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PILE DRIVERS, DIVERS,
BRIDGE, DOCK AND
WHARF BUILDERS
LOCAL 2404
• ITA Designated Trades
Training Provider
• Trade Certified Pile
Drivers / Bridgeworkers
• NCCA Accredited Certified
Riggers & Signalers
• Red Seal Carpenters
• CWB Certified Welders
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CWB Certified Welder Test Centre
• CSA Z275.4 Competent Surface
Supplied Divers
• AWS D3.6 Class “B” Underwater
Welding Certification with CWB Stamp
Business Manager – Darrell Hawk
#101-580 Ebury Place, Delta, BC V3M 6M8
Phone: 604-526-2404 Fax: 604-526-2446 Toll Free: 1-800-562-2404
Email: piledrivers@telus.net Web: www.piledrivers2404.ca
INDUSTRY PROFILE
They envision a two-year distance
learning education program comprising
of eight modules and roughly 400
hours. In order to be accepted, students
must meet guidelines, including having
worked a minimum of 450 hours in the
industry as a front-end worker or small
drill rig operator (first year) and 1,000
hours (second year). Each student will
also need a mentor in the industry to
verify that the goals of the program are
being met.
Sharp says the program will be available
to everyone, including high school
kids just graduating – as long as they
begin achieving their 400 hours.
“Parents want to see their kids get
into a trade that is recognized and safe,
so I think the certification will help
us when we go to school job fairs,” said
Sharp.
When it comes to more experienced
drill rig operators, Sharp expects getting
their certification won’t be an
arduous task.
“We’re following the lead of the
crane operator certification back in
1983. We’re going to set the standard of
what operators will be grandfathered
into the ticket,” he said. “They’ll apply
through their companies and may
need to take an online training course
and a few other things to become mentors
of the students.”
Sharp says the program is set up to
be global so operators in the U.S. and
elsewhere can also take advantage
of it. With course outlines complete,
they’ve engaged subject matter experts
to begin creating course outlines and
build a program. They hope to begin
the first session next September.
“NAIT just bought 165 acres west of
Edmonton to move their crane operators
program out there in anticipation
of the drill rig program,” said Sharp.
Judging by the response of the
industry to the idea of a certification
program, Sharp expects it to be well
received.
“The Suncors, Syncrudes,
PCLs and other big contractors
that see these guys coming on to
sites every day will really appreciate
knowing there is a standard,
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