Heavy Equipment Operator - Industry Training Authority

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................ III
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................... IV
Industry Representatives .......................................................................................................... iv
Facilitators ................................................................................................................................. v
Logging Expertise ...................................................................................................................... v
Industry subject matter experts: ................................................................................................ v
Logging Worker Training Needs Committee Members: ............................................................ v
PROGRAM FLOW CHART ........................................................................................................ VI
SECTION 1 OCCUPATION ANALYSIS CHART ........................................................................ 1
SECTION 2 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR PROGRAM OUTLINE ................................. 10
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE OF TIME ALLOTMENTS................................................................ 11
A: Core – Worksite Health & Safety Practices ........................................................................ 11
B: Core - Essential Heavy Equipment Knowledge .................................................................. 12
C: Core - Employability Skills and Professional Practices ....................................................... 13
D: Core – Job Control & Engineering Basics .......................................................................... 14
E: Core – Environmental Awareness, Protection & Enhancement .......................................... 15
F: Operate Articulated Haul Truck ........................................................................................... 16
G: Operate Loader .................................................................................................................. 18
H: Operate Backhoe (Optional In-School Practical Training) .................................................. 20
I: Operate Dozer ..................................................................................................................... 22
J: Operate Excavator ............................................................................................................... 24
K: Operate Grader(Optional In-School Practical Training) ...................................................... 26
L: Operate Feller Buncher ....................................................................................................... 29
M: Operate Wheel Skidder ...................................................................................................... 31
N: Operate Track Skidder ........................................................................................................ 33
O: Operate Grapple Yarder (Optional In-School Practical Training) ....................................... 35
P: Operate Dangle Head Processor ........................................................................................ 36
Q: Operate Log Loader ........................................................................................................... 38
LINE A: WORKSITE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES ................................................. 40
LINE B: ESSENTIAL HEAVY EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE ................................................. 56
LINE C: EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES ........................... 71
LINE D: JOB CONTROL AND ENGINEERING BASICS ...................................................... 74
LINE E: ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ........... 97
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