Heavy equipment operator
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Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
and construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
projects.
Operator training
- The International Union of Operating EngineersInternational Union of Operating EngineersThe International Union of Operating Engineers is a trade union within the AFL-CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers who maintain heating and other systems in buildings and industrial complexes, in the...
has equipment schools where apprentice operators are trained. - The Association of Equipment ManufacturersAssociation of Equipment ManufacturersThe Association of Equipment Manufacturers is a trade association for companies that manufacture equipment for industries such as agriculture, construction, mining, and utility. AEM is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Hall of fame:...
provides effective safety trainingEffective Safety TrainingThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration has written voluminous workplace safety standards and regulations that affect employers and employees in the United States. It is the employer's legal responsibility to educate employees on all workplace safety standards and the hazards that their...
materials for operators of rough terrain forklifts and operators of industrial and agricultural mowersMowerA mower is a machine for cutting grass or other plants that grow on the ground. Usually mowing is distinguished from reaping, which uses similar implements, but is the traditional term for harvesting grain crops, e.g...
. - The National Association of Heavy Equipment Training SchoolsNational Association of Heavy Equipment Training SchoolsThe National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools founded 2005, is an association of heavy equipment operator training schools in the United States...
provides American national certification for heavy equipment operator - Interior Heavy Equipment School provides Canadian certification for heavy equipment operators
- ATS: Heavy Equipment Operator School is currently the largest network of Heavy Equipment Operator schools in the U.S.
See also
- Hydraulic machineryHydraulic machineryHydraulic machines are machinery and tools that use liquid fluid power to do simple work. Heavy equipment is a common example.In this type of machine, hydraulic fluid is transmitted throughout the machine to various hydraulic motors and hydraulic cylinders and which becomes pressurised according to...
- Benjamin HoltBenjamin HoltBenjamin Leroy Holt was an American inventor who was the first to patent and manufacture a first practical crawler-type tread tractor. The continuous-type track is used for heavy agricultural and engineering vehicles to spread the weight over a large area to prevent the vehicle from sinking into...
- Construction workerConstruction workerA construction worker or builder is a professional, tradesman, or labourer who directly participates in the physical construction of infrastructure.-Construction trades:...
- International Union of Operating EngineersInternational Union of Operating EngineersThe International Union of Operating Engineers is a trade union within the AFL-CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers who maintain heating and other systems in buildings and industrial complexes, in the...