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Basic Fence Building
40 Hours

This class introduces students to fencing material installation. They receive instruction in layout and post setting, gate building, demolition of existing fences, operating equipment associated with fence building for both demolition and installation of new fences and gates, and all cleanup work. In addition, they receive equipment maintenance and safety training, such as first aid and CPR. 

·         Safety policies, equipment maintenance
        (daily pre-operation maintenance checklist)
·         Medic First Aid & CPR
·         Jig/extended boom & scissor lift training - to OSHA regulations
·         Layout & post setting                                               
        (setting posts/estimating concrete/bias cutting/industrial chain link)
·         Identifying all parts to chain link fence
·         Ornamental iron (building panels)
·         Identifying all components to ornamental iron
·         Reading shop drawings
·         Identifying tubing & pipe
·         Identifying terminal, gate, & line posts
·         Stretching & hanging fabric
·         Principals of gate building
·         Barbed wire/touch base on razor wire
·         Tool recognition
·         Tie hog rings & touch up paint
·         Determine types of footings & depth of post holes
·         What materials & attire to have on the job site
        (tool belt, tools, hard hat, etc.)
·         Fence line clean up