OSHA Competent Person Training

Where: Blanchard Machinery

When: February 5th

Cost: $275

Overview

The Competent Person is required to be able to identify potential dangers of all excavation worksites as it relates to the OSHA Subpart P – Excavation standards; and enforce the regulated trench safety best practices on all excavation projects. This includes knowing the dynamics of soil pressure, how to classify soil conditions, and how to properly slope a trench or use an appropriate trench safety device such as a trench shield or hydraulic shoring.

Outline

1. Why do workers get hurt?
2. OSHA Subpart P: Trench & Excavating Standards | CANADIAN Standards (if residents participating)
3. Soil Classifications
4. Protective Systems
   1. Sloping; determining correct Angle of Repose
   2. Shielding; Manufacturer’s Tab Data, OSHA Acceptable Practices
   3. Shoring; How shoring works, variations on shoring principle
5. Duties and Roles of the Competent Person
6. Identifying Hazards

Items of Completion

• Certificate of Completion (8.5×11)
• Competent Person Trained wallet card
• OSHA (or MIOSHA) pocketbook
• Trench Safety Trained hardhat sticker
• CAT Hat

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