Water fording
We can advise you on both NZQA and non-NZQA course delivery options to meet your requirements and budget. We can also review and advise clients on their internal SOP’s for various vehicle use. Additional content can be added in order to customise the course to suit your farm requirements.
