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In Excavation Hazards , you'll learn ...
- Important safety factors to consider when preplanning excavation work
- Methods for identifying and evaluating various soil types
- How to design, install, and remove protective systems to prevent cave-ins and related hazards
- Guidelines for conducting site inspections and assessments
Overview
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Credit: 2 PDH
Length: 28 pages
Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous construction operations. Cave-ins pose the greatest risk and are much more likely than other excavation-related accidents to result in worker fatalities. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data show that 271 workers died in trenching or excavation cave-ins from 2000 through 2006. In addition to cave-ins, workers may also be exposed to the risks associated with combustible gases and oxygen deficiencies during trenching operations. Other potential hazards include falls, falling loads, and incidents involving mobile equipment. All of these hazards are recognized and preventable, yet injuries and fatalities related to trench work and excavation continue to occur.
In this course, you will learn how to protect employees against trench cave-ins and other hazardous conditions. You will also learn what you must do to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Excavation and Trenching standard, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), Part 1926.650. This course is relevant to business owners, engineers, managers, foreman, and any other personnel working in industries that require excavation and trenching operations.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- The dangers of excavation and trenching
- Definitions of key terms related to excavation and trenching
- An overview of soil mechanics: some frequent causes of trench failure
- Distinguishing characteristics of various soil types
- Test equipment and methods for evaluating soil types
- Basic types of shoring and shielding systems
- Various types of sloping and benching excavations
- The proper placement of temporary and permanent spoil
- OSHA's excavation and trenching standard
- The measures employed to protect against cave-ins, water accumulation, hazardous atmospheres, underground utilities, and falling objects
- Protective equipment required for confined footing excavations
- Requirements for site inspections
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 12 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 2 PDH
Length: 28 pages
