TRENCHING & EXCAVATION SAFETY

Under Ontario’s Occupational Health & Safety Act and its regulations, employers have a general duty to provide competent supervision to their workers involved in excavation and trenching operations. Trenching & excavation collapses are one of the major causes of critical injuries and fatalities in the construction industry.

This course is designed to educate participants in how to provide the best means of protection to workers and the general public.

Part III Excavations section of Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations for construction projects places numerous regulatory requirements on employers to ensure the safety of their workers.

These regulations focus on such key issues as:

a) worker entry and working alone;

b) soil type classifications;

c) precautions concerning services or utilities

d) protection of adjacent structures or buildings

e) general requirements for spacing, clearances and soil stability

f) support systems requirements or shoring

CRIMINAL CODE OF CANADA IMPLICATIONS:

Employers and their supervisors who fail to act diligently in protecting the health and safety of workers can face criminal charges and the amendments recently passed through Bill C-45 exposes you to greater liability.

OUR TRENCHING & EXCAVATION PROGRAM INCLUDES:

• Introduction to trenching and excavation laws applicable to the work.

• Soil classifications and hazards recognition of risk factors affecting soil stability

• Key supervisor responsibilities and safe work practices.

• Engineered, hydraulic and prefabricated support systems

• Proper excavation cut backs and entry methods

• Locating and protecting services underground

• Viewing of Trenching Safety video.

• All study manuals, guidelines, questionnaires included.

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