Crane Accidents: Causes and Prevention
Modified Date: February 18, 2025 As a construction worker, you play a crucial role in our infrastructure by ensuring our buildings are built safely and our roads are safe. Working…
Women in the Heavy Equipment Industry
Did you think heavy equipment operation is only a man’s field of work? It’s not. An increasing number of women are entering the construction industry by filling heavy equipment operator…
Heavy Equipment Winter Care Tips
The winter months are rapidly approaching and the cold weather, depending on where you are, is being thrust upon us. As the days get shorter and fluffy white precipitation descends…
Top 10 OSHA Violations: 2018
In the construction workplace, violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) rules are offenses that should be taken seriously. Violations of the standards can result in an increased…
Landfill Operations and Heavy Equipment
America has A LOT of garbage. It’s estimated that the average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash per day. While this might not be the best news for the future of the planet, it is certainly good news for people who work at the landfills where all of that refuse is taken.
It’s not very likely that people spend too much time thinking about landfills on a daily basis, much less about the people who work in them every day. That is, of course, unless you’re one of the people who work in one. That’s a shame because for some, like heavy equipment operators, landfills and the jobs they provide present an opportunity for those in the field. In the content that follows, we’ll discuss some basic information about landfills, machines that are used and why working at a landfill can be a good choice for a heavy equipment operator. (more…)
The Role of Bulldozers in the Heavy Equipment Industry
The bulldozer is an iconic fixture in the class of machines known as heavy equipment. Learn more about this machinery and training at HEC.
Quick Tips for Erecting Lattice Boom Cranes
Quick Tips for Erecting Lattice Boom Cranes
DISCLAIMER: The following information is supplemental to OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC – Cranes and Derricks in Construction and in particular CFR 1926.1403 and 1926.1412. Table of Contents Erecting…
Getting to Know Compact Excavators - Heavy Equipment College
Getting to Know Compact Excavators
Compact or mini excavators are relatively new to the heavy equipment industry. The first compact excavators hit the heavy equipment market in Japan during the very late 1960s. It wasn’t…
Heavy Equipment Machinery for Ground Works
Different heavy equipment machinery serves different purposes in the construction zone and each come with their own unique specifications.
Future of Virtual Reality in Heavy Equipment Training
Virtual reality technology is becoming increasingly commonplace and more accessible to the general population. While many people are purchasing VR headsets to play games and experience things they otherwise could…