CEUs
0.6 CEUs
Description
This one-day course is designed for persons who will be supervising, planning, executing, or participating in any ground disturbance, excavation and trenching activities in Alberta, Canada.
The course is designed to focus on effective communication between all levels of workers, identify specific responsibilities as a competent person/competent supervisor adhering to the relevant legislation, identify and determine soil classifications using visual and manual testing, and classify potential hazards using hazard assessments and control measures for safe excavation and the prevention of underground facility damage using approved methods of protection.
Delivery Formats
There are no available options for this course at this time - please contact .
Outline
Provincial OHS Reference Guides
Soil Mechanics
Basis of Classifications
Visual & Manual Tests
Methods of Protections
- Sloping
- Benching
- Shoring
- Hydraulic vertical shores
- Aluminum Shoring Shields
- Shielding
Cantilever Systems
Hazard Assessment & Safe Job Planning
- Due Diligence
- Criminal Code Section 217.1
- Competent Person
- Prime Contractor
- Code of Practice
- Fall Protection
- Confined Space
Engineering systems and considerations
Cost
$350.00 Must have current AWWOA Membership
$450.00 Non-Members
$262.50 (For in-class courses only) Must have a current AWWOA Membership and be an operator of a small public rural water/wastewater facility.