Spotlight on: Trenching & Excavation Safety

Published by Kerry Vital on July 5, 2016

Our Trenching and Excavation Safety Workshop is one of our newest courses, and it’s already proven to be extremely popular. Later this year, we will be offering it in Burnaby (twice), Prince George, Terrace, Kamloops and Victoria.

Safety should always be a top priority on the job site. This workshop walks participants through a comprehensive program that includes what the WorkSafeBC Regulations & Guidelines state, safe work procedures and what to do if something goes wrong.

It covers shoring, benching, sloping and shielding systems. It also includes a section on location of underground utilities and the geotechnical and structural engineered documentation requirements.

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

Identify hazards around trenches and excavations
Be able to locate underground utilities
Understand soil types, soil collapse patterns, and warning signs
Gain familiarity with WorkSafeBC regulations
Understand geotechnical and structural engineered documentation
Understand sloping and benching
Understand shoring and shielding systems
Describe and demonstrate where possible safe installation and removal processes
Identify emergency procedures for a trench collapse

For a full list of our upcoming classroom courses, click here. Want this course offered on the job site? We’d be pleased to bring it to you; just fill out this form and we will be in touch within one business day.