NCCER Heavy Highway Construction Level 1

Issued by NCCER

This individual has demonstrated the ability to: • Explain the basic processes of highway/bridge construction • Describe training and career options • Identify types of heavy equipment and utility equipment • Describe trade hazards and safety precautions/procedures • Identify work-zone safety requirements • Describe the properties of different types of soils • Explain how swell and shrink factors affect soil excavation • Describe how to prepare a site for excavation …see more skills below.

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…skills continued… • Perform basic trade math • Use formulas to calculate area and volume • Identify the drawings in a plan set • Interpret drawings and specifications • Identify rigging equipment and hardware • Configure slings to lift various loads • Cite OSHA and ASME standards for mobile crane operation • Identify mobile cranes and their components • Describe factors that affect lifting capacity • Cite OSHA regulations for crane communications • Use hand signals to direct crane operators
Completed training through an NCCER Accredited training organization. Successfully demonstrated to an NCCER-certified instructor and/or evaluator the performance task requirements for this level. Successfully completed the course modules and passed the knowledge based examinations.
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