Trenching and Shoring Safety in Construction Environments

This Interactive course on Trenching and Shoring Safety in Construction Environments helps employees understand the hazards that can be encountered in trenching work as well as the OSHA regulations and safe work practices that can prevent accidents from occurring. Twenty percent of workplace fatalities in the U.S. involve construction workers, but their chances of getting killed on the job more than double when they’re working in a trench. An average of two employees are killed every month when the trench they’re working in collapses on them. But many of these deaths and thousands of injuries can be prevented. Areas covered in the course include the hazards of trenching, the competent person and the worksite inspection, soil types and protective systems, ongoing inspecting and testing, access, egress, setback and equipment, working defensively, and more.

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Topics covered in these products include:

  • Recognize the hazards you may encounter working in and around trenches.
  • Describe how OSHA regulations help reduce your exposure to trenching hazards.
  • Know the types of policies and procedures your employer uses to control the hazards that can be encountered in
  • trenching work.
  • Follow safe work practices to prevent accidents on trenching projects.
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Associated Industries: Construction Environments.
Associated Topic Titles: Construction Safety.


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