Trained as a trenching and excavation competent person
Imad “Matt” Mansour, owner of Mansour’s Innovations, completed the Trenching and Excavation Competent Person Training from NYC Construction Safety Training. The course is built on OSHA’s excavation standard, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P.
What the training covers
Sewer line repairs, water line replacements and exterior waterproofing down to the footing all mean an open trench next to a home. The course teaches how to keep that trench safe from the first scoop to the backfill.
The competent person’s job
Spotting trench hazards, having the authority to fix them on the spot, and inspecting the trench before work starts and after every rain.
Soil and cave-ins
Classifying soil as Type A, B or C, how trench walls fail, and keeping spoil piles and heavy equipment back from the edge.
Protecting the trench
Sloping and benching, shoring and trench boxes, and when each one is needed.
Utilities, air and rescue
Getting buried lines marked before digging, checking the air in deep trenches, and planning ahead for an emergency.
Why it matters for your home
Trench walls can give way without warning, and OSHA requires protection for trenches 5 feet deep or more. When we dig along your foundation or across your yard for a sewer or water line, the person running the job knows how to read the soil, protect the hole and keep everyone safe around it until it’s backfilled.
Excavation work we do
Questions
Is this an OSHA card?
No. It’s a certificate of completion for a training course built on OSHA’s excavation rules. It isn’t an OSHA Outreach 10-hour or 30-hour card.
Who gave the training?
NYC Construction Safety Training LLC, through its PDH Safety online courses. Imad completed the course.
Does the training change your prices?
No. Excavation jobs are priced by the job, and the estimate is free.
Planning a dig at your home?
We’ll come out, look at the job and give you a free written estimate.
Course by NYC Construction Safety Training LLC (PDH Safety). Naming the course provider doesn’t mean it endorses Mansour’s Innovations.
