Excavator Safety: How They Work And Their Hazards

Most construction projects utilize an excavator. However, because of their potential hazards, this course shows excavator operators how advance planning helps minimize the damage excavators can cause to themselves, the jobsite, and people who work there.

With a higher fatality rate than other construction work, according to OSHA, excavation and trenching work is dangerous, especially when excavator operators don’t fully understand how an excavator works and the hazards associated with it. Collectively, the three topics in the course (Understanding Excavators; Keeping Excavators Stable; Excavator Hazards) show workers how understanding the components of excavators and how to safely operate them can help prevent excavator accidents and tragedies.

Present this course to give all excavator operators a head start on potential excavator hazards to avoid excavator accidents and injuries on the jobsite.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

Construction project workers who operate excavators

• Introduction
• Understanding Excavators
• Keeping Excavators Stable
• Excavator Hazards
• Conclusion

• Excavator Safety: Operating And Spotting For Excavators
• Front-End Loader Safety: How They Work And Their Hazards
• Front-End Loader Safety: Operating And Spotting For Front-End Loaders