HEAVY EQUIPMENT SEMINAR

On June 12th thirty police officers from around Michigan attended the Heavy Equipment Seminar held in Flushing, MI.

This was our first seminar designed to provide training on one specific topic, and by judging from the attendance and enthusiasm, it would certainly be considered a success!

The seminar started with 2 hours of classroom instruction by Training Committee chair Doug McCallister, MSP ATPA. Search and seizure, changes in PIN construction, PIN plate placement, and other items were discussed in length.

After lunch, the entire class met at the Enron Corporation equipment yard, which was located a short distance from the classroom.

In addition to the Enron equipment that was on the premises, arrangements had been made with Hertz - Heavy Equipment Division to have some specific items there.

It was at this time that the attendees were given the opportunity to crawl in, on, and around all the equipment on the premises. They were able to view, firsthand, the PIN plate locations, engine numbers, and alternate methods of identification. When all the equipment at the Enron yard was examined, those that were interested headed over to the Hertz – Heavy Equipment yard a couple of miles away.

There are a number of people to thank for their efforts in putting on this seminar. Shawn Borowicz and Ken Tassie were the on-site coordinators who were responsible for everything from the classroom to the equipment, and to Doug McCallister for the classroom instruction.

Special thanks to Kevin Gaby of the Pipefitters Local for the use of their training room, Steve Cameron of Hertz-Heavy Equipment Division for providing equipment, and Dennis Smith of the Denron Corporation for allowing us to go through his yard and look at the equipment on site. Obviously, without their help, this seminar would not have been possible.