Who is this course for?
Expand your skills with our remote control mowers course for learners.
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 remote control mowers safely and efficiently.
When you’ve successfully completed the course, you’ll receive a certificate of competence.
What are the course objectives?
Course sessions:
- Radio-control systems
- General safety and risk assessment
- Safe methods of operation
- Hydrostatic drive
- Wheels, tyres, and tracks
- Turning and manoeuvring
- Cutting mechanisms
- Transportation.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:
- Comply with legal requirements, with an emphasis of safe practices
- Identify the risks associated with the use of this type of machine
- Select appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Identify the controls and components
- Understand the function of all instruments (if appropriate)
- Carry out daily checks, as indicated in the operator’s manual
- Carry out appropriate pre-start checks
- Identify and report any faults
- Adjust the cutting mechanism to achieve the required standard
- Operate the machine in a safe and competent manner
- Perform after-use maintenance
- Load and transport the machine (if appropriate)
Coming soon:
- Install, remove, transport and store a battery
- Safely dispose of the battery, battery charger and machine
- Carry out maintenance of battery equipment