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