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…

Different Types of Rigging Licenses

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…

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…

Bucket Truck Inspection

Heavy Equipment Training
The heavy equipment industry has given rise to an ever-expanding roster of machines and tools used to complete tasks both safely and efficiently. Among the utilities boasting a wide number of applications – even expanding into other sectors is the bucket truck. Originally called cherry pickers, a name adopted from…

OSHA Crane and Derrick Compliance Directives

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the nationally accredited and internationally recognized organization authorized to create and amend regulations for the safe work conditions for workers. They provide training, education, and outreach to aid in the dissemination of information. OSHA compliance announcements are always being made in order…

CONFINED SPACE TRAINING

Workplaces often demand that we be flexible in applying our skills in different situations. This really applies in scenarios where workers actually have to move and contort their bodies to actually fit into certain spaces in order to get a job done. The construction industry often calls for such skills,…

Roles and Responsibilities of a Signal Person

Communication is key. This phrase has gone around so many times that we forget the true meaning that it carries. Efficient exchange of messages is essential in all parts of human life, especially in potentially hazardous situations where injury can be avoided or mitigated simply by exchanging messages. That is…