Trenching Awareness
20 min! Run Time
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Description
OSHA Standard: 1926.650, .651 & industry best practices
Trenching and Excavation Awareness explains the basics for trenching and excavation hazards on the jobsite.
Learners will discover the different protective devices required to maintain safety, and how to protect themselves in and around trenching and excavation areas.
Additional topics include the ability to identify different types of trenching hazards, how to control these hazards, and the role of the competent person in relation to trench safety.
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Trenching Awareness
Frequently Asked Questions
The different types of protective devices used on a jobsite to guard against trench collapse, along with when each one applies.
It walks through the fundamentals of trenching and excavation hazards on a jobsite before moving into specific hazard types.
1926.650 and .651, combined with established industry best practices for excavation work.
Different categories of trenching hazards, each requiring its own protective approach on site.
Around guarding your own position and movement near the excavation, distinct from the equipment-level protective devices covered earlier.
OSHA Standard: 1926.650, .651 & industry best practices
Trenching and Excavation Awareness explains the basics for trenching and excavation hazards on the jobsite.
Learners will discover the different protective devices required to maintain safety, and how to protect themselves in and around trenching and excavation areas.
Additional topics include the ability to identify different types of trenching hazards, how to control these hazards, and the role of the competent person in relation to trench safety.