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Trenching and Excavation Safety Awareness for Construction

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Course ID: CLK0847
Level: Introductory
Duration: 0 Hours 30 Minutes
Language: English
CEUs: 0.10
$40.00
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The Trenching & Excavation Safety Awareness for Construction online safety course from ClickSafety is designed to teach participants the basics of trench safety guidelines and those set in place by OSHA Trench Safety regulators. In this introductory-level course, participants can expect to learn the basic protective measures that help improve safety on trenching and excavation job sites.

NEW: Our redesigned Trenching & Excavation Safety Awareness for Construction course represents the next generation of ClickSafety courses. This course has a cleaner modern design, updated images, improved activities and assessments. We’ve updated this course to be more engaging to help you and your team learn, retain information, and stay safe on the job. Our course works on any device. Take it on your laptop, mobile phone, or tablet and complete the course on your schedule - anywhere, anytime.

ClickSafety's Trenching & Excavation Awareness for Construction online course teaches participants the importance of taking essential preventative measures while working in trenching and excavation environments. From common job hazards to safety regulations and beyond, participants will learn essential knowledge required to safely enter, work in, and exit a trench site. Specific course topics include the following:

  • The role of a competent person in the excavation
    • Role of Competent Person
    • Definitions
  • Warning signs of a cave-in
    • Soil types
    • Worksite conditions
  • Useful safety measures to protect against cave-ins
    • Securing supports
    • Ramp and ladder access
    • Trench depts of excavations and dept requirements
  • Other excavation hazards
    • Protective systems
    • Material spoil piling
    • Toxic gases
    • Access
    • Tread depth
    • Riser height
    • Temporary staircase
    • Stairway railings

The Trenching & Excavation Safety Awareness for Construction online course is intended to follow all applicable OSHA regulations and standards governing safe work environments. This course is specifically designed to benefit the following positions:

  • Construction workers
  • Construction managers
  • Construction foremen
  • Construction superintendents
  • Construction crew leaders
  • Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) team members
  • Those with safety responsibilities in the construction workplace

If you have any concerns as to whether this course is appropriate for you or your industry, please browse our full selection of Online Courses and Safety Packs, call 800-971-1080, or Contact Us online.

ClickSafety’s Trenching & Excavation Safety Awareness for Construction online safety course will better prepare participants for safe work in trenching and excavation work environments. Upon successful completion of this course, participants can expect to understand the following and their roles in applicable work environments:

  • Soil classification
  • Air monitoring
  • Safe access
  • Spoils piles
  • Shoring and sloping
  • CFR 1926 Subpart P, Excavations
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