Trenching & Excavation Safety: Ground Stability, Protective Systems & Safe Digging is a life-critical safety course designed to help workers and supervisors understand and control the hazards associated with trenching and excavation activities. It covers trench-collapse mechanisms, soil classification and field testing, protective systems including sloping, benching, shoring and shielding, underground utility identification, safe digging practices, water management, access and egress, spoil-pile control, inspections, and emergency response.

Through real-world excavation incident case studies, interactive soil and trench-failure activities, scenario-based learning, and knowledge checks, participants learn to identify unstable ground conditions, select appropriate protective systems, maintain safe excavation practices, and prevent cave-ins, utility strikes, falls, and other potentially fatal incidents.