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Revision Notices – PLEASE READ!
Please be advised that revisions and additions have been made to our existing operator training materials as follows:
1. Excavator (EXC):
a. The Operator Reference Manual (ORM) - is significantly revised with new, updated information and graphics. Some items to take note of concerning the new ORM are:
i. It specifically addresses units that share the following design features:
1. Crawler-type units that travel over the ground on continuous, steel or rubber tracks.
2. Commonly powered by internal combustion engines, usually diesel engines.
3. Typically fitted with a material bucket but can be equipped with a variety of work attachments.
4. Light to medium duty units including those designated as mini, compact and standard types.
b. The EXC Operator Final Written Test – is updated and consistent with the ORM.
c. The EXC Trainer’s Manual Insert (SUP-032) – is now updated with revised answer keys for the questions in the ORM as well as the operator final written test. Qualified trainers may download the revised pages from the IVES website.
d. EXC Operator Digital Training (DTA) – is updated with images that match and compliment the updated text and images in the ORM. The frame numbering system is also now consistent with all the other equipment DTAs. Trainers of BHL operators that choose to use this invaluable training aid will add a dimension of colorful, visual accompaniment to their training programs
e. ORM Chapter Review Indexes (SUP-202-e) – is an extremely useful document provides EXC trainers with a detailed guide listing the correct answers and locations of every chapter review question in the ORM as well as the questions in the operator final written test. More than just an answer key, the indexes within this document not only provide the correct answers to every question, but the exact location(s) of where the supporting information is found in the ORM. Trainers of EXC operators can use this document to familiarize themselves with the revised ORM and use it as a reference during training.
f. EXC Operator Lesson Plan (LPO-008) – contains updated, step by step instructions for the delivery of an entire EXC operator training program for coverage of the revised ORM.
g. New EXC Operator Requalification Materials:
i. The EXC Operator Requalification Study Guide is brand new and matches the revised ORM.
ii. The new EXC Operator Requalification Notepad complete with an operator requalification theory test is now available. The test consists of 10 questions with grade of 70% or minimum score of 7/10 required to pass.
h. Orientation Video – a video viewable from the IVES website offering EXC trainers a guided tour of the new materials by an IVES Certified Master Trainer.
i. Downloadable Materials – are available to qualified trainers who log in to the Downloadable Materials & Updates section of the IVES website www.ivestraining.com.
These materials include:
i. The answer key to the EXC Operator Final Written Test.
ii. The revised pages of the EXC Trainer’s manual Insert (SUP-032)
iii. The EXC ORM Chapter Review Indexes (SUP-202-e).
iv. The EXC Operator Lesson Plan (LPO-008).
v. Orientation Videos as follows, not for download but available for viewing:
1. EXC ORM & Related Documents
2. EXC Digital Training Aid
3. EXC Requalification Materials
Spanish language versions of the new ORM, DTA, Study Guide and Notepad are also available now!
We are pleased to announce the release of the third generation of our popular CASTLE Model.
For those of you who may not know, the name of the model is an acronym of the words, CApacity, STability and, LEverage, each of which can be demonstrated using the CASTLE Model.
The most significant feature of this latest version is that in now has a rectangular base, which means it can now be used to demonstrate the Stability Pyramid for powered mobile equipment with a four-point suspension, such as loaders and MEWPs.
However, it can still be configured to demonstrate the three-point base Stability Pyramid common to most forklifts.
We have received a lot of positive feedback on the CASTLE Model from our Certified Trainers over the years and we’re sure this newest, more versatile version will be even more useful.
Current IVES CTs are eligible for a 15% discount On CASTLE Models by using promo code CASTLE15 until March 11, 2025.
For a brief, video introduction to the new CASTLE Model, scan the QR code shown here.
Fourwinds Construction Inc. has been fined $130,000 after a worker was fatally injured at a road widening project in Vaughan, Ont.
On Aug. 31, 2023, three workers employed by the company were installing a headwall, a wall of concrete with a hole near the middle that frames the outlet of a drainage pipe or culvert. As they attempted to fit the headwall to the pipe, the workers determined the excavation site was not wide enough to align the headwall, requiring further digging.
To clear the area for digging, the excavator operator moved the headwall and placed it in an upright position. Workers removed the chain sling from the excavator boom and attached the digging bucket.
While excavating to fit the headwall, the excavator bucket contacted the headwall, causing it to tip and fatally injure a worker.
Fourwinds Construction pleaded guilty to failing, as an employer, to ensure a headwall was moved and stored in a manner that did not endanger a worker, as required by section 37(1) of Regulation 213/91, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The court also imposed a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.
Source: OHS Canada Jan 2025
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