2025WI: OSHA `Fatal Four’ for Wastewater Service Providers. Digging and Trenching Safety Standards(DNR)

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Course Name/Title: OSHA `Fatal Four’ for Wastewater Service Providers. Digging and Trenching Safety Standards
Training Approval ID:   3ttg-t2nh
Date Submitted:         09/19/2025
Expiration Date:        11/19/2028
Approved for:           2 hours General Septage
Approved for:           2 hours Wastewater Safety
Approved for:           2 hours Waterworks Safety

• Trench collapse are rarely survivable. One cubic yard of soil can weigh up to 3,000 lbs. – the weight of a small automobile – giving a worker in a trench little chance of survival when walls of soil collapse. small automobile – giving a worker in a trench little chance of survival when walls of soil collapse.

  “Trench deaths have more than doubled nationwide since last year – an alarming and unacceptable trend that must be halted,” said Dr. David Michaels, a past assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.  “There is no excuse. These fatalities are completely preventable by complying with OSHA standards that every construction contractor should know.”

• Educational materials are available for download and reference.