Heavy Equipment Safety (Maintenance and Inspection)

• Understand the safe operating procedures and maintenance of Heavy Equipment
•  Differentiate the different type of Heavy Equipment and its specific safety operating requirements
• Have a clear understanding with the regulatory requirement and safe practices necessary to safely operate heavy equipment
• Explain the elements of an Internal Traffic Control Plan and the hazards ITCPs are designed to mitigate
• Develop and implement an ITCP on a construction site

CONTENT:

• RULE 1415 of DO 13: Construction Heavy Equipment
• Classification of Heavy Equipment
• General Heavy Equipment Safety
• Heavy Equipment Operational requirements
• Inspection Requirements
• Maintenance Requirements
• Testing Requirements
• Specific Safety Requirements for Each type of Heavy Equipment
• Prevention of Runovers and Backovers
• Internal Traffic Control Plan
• Lifting Plan

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.