About the CPD course
Work on trenches and excavations carries numerous hazards and can pose a serious threat of injury and even death if the risks are not properly assessed and guarded against. The hazards of excavations can affect workers both above and below ground. These hazards include: Collapses that can crush or trap people within the excavation; Falls of equipment or soil into the excavation; Flooding; Slips; trips; and falls; including falls into the trench; Contact with buried service lines; Contact with overhead power lines; Hazards from gas; dust; or lack of oxygen.
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We want the organisations who use Safetyhub to be able to achieve a more effective level of communication with the people they need to keep safe at work. In our effort to make safety training simpler, Safetyhub provides and promotes the use of high-quality safety video content as an integral way to ensure that people at work are informed, aware and compliant in their safety training.
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