Course Description:
This course focuses on OSHA standards and on the safety aspects of excavation and trenching. Students are introduced to practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations. Various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic) are covered. Testing methods are demonstrated and a one-half-day field exercise is conducted, allowing students to use instruments such as penetrometers, torvane shears and engineering rods. Students must have completed course #200, #510, or have equivalent construction training or experience. Personal Protective Equipment: Safety shoes, safety glasses, and appropriate clothing for field exercise. 1.9 CEU’s; credits to be assessed.
To register for a class, go to the
Registration Link after the class you are selecting and fill out the form and
submit it on-line, or you may call WVU Safety and Health Extension at 800-626-4748
or GMC National Resource Center at 800-367-6724.
Dates and Location
| April 15-18, 2008 | Morgantown, WV | Register WVU |
| May 14-16, 2008 | Williamsport, PA *Course formerly offered as a KOSH OSHA OTI Course | Register WVU |
| June 17-20, 2008 | Morgantown, WV | Register WVU |
| September 23-25, 2008 | Harrisburg, PA *Course formerly offered as a KOSH OSHA OTI Course | Register WVU |
| Tuition: $750.00 | ||
*As of April 1, 2008, West Virginia University Safety & Health Extension will continue to offer OSHA OTI courses through an agreement with the KOSH Training Center. If you have any questions contact us at 800-626-4748.
