Harry Butler, P.E., shows Pete Richter of A.W. Oakes how to test soil type during a recent competent-person for trenching and excavation class. Understanding soil characteristics is one key to safe ...

Become a PPE Competent Person with our three day personal protective equipment training course. Learn to competently examine work-at-height personal protective equipment using the Petzl protocol and ...

Arcosa Shoring Products, a leading manufacturer of trench safety equipment, is providing trench safety training for all U.S. and Canadian excavation construction personnel remotely via Zoom. In ...

The American Industrial Hygiene Association has released a white paper that provides the recommended skills and capabilities for “silica-competent persons.” A key component in preventing overexposure ...

OSHA requires that organizations provide training to all employees exposed to fall hazards. Yet falls consistently remain one of the leading causes of workplace fatalities, which begs the question, ...

Two municipal employees from Easton recently participated in a Competent Person Training for Excavation and Trenching, where they learned U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety ...

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has adapted their Competent Assessed Person (CAP) program to suit those inspecting or maintaining mast-climbing work platforms (MCWPs) and ...

TWIN FALLS — The College of Southern Idaho Workforce Development and Training Department will offer “Fall Protection Competent Person Training” from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Applied Technology ...

Competency – it’s a word we hear bantered about when we discuss workers’ knowledge, skills and aptitude with regard to safety. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a fully competent ...