| CATEGORY: Construction COURSE DESCRIPTION: Cave-ins are considered the most dangerous trench and excavation hazard. In addition, other potentially fatal hazards also exist in excavations, such as asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen in a confined space, inhalation of toxic fumes, drowning, falls, water accumulation, etc. The OSHA standards intend to protect workers in trenches and excavations. This course gives you a basic understanding of how to work safely in excavations and what important points are required to consider when working in an excavation. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TOPICS COVERED: · OSHA Standards · The Dangers of Excavations · Protection of Employees · Hazardous Conditions · Access and Egress · Falls and Equipment · Planning · Competent Person · Summary REGULATORY REQUIREMENT: Please see the state/regulatory requirement from the course catalog page. SEAT TIME: This course has been approved for 1 hour. COURSE PRE-REQUISITE: N/A TESTING: Quizzes - All quizzes must be passed with a 100% to proceed forward to the next lesson. Final Exam- Final Exam must be passed with a 70% to pass the course. The final exam can be taken three times if necessary. |
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Course
Length: 1 hours
500MHz Pentium or faster with 512MB Ram (1GB recommended)
1024 x 768 minimum monitor screen resolution with 16-bit video card
Windows 2000, XP or later
MAC Compatible
Broadband connection (256 kbps or greater) connection recommended
Internet Explorer 6.0+ or Firefox 2.0+
Flash Player 9.0+ required for most courses
Sound card with speakers or headphones for audio playback
Browser JavaScript must be enabled