Safety Training & Consulting

Safety Training Built Around Real-World Hazards
The Safety Resource provides training focused on OSHA standards to help your crews understand safety requirements and job-site hazards. Courses are led by experienced safety professionals with more than 24 years of real-world underground construction experience. On-site classes available.

Trench Safety – Competent Person Training
Built for supervisors and crews who work in and around excavations. Training covers hazard recognition, soil classification, protective systems, and when corrective action is needed under OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P.

Permit-Required Confined Space Entry 
Built for entrants, attendants, and entry supervisors. Training covers confined space hazards, atmospheric testing, entry procedures, personnel responsibilities, and rescue planning under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 and 1926 Subpart AA.

On-Site Training | Spanish-Language Instruction Available
Competent Person Excavation Training in Arizona
OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P — Trench & Excavation Safety Training.
 The Safety Resource provides excavation safety training for supervisors, foremen, safety personnel, and anyone involved in excavation work. Our instruction draws on more than 24 years of underground construction experience and focuses on practical hazard recognition and OSHA requirements.
Who Should Attend?
  • Foremen, supervisors, and superintendents
  • Underground utility personnel and safety managers
  • Anyone performing excavation inspections or competent-person duties
Training Topics
  • OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P
  • Hazard recognition and competent-person duties
  • Soil classification and testing
  • Protective systems: sloping, benching, shoring, and shielding
  • Daily inspections, access, egress, and water hazards
  • Corrective actions and safe work practices
Understanding Competent Person Responsibilities
OSHA defines a Competent Person as someone who can identify existing and predictable hazards and is authorized to correct them promptly. Completing a class does not automatically make someone a Competent Person. The employer makes that designation.
Training Options
On-site training for Arizona contractors, with Spanish-language facilitation available.  Contact us with your group size, location, and preferred dates.
Request Training Dates
Call 602-359-6682 or request training dates online.
Permit-Required Confined Space Training in Arizona
 Confined Space Hazard Recognition and Entry Safety Training. 
The Safety Resource provides confined space training for employees and supervisors involved in permit-required confined space operations. Instruction covers OSHA requirements, hazard identification, atmospheric monitoring, entry procedures, and personnel responsibilities.
Who Should Attend?
  • Authorized entrants, attendants, and entry supervisors
  • Construction and maintenance personnel
  • Safety managers and supervisors
Training Topics
  • Identifying confined spaces and permit-required spaces
  • Atmospheric hazards, gas testing, and monitoring
  • Entry permits and procedures
  • Entrant, attendant, and entry supervisor responsibilities
  • Ventilation and hazard controls
  • Emergency and rescue planning
Understanding OSHA Requirements
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 covers permit-required confined spaces in general industry. Construction work may fall under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA, depending on the job. We can review your operations and recommend the right training for your workforce.
Training Options
On-site training for Arizona contractors, with Spanish-language facilitation available. Contact us with your group size, location, format, and preferred dates.
Request Confined Space Training
Call 602-359-6682 or request training dates online.
Construction Safety Consulting Services
The Safety Resource provides safety consultation services that support safer operations and OSHA compliance efforts. Each consultation is tailored to your job site and led by safety professionals with more than 24 years of real-world underground construction experience. Identify hazards, reduce risk, and build a stronger safety culture.

Trench Safety (1926 Subpart P)
We assist with site-specific safety planning, protective system selection, soil analysis, and competent person verification.

Permit-Required Confined Space (1910.146) 
Our experts help identify permit-required spaces, review entry programs, assess hazards, and establish rescue protocols. 
Job Site Safety Resources
The Safety Resource provides a range of services to strengthen job site safety and regulatory compliance. Our goal is to help you build a proactive, compliant safety culture that protects your people and your projects.

Site Safety Audits 
Comprehensive inspections with detailed reports and corrective action plans.

Program Development
Custom safety programs, policies, and procedures aligned with OSHA standards.

Toolbox Talks & Tailgate Topics 
Ready-to-use safety meeting materials tailored to trenching, excavation, and confined space work.

Pre-Job Safety Planning Assistance 
Support in developing task-specific safety plans and JHAs.

Safety Training for Arizona Contractors
 
Welcome to The Safety Resource, your trusted partner in trench and confined space safety training and OSHA compliance support. With more than 24 years of real-world underground construction experience, we provide hands-on trench safety training under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P; on-site competent person training in trench safety; on-site permit-required confined space training under 29 CFR 1910.146 and 1926 Subpart AA; and expert consultation for trench safety planning, inspections, and compliance efforts. You get practical, job-ready insights from industry veterans, not textbook theory, with training available in English and Spanish. Serving Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale, Goodyear, Tempe, Mesa, Peoria, Tucson, Flagstaff, and contractors across all of Arizona.

Protect Lives. Prevent Fines. Shore Up Your Future.

  • Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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