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Skid-Steer Daily Check

The check every skid-steer and compact track loader operator should do before the first scoop of the day. Learn what to look at, how to test the safety systems from the seat, and when to tag the machine out.

  • About 10 minutes
  • Free certificate when you pass
  • Phone, tablet or computer
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No account or payment needed. Pass the 8-question test with 80% to get your certificate by email.

Side view of a wheeled skid-steer loader with a general purpose bucket

What you'll learn

  • Do a walkaround of a skid-steer or compact track loader in a set order
  • Test the seat belt, seat bar and interlocks from the operator's seat
  • Decide which findings mean the machine is tagged out and reported
  • Record the check so there is proof it was done

What's inside

  1. 1. Why check every day2 min
  2. 2. The walkaround4 min
  3. 3. Checks from the seat3 min
  4. 4. Tag out or go3 min
  5. Knowledge test8 questions

Good to know: this certificate shows you completed a free mini-course. It is not operator training. Employers remain responsible for training, evaluating and authorizing operators under the occupational health and safety rules that apply to them.

Ready for the full course?

The full Skid-Steer Loader Safety course goes further: rated operating capacity, controls and interlocks, attachments, slopes and ramps, and safe work around people.

Training a crew?

Send this free course to your whole crew before the season starts. For full training, every learner gets their own login, certificate and record on file, with team pricing from 5 seats.

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Photo: Skid-steer side view: Cjp24, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.