This is the official Philadelphia L&I Authorized Alternate Class to the OTI 3015 Course Requirements.
Join Med-Tex Services, Inc. for a course covering the OSHA Excavation Standards and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, an introduction to various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic), soil classification, and the use of protective systems. Testing methods are demonstrated, and students participate in workshops using instruments such as penetrometers, torvane shears and engineering rods.
Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics Course
Date: Wednesday, January 10 – Thursday, January 11, 2024
Time: 7:30am – 4:00pm
Location: Med-Tex Training Center, 6940 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19135
*To register, please contact John Curcio.