EXCAVATOR OPERATOR, OVER 50,000 POUNDS – code 9348

Maximum
 training time: 26 weeks or 1040 hours
Code 9348
Step
Process
Hours
1
Orientation and Observation
  • Safety procedures, 10 hours
  • Observation of machine in operation, 50 hours
  • Starting and manipulating controls for moving equipment and attachments, 40 hours
100
2
Care and Maintenance
  • Safety procedures, 10 hours
  • Routine fueling, lubricating and servicing, 35 hours
45
3
Actual Operation of Equipment
  • Safe operating procedures, 10 hours
  • Excavation for footings and removal of unsuitable materials, 250 hours
  • Loading materials, 190 hours
  • Trenching for pipe, etc., 255 hours
  • Placement of pipe, precast concrete structures, etc., 190 hours
895
Total
1040