Trench Safety Training Saves Lives!

Efficiency Production Trench Safety has been the marquee Trench Safety Training program in the state of Michigan and other select states for over a decade. Now, Arcosa Shoring Products offers Live Instructor Led Training Online via Zoom for their OSHA Competent Person Training and Trench Safety Awareness courses; conducted concurrently with In-Person Training classes at Efficiency Production Trench Safety's state-of-the-art training facility in Mason, Michigan.

A trained workforce is able to take effective preventive action to avoid hazardous situations, and yes, even save lives. CLICK HERE to see if your local trench safety equipment distributor or rental facility offers Trench Safety Training. Or, register for either a Remote or In-Person training below.

OSHA Competent Person Training

Remote via Zoom | In-person, Mason MI
$250 per person | 6-7 hours
Outline:
  1. Why do workers get hurt?
  2. OSHA Subpart P: Trench & Excavating Standards | CANADIAN Standards (if residents participating)
  3. Soil Classifications
  4. Protective Systems
    1. Sloping; determining correct Angle of Repose
    2. Shielding; Manufacturer’s Tab Data, OSHA Acceptable Practices
    3. Shoring; How shoring works, variations on shoring principle
  5. Duties and Roles of the Competent Person
  6. Identifying Hazards
What's Included:
  • Certificate of Completion (8.5x11)
  • Competent Person Trained wallet card
  • OSHA (or MIOSHA) pocketbook
  • Trench Safety Trained hardhat sticker

Trench Safety Awareness Training

In-person, Mason MI | Remote via Zoom
$60 per person | 3 hours
Outline:
  1. Why do workers get hurt?
  2. Duties and Roles of the Competent Person | Michigan Qualified Person
  3. Protective Systems
    1. Sloping; determining correct Angle of Repose
    2. Shielding; Manufacturer’s Tab Data, OSHA Acceptable Practices
    3. Shoring; How shoring works, variations on shoring principle
  4. Identifying Hazards
What's Included:
  • Certificate of Completion (8.5x11)
  • OSHA (or MIOSHA) pocketbook
  • Trench Safety Training hardhat sticker

Meet the Instructor

Ron wey

Ron Wey

Trench Safety Specialist

Ron has been training contractors and municipalities for over 25 years. Employed in the trench shoring industry since 1991, Ron is a Master Instructor for the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA), and a Recognized Trench Safety Trainer by the North American Excavation & Shoring Association (NAXSA). He is also OSHA- Approved to teach the 10 and 30 hour safety class; plus he is certified by the Red Cross to teach CPR and First Aid. Ron recently started his own company, 1 Wey Safety Training.

Need Specialized Training for Your Company?

Independent and exclusive dates for a REMOTE Training class can be scheduled for a company or dealer hosting six or more participants. Or, training classes of 15 or more participants can be conducted at an OFF-SITE location in Michigan. Call James McRay at 517-676-8800 for details.

Contact Us Now

Kent Companies has utilized Efficiency Production’s Trench Safety Training multiple times with mixed user groups that include trades such as excavation, concrete, plumbing, and electrical.  The training has been relevant and applicable to all the trades and has raised their level of awareness to not only the dangers that come with working in trenches, but also the ways to safely mitigate those dangers.

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Christopher Fennema

Vice President at Kent Companies