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Overhead Cranes

Crane Operator Training
Lifting heavy loads is a daily necessity of the heavy and construction industry. As such, several implements have been developed and utilized to make this not only possible, but efficient and safe as well. Among the most widely applied utilities in this category is the crane. Mobile cranes are wheeled…
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An Introduction to Excavators

Heavy Equipment Training
Heavy machinery prides itself on being among the most powerful and widely utilized all over the world. This is from the progress and investment put into their development to make them ever more efficient in safely moving and lifting loads. Among the most popular of these heavy machines is the…
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What Are OSHA Fall Protection Regulations?

Safety and Training Tips
In the United States falls are the leading cause of workplace injury. OSHA has set forth guidelines that ensure that employees are given the proper protection from falls. Fall protection equipment can be many things such as a full-body harness, a rescue harness, a work positioning belt, etc. These devices…
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MEWP Versus AWP – What Is the Difference?

Heavy Equipment Training
Demand for work at heights requires safe and repeated access to elevated areas. Erecting structures to reach great heights may create obstruction, incur costs, and take up space. One solution to this challenge was found in mobile elevating work platforms (MEWP). Until recently, mobile elevated work platforms were known as…
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What is a Skid Steer?

Heavy Equipment Training
A skid steer, also known as a skid loader, skid-steer loader, or skidsteer is a compact, rigid, industrial vehicle primarily employed in moving loads. Common designs have a bucket attachment on the front, controlled by arms that extend on either side of the vehicle to the rear, where they are…
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How to Become a Vacuum Truck Operator

Heavy Equipment Training
Many industries sometimes produce non-recyclable (and potentially dangerous) waste fluids, whose handling, transport and disposal should be done with care. Safe transportation of waste materials is the driving force that has seen the spread and improvement of the use of vacuum trucks, or more colloquially, ‘vac trucks’. Schedule On Site…
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Different Types of Rigging Licenses

Industry News, Heavy Equipment Training
With the expansion and development of both the construction and heavy industries, it has become more necessary to move heavier and heavier loads more often. Heavy equipment is used to easily shift or load general materials such as soil or gravel to trucks for transport. However, a very specific piece…
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What is a Forklift?

Heavy Equipment Training
One of the greatest daily demands of the heavy equipment industry is the fast, safe, and efficient movement of loads between locations. Several implements and utilities have been developed toward this, and among them, especially when working within buildings, is the forklift. A forklift is a small (relatively, when compared…
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