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Our client list includes organizations from all types of industries, including manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, construction, retail, etc. Some of our valued clients include IKEA North America, United Rentals Inc, PepsiCo North American Beverages, PSAV Presentation Services, The Wonderful Company, US Department of Defense, E. & J. Gallo Wineries, University of Nevada, Correctional Services Canada, Kimberly Clark, Lockheed Martin, Searles Valley Minerals, Associated Supply Co, NAPA Genuine Parts, ThyssenKrupp, Thrifty Foods, Weyerhaeuser, US Marine Corps, Smuckers Fruit Processing, Alberta Newsprint Company, EV Logistics and many others!
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Check out our latest news: Feature Article: Revision Notices! PLEASE READ!, More Earthmover Related Editorial Revisions, Our new website is coming soon!, Incident Report: Company fined $220k in relation to worker that fell from Scissor Lift and died, a question about how often trainers need to re-certify, interesting articles, and testimonials from our wonderful customers!
Please be advised that revisions and additions have been made to our existing operator training materials as follows:
1. Wheel Loader (formerly Front-end Loader):
a. The Operator Reference Manual (ORM) - the English language version is completely revised with new, updated information and graphics. Some items to take note of concerning the new ORM are:
i. Its title has changed from, Front-end Loader to, Wheel Loader (WLR). This change more accurately reflects today’s common industry language when referencing this type of machine
ii. It specifically addresses wheel loaders that share the following design features:
1. Equipped with rubber tires filled with air, nitrogen or foam.
2. Designed with an articulated frame that pivots in the middle to steer the unit left and right.
3. Commonly powered by internal combustion engines, usually diesel engines.
4. Typically fitted with work attachments like material buckets, grapples or forks.
A: Bucket
B: Grapple
C: Forks
b. The WLR Operator Final Written Test –is updated and now consists of:
i. Twenty questions for trainees on wheel loaders. A grade of 70% or 14/20 minimum score required to pass.
c. The WLR Trainer’s Manual Insert (SUP-030) – is now updated with revised answer keys for the questions in the ORM as well as the operator final written test. Qualified trainers may download the revised pages from the IVES website.
d. WLR Operator Digital Training (DTA) – is brand new and loaded with images that match and compliment the text and images in the ORM. Trainers of WLR operators that choose to use this invaluable training aid will add a dimension of colorful, visual accompaniment to their training programs.
e. ORM Chapter Review Indexes (SUP-198-e) – is an extremely useful document provides WLR trainers with a detailed guide listing the correct answers and locations of every chapter review question in the ORM as well as the questions in the operator final written test. More than just an answer key, the indexes within this document not only provide the correct answers to every question, but the exact location(s) of where the supporting information is found in the ORM. Trainers of WLR operators can use this document to familiarize themselves with the new ORM and use it as a reference during training.
f. WLR Operator Lesson Plan (LPO-007) - contains step by step instructions for the delivery of an entire WLR operator training program with an updated information on coverage of the new ORM.
g. New WLR Operator Requalification Materials:
i. The WLR Operator Requalification Study Guide is brand new and matches the new ORM.
ii. The new WLR Operator Requalification Notepad complete with an operator requalification theory test is now available. The test consists of 10 questions with grade of 70% or minimum score of 7/10 required to pass.
h. Orientation Video – a video viewable from the IVES website offering WLR trainers a guided tour of the new materials by an IVES Certified Master Trainer.
i. Downloadable Materials – are available to qualified trainers who log in to the Downloadable Materials & Updates section of the IVES website www.ivestraining.com. These materials include:
i. The answer key to the WLR Operator Final Written Test.
ii. The revised pages of the WLR Trainer’s manual Insert (SUP-030)
iii. The WLR ORM Chapter Review Indexes (SUP-198-e).
iv. The WLR Operator Lesson Plan (LPO-007).
v. Orientation Videos as follows, not for download but available for viewing:
1. WLR ORM & Related Documents
2. WLR Digital Training Aid
3. WLR Requalification Materials
Spanish language versions of the new ORM, DTA, Study Guide and Notepad are also available now!
The IVES Team
Please take note some errors were detected and corrected in the Operator Lesson Plans for earthmoving equipment recently. This affects trainers using the lesson plan for:
Each lesson plan above incorrectly listed the minimum number of tasks to be assigned during practical evaluations as four when the correct number is six.
The Skid-steer Loader lesson plan (LPO-011) also incorrectly listed the passing score for the Operator Theory Test as, 7/10 when the correct score is, 14/20.
Finally, per the announcement made previously in this Update, the Front-end Loader (FEL) lesson plan (SUP-007) has been re-titled as, Wheel Loader (WLR) and completely re-written to match the newly released ORM and DTA.
The corrected lesson plans have been uploaded to the Downloadable Materials & Updates section of our website and are available for download at www.ivestraining.com.
We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience the errors noted above may have caused.
Stay tuned and watch your inbox carefully for an email from us that will include a launch date as well as any potential system downtime.
You will need to reset your password to login for the first time once the new website is launched.
The website url address will remain as www.ivestraining.com and all great resources you have come to expect from IVES will still be available along with a fresh new look and improved functionality!
A Brantford metal-processing company has been fined $220,000 after a worker fell from a scissor lift and died nearly two years ago.
Patriot Forge Co., an open-die forging company located on Henry Street, pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that an overhead crane could not move during repairs, according to a media release.
The Ministry of Labour previously told The Spectator that a pair of workers were hurt when the elevated platform they were operating on tipped over on March 29, 2022.
However, the latest media release from the province revealed new details about the incident.
That day, the two workers were using a scissor lift to troubleshoot a 25-ton overhead crane that had been taken out of service due to problems with the hoist. The workers couldn’t figure out the problem and the crane was put back into service.
Later that day, the hoist broke down again and the two workers used the scissor lift to bring them up to the side of the crane to try and find the problem.
While the workers were up on the lift, the crane chassis started to move toward them, causing the lift to tip over and the workers to fall more than 21 feet to the concrete floor below, according to the release.
One worker was critically injured, while the other died of his injuries, noted the release.
An investigation by the ministry found that the crane had not been “de-energized and locked out” while the workers were troubleshooting on it, nor had it been prevented from moving during maintenance, according to the release.
Patriot Forge pleaded guilty to one charge under the Occupational Health and Safety Act in late March. The company will also have to pay a 25 per cent victim surcharge.
The Brantford company boasts more than 250 employees across two plants and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, according to its website.
We have an extensive line of die cast scale models available for forklifts, mobile elevating work platforms, loaders and excavators.
Each equipment model is made using heavy die cast with working components, realistic exterior and interior detailing.
Also available, our CASTLE Multifunction Model to help demonstrate capacity, stability and leverage to your operators.
These die cast training aids are a terrific visual for every trainer to use as a training aid in their operator class.
Inventory will vary and specific models may not be available.
Q: How often do forklift trainers need to re-certify?
Is that a Cal/OSHA requirement or an Ives requirement?
A: Thanks for checking in with us.
Trainer recertifications are required every 3 years. That is an IVES requirement and not a regulatory one.
The trainer recertifications are now conducted online so it makes it easier for trainers to attend and not have to worry about travel, expenses, lost time, etc.
You can find the online trainer recertifications schedules on our website or call into the office and talk to our open enrollment coordinator to register.
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