effectively to a student training on a Cat Simulators system. The U.S. Bureau of Labor projects more than 50,800 new heavy equipment operator positions will be added to the U.S. workforce every year ...

If you've ever watched a construction site for more than five minutes, you've almost certainly seen one. A large yellow excavator, swinging its arm, scooping ...

T he risks posed to heavy equipment operators in certain situations can often limit the type of work they can perform. Hazardous materials, unstable subsurfaces and other site conditions can limit ...

I can’t even drive a remote control car well. I constantly crash, then I get frustrated, and I stop. So the idea of operating heavy machinery like excavators and dump trucks via remote control both ...

In 2021, the construction industry reported the highest number of fatal work injuries in the private sector—many of which resulted from preventable accidents. The key to preventing these accidents is ...

Workplace safety for heavy machinery operators matters most when long days, changing weather, and tight timelines meet ...

FAIRFIELD, Maine (WABI) - A Kennebec Valley Community College program is hoping to address a shortage of operators of heavy machinery in Maine. It’s the second of two heavy equipment operator training ...

When Tim Mason first came up with the idea for ‘CrewedUp’ about six months ago, he was doing what many people in the trades ...

BIG SPRING, Texas — Howard college in big spring is using new technology to get students ahead of the game when it comes to jobs that use heavy machinery, which applies to a lot of different jobs in ...

People who work with heavy equipment, or oversee employees who do, know there are inherent risks with the associated tasks. However, understanding the threats and taking the appropriate precautions to ...

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Warkocz, pavements and heavy equipment operator, uses an excavator to remove debris from a demolished building at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 9, 2018. (Staff Sgt.

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of Local 15 of the Operating Engineers union has begun recruiting for five heavy-equipment operating engineer apprenticeships. The recruitment will end ...