OSHA requires a competent person to be present during most trenching and excavating activities (29 CFR 1926.650-652). The competent person must be familiar with choosing a soil type, choosing and properly installing a protective system.
OSHA requires a competent person to be present during most trenching and excavating activities (29 CFR 1926.650-652). The competent person must be familiar with choosing a soil type, choosing and properly installing a protective system.
And ensuring other hazards in or near the trenching or excavating project are properly controlled. This program is designed to provide attendees with the knowledge required to meet the
OSHA Competent Person requirements and includes:
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This training explains the hazards of a wide range of situations surrounding excavation and trenching, including unstable excavations and trenching, potential movement of soil, etc. Students are taught proper digging techniques, safety precautions, access, and egress, excavated materials.
In the 1-Hour Excavations training course, students will learn these terms as well as learning to recognize and prevent safety issues associated with soil failure, undermining, and structural collapse.
This course covers safety rules and regulations that apply to work around an excavation or trench. Topics include cave-ins and other hazards, utility company notification, and the use of protective systems.
Trenching and Excavation training is offered by Safety Consulting Specialists. Safety Consulting Specialists o?ers basic and advanced safety training courses for OSHA and MSHA compliance.
This course covers OSHA Standards related to excavation and trenching. Topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and un-shored slopes. Introduction to various types of shoring, soil Classification, and protective systems will be emphasized.
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