Excavation and Trenching Safety Awareness

This training will teach you the skills and knowledge to protect yourself and others from harm during an excavation activity. It covers the fundamental aspects of excavation safety, international and local guidelines, consequences, and risks.

You will be able to recognize the safe working practices and benefits of implementing an effective excavation Safety program.

Topics:

• Introduction to Excavation/Trench Operation.
• Terms, Definitions and Competent Person.
• Legal Obligations/Requirements.
• Planning and SSW of Excavation.
• Associated Hazards and Risks with Excavation Operations.
• Risk Assessment and hazard identification.
• Methods to control the Excavation hazards and risks.
• Safe Access and Egress and Safe Excavation practices.

Objectives:

• To identify and recognized the fundamentals of Excavation safety.
• Recognize the Hazards and Risks of Excavation operation.
• Excavation safe practices and regulations.
• Excavation Testing/monitoring and planning.
• Excavation Risk Controls and safe operations.

Certification:

• A certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the course.

Validity Period: 

• 1 year