Trenchless Underground Construction Awareness Online

COURSE OVERVIEW

The Trenchless Underground Construction Awareness Online course is designed to equip municipal workers with a functional grasp of tunneling and trenchless underground construction techniques from a safety and health viewpoint, thereby allowing them to cultivate situational hazard consciousness. This course is the first of a two-part series, with the second being a classroom-based program. The course will deliver engaging, innovative content to efficiently communicate complex technical and safety information. Participants in the course will gain the knowledge and tools needed to recognize, identify, and evaluate site hazards, and will be empowered with the terminology and confidence to effectively communicate any observed concerns.

It’s highly recommended that you undertake Ground Disturbance training prior to engaging with this course.

Additional training to be contemplated:

Risk Assessment
Confined Space
Fall Protection
H2S Awareness

All of these courses are offered as eLearning modules by AMHSA.

COURSE TOPICS

In the Trenchless Underground Construction Awareness Online course, you will learn about:

The history of trenchless underground construction including the municipal use of trenchless technologies
Trenchless underground construction methodologies and technology
Applicable legislation and standards, procedures, and best practices
Roles and responsibilities
Trenchless underground construction hazards and controls including a review and application of the Energy Based Hazard Assessment methodology
Emergency planning considerations
On site communication and application of course content

ONLINE COURSE DURATION

Roughly 2 hours

PASS MARK

The online course includes testing designed to reinforce the information presented. To pass, you must achieve a score of 80%. The course can be attempted up to three times to achieve the pass mark.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing. It’s suggested to retake this course every 3 years from the completion date shown on the certificate.

This course was created using standards that will allow playback on most internet capable devices with standard web browsing capabilities including Apple’s iTouch, iPad, and iPhone, as well as most other smartphones and tablets including those with Android and Windows operating systems.