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Excavation and Trenching Safety

Curriculum

Excavation and Trenching Safety

Module 1: Foundational Principles of Excavation and Trenching Safety

Foundational Principles of Excavation and Trenching Safety00:00

Trenching Prevention: Excavations in Construction9:03

Excavation and Trenching – Safe Work Practices3:02

Knowledge Check Question

Module 2: Soil Classification and Types

Soil Classification and Types00:00

Excavations in Construction/Soil Classification11:12

Safety in the Trenches: An Overview of Basic Trench Safety3:42

Knowledge Check Question

Module 3: Understanding Soil Failure

Understanding Soil Failure00:00

Trench Cave In | Oregon OSHA compliance officer caught cave in on tape1:30

Trench Safety2:12

Construction Safety: Trenching and Excavation Safety7:29

Excavation & Trenching Safety00:00:00

Knowledge Check Questions

Module 4: Methods of Protection

Methods of Protection00:00

Five Things You Should Know to Stay Safe in a Trench0:48

Installing Aluminum Hydraulic Shoring (Demonstration)4:16

Installing Hydraulic Shoring0:46

Knowledge Check Questions

Module 5: Employer Requirements

Employer Requirements00:00

Trench Safety – Trench Box Placement3:38

Rigging and Setting a Trench Box (Exercise)13:02

Trenching & Excavation Safety4:12

Knowledge Check Questions

Module 6 : Worksite Safety

Worksite Safety00:00

Toolbox Talk: Excavation Safety3:37

Trench and Excavation Safety1:06

Always Call 811 Before You Dig in Florida0:31

Sunshine 811 Excavator Video2:00

Knowledge Check Questions

Final Exam

Final Exam

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