Introduction, Safety & Career
An introduction to the heavy equipment operation trade: what operators do and where they work, the machines and what each one is for, pre-shift inspection and load charts, grade work and utility locates, the hazards and the OSHA rules that control them, and the certifications and career path.
Getting Started
- What Heavy Equipment Operators Do7 min
- The Machines of Heavy Equipment & What Each One Does8 min
- Heavy Equipment Pre-Shift Inspection, Maintenance & Load Charts8 min
- Grade Work, Site Plans & Utility Locates for Equipment Operators8 min
- Heavy Equipment Safety8 min
- Heavy Equipment Certification & Career Path9 min