Heavy Equipment and Rigging Specialist – Instructor-Led Training

Course Description

Prerequisites

This course requires the prior completion of TEEX Course 9P2730 Computer-Based Training (CBT) component of Heavy Equipment and Rigging Specialist.

Members of FEMA US&R Task Forces should complete the exact same CBT course (Course Code:  9P2730) at www.esf9training.org which is a Learning Management System created by TEEX for the FEMA National US&R Response System designed for task forces to automatically track all of their training certificates, qualifications, expiration, and personnel ability to deploy.

Participants must bring their certificate of completion on the first day of class. Participants that have not completed the CBT portion will be removed from the class.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants must have experience in one of the following:

• Have experience in a heavy construction field, such as heavy equipment operator, crane operator, iron worker, rigger, or other applicable field
• Have a minimum of three years’ experience as a Rescue Specialist on a Task Force

Participants Must Provide

• a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.
• Task Force BDU Uniforms/T-shirts for all class days.
• Tape Measure (minimum of 25 foot)
• Soapstone (for marking steel)
• Air-Purifying Respirator (APR) with N-95 or P-100 cartridge
• Calculator
• Field notebook (write-in-the-rain) and writing utensil
• FEMA US&R Field Operations Guide

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

• Review of the HERS Computer-Based Training (CBT) Component
• Basic Crane, Rigging, and Torch Exercises
• Metal Cutting, Tiebacks, and Hinged / Attached Loads
• Advanced Crane, Rigging, and Torch Operations
• Cumulative Exercise

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Other Information

TEEX is the National Contract Training Provider for the FEMA National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) System and this course was developed under contract for US&R personnel. This ILT course is the same curriculum and instructors utilized for courses taught to the FEMA National US&R System.

TEEX has provided training to National US&R and SUSAR task forces since 1998. Your department can be confident that training will meet credentialing and validation requirements. TEEX adheres to all of the requirements set forth by the FEMA US&R Program Office.