Trench Safety
Training & Education
NEW! Online courses are now available. Visit our Learn Center for more information.
As the largest provider of trench safety training, United Rentals takes its obligation to educate contractors very seriously. In our 69 national trench safety branches, we train over 15,000 contractors a year in OSHA excavation standards. And now, we are pleased to offer online training too! Designed by our field experts, these courses are convenient and accessible by every customer, anytime, anywhere.
This is what we do, so take advantage of our resources and let us share the knowledge and information that can protect your crew and save you time and money.
Your Employees' Safety
United Rentals offers a broad curriculum of courses to train customers: safety and fall protection, site-specific regulatory compliance, confined space training, and operator certifications for equipment.
Excavation Safety for Competent Persons
Offered at more than 50 United Rentals Trench Safety branches and now available online, our 'Excavation Awareness Training for Competent Persons' course is designed and conducted by professional trainers in compliance with federal requirements. In-classroom training is held on the first Friday of every month.
The expanded training platform gives United Rentals customers broader access to Excavation Competent Person instruction that satisfies OSHA requirements. Standard Subpart P references proper soil test procedures and different types of protective systems and provides guidance on how to take control of hazardous conditions. In the United States, OSHA mandates that every excavation project have a trained "competent person" on-site to oversee safe work practices.
Topics Covered During Training Include:
- OSHA expectations of a Competent Person on site
- OSHA regulations for various types of trench safety equipment
- Proper procedures for visual and manual soil tests
- Identification and control of hazardous conditions
- Proper safety procedures for work near underground utilities
Enroll now to take this course online at our Learn Center
Confined Space Entry Training
Available online and at training locations across the country, this one-of-a-kind, interactive training program is geared toward the underground utility industry; it features a dynamic flash-media format conducted by qualified trainers with years of industry experience. All participants receive documentation upon course completion. In-classroom courses are held on the third Friday of every month.
Topics Covered During Training Include:
- Identification of permit-required confined spaces and their hazards
- Proper utilization of gas monitoring equipment
- Methods to safely ventilate your confined space
- Duties of supervisors, entrants, and attendants
- Requirements for rescue services and personnel
- Steps necessary to temporarily reclassify a permit-required confined space to a non-permit space
- How to take advantage of OSHA’s alternate entry procedures
- Assurance that your written Confined Space Entry program and procedures meet OSHA regulations
FEATURED PRODUCT
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