Heavy Equipment Operations Level 1

• Orientation to the Trade
  Provides an overview of heavy equipment operation, operator responsibilities and career opportunities.

• Safety, Part One
  Provides a comprehensive overview of safety requirements on job sites with emphasis on OSHA and NIOSH requirements.

• Identification of Heavy Equipment
  Introduces the ten most used pieces of heavy equipment.

• Equipment Preventive Maintenance
  Covers preventive maintenance responsibilities including specifying basic equipment subsystems. And major mechanical systems.

• Dump Trucks
  Covers operation of dump trucks used in the construction industry.

• Tractors
  Covers operation of general utility tractors in the construction industry.

• Soils, Part One
  Provides an overview of soil composition and characteristics.

• Grades, Part One
  Introduces the concept of preparing graded surfaces using heavy equipment.

Heavy Equipment Operations Level 2

• Introduction to Earth Moving
  Provides a broad introduction to the processes of planning and executing earth moving activities on various types of construction projects.

• Safety, Part Two
  Presents safety requirements for operting heavy equipment, activities of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relative to OSHA inspections and reporting requirements and use of protective gear.

• Scrapers
  Presents the operation and maintenance of scrapers and scraper techniques.

• Bulldozers
  Reviews the use and maintenance of the bulldozer, bulldozer operating techniques and bulldozer attachments and their uses.

• Backhoes
  Presents types and designs of backhoe excavators, safe operating techniques of the backhoe and front bucket of the backhoe tractor.

• Front-End Loaders
  Includes used of the loader, periodic maintenance, safe operation and operator safety.

• Soils, Part Two
  Describes basic soil classification methods, details factors affecting classification and presents soil density and compaction requirements.

• Grades, Part Two
  Presents proper practices for setting grades off benchmarks and describes methods for setting grades using various types of levels.

Heavy Equipment Operations Level 3

• Finish Operator
  Contains information about the responsibilities of the finish operator.

• Advanced Safety Teaches advanced safety techniques and requirements for heavy equipment operators.

• Telescoping Excavators
  Presents information on the operation and maintenance of telescoping excavators.

• Motor Graders
  Introduces concepts and procedures involved in the operation of motor graders.

• Excavators
  Presents the use, safe operation, and maintenance of excavators.

• Finishing and Grading
  Describes the use of various types of heavy equipment to finish and trim grades and slopes of roads.

• Soils, Part Three
  Addresses problems associated with bridged areas and breakthrous as well as soil stabilization.