Safely Controlling the Power of the
Wheel Loader

Audience:		Operators of rubber-tired, articulated wheel loaders
Average Training Time:		60 to 90 minutes NOTE
US Code of Federal Regulation Reference:		Title 29, Part 1910, Sections 178 and 179
Format/ Product Code:		CD-ROM (MPEG Video)/ SSWLDMPG
Produced by:		Mastery Technologies, Inc.
Mastery interactive version based on original video content produced by:		Video Information System Training Associates, Inc.

OVERVIEW
This course will teach your wheel loader operators how to safely operate the wheel loader in a variety of work environments. The course uses 42 interactions to let the operator practice making decisions in the safe, controlled environment of the training computer.
The course carefully assesses each operator’s understanding to make sure they can apply what they’ve learned on the job. When the system discovers that the operator needs some remedial instruction, it’s given immediately.
Wheel loaders are used extensively for mining, water, sewer, land clearing, landscaping, waste management, municipality operations, airport maintenance, and feed lot applications.

TOPICS
The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:

Inspection

• Operators Manual
• Windows
• Tire Pressure

Safe Work Practices

• Climbing in the Cab
• Seatbelts
• Proper Attire
• Fire Extinguishers
• Good Housekeeping
• Ventilation
• Riders
• Pinch Points
• Electrocution
• Buckets as a Platform
• Hand Signals
• Night Operations

Start-Up

• Parking Brake
• Inspection
• Cold Weather Start-Up
• Jump-Starting

On The Road

• Trailer Hauling
• Towing
• Height Limits
• Transportation Laws
• Driving in Traffic
• Driving in Neutral
• Braking While Roading

Operation

• New Machines
• Height and Weight Limits
• Backfilling
• Digging
• Operating Around Traffic
• Road Conditions
• Speed
• Slopes
• Braking
• Backing Up

Shut Down

• Shut Down Procedures

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...

Use equipments’ Operators Manuals as a resource

1. Identify the Operators Manual as the place to check equipments’ maintenance and inspection schedules.
2. Recall the need to check the operating manual for different equipment models within the same manufacturer.
3. List items found in the Operators Manual.

Properly perform equipment inspection

1. Describe the need for daily inspections.
2. Describe the hazards when checking the battery.
3. Explain why machines with a compressed-air system should have the reserve air tank drained daily.

Follow safe work practices when using wheel loaders

1. List safe work practices to follow when working with wheel loaders.
2. List actions to avoid when working with wheel loaders.
3. Agree to never wear loose clothing when working with wheel loaders.
4. Recall why seatbelts are necessary when in the cab of a wheel loader.
5. List precautions to follow for night operations.
6. List procedures to follow (in order) if a fire breaks out.

Properly start-up the wheel loader

1. Choose the first two items to check prior to start-up.
2. Describe cold-weather start-up procedures.
3. List procedures included in jump-starting the machine.
4. Select the safest way to hook up a set of jumpers to the machine.
5. Recall when not to jump-start a machine.

Prepare equipment for trailer hauling

1. Describe trailer hauling procedures.
2. List items to examine on a chain or binder.
3. Explain the importance of covering the exhaust stack when transporting.

Safely drive a wheel loader

1. Agree that transportation laws vary from one location to another.
2. Identify the best way to tow a machine if traveling downhill.
3. Describe the possible effects of rolling a machine down hill in neutral.
4. Explain how to check the height of your machine.
5. Identify the outcome of the air brake’s pressure getting too low.

Properly operate a wheel loader

1. Choose procedures to follow when operating a machine for the first time.
2. Explain why some wheel loaders are designed with two separate brake pedals.
3. Recognize the danger of backfilling near a new wall of an excavation or structure.
4. Explain how to regain control of the machine if it starts to slide sideways on a slope.
5. Agree to always carry the load as close to the ground as possible.
6. Explain the reason for not using the clutch disconnect when driving over the road.

Operate within proper height and weight limits

1. List items associated with height and weight limits that the operator is responsible for checking.
2. Apply “tipping” limit to a given example.

Properly shut-down a wheel loader

1. Identify the steps necessary to shut down the wheel loader.
2. Recall the best time to refuel the machine.
3. List reasons to turn off the master electrical disconnect switch.
4. Appraise the importance of locking the engine compartment and fuel and hydraulic tanks.

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