Trenching and Excavation

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.

This program will include a description of the hazards in and around an excavation, a discussion on the duties and role of the qualified person, a discussion on soil classification and testing, and an overview of the protective systems used to support and protect employees in an excavation.

Focuses on the skills required for technician-level trench rescue, including site operations, victim management, PPE and rescue equipment use and maintenance, soil physics and classifications, collapse causes and types, patient removal and packaging, protective shoring systems.

This course addresses excavations for ALL industries, and is intended for all workers, including managers, supervisors, superintendents, foremen, operators, and safety personnel.

Participants are taught from OSHA’s excavation standard (29 CFR 1926-Subpart P) which requires workers in trenches and excavations to be protected. Can-ins are perhaps the most feared trenching hazard; but other potentially fatal hazards exist, including asphyxiation, toxic fumes, drowning.