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Traveling Across the Site - Situational Awareness

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Noobs Guide on How to run an Excavator pt 2

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When traveling across a construction site with an excavator, constant situational awareness is paramount. Carefully survey your surroundings for any overhead power lines, communication cables, or hidden underground utilities such as septic tanks. Always plan your route to avoid contact with these hazards. Even experienced operators can overlook dangers, so a thorough visual inspection and awareness of the site's layout are crucial to prevent costly damage and serious accidents.

Goal: Safely traverse a worksite with an excavator, being fully aware of all overhead and underground hazards

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  • Excavator Volvo — The machine being operated

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keep yourself safe by grabbing some of the right gear well you have to be aware of foot job site wherever you're working at you may want to have some steel toed boots boots like what stan has on you may have to have a safety vest okay you may ever be required to wear a helmet safety glasses well realistically for you guys inside the machine it's not as important as for what I call them the ground pounders that's the guys that are operating outside the machine this stuff just lets people know where you're at so whether you're going with we're not trying to be OSHA compliant here we want you guys to do your own research but whether you're going with bright green or you're going with orange it doesn't make a difference you want to know where people are at playing it simple don't know this this hard hats coming like a whole bride got one that's a cowboy hard hat I mean they can look like just about anything so feel free but still be approved stick it on your head be that much safer just be smart guys just be smart yeah ha see I wasn't lying one of the

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