CSMP Program

Yard Orientation

3 Lessons | 17 Topics | 1.5 hours

Lesson: Metal Basics

  • Scrap Metal
  • Ferrous
  • Non-Ferrous

Lesson: Operations

  • Units of measure
  • Scale types
  • Scale weights
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Unloading in the yard
  • Tools
  • Forklift
  • Skid steer
  • Material handler

Lesson: Commercial

  • Scale tickets
  • Weight deductions
  • Purchase price
  • Payment
  • Types of software

Ferrous

2 Lessons | 9 Topics | 45 min.

Ferrous: Level 1

  • Tin
  • Shreddables
  • Heavy Melt Steel (HMS)
  • Cast Iron
  • Plate & Structural (P&S)

Ferrous: Level 2

  • Busheling
  • Manganese
  • Vehicles
  • Shred

Aluminum

3 Lessons | 21 Topics | 1.75 hours

Aluminum: Level 1

  • Old Aluminum [Taint/Tabor]
  • Painted Aluminum Siding [Tale]
  • New Aluminum, Clean Aluminum Sheet [Tough/Taboo]
  • Extrusion [Tutu]
  • Thermal Break Extrusion
  • Cast Aluminum [Tense]
  • Car & Truck Wheels [Troma]
  • Used Beverage Containers: UBC [Talc]
  • Aluminum Shavings/Turnings [Telic]
  • Aluminum Radiators [Tally & Dirty Tally]
  • Aluminum Copper Radiators [Talk & Dirty Talk]

Aluminum: Level 2

  • 8 Series of Aluminums
  • 5052 Aluminum
  • 6061 Aluminum
  • 10/10 Aluminum
  • EC Aluminum [Tall | Talon]

Aluminum: Level 3

  • Secondary vs Primary Aluminum
  • Dirty [Irony] Aluminum
  • Litho Sheet [Tablet & Tabloid]
  • Fragmented Aluminum [Twitch]
  • Shredded Aluminum [Zorba]

Red Metal

5 Lessons | 18 Topics | 1.5 hours

Brass: Level 1

  • Yellow Brass [Honey]
  • Red Brass [Ebony]
  • Yellow Brass Shavings/Turnings [Nomad]
  • Red Brass Shavings/Turnings [Enerv]
  • Auto Brass/Copper Radiators [Ocean]

Brass: Level 2

  • Brass Shell Casing [Lace/Lake]
  • Manganese Bronze [Parch]
  • Machinery Hard Brass [Engel]
  • Gear Brass
  • Semi-Red Brass

Brass: Level 3

  • Dirty [Irony] Brass
  • Door Knobs

Copper: Level 1

  • #1 Bright and Shiny [Barley]
  • #1 Copper [Berry/Candy]
  • #2 Copper [Birch/Cliff]

Copper: Level 2

  • #3 Copper / Light Copper [Dream]
  • #1 Copper Chops [Clove]
  • #2 Copper Chops [Cobra]

Stainless Steel & Hi-Temp Alloys

4 Lessons | 10 Topics | 50 min.

Stainless Steel: Level 1

  • 304 Stainless Steel [Sabot]
  • 316 Stainless

Stainless Steel: Level 2

  • 2205 Stainless
  • 400 Series

Stainless Steel: Level 3

  • Dirty [Irony] Stainless Steel
  • Shredded Stainless [Zurik]

High Temperature Alloys (Hi-temp)

  • Titanium
  • Inconel
  • Tungsten Carbide
  • Cupronickel

Insulated Wire

3 Lessons | 9 Topics | 45 min.

Insulated Copper Wire: Level 1

  • #1 Insulated Copper Wire [Druid]
  • #2 Insulated Copper Wire [Droid]
  • BX Cable

Insulated Copper Wire: Level 2

  • #3 Low Grade Insulated Copper Wire
  • Christmas Lights
  • Harness Wire

Insulated Copper Wire: Level 3

  • Insulated Aluminum Wire
  • Teck Cable
  • URD Concentric

Lead & Zinc

3 Lessons | 10 Topics | 50 min.

Lead: Level 1

  • Soft Lead [Racks]
  • Lead Batteries [Rinks]
  • Wheel Weights [Ropes]

Lead: Level 2

  • Reda Cable [Relay]
  • Ballast Lead/Hard Lead [Radio]
  • Range Lead

Zinc

  • Clean Zinc [Score]
  • Dirty [Irony] Zinc
  • Zinc Anodes
  • Zinc Dross [Seal | Seam]

Mixed Metal

3 Lessons | 6 Topics | 30 min.

Mixed Metal: Level 1

  • Electric Motors [Elmo]
  • Starters & Alternators

Mixed Metal: Level 2

  • Transformers
  • Ballasts [Darth]
  • Sealed Units [Vader]

Mixed Metal: Level 3

  • Shredded Electric Motors [Shelmo]
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