Operation Pipe Crew: Know OSHA safety and trenching regulations. 

  • Be able to always operate excavator in a safe way (will always be around other workers) Lifting and setting pipe and structures.
  • Experience with excavating trenches for a pipe crew.
  • Able to work around underground utilities (telephones, gas lines, etc.).
  • Good sight, depth perception necessary.
  • Keep equipment in good working condition (grease, oil, water, etc.). Clean tracks.
  • Report anything wrong with equipment.
  • Be aware what is always going on around him/her.
  • Talk to pipelayer and work as team player.
  • Dig in trench boxes.
  • Separate dirt (occasionally). Topsoil or mud separated from good.
  • Get along with other crew members.

Excavation Operator: Know OSHA safety and trenching regulations. 

  • Be able to always operate excavator in a safe way (will always be around other workers) Lifting and setting pipe and structures.
  • Experience with excavating trenches for a pipe crew.
  • Able to work around underground utilities (telephones, gas lines, etc.).
  • Good sight, depth perception necessary.
  • Keep equipment in good working condition (grease, oil, water, etc.). Clean tracks.
  • Report anything wrong with equipment.
  • Be aware what is always going on around him/her.
  • Talk to pipelayer and work as team player.
  • Dig in trench boxes.
  • Separate dirt (occasionally). Topsoil or mud separated from good.
  • Get along with other crew members.