| Dates: | April 22-24, 2025 |
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| Meets: | Tu, W and Th from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Location: | Live Webcast |
| Cost: | $650.00 |
There are still openings remaining at this time.
OSHA #3015
Excavation, Trenching, and Soil Mechanics
22.5 Hours | $595; $650*Contract Price: $7,000; $8,000*
This course focuses on the operations and safety aspects of excavation and trenching. Participants are introduced to practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored/unshored slopes and walls. Various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic) are explained. Testing methods are demonstrated, allowing students to use instruments such as penetrometers, torvane shears, and engineering rods. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the ability to assess employer safety with the current standard, utilize soil-testing methods to classify soil types, determine protective systems for excavation operations, and determine training requirements.
*Price change effective January 1, 2025.
Notes:
This training will be conducted via Microsoft Teams, and no software download is required. Participants must have a PC or Mac computer with audio and video capabilities, and an uninterrupted internet connection. Participants must live or work within OSHA's Dallas Region (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico). Students who reside outside of the Dallas Region should verify course availability in their region prior to registration. Participants must present a government-issued photo ID to attend this training.
| Fee: | $650.00 |
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| Hours: | 22.50 |
| CEUs: | 2.25 |
Live Webcast
Paul Wind
Paul Wind is a Battalion Chief with the Picatinny Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services in New Jersey. Paul is a 30-year veteran in Emergency Services where he has served as both a volunteer and career firefighter and holds numerous nationally accredited certifications. He has over 19 years in OSHA Outreach Training with 6 years at UTA. He continues to develop and instruct courses with a discipline in Hazardous Materials, Permit Required Confined Space, Excavation Safety, Firefighter Health & Safety, and Disaster Site Worker. Paul is also a Gulf War Veteran (of the US Air Force) and currently resides in New Jersey with his wife Melissa and his two children.
