Horizontal Boring

A 4-day class designed to inform laborers of the applications, tasks and safety measures of horizontal boring operations.

Subject matter covered in the course include:

  General applications

  Pit preparations

  Excavation safety

  Line and grade

  Machine operations

  Casing and auger functions

  Lubrication uses

Machine safety

 

Graduates must demonstrate their knowledge of the working of a boring machine, what tasks must be performed, how to prepare the pit, how to keep line and grade, how to work with lubricating mixes and how to work safely around a boring machine.

Advanced Construction Skills