Excavations

Duration: 30 Minutes      Language: English

Topics Covered:

• Evaluate whether excavations have been designed to ensure adequate support, stability, and employee access/egress safety.
• Prepare, conduct, and complete excavations without compromising adjacent structures or utility lines.
• Work safely in and near excavations - minimizing common hazards, while using appropriate testing, protective, and rescue techniques and equipment.
• Understand the importance of excavations safety in preventing accidents and injuries.
• Gain knowledge of excavation hazards and how to identify and mitigate them.
• Develop skills in implementing effective protective systems and measures.
• Learn about excavation equipment and safe operating practices.

Course Benefits:

• Certificate of Completion. *Valid for 1 year.
• Examination record for employer.

Regulations: 

• 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P – Excavations
• 1926.650 - Scope, Application & Definitions
• 1926.651 - Specific Excavation Requirements
• 1926.652 - Requirements for Protective Systems
• 1926 Subpart P, Appendix A - Soil Classification
• 1926 Subpart P, Appendix B - Sloping and Benching
• 1926 Subpart P, Appendix C - Timber Shoring for Trenches
• 1926 Subpart P, Appendix D - Aluminum Hydraulic Shoring for Trenches
• 1926 Subpart P, Appendix E - Alternatives to Timber Shoring
• 1926 Subpart P, Appendix F - Selection of Protective Systems
• 29 CFR 1926.50 – Medical Services and First Aid
• 29 CFR 1926.502 – Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices