This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standards and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations.
This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standards and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching.
Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic), soil classification, and use of protective systems.
Testing methods are demonstrated and students participate in workshops in the use of instruments such as penetrometers, torvane shears and engineering rods.
For a limited time, our OSHA training courses will also be available as instructor-led live webcasts. UTA Trainers are permitted to register and take the OSHA Trainer Update Classes offered as live webcasts regardless of location. Participants must live or work within OSHA Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas).
The purpose of the 2023 UTA Oil & Gas Conference is to educate attendees on two regulated segments in the oil and gas industry: safety and health and environmental. The conference is a collaboration between UTA, OSHA, EPA, NIOSH and industry. It will bring together key decision makers within management and executive positions to cultivate a better understanding of how industry and regulators can work together.
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