Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Heavy Equipment Operation
To get the job done in construction, you need the right equipment. Aside from the heavy equipment itself, it is vital that you wear the right personal protective equipment, or…
Heavy Equipment Programs: Finding Your Perfect Fit
Remember that toy bulldozer or dump truck you played with as a kid? What if you could turn that childhood fantasy into a career? Good news: you can! As a…
Facts to Consider about Crane Operator Training Programs
Are you considering becoming a crane operator? Prior to achieving that goal, it’s important to consider the facts about the endeavor you’re looking to take on. Fortunately for you, we’ve…
Safety Instructions for Heavy Equipment Operator’s Cab
Workplace safety is an essential part of everyone’s job. This is especially true for occupations with a higher risk for bodily harm, like heavy equipment operation. Unfortunately, mistakes do happen…
How Do I Become a Heavy Equipment Operator?
Qualified heavy equipment operators are important skilled workers at construction sites and in other settings where heavy equipment is required. It takes comprehensive training to properly operate these machines. If…
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…
Five Construction Safety Tips
Working with heavy equipment in construction settings is a dangerous task. Construction accidents can cause injuries that require medical attention, and there are many risk factors involved. Many construction accidents…
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…)