Description
This CLS: Safety Awareness—Excavations course trains workers on how to use the OODA Loop to protect themselves and their coworkers against potential hazards when working in and around excavations on construction job sites. As they become more familiar with the four steps of the OODA Loop, workers will learn to **Observe** the work area for signs of hazards related to excavations, **Orient** to hazards and ask themselves how they can mitigate them, **Decide** on the safest course of action, and **Act** to eliminate any risk. Topics include soil inspections, protective systems, trench collapse risks, and other risks related to trenches. At the end of the course, workers will put their learning to the test by entering our OODA Loop simulator, where they will go through each step of the OODA Loop to find and mitigate hazards in a 3D construction environment.
Objectives
- Use the OODA Loop to recognize and mitigate hazards in and around excavations
- Explain who should perform soil tests and when they should perform them
- Define the four soil classifications
- Recognize signs of soil instability and cave-ins
- Describe safe practices for sloping, benching, shoring, and shielding a trench
- Identify risk factors that could make work inside a trench unsafe
- Explain how excavations can damage utilities, create fall hazards, and contain hazardous atmospheres
Certificate
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Certificate of Completion
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