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Construction Site Layout

March 9, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

$325.00 – $435.00

Construction Layout - ABC Keystone

Construction Site Layout

March 9, 12, 16, 19 & 21, 2022
Weeknights: Classroom (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
Saturdays: Field Site (8:00 am – 11:00 am)


Use Plans & Instruments to Accurately Layout a Building Site


Seminar Overview:

Mistakes in class on Saturday cost nothing and are a learning experience, but mistakes on Monday cost time, money and aggravation! Benefit from this course’s important inclusion of hands-on training that forges a connection between classroom materials to real world application. Students completing ABC Keystone’s Construction Layout course will walk away with practical skills that will be implemented immediately.

*Limited to 15 students due to hands-on activities.

Students should bring a scientific calculator or Smart Phone.

This training can also be customized just for your company – your site or ABC Keystone!


Benefits of Attending:

  • Gain solid hands-on experience during class labs
  • Gain confidence in layout work
  • Learn the proper way to prepare field notes
  • Refresh basic math skills related to layout work

Lab exercises will be outside and model real work conditions.


Learn How To:

  • Prepare field notes
  • Use transits, levels, and lasers in setting grades from benchmarks
  • Set and turn angles, building layouts and basic math
  • Recognize common errors and how to eliminate common field mistakes
  • Perform math checks to minimize or eliminate errors
  • Set proper grade points using the right equipment for each task

Our Members Say It Best:

“I learned a lot about transits and how to use them. I thought this training was great!”
– Cord Earhart, E & G Concrete, Inc.

“The classes drove home how important it is to be very accurate with site layout and how much grade difference can throw off measurements.”
– Jarod Sweinhart, Arthur Funk & Sons, Inc.

“This seminar helped me understand the entire building “picture,” and that will benefit me in the underground plumbing work we do.”
– Rich Morrow, Plumbing Journeyman, Walton & Company

“There is so much more to transits and levels then I realized! The course has equipped me with enough working knowledge to build on for the future – excellent and very informative.”
– L. Brent Good, Arthur Funk & Sons, Inc.


Instructor:

Ed Fisher, Light-Heigel and Associates: Ed is a Project Manager / Vice President for Light-Heigel and Associates, a Civil Engineering and Surveying firm and has been involved in the engineering and construction industry for more than 37 years. Ed brings a variety of real-life construction experiences and knowledge to the classroom for problem solving. His goal in every class is to help participants gain confidence in their abilities and to put their knowledge to work.


Who Should Attend:

Office and field personnel involved in construction layout work, excavation work, utility and site work, highway construction, and anyone working with elevations, benchmarks, and setting grade points should attend.


Registration Details:

Preferred registration date: Seven days prior to first session date

Price includes: field book, hands-on labs, certificate of completion.

If you must cancel for any reason, please contact us immediately. Cancellations received less than 7 days of the start of class cannot be refunded; substitutions are permitted.

ABC Members may select the option to be invoiced. Non-members will need to please pay at time of registration either via credit card payment online or by calling the Chapter office: (717) 653-8106.

EIN: 23-1618254 – Contributions or gifts are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, payments may be deductible by members as an ordinary, necessary business expense. See your accountant for details.

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ABC Keystone Membership can help you advance your business.
Contact Mike Bachman Director of Membership to find out more!

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Details

Date:
March 9, 2022
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
$325.00 – $435.00
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Website:
www.abckeystone.org

Organizer

Erin Hiles
Email
erin@abckeystone.org

Venue

ABC Keystone
135 Shellyland Road
Manheim, PA 17545 United States
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Phone
717-653-8106
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