SAFE TRENCHING, EXCAVATION, GROUND DISTURBANCE

This one-day course is designed for those individuals who are planning, supervising, or doing the work. Safety of the workforce is the primary goal.

Course Objective:

  • To supply quality education and advice to workers, operators, supervisors, and management in helping to plan for safe trenching and excavating where worker entry is required.

Course Content:

  • Ground Disturbances

  • Call Before You Dig — The Damage Prevention Process

  • Legislation

  • Soil Terminology/Classifications

  • Hazard Assessments and Controls

  • Overhead Power lines — construction safe limits

  • Con ned Space Entry and Code of Practice

  • Construction Near Pipelines

  • Crossing Agreements

  • Shoring Systems

  • Environmental Protection

  • Emergency Response Planning

  • Various reference materials

Summary:

After completing the course you should be able to recognize the hazards associated with trenching and excavating and how to control them by administrative, engineering, or personal protective measures; know how to contact utility owners for locates; know what type of protective structure (shoring) to use to protect your workers; identify the need for environmental assessments.

Safety in trenching and excavating can be accomplished with proper hazard assessment and control, planning, and by communicating to workers about the hazards associated with the work to be undertaken.