Excavator Operator
This course provides the fundamentals of safety, equipment characteristics, operation, transportation and maintenance that apply to heavy equipment in the construction industry. It will focus on the specifics of an excavator and provide ample instruction and seat time for the student to become familiar with its unique operating characteristics and applications.
| Duration: |
240 hours over 30 days |
| Prerequisite: |
Ontario Grade 12 or equivalent |
| Format: |
Classroom, laboratory activities, and hands-on training with emphasis on practical operating skills on an excavator. This course includes the two-week Fundamentals of Heavy Equipment followed by four weeks of practical field training. |
| Evaluation: |
Theory examinations and practical evaluations |
| Accreditation: |
OETIO certificate |
Topics:
- Manuals, regulations, and policies
- Personal safety
- Work site safety
- Communications
- Fire safety
- Operating near utilities/high voltage
- Operator manuals
- Fall protection
- Equipment components and systems
- Pre-operational inspections
- Excavator earthmoving operations
- Transporting heavy equipment
- Equipment maintenance
- Introduction to rigging
- WHMIS
- First-aid and CPR
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