Excavation and Trench Safety Webinar

DETAILS

What:  Excavation and Trench Safety

When:  June 14th, 2023  |  11:00am - 12:00pm CST

Where:  Virtual

Why:  1 PDH

Cost:  Free

DESCRIPTION:

In the United States more than 800 construction workers die every year while on the job. One of the most dangerous types of work is trenching, which kills 40 construction workers every year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Excavation standards, 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1926, Subpart P, contain requirements for excavation and trenching operations. This training highlights key elements of the standards and describes safe work practices that can protect workers from cave-ins and other hazards.

Three Key Takeaways:

1. Discuss different excavation and trenching hazards
2. Discuss soil types and methods to classify them
3. Discuss protective measures to prevent from cave-ins

Presenter

Palisha Sthapit

Technical Resource Engineer
Oldcastle Infrastructure

Palisha lives in Houston and covers San Antonio/Austin, and Houston regions promoting precast concrete drainage products, national standards, and specifications, as well as conducting training.

She received her bachelor’s degree in Architectural-Civil Engineering from University of Texas at Arlington with leadership honors. In her senior year of college, Palisha worked as an intern for American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA). Working under QCast program at ACPA, she reviewed quality audits of precast drainage products from various producers. After graduation, she worked as a structural engineer at Tower Engineering Solutions where she worked on design and analysis of tower mounts

Palisha came to the United States in 2017 from Nepal to pursue her education. She speaks four languages and is very passionate about dancing and writing poetry. She has two beautiful cats, and she also rescues cats in need.