Clay Quarry Management
The Clay Quarry Management course was designed in response to Regulation 8 of the Quarry Regulations 1999 which stipulates that quarry managers need to demonstrate competence. As the majority of courses available centre around hard rock quarrying, this course was designed specifically for clay quarries.
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Course Content
- Health & Safety Legislation
- Managing Health & Safety on site
- Vehicle safety
- Environmental issues
- Occupational Health and Welfare
- Electricity in the workplace
- Machinery safety
- Hazards and definitions
- Soil slope stability
- Rock slope stability
- Rock fall hazard
- Inspections and record keeping
- Geotechnical Appraisals and significant change
- Site visit
- Geotechnical Assessments
- Quarry design
- Excavations and tip rules
- Risk assessments and safe systems of work.
Course Format
Each course is run over 3 days, Tuesday - Thursday
It is delivered in a modular format
There is a mixture of taught time, group exercises, audio visual and field work.
There are 5 assessments made up of multiple choice questions with written and practical exams.
Successful delegates are awarded the MPQC Certificate of Achievement.
Future Course Dates and Locations
12th - 14th October 2010 Denton
9th - 11th November 2010 Accrington
22nd - 24th March 2011 Rudgwick
12th - 14th April 2011 Peterborough
17th - 19th May 2011 Accrington
20th - 22nd September 2011 Ibstock
18th - 20th October 2011 Waresley
Any Questions?
Ian Morris
Training Manager 01476 513 887
Emily Drury
Training Department 01476 513 892