Online Courses
We have selected and partnered with online training course vendors to provide clients with a convenient resource for internet-based training in general industry and construction.
Excavation Safety for Construction Online Course Description: This intermediate Excavation Safety for Construction online course will teach you how to work safely around trenches and excavation sites. By taking this course, you will come to understand the safety requirements for deep excavation.
Intended Audience: This online course is intended for construction workers and supervisors who need to implement construction excavation safety for excavation and trenching activities:
- Construction Workers
- Construction Supervisors
- Construction Foremen
Learning Aids: This Excavation Safety for Construction online training course will teach you the hazards that are commonly found when working around a trench or an excavation. We will also discuss OSHA safety requirements and standards. Additionally, the course covers soil classification, air monitoring, safe access, spoils piles, shoring and sloping.
Course Topics
- Introduction to Excavation Safety
- Myths of Excavation
- General Excavation Safety Techniques
- Situational Analysis
- Soils and Soil Classification
- Classifying Soil
- Protective Systems
- Situational Analysis
- Additional Protective Systems
- Other Systems
- Other Considerations
- Regular Requirements
Features and Benefits: Excavation Safety for Construction course, you will receive an in-depth guide on how to work safely around a job site that is being excavated or where trenching is being used. By successfully completing this course, you will:
- Learn about the hazards that can be found when working in and around excavations and trenches
- Understand the vital differences in soil classifications and how soils greatly impact excavation and trenching safety
- Learn what is required by OSHA for every job site where excavations and trenches are used.
Upon successful completion of the course, each student will receive a Certificate of Completion that will show the 0.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and 1 Contact Hour received for this IACET-approved course.
Course Length: 45 Minutes
Registration: To enroll in this course please follow our Course Registration link below, and provide the information requested.
Pricing: $40.00
Trenching & Excavation Awareness for Construction Online Course Description: Trenching & Excavation Awareness for Construction is an introductory online safety course where you can expect to learn basic trench safety guidelines, as well as those put in place by OSHA Trench Safety regulators. You will be informed of basic preventive measures to ensure safety on the job site while trenching and excavating.
Intended Audience: This online safety course is intended for all Road and Construction workers who are responsible for following OSHA’s regulations.
- Road and Construction Workers
- Road and Construction Supervisors
- Road and Construction Foreman
Learning Aids: In this Trenching & Excavation Awareness for Construction online safety course, you will learn the importance of taking preventive measures while working in trenching and excavation environments. We will familiarize you with common hazards of the job and the safety regulations that have to be followed. At the end of this course, you will have been provided with the knowledge required to safely enter, work in and exit a trench site.
Course Topics
- Introduction to Trenching and Excavation
- Common Causes of Cave-ins
- General Trenching and Excavation Safety
Features and Benefits: Trenching & Excavation Awareness for Construction online safety course, you will be better prepared to work safely in a trenching and excavation environment. When you have successfully completed this course, you will have a better understanding of the following:
- Soil Classification
- Air Monitoring
- Safe Access
- Spoils Piles
- Shoring and Sloping
- Utilities Management
- CFR 1926 Subpart P, Excavations
Course Length: 30 Minutes
Registration: To enroll in this course please follow our Course Registration link below, and provide the information requested.
Pricing: $40.00
Trenching and Excavation Practical Applications for Construction Online Course Description: This online safety course will cover basic applications of the requirements found in OSHA Subpart P of the Safety and Health Regulations for Construction, CFR 1926. Some of the requirements presented in this course relate to sloping, benching, shoring and alternative protective methods. Interpretation and the use of shoring tables will also be discussed.
Intended Audience: This Trenching and Excavation Practical Applications for Construction online safety course is designed for Road and Construction workers who need to comply with OSHA’s standards, rules and regulations that are applicable to their work.
- Road and Construction Managers
- Road and Construction Supervisors
- Road and Construction Workers
Learning Aids: This online safety course will discuss the sloping and benching requirements for types A, B and C soils. In addition, this course will focus on where to locate and use the shoring tables for both timber shoring and aluminum hydraulic shoring. When finished, we will have provided you with the basic requirements for using trench boxes or a trench shield as an alternative to sloping or shoring.
Course Topics
- Introduction to Trenching and Excavations
- Sloping Configurations
- Shoring
- Timber Shoring
- Aluminum Hydraulic Shoring
- Other Shoring
- Trench Boxes
Features and Benefits: Trenching and Excavation Practical Applications for Construction is an online safety course covering information about sloping configurations and specific shoring applications according to Subpart P of OSHA Construction Standards. After successfully finishing this course, you will:
- Be aware of the sloping and benching requirements for types A, B and C soils
- Know how to locate and use the shoring tables for both timber shoring and aluminum hydraulic shoring
- Understand the basic requirements for using shields and trench boxes as analternative to shoring or sloping
Course Length: 50 Minutes
Registration: To enroll in this course please follow our Course Registration link below, and provide the information requested.
Pricing: $40.00