Trench Safety Awareness

With proper planning and use of equipment, hazards associated with trench work and excavations are preventable.  Excavation and trench work is one of the most dangerous tasks performed by civil and utility contractors.  At Confined Space and Civil Training we will provide you with the training to enable you to follow policies and procedures necessary to work safely in these areas.

Course Outline

This course is designed to train persons to have a clear understanding of their responsibilities for the safety of themselves and other persons working within the trench environment.  Participants of this non-accredited course will gain the capability to recognise safe trenching practices and put them into practice.

Course Content

• Regulations and permits
• Code of Practice
• Safe trenching practices
• National Code
• Preview of 2017 compliance code
  
• Related AS publications
• Worksafe safety alerts
  
• Worksafe information sheets
  
• Methods of prevention - benching, battering, shoring, shields
• Associated hazzards

Course participants are issued with a Record of Training card with all the components of the course indicated on the card.  A record of this training is also maintained on the Confined Space and Civil Training database to enable monitoring of regular re-training programs.

Course Venue

This course is conducted at the Confined Space and Civil Training Centre at Clayton.  ​

Course Duration

This course is completed in one day.​

Course Cost

$200 per person
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