A Guide to OSHA Excavations Standard
This online engineering PDH course demonstrates the basic elements of excavation safety. It examines the standard's different sections, offering many illustrations and a safety checklist to help explain how to excavate and work safely in a trench. It also discusses the rules and exceptions concerning residential construction.
According to the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics, an average of about 50 fatalities occurs annually from excavation or trenching cave-ins. Of those, about 68 percent of deaths occurred in companies with less than 50 employees and about 46 percent in companies with less than 10 employees. Many excavation jobsite dangers can be prevented through preparation, identification and remediation of common risks presented. Modern technology has provided a variety of effective shoring systems and trench shields. The OSHA excavations standard provides a set of clearly written and logical safety rules.
This 3 PDH online course is applicable to engineers, planners, contractors and employees interested in gaining a better understanding of excavation safety elements.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge of the safety basic elements:
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Soil Mechanics
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Cave-ins and Protective Support Systems
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Surface Encumbrances
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Soil Characteristics
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Determination of Soil Type
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Earth Pressures
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Effects of Water
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Remedies to Dewater an Excavation
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Sloping and Benching
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Sheeting
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Support Systems
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Shield Systems
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Other Protective Systems
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Shoring Types
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Hazards
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Special Health and Safety Considerations
In this professional engineering CEU course you will need to review the NCDOL Publication titled "A Guide to OSHA Excavations Standard" published by North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Division, revised in August 2009.
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