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Kennewick, WA-September 11-12, 2012
A competent person on site is a requirement of every location where excavating is occuring.
This excavation safety training meets the...
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This one-day excavation safety training is designed to build the skills of individuals who work in or around excavations. This...
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Sierra Vista, AZ-May 7-11, 2012
This class is being held in association with the Sierra Vista, AZ Fire Department.
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Excavation: Competent Person Training
When you open an excavation you must follow OSHA requirements as specified in 29 CFR 1926.651 and 1926.652. This includes designating a Competent Person. According to OSHA, a Competent Person is defined as someone who identify excavation hazards and who has the authority to take whatever corrective actions are required.
There are many possible hazards associated with digging operations. In addition, excavations often occur in the middle of other construction projects which may also be creating hazards. Competent Person must be able to assess both existing hazards and those that are likely in the future based on job site conditions.
Once these hazards have been identified Competent Persons must also have the authority to take corrective actions. The type of corrective action needed is a function of the hazard. But the ultimate corrective action is to remove workers from hazards. This means the Competent Person for Excavations must have the authority to order any and all exposed workers out of the excavation until the hazard can be mitigated. In other words, they have to have been given the worksite authority to stop the job.
Our Excavation Safety Competent Person program focuses on helping students be able to identify hazards associated with excavating such as hazardous atmospheres, water intrusion, surcharge loads, and falling loads. We explain how soils fail and how to recognize signs that soil is about to fail. We discuss factors that make the soil more likely to fail and simple manual tests that can be done to determine the soil type.
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With
our extensive industry expertise and proven curricula, we can provide you with
an effective learning path so that you can fulfill your worksite safety
responsibilities.
Upon completion of this training, you will have an in-depth understanding of:
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Signs
of Cave-Ins
- Causes
of Cave-Ins
- Soil
Testing
- Soil
Mechanics
- Dewatering
- Safety
Planning
- Conducting
Inspections
- And more
Excavation Safety Training: Course
Flow
Our
excavation competent person training opens with a basic discussion of trench
and excavation safety. We look at accident statistics and basic types of
excavations and trenches. We
then talk about soil mechanics and trench failure patterns. Protective systems,
excavation safety planning, inspections, dewatering, underground utilities, and
emergencies are also covered. The
Excavation Competent Person Training course topics are presented in the
following order:
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Welcome/Pre-Test
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Causes
of Cave-Ins
- Overview
of Regulations
- Soil
Classification
- Classification
Exercise
- Protective
Systems (Slope, Shore, Shield)
- Hazardous
Atmospheres
- Water
Hazards
- Excavation
Safety Programs
- Rescue
and Emergencies
- Course
Review/Final Exam
D2000 Excavation Competent Person
Training & Basic Skills Training
No
matter your current skill level, D2000 Safety can solve your excavation
training needs. Sign up today and find
out just how effective the D2000 approach to safety is.
Other D2000 Safety Training
Includes:
- Confined
Space Training—Entrant, attendant, entry supervisor, train the trainer.
- Competent
Person Excavation Training
- Basic
Skills Excavation Training
- Fall
Protection Training—User, Competent Person, Train the Trainer.
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