Trench Safety Training

OSHA 1926 Subpart P, Excavations and Trenches, requires a Competent or Qualified Person be present on any job site where an excavation (including trenches) takes place. The OSHA standard states that a Competent or Qualified Person is someone "capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings, or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them."

Efficiency Production provides Trench Safety Training by trench safety experts that have been certified by the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA). Our training classes adhere to the Qualified Person training requirements of the Michigan Occupational and Safety Administration (MIOSHA). Furthermore, our training classes meet requirements for NUCA certification and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Continuing Education credit.

Having a certified Qualified Person on-site not only allows contractors to comply with OSHA requirements, but also allows owners to reduce Worker’s Compensation claims, avoid costly fines, and prevent wrongful death lawsuits by educating workers to recognize and manage unsafe excavation conditions.

Efficiency Production’s Qualified Person training also includes Best-Practice Product Application Training. Participants learn both in the classroom and in the ground and have an opportunity to work with the following products and systems:

• Steel trench shields
• Hydraulic vertical shores
• Lightweight aluminum shields
• Build-A-Box™ modular aluminum trench shield system

Training Schedule

Efficiency Production provides monthly training sessions at their facility in Mason, Michigan. Contractors or municipalities that wish to train 12 or more people may also request on-site training, and we will work with you to schedule an appropriate date and time.

Our monthly, in-facility training classes are held from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM on the following Tuesdays:

This schedule is continuously updated as we schedule new classes throughout the year.

Register for Training

To register for a Qualified Person training course, including Municipality Day; please call 1-800-552-8800 at least two days in advance, or download a fax registration form. The cost is $50 per person, and lunch is provided for all registered participants.