Heavy Equipment Training School Hamilton

Heavy Equipment Training School Hamilton - The heavy equipment operator courses will assist the operator in attaining the needed knowledge and skills they would require to enter the workforce as an entry level operator. In this 12 week course plus a practicum, you will focus on jobsite fundamentals including: environmental, safety and health awareness and training, machine operation and maintenance, and use of earth moving techniques in hands-on conditions.

This training helps you to operate on selected items of machinery like for instance a compactor, loader, dozer, grader and an excavator. There are some vital skills needed to become a heavy equipment operator: good oral communication skills, good problem solving skills, excellent spatial ability and good vision, physical strength and stamina, the ability to work well with others in a team or alone and excellent eye-hand coordination along with good manual dexterity.

Technical skills are likewise required to operate these equipment. These skills include: being able to operate equipment and power tools, general mechanical ability, knowledge of safe working practices, the ability to follow grade plans, technical specifications and read directions, the ability to make basic measurements and mathematical calculations, and the ability to carry out basic mechanical repairs and maintenance.

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