Competent Person Training
Thursday, February 19th, 2026
8 am – 4 pm
Training will Cover:
Excavation is the most dangerous of all construction operations. More workers are killed or seriously injured in and around excavations than in other phases of construction work, and that’s why the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires a competent person to oversee all excavation and trenching jobsites. The competent person must have specific training in, and be knowledgeable about, soil analysis, the use of protective systems, and the requirements of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 (Subpart P).
Training is intended to provide company designated personnel to perform the duties of a Competent Person while conducting trenching and shoring operations.
· Hazards Associated With Excavations (soil collapse, adjoining structures collapse, water engulfment, utility strikes, atmospheric, traffic control)
· Soil Classification Methods
· Protective System Selection And Technical Requirements such as sloping/benching, shielding, trench boxes, slide rail shoring
· One Call System (Damage Prevention) Requirements
· Personnel Training Requirements
· Inspections
· Monitoring Changing Conditions
· Exercising Authority To Act (removing unsafe conditions)
· Emergency Planning
· Being Prepared For Potential Regulatory Inspections
· Inspections
· Maintaining a Safe Site
Member rate: $200/student
Non-member rate: $250/student
Continental Breakfast & Lunch Included
Location:
UCAC Offices (Audience Development Strategies)
10 Executive Drive, Suite 205
Farmington, CT 06032
Questions? Contact Barb Dimauro at 860.631.7473 or ed@ucac.org.
About the Instructor
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Tech Valley Safety LLC has been providing health and safety training and safety consulting services to the power and water/ waste-water utility industry since 1995. Kip has conducted trenching and shoring, confined space, work-zone, aerial lift, fall protection, HAZWOPER, electrical and heavy equipment safety training.
Consulting services consist of Third-Party program Audits, Safety Inspections, Industrial Hygiene Services and Safety Plans/ Programs review.
