United Rentals Introduces Online Trench Safety Training for Customers
February 22 2012 - 9:57AM
Business Wire
United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI), a North American leader in
trench safety solutions, today announced that its excavation safety
training courses are available over the Internet for contractors to
comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
requirements. The online curriculum has been developed by
instructors with trench site experience, and mirrors the classroom
training the company provides at each of its trench safety
locations nationwide.
Excavation Safety Training for Competent Persons addresses OSHA
1926 subpart P, including proper soil test procedures, types of
protective systems, and guidance on how to take control of
hazardous conditions. Confined Space Training addresses OSHA 29 CFR
1910.146, including safety procedures, hazards, and the duties of
confined space entrants, attendants and supervisors. When
successfully completed, both courses provide written documentation
that satisfies U.S. federal requirements.
Paul McDonnell, senior vice president – operations, trench
safety, power and HVAC, said, "As the leading provider of trench
safety services in North America, we want to help our customers
comply with health and safety legislation in the best practicable
ways. Online access extends the benefit of classroom training to
contractors who find it easier to train on their own schedule.
Since the launch of our national trench safety training program in
2006, our instructors have trained more than 60,000 workers
face-to-face. We expect that number to accelerate dramatically with
online convenience.”
United Rentals' trench safety training is part of a broader
curriculum that includes safety and fall protection, site-specific
regulatory compliance, and operator certifications for equipment
such as aerial lifts, loaders, backhoes, forklifts and cranes. To
access trench safety training programs online, visit
www.ur.com/trench-safety.
About United Rentals
United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in
the world, with an integrated network of 529 rental locations in 48
states and 10 Canadian provinces. The company’s approximately 7,500
employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities,
municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers for rent
approximately 3,000 classes of equipment with a total original cost
of $4.29 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard &
Poor’s MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index® and is
headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. unitedrentals.com
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