Excavation and Trenching Awareness (Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course covers the Cal/OSHA excavation and trenching rules (8 CCR 1539 to 1543, Article 6, with Appendices A, B, and F) and is written at the Authorized User level.

What you learn

• Excavation hazards, key words and your training
• The Cal/OSHA excavation permit
• The competent person and daily inspections
• Cave-in protection
• Soil types and warning signs
• Working inside shoring and trench boxes
• Getting in and out, and falls at the edge
• Spoil, loads, equipment and traffic
• Water and hazardous air
• Underground lines: California's rules
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Concientización sobre excavaciones y zanjas (Cal/OSHA): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.