Moretrench employees take advantage of onsite safety training
Meeting the safety training needs of a mobile and widely dispersed workforce is a challenge faced by AGC contractors nationwide. Many tough questions arise in dealing with an individual contractor’s unique training needs.
- When do you schedule safety training to minimize impact on job schedules and maximize production?
- How do you arrange transportation for workers between job sites and safety training sites?
- How many workers can you train effectively in one training session?
- How do you successfully complete desired safety training in the most cost-effective manner?
Moretrench, an industrial contractor based in Riverview, FL, has found its own answers to these questions by taking a portion of its safety training program on the road; directly to the client job sites and to the workers in the field. Towed using the power of a GMC 5500 dually truck, Moretrench delivers safety training out of a dedicated, well-equipped 53’ Safety Training Trailer. The trailer moves on a weekly (and occasionally daily) basis between client job sites and plant locations across Central Florida, delivering site-specific and job-specific safety training to its workers.
Moretrench clients in the electric utility, process chemical, and mining industries demand a wide array of self-performed services, including earthwork and excavation, industrial piping, concrete work, and plant maintenance and repair. Self-performance of these and many other services requires Moretrench to deliver an extensive safety training program to each of its workers. With the company handling over 90% of its safety training on an in-house basis, Moretrench’s Safety Training Trailer plays an integral role in helping to fill the company’s safety training need.
The Safety Training Trailer is outfitted with all the tools needed to deliver on-site safety training. The trailer contains a computer with large monitor, surround sound system, television with DVD and VCR, complete wiring for a 12-station computer lab, wireless internet and satellite receiver system capability, and a dedicated 15KW generator. During times of emergency, such as hurricanes and other natural disasters, Moretrench’s Safety Training Trailer can easily change roles and act as a mobile command center to serve its employees and clients.
Over the past 12 months, Moretrench has delivered over 800 on-site training modules utilizing the Safety Training Trailer. This training has included, but not been limited to:
- NUCA Trench & Excavation
- NUCA Confined Space
- OSHA General Industry
- OSHA Construction
- ASHI First aid / CPR
- MSHA Exp Miner & Task training
- HAZCOM
- Respirator use & fit testing
- Basic Rigging
- Lifting Using an Excavator
- FDOT Flagger training
- Site-specific safety training for two industrial clients
Keith McAlexander, Moretrench Safety Training Coordinator, notes, "After conducting safety and trades training for many years, I can say with certainty the Moretrench Safety Training Trailer is by far one of the best training tools I’ve had the pleasure of using.”
An outside look at Moretrench
