This online training course teaches construction workers how to be safe when working around excavations.

• Excavation Hazards
• How to avoid accidents
• How to prevent yourself and others from being injured
• Soil classifications
• Accessing excavations
• And more

After completing this course, learners will be able to:
• Recognize potential excavation hazards on a construction job site
• Explain the role of a competent person at an excavation
• List the different soil classifications and their main properties
• Identify ways to protect yourself when working near excavations
• Determine what to do in the event of an excavation cave-in

Approximately 45 minutes

Testing conducted in this online Excavations for Construction course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Users are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available to download and print.