This course will cover..
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Other current relevant regulations
- Overcome problems caused by ground conditions and services
- Strike supports with due regard to safety
- Consolidation and backfilling
- Safe working practices
- Identification of hazards associated with excavations
- Effects of weathering
- Recognition of rock and soil structures
- Hand or mechanical means of excavation
- Erection of trench sheets or timbers to shallow or medium depth trenches using pinchers and close sheeting methods
Entry Requirements
Good understanding of spoken and written English.