Trenching & Excavation Safety Training

AGC of America, supported by a Susan Harwood Federal Training Grant, developed the Trenching & Excavation Hazards in Construction Safety Training.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), from 2015 to 2018, the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) reported 103 total trenching and excavation-related deaths, an average of 25 per year over this 4-year period.

Topics Covered:
• Injury, Illness, and fatality statistics
• Frequently cited standards
• Utilities protection
• Common hazards
• Soil testing and classification
• Protective systems
• Review of the agency priority goal
• And much more...