Excavation and working over water
CSP video lesson, 6:03. CSP Domain 1: Advanced Application of Safety Principles
CSP exam review of 29 CFR 1926.651 and 1926.106: utilities, egress, hazardous atmospheres, water accumulation, inspections, spoil distance, life jackets, ring buoys and skiffs.
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What this lesson covers
In this lesson, you'll learn to: state the utility and egress rules for excavations, apply the atmosphere testing and water accumulation rules, identify who inspects, when, and the spoil and walkway limits, and list the working over water equipment and distances. Before opening an excavation, determine estimated utility locations. Contact utility owners, within local response times.
- Intro
- Learning objectives
- Underground installations
- Access, egress and traffic
- Hazardous atmospheres
- Water accumulation
- Inspections
- Structures and crossings
- Working over or near water
- On the job
- Common exam traps
- Recap quiz
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