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Pile Driving and Site Clearing Safety
Learn what a pile driving or site clearing crew member needs to recognize: signals and clear zones around the driver, the protections a pile rig must have, and the plant and rollover protections required for site clearing.
This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.603(a)(3) through (a)(12) and 1926.603(c), and 29 CFR 1926.604(a). It is not an OSHA card or license, and it does not by itself meet the instruction requirement of 29 CFR 1926.604(a)(1). Your employer must still protect employees engaged in site clearing from hazards of irritant and toxic plants and suitably instruct them in the first aid treatment available. 29 CFR 1926.603 has no training paragraph; your employer must still provide the pile driving equipment protections and follow the work practices it requires.
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What you will learn
- Take signals only from the right person and stay clear of the danger zones around the driver
- Spot the protections a pile rig must have before you work under or near it
- Recognize the rules for working in the leads, around hoses, and in pits
- Recognize the plant hazards and the machine guards required for site clearing
Course outline
- Signals and clear zones: Who gives signals, and when to be clear; Cutting off piles, blow-outs and pits
- Check the rig: In the leads and around hoses
- Site clearing: Plants and first aid; Guards on clearing machines
- On the job
Course facts
- Who it is for: Pile driving crew, Site clearing worker
- Time: about 15 minutes, on your phone or computer
- Final quiz pass mark: 80%, with a certificate employers can verify
- Based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.603 (pile driving equipment) and 29 CFR 1926.604 (site clearing)
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