Fundamentals of Heavy Equipment
This course provides the fundamentals of safety, equipment characteristics, operating techniques, transportation, and maintenance with respect to heavy equipment in the construction industry. It is designed to serve as a prerequisite to the machine-specific operator training programs.
| Duration: |
80 hours over 10 days |
| Prerequisite: |
Ontario Grade 12 or equivalent |
| Format: |
Classroom, laboratory activities, and equipment familiarization with emphasis on the knowledge requirement of heavy equipment operations. |
| Evaluation: |
Theory examinations |
| Accreditation: |
OETIO Certificate |
Topics:
- Manuals, regulations, and policies
- Personal safety
- Work site safety
- Communications
- Fire safety
- Operating near utilities/high voltage
- Operator manuals
- Types, components and systems
- Pre-operational inspections
- Heavy equipment operations
- Transporting heavy equipment
- Equipment maintenance
- Introduction to rigging
- WHMIS
- First-aid and CPR
- Fall protection
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