OSHA Holds Free Excavation Training in Godfrey March 5

Compliance officers from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will present a free trench and excavation-safety seminar from 2:30 to 4 p.m. March 5 at the Safety Partners LTD Training Center at 620 Armsway Blvd. in Godfrey.The seminar is one of six scheduled by OSHA’s offices in Fairview Heights and Peoria, Ill.The seminar will focus on sharing best practices and excavation standards, OSHA reported.Trench and excavation-safety seminars are part of OSHA's National Emphasis Program, which the agency initiated to reduce the fatality rate in excavation work, which is 112% hig...