Heavy Equipment

Course Introduction

This innovative Heavy Equipment Safety Awareness course will provide even the most experienced equipment operator with a new understanding and appreciation of their equipment.

Topics Include

The 4 hour “core course” covers a vital review of equipment operation principles including:

  • Introduction to types of equipment
  • Injury/ Fatality Statistics and Case studies
  • Operator Training Requirements
  • Applicable OSHA Regulations
  • Temporary Traffic Control Introduction
  • Call before you dig introduction
  • Trenching/ Excavation “Competent Person” Introduction
  • Equipment Maintenance & Operation
  • Basic Operator Safety Rules

Multiple Heavy Equipment Taining

Afterwards you can add any number or combination of the following modules to the core course. The following modules are approximately 1 hour each.

  • Articulated Dump Trucks
  • Backhoe Loaders
  • Bucket Truck
  • Compactors/Rollers
  • Dozers
  • On the road Dump Truck
  • Excavators
  • Graders
  • Knuckle boom loader
  • Wheel Dozers
  • Wheel Loaders
  • Skid steer loader
  • Pipe layers
  • Road Reclaimers/Soil Stabilizers
  • Scrapers
  • Telehandler, Track Loaders, Track-Type Tractors, Truck Mounted Crane