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The course fee is $40.
Course Summary:
Routine maintenance and safety play an important role in both equipment performance and roadway safety. Maintaining equipment in a proper and timely manner is a foundational cornerstone of transportation, construction, and public works agencies. In an effort to assist agencies in meeting their safety and performance goals.
This 6-hour Equipment Safety and Maintenance training provides introductory maintenance practices, safety checklists, and daily safety procedures and methods to assist operators and supervisors in meeting their agencies’ safety and performance goals. Establish a culture of safety at your agency and worksites—register now!

Learning Objectives:
- Define Safety Culture and list the 5 components of safety culture.
- Identify operator responsibilities, appropriate job equipment, potential hazards, and appropriate mitigation to safety risks.
- Describe the importance of equipment maintenance and its role in safety.
- Be able to determine manufacture recommendations and organizational guidelines.
- Illustrate how to properly use checklists and conduct equipment inspections.
Intended Audience:
This course was designed for State, regional, county, city and tribal personnel who manage and/or operate transportation, construction, and public works programs that deal with safety, equipment maintenance, and fleet management. Participants should have basic knowledge of heavy equipment types, uses, parts, and functions.
Prerequisites:
None.
Instructor:
Michael Kees is an instructor for the Nevada Office of Public Safety and is a National Child Passenger Safety Technician Instructor for the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority. He retired from the Washoe County School District as a Fleet Maintenance Technician after 30 years and has 18 years of experience as a forklift, boom lift, and scissor lift instructor.

Registration:
Continue with the enrollment button below. If you do not receive an email regarding your reservation for a class spot after enrolling, please email jbirkey@appliedpavement.com and mention the class and date for which you are trying to enroll.
Registering multiple people or know you need an invoice for payment in advance? Contact Tracey at tsmith@appliedpavement.com with the names and email addresses to be registered/paid.
Payment:
The non-refundable registration fee is $40 and is payable by check or credit card. Payment must be received prior to the first day of class.
To facilitate this course, a minimum of registrants must be met. Do not pay until instructed to do so. You will receive instructions on how to make payment if the course will take place.
Cancellations must be made no less than one week prior to training to receive a 50% refund. Substitutions are accepted but request must be made at least 48 hours prior to session. Individuals who do not attend forfeit their registration fee.
For questions, please call 217-693-3290 or email tsmith@appliedpavement.com.
- Enrollment in this course is closed