September 13, 2014
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USGC Gulfstream Program
The Dow Chemical Company
MOTORIZED HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING AND LICENSING
1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Motorized heavy equipment operators will be required to provide evidence of training, qualifications/certifications, licenses, and proficiency. In addition, operators may also be required to attend additional training or successfully pass a skills test/performance evaluation before being assigned duties as a heavy equipment operator.
2.0 TRAINING AND EVALUATION
Each designated employee will successfully complete a training, or retraining program, conducted by a trainer knowledgeable and proficient on the operation of the type of equipment the employee is to operate before being assigned the work. The training program and trainer(s) must be approved by Project HSE.
This training program will typically consist of both classroom instruction and on-the-job experience until satisfactory knowledge has been acquired and demonstrated. Training and retraining programs are required for the following groups:
· New operators
· Newly employed experienced operators
· Operators assigned to equipment on which they have no previous experience
· Annual refresher training for operators
· Hazard training for operators
2.1 Step 1: Trainee Preparation
The operator trainee must be given instruction in:
· Machine terminology
· Safe operating procedures
· Pre- and postoperational maintenance checks
· Basic operating principles
· Machine controls and functions
· Machine components and attachments
· Operation and function of components and attachments
· Review of:
- Manufacturer’s operator manual
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and/or incountry regulations (as applicable)
- American National Standards Institute standards
Client/site regulations
2.2 Step 2: Practical Demonstration
The trainee will be assigned to an experienced, licensed operator who will provide practical maneuvering demonstrations.
At this point, the trainee will actually perform basic equipment operations under the close supervision of the experienced operator. The trainee will be given demonstrations and the opportunity to practice operating each type of equipment for which he/she has been designated.
2.3 Step 3: On-The-Job Performance Evaluation
After completing Steps 1 and 2, the trainee will be issued a trainee license. This will allow the trainee to operate designated equipment and perform productive work while under direct supervision of the experienced, licensed operator. Productive work will be assigned to minimize safety hazards to personnel and to reduce the risk of damage to property and equipment, yet increase the trainee’s experience with the equipment.
Work assignments for on-the-job training, as well as the opportunity to practice operating each type of equipment, will be simple tasks with the equipment in a minimum exposure location to people and property and with no critical operations performed. Practical maneuvering to gain experience on an excavator, for example, would include operations such as the following:
· Rotating the platform or articulating section while operating the bucket, clam, and other apparatus/attachments
· Making small excavations in a minimum hazard area. These operations would not include excavations in or around:
- Plant process areas
Process piping or energized electrical lines
2.4 Performance Evaluation
The trainer will conduct a field performance evaluation to document the trainee’s ability to perform required tasks safely and proficiently. Field performance evaluations must be completed in accordance with the relevant standards. Documentation will be on the applicable Form F0218 (or equal), Performance Evaluation – Construction Equipment Operator. After successful completion of the field performance evaluation on each type of equipment, the trainee may be licensed.
2.5 Equivalency
Contractor company training programs will be acceptable if equivalent or more stringent training is performed.
3.0 LICENSING
After successful completion of the field performance evaluation(s) — and with approval of the trainer and the immediate supervisor — the Equipment Operator Certification Record will be completed for each type of heavy equipment for which he/she is to be licensed and retained on file at the project.
The operator will be issued an Equipment Operator’s License which he/she is to retain on his/her person at all times while on the project/site. This license is valid for the issuing project/site only.
4.0 DOCUMENTS
All documents related to this process are retained on the project/site.
Motorized Heavy Equipment and Light Vehicles This is a controlled document. No un-authorized modifications.
Attachment 01 Health, Safety, and Environmental
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