D2000 Excavation Competent Person Training

Many construction companies and public works departments require less training than our Excavation Safety Competent Person Mastery-level two-day classes provide because their digging projects only involve one or two types of protective systems and they are rarely digging deep excavations.

To meet the learning needs of these students D2000 has developed an Excavation Safety Competent Person (Basic) eight-hour class that covers all the key excavation safety topics these competent persons need to know. According to OSHA definitions, competent persons can survey a dig site and identify hazards. They also have the authority to eliminate worker exposure to the hazard, which means they can stop the job until the hazard is eliminated or controlled.

At the completion of this training, the students should have the skills needed to follow their location’s excavation safety policies and comply with OSHA regulations.

To fulfill this role, competent persons must understand:

• OSHA requirements pertaining to excavations.
• Basic excavation terminology.
• Cave-in causes and indicators.
• Soil mechanics (cohesion and friction)
• Types of soils (solid rock, A, B, C)
• Selection and installation of protective systems
• De-watering strategies and systems
• Managing hazardous atmospheres
• Safety policies
• Inspections

This course is designed to meet a variety of safety requirements including those promulgated by OSHA, the Department of Energy, and the US Army Corps of Engineers.

There are no formal prerequisites but most students will have an understanding of basic construction safety principles.

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