Product Code: TREX

Running Time: 19 minutes

Language: English

Version: Standard

Trenching and excavation work--it's the starting point of most construction projects. Before you dig, there's a lot you need to know, because the risks, just like the weight of the soil, are too great to take a chance. This type of work is dangerous, with more than 100 workers killed in trench accidents each year. 

• The duties of the OSHA competent trenching and excavation person.
• The various types of soil and how they can be identified.
• The process for determining how to make an excavation safe.
• The slope-back ratios for Types A, B and C soil.
• The lessons that can be learned from Scott May’s accident.

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