This
craft level is comprised of the following modules. Students may enroll for the entire craft level, or take a single module to focus on specific skills. For more information contact training@abcnys.org.
Orientation to the Trade
Provides a comprehensive overview of heavy equipment uses, operator responsibilities, career opportunities, and safety principles associated with the operation of heavy equipment.
Heavy Equipment Safety
Contains the safety guidelines for the operation, maintenance, and transportation of heavy equipment. Covers the use of signs and barricades and the safety of those working in the vicinity of heavy equipment, as well as trenching safety issues.
Identification of Heavy Equipment
Provides an overview of each type of heavy equipment covered in the program, along with their different models, applications, and common attachments.
Basic Operational Techniques
Provides basic instruction for the safe operation and preventive maintenance on each type of equipment, including proper mounting, startup procedures, and basic movements of the machine and its attachments. Provides the first hands-on experience with each type of machine.
Tractors
Covers operation of utility tractors and heavy-duty articulated tractors as used in the construction industry. Contains detailed operation and operator maintenance instructions, including duties and responsibilities of the operator, safety rules for operation, attachment of implements, and preventive maintenance procedures performed by the operator.
Grades, Part One
Introduces the concepts of elevations and grading, the use and interpretation of grade stakes, and the basic process of grading construction sites, distance measuring, and finish grades.