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OSHA Construction: Excavation Safety

6 Lessons
14-18 Minutes
4 Quiz Questions

Course Overview


This OSHA safety training course is for construction workers who work in and around excavation sites. Some of the hazards of working in excavations are cave-ins, toxic fumes, and fire. This course explains how protective systems such as supports, sloping and benching, and shields should be designed and used at excavation sites. OSHA requires a “competent person” to be at the excavation site. Viewers learn that a competent person is someone who can identify and eliminate hazards around the site, understands soils classifications, and knows about protective systems. Watch this safety training course to learn how to reduce the risks of working in an excavation site.

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    Key Audience


    Construction workers

    Course Topics


    Understanding Excavations
    Employee Protection
    Water At or Near An Excavation
    Excavation Hazards
    The Competent Person
    Summary

    Course Detail


    Course ID
    oshcexca_vod

    Time

    14-18 MIN
    Questions
    "4"

    Languages

    en

    video format

    HD

    captions

    No

    Resources

    Yes

    Lessons

    6

    Remediation

    Yes

    Bookmarking

    Yes

    Feedback

    Yes

    Microlearning