The Alberta Construction Training Institute’s (ACTI) course is 6-8 Hr depending on experience. Compact or Mini Excavators are tracked or wheeled vehicles that are mostly used for digging and lifting but can also be used with a wide variety of attachments.
DurationThe Alberta Construction Training Institute’s (ACTI) course is 6-8 Hr depending on experience. Compact or Mini Excavators are tracked or wheeled vehicles that are mostly used for digging and lifting but can also be used with a wide variety of attachments.
They normally come with an independent swing boom and a backfill blade. Operators must develop a good understanding of how both the blade and boom operate
This course describes how to safely operate the excavator, and includes a review of regulations, site hazards, safety features, inspection procedures and emergency planning. There is both classroom training as well as limited hands-on training.
Below is the course outline :
Safety Regulations & Standards
Excavator Fundamentals & Controls
Employer and Worker Responsibilities
Hazard Identification and Mitigation
Preventative Maintenance & Procedures
Site & Pre-Operational Inspections
Machine Orientation & Safe Operation
Proper Start Up & Shut Down Protocols
Steering, Maneuvering, Excavating Techniques
Trenching & Excavating Techniques
Machine Positioning & Control
Transporting & Hauling Securement Standards
Proper Loading Procedures
The Alberta Construction Training Institute (ACTI) located in Edmonton and Calgary is a training company with a combined experience of over 100 years in Construction, Engineering and Management training fields.
ACTI instructors have been instructing health, safety, management and engineering training in Alberta for over 20 years. Our focus is on construction safety and training through classroom and advanced instructional skill evaluation both with traditional equipment and our virtual reality simulations. See our course description page for a detailed list of instructor lead courses we provide.
We have also just developed a 40 hr training course based on the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and Construction Owners of Alberta Association (COAA) best practices with multi discipline work packaging for Advanced Work Face Planning.
ACTI has created multiple VR construction simulations for the industrial, commercial, vendor product and public emergency response sectors. Please see our website pages for descriptions and contact information if you are interested in scheduling a course or a demo on a training simulation for your company.
This course has been designed to meet and exceed the equivalency guideline of the Ontario’s Ministry of Labour’s mandatory health and safety awareness program for supervisors.
This Ladder Safety Training will guide you through all aspects of Ladders including hazard identification, ladder types, set up, PPE, Maintenance, storage & handling, and inspection.
Professional Counterbalance Training & Certification The Counterbalance Forklift can also be called the Sit-Down Counterbalance or Tow-Motor.
Failure to control the release of hazardous energy, while servicing and maintaining equipment has the potential to cause some of the most severe injuries in our workplaces today.
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to recognize confined spaces in construction, describe major hazards of confined spaces and identify controls required for confined space entry. No Expiry.
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