SIDEBOOM – INTERMEDIATE TRAINING
This class is a three week course. The course schedule is 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, Monday - Saturday. A typical day will consist of 2 hours of classroom training followed by 8 hours of practical field training.
Classes are intended for experienced operators, although apprentices with journeyman level skills are encouraged to apply. A proficiency test will be given at the beginning of the course.
This course will prepare you for working in the pipeline industry. The following subjects will be covered:
- A pipeline spread – Explain in depth each individual crew
- Sideboom controls
- How to properly steer the sideboom around obstacles while carrying a section of pipe
- How to catch the load that is being carried
- How to carry a load using one sideboom or multiple machines
- How to correctly carry a joint of pipe with the aid of a swamper
- The multiple uses of a sideboom through various stages of pipeline construction
- Pipeline terminology and vocabulary
- Safety
Description:
SIDEBOOM – INTERMEDIATE TRAINING
This class is a three week course. The course schedule is 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, Monday - Saturday. A typical day will consist of 2 hours of classroom training followed by 8 hours of practical field training.
Classes are intended for experienced operators, although apprentices with journeyman level skills are encouraged to apply. A proficiency test will be given at the beginning of the course.
This course will prepare you for working in the pipeline industry. The following subjects will be covered:
- A pipeline spread – Explain in depth each individual crew
- Sideboom controls
- How to properly steer the sideboom around obstacles while carrying a section of pipe
- How to catch the load that is being carried
- How to carry a load using one sideboom or multiple machines
- How to correctly carry a joint of pipe with the aid of a swamper
- The multiple uses of a sideboom through various stages of pipeline construction
- Pipeline terminology and vocabulary
- Safety