
COURSE INFO
This course is a Spreadmark approved NZGFA training course.
The NZGFA registers companies that have certified spreading machinery, trained operators/spreader truck drivers and an appropriate quality management system.
RESOURCES
NZ Groundspread Fertiliser Association
Spreadmark Certification
SPREADER OPERATOR NZ (SPONZ) COURSE
The course is a mix of theory and practical tasks for spreader truck drivers.
The drivers attend 1 day theory training and they are required to complete the practical tasks before Spreadmark driver certification is awarded.
Health & Safety
Environment
Hill driving and hazards
Pre-start
Fatigue
Logbooks
Loading
Storage
Operating on road
Operating off road
Driving and spreading
Product knowledge
Spreadmark code
Code of Conduct
Spreader Operator NZ Health and Safety Day
This is run as a group learning session, it starts with practical training, looking at the spreader truck including pre-starts, loading oversize, and truck safety.
Followed by a theory session which includes the following subjects
Logbook
Fatigue
Pre-starts
Hill driving and hazards
Loading
Oversize
Operating on road
Operating off road