The Tasks Of Pile Drivers

By Marci Nielsen


In a construction site the people to be brought on board first include the pile driver. They are needed to move the pilings during constructions and excavation. If this is not done, the grounds will not be stable. They also form foundations in piers, bridges and buildings. Read on to know more about what pile drivers need to have.

Those interested in pursuing this program should be high school graduates. The program requires the learner to work for not less than 2000 hours annually. To achieve this, you should be at work all through the day in all working days for the year. Therefore, you need to be committed to the program so as to meet the requirements.

There is also classroom training which you need to attend. The total number of hours you have to spend in training for the entire year is usually one hundred and twenty. However, the total course takes one hundred and sixty hours. Nevertheless, the hours vary depending on the country you are studying at. The training can be held in any institution of learning. Nevertheless, vocational or technical schools are preferred.

The apprenticeship lasts for a period of four years. If you are not successful at the end of this duration, then you cannot be selected to be a pile driver. There is also an exam you will have to take at the end of the training program. You will be able to operate crawler treads, locomotive cranes, barges and skids after you have qualified.

After employment, you are expected to move hand levers and even the foot type. These are essential when positioning hammers on piling, hoisting piles on leads and even positioning the piles well. These are critical tasks which require preciseness. You should also be in a position to check the functional capabilities of equipment before using them.

These drivers are also required to drive piles which provide support to buildings. There are also a number of other structures which have to be supported. The process makes use of heavy equipment and someone who is not skilled in their operation should not even try to do so on his or her own. Drop-hammers have to be lowered or raised depending on the circumstances. To activate the power hammer, the driver has to turn the valves and also move the levers. The equipment should not be left dirty. You ought to oil them up and do any refills needed before you break for the day.

In operating equipment, mechanized devices and vehicles, a number of skills are required by the driver given the difficulty of the job to be done. You will have to navigate, run and also maneuver them. If you are not qualified, you will find these tasks very challenging. Some of the mechanized equipment you will have to handle includes water crafts, aircrafts, passenger vehicles and forklifts.

Given the advanced knowledge required in this kind of a job, you need to put a lot of efforts in order to learn. If you are released into the field when you do not have the essential knowledge or technical know-how you will end up making a mess of many things. This is a risky job and even slight mistakes are not tolerated. The machines are huge and heavy. Accidents involving them are fatal.




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