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EXCAVATION & TRENCHING SAFETY

Course Description: This course is designed to train participants in the safe work practices and procedures and hazards involved in excavation and trenching operations. It introduces participants to the importance of proper protection systems and the results of failing to follow established procedures. Ensure each worker understands duties and has the skills to safely perform them. This training does not apply to a trench

Less than 1.22 m deep
Into which a worker does not enter
Where the walls are solid rock

Duration: 4 hours Who Should Attend: Persons who wish to or are required to excavate, enter, supervise or co-ordinate a trenching operation. Section 5(b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act states: “Without limiting the generality of section 4, an employer…shall, where it is reasonably practicable, provide the information, training and supervision and facilities that are necessary to ensure the health, safety and welfare of his or her workers.” Learning Objectives: Upon completion of “Excavation and Trenching” each participant will have an awareness of:

Cave-ins
Protection Against Cave-ins
Pre-excavation Safety Planning
PPE
Other Hazards & Safeguards
Emergency Response Procedures
Soil Classifications

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