Excavation Safety Workshop

Backhoe dropping material into a truck at sunset

The workshop explains the hazards of excavation and trenching, how accidents happen, and how worker protective measures should be applied. It’s a great way to inform new employees of safety protocol or to update more experienced employees on new safety information.

The workshop covers

  • Critical definitions and context for excavation safety
  • Soils analysis: testing local soils and handling testing equipment
  • Shoring options: a walk through of all the basic systems—sloping, shoring, and shielding

The workshop also provides assurance that all employees at an excavation site are competent and knowledgeable to avoid and prevent possible safety problems. The course covers the requirements of 29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart P-Excavations, of the OSHA standards for the construction industry.

Dates and locations for 2009

  • April 14, Carrollton Inn on US 71, Carroll
  • April 15, Quality Inn at 13th Street and I-35, Ames
  • April 16, Quality Inn at Iowa Highway 1 and I-80, Iowa City

Who should attend?

  • All crew members who are involved in excavation will find this workshop beneficial. 
  • Supervisors responsible for trenching operations, foremen, safety coordinators, and backhoe, dragline, and excavator operators are especially encouraged to attend.
  • City/County engineers or administrators who are responsible for employee safety and have trenching and excavation work done in their jurisdiction will also find the material in this course valuable.

Workshop schedule

7:30 Registration

8:00

  • Introduction: Setting the stage
  • Soils analysis, includes testing of local soils and handling of the testing equipment

12:00 Lunch (provided)

12:45

  • Shoring options
  • Walk through all of the basic systems: sloping, shoring, and shielding
  • Test and review

4:00 Adjourn

New instructor

Wendell Wood comes highly recommended by past excavation safety workshop instructor Jack Mickle. Wood served as co-chairman of National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) Safety Committee, formed MMJ Consulting as a training organization recognized by OSHA Training Institute, and was the first president of the Trench Shoring and Shielding Association (TSSA). Wood currently works as a consultant for Pacific Shoring Inc. and SBH-North America, and is the vice chairman of ANSI 10.12 Subcommittee on Construction Safety and Health.  

Registration and fees

The registration fee for this program is $175 per person. The fee includes lunch, breaks, and course manual.

NOTE: InTrans cannot accept online payment but you may register online and send payment afterwards. Make checks payable to Iowa State University.

To register by mail, by email, or by fax (download a registration form 458 kb pdf):

Georgia Parham
InTrans
2711 S. Loop Drive, Suite 4700
Ames, IA 50010-8634
515-294-8103
parham@iastate.edu

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