BORING MACHINE OPERATOR – code 9444

Maximum
 training time: 18 weeks or 720 hours
Code 9444
Step
Process
Hours
1
Orientation and Observation
  • Safety procedures, 10 hours
  • Elementary surveying of tunnel alignment and grade, 40 hours
  • General boring procedures and operation, 150 hours
200
2
Care and Maintenance
  • Safety procedures, 10 hours
  • Routine lubricating and servicing, 35 hours
  • Hydraulic components, use and maintenance, 40 hours
85
3
Actual Operation of Equipment
  • Safe operating procedures, 10 hours
  • Soft Ground tunneling, 225 hours
  • Rock tunneling, 200 hours
435
Total
720