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Roadway/Bridge Maintenance
Motor Grader Operator Training
Grader operator training is delivered on-site using customer equipment, allowing attendees to learn on the equipment they operate in the workplace. Teaching methods include heavy "hands-on" participation, visual aids, the new Gravel Roads DVD, text, and actual equipment operations. Students must understand, practice, and demonstrate the safe use of equipment while performing outlined tasks.
Dates & Locations
The dates and locations for training sessions are determined after applications are received (please fill complete the Application & Interest Form by April 24, 2006) . Minnesota LTAP requires a registration list of no less than twelve participants and no more than twenty participants for a weeklong session. A site convenient to several counties or cities planning on attending is located based on responses for hosting the training. County Engineers are asked to recruit surrounding cities and townships to provide the required number of participants.
Registration Contact
Application & Interest
Please complete the Application & Interest Form by April 24, 2006 if you are interested in hosting a Motor Grader Operator Training session during the summer of 2006 or if you can not host a classroom but would like to send an operator(s).
The Program
Day one consists of a classroom session with lunch and refreshment breaks and will primarily focus on blading techniques, safe operation, and daily equipment maintenance. Dust control methods, drainage, repair of frost boils, use of fabric, and benefits of good quality gravel will also be covered.
Day two consists of a "hands-on" field training session. The Instructor travels to your local site and advises participants while they operate their own equipment on their own location. This is a very beneficial day for all operators and especially new ones.
All participants attend classroom on the first Monday of the weeklong session. The participants are divided into groups of three and four to participate in the "hands-on" training Tuesday through Friday. By the end of the week each student will have attended the classroom training and one day of field training.
Topics Covered
- Motor grader blading techniques, safe operation, and daily equipment maintenance
- Dust control methods, drainage, repair of frost boils, use of fabric, and benefits of good quality gravel
- "Hands-on" field training operating a motor grader
Who Should Attend
Motor grader operators and the supervisors who manage motor grader operators should attend this program. New operators find the training helpful and experienced operators feel it is a good refresher course. Supervisors who attend will stay abreast of new developments and operating techniques.
Credit
- 1.0 Roads Scholar Program elective credit
- To the best of our knowledge, this course/activity meets the continuing education requirements for 6.0 PDHs as outlined in Minnesota Statute 326.107. More information concerning continuing education for professionals is online at www.aelslagid.state.mn.us.
Instructor(s)
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Fee
The registration fee is $200 per person for the two-day program. The fee includes classroom training, lunch and breaks for day one, "hands-on training for day two and course materials. Participants are on their own for lunch and breaks on day two.
Workshop Schedule
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