Trench Safety

When - Where

November 21, 2017

(8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time)

PDHs AVAILABLE

6 Professional Development Hours can be granted for this course. No partial credit available. Attendees must attend at least 90% of each day of the workshop to get 6 PDHs.

ORNL Hardin Valley Campus 2nd floor meeting room
(formerly NTRC)
2360 Cherahala Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37932
Tel: 865-946-1500 for directions

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WHAT THIS IS ABOUT

Excavation cave-ins are a major source of injuries and fatalities within the construction industry. Each year, approximately 75-100 workers will die in trench collapses, and approximately 11 times that number will be seriously injured. With a fatality rate that is 112% higher then that of general construction, excavation worker deaths comprise approximately 1% of ALL worker fatalities in the United States each year. This workshop will discuss causes of trench collapse, and more importantly, how to prevent worker deaths or injuries from these events. The workshop will also feature discussion of fatal trench collapses which have occurred in Tennessee, focusing on the causes of the incidents, and the challenges faced during rescue and recovery operations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This workshop is recommended for underground construction personnel, supervisors, construction safety managers, public utility personnel and first responders.

INSTRUCTOR

Walter Idol, MS/NREMPT
Walter Idol is a Safety /Emergency Response Consultant with the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services. He has over 37 years experience in emergency response. He is a Nationally Registered Paramedic, and holds instructor ratings in multiple rescue and emergency response disciplines. He currently serves as a Team Leader on the Heavy/Technical Rescue Team of the Rescue Squad in Knoxville Tennessee.

AGENDA

8:00 a.m.	Registration
8:30 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction What OSHA Says: An Overview of Trenching Regulations "Wives Tales": Common Myths and Misperceptions
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m.	Soil Classification/Testing
12:00 p.m.	Lunch (On your own)
1:00 p.m.	Hazard Analysis: Why Trenches Fail Protective Systems
2:30 p.m.	Break
2:45 p.m.	Review of Actual Incidents Questions and Answers
4:00 p.m.	Adjourn

REGISTRATION

The registration fee is $120 per person. A city or county employee is eligible for a TTAP scholarship registration fee of $45. TDOT employees must register through their local TDOT Training Office. The workshop fee includes ONLY materials and coffee breaks. NO LUNCH PROVIDED A course may be canceled if there is low enrollment. Forty-eight hours notice will be given to registrants if a course is canceled. Register early! Limited enrollment!

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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tennessee Transportation Assistance Program