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Heavy Equipment Operations Level 1
Heavy Equipment Operations Level 1
at South Piedmont Community College
Charlotte Catalog
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of heavy equipment operator responsibilities, heavy equipment safety, and career opportunities. Topics include orientation to the trade; heavy equipment safety; identification of heavy equipment; basic operational techniques; utility trailers; introduction to earthmoving, and grades.
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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.
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