Key Takeaways:

- Recognizing safety requirements when setting up an excavation site. - Evaluating hazards in and around an excavation, trenching, and shoring site. - Developing precautions, protective measures, and the types of support systems used at an excavation site. - Acknowledging cave-in protection requirements and learning proper procedures to keep employees safe on an excavation.

Course Description

Of all annual occupational deaths in the nation, deaths caused by excavation cave-ins account for nearly 1%. Prior to any excavation, trenching, or shoring activities, you must take specific steps to setup the site to avoid the accidental disruption of utilities, and assure the stability of adjacent structures—you need […]