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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Excavation/Trenching and Shoring - PM Session - #04-032202-31 (Hightstown)
4/16/202512:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Event Description
PM Session
Course Description
Trench collapses, or cave-ins, pose the greatest risk to workers' lives. This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standard and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and un-shored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic), soil classification, and use of protective systems. Upon course completion employees will have the ability to assess their employer's compliance with the OSHA Excavation Standard, understand soil types, determine protective systems for excavation operations, and training requirements.
ACCREDITATION: 3.0 Safety Training Contact Hours for NJ-Licensed Water/Wastewater Operators. TCH Course Number 04-032202-31 3.0 Hours toward license renewal for NJ Certified Public Works Managers: DLGS-NJWA- 230. (2.0 Technical, 1.0 Management)
DATE & LOCATION: April 16, 2025 – Hightstown Engine Co. Fire Hall, 140 N. Main St., Hightstown NJ. PM SESSION
Course Description
Trench collapses, or cave-ins, pose the greatest risk to workers' lives. This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standard and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and un-shored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic), soil classification, and use of protective systems. Upon course completion employees will have the ability to assess their employer's compliance with the OSHA Excavation Standard, understand soil types, determine protective systems for excavation operations, and training requirements.
ACCREDITATION: 3.0 Safety Training Contact Hours for NJ-Licensed Water/Wastewater Operators. TCH Course Number 04-032202-31 3.0 Hours toward license renewal for NJ Certified Public Works Managers: DLGS-NJWA- 230. (2.0 Technical, 1.0 Management)
DATE & LOCATION: April 16, 2025 – Hightstown Engine Co. Fire Hall, 140 N. Main St., Hightstown NJ. PM SESSION