How Do You Train Heavy Equipment Operators?
Very few large construction jobs are completed without using several pieces of heavy equipment, making people who are skilled in operating this equipment indispensable to the building industry. Being a heavy-equipment operator, like other construction jobs, is a physically demanding career choice that requires ability to work outdoors, often in extreme weather and under extreme conditions. While several schools and certification programs offer training in heavy equipment, in the construction industry, it’s hands-on experience on a real construction site that is the best teacher, according to Brian Ferrato, a heavy-equipment operator with 12 years experience. Find a trainee with a class A drivers license or encourage him or her to get one. While the procedure for getting this type of license, as well as what the license will allow a heavy equipment operator to do, can vary from state to state, a class A license will, for the most part, allow the trainee to drive commercial vehicles, inc
