In addition to cave-ins and related hazards, workers involved in excavation work are exposed to hazards involving falling loads and mobile equipment. To protect workers from these hazards, OSHA requires employers to take certain precautions. For example, employers must: Protect workers from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling […]
What are the requirements for safely installing & removing protective systems?
The Excavation standards require employers to take certain steps to protect workers when installing and removing support systems. For example: Members of support systems must be securely connected to prevent sliding, falling, kickouts or predictable failure. Support systems must be installed and removed in a manner that protects workers from cave-ins and structural collapses and […]
Trenching and Excavation Safety: No Protective System
Cave-ins are perhaps the most feared trenching hazard. But other potentially fatal hazards exist, including asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen in a confined space, inhalation of toxic fumes, drowning, etc. Electrocution or explosions can occur when workers contact underground utilities. OSHA requires that workers in trenches and excavations be protected, and that safety and […]
Trenching and Excavation Safety: Failure to Inspect Trench & Protective Systems
Cave-ins are perhaps the most feared trenching hazard. But other potentially fatal hazards exist, including asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen in a confined space, inhalation of toxic fumes, drowning, etc. Electrocution or explosions can occur when workers contact underground utilities. OSHA requires that workers in trenches and excavations be protected, and that safety and […]
Trenching and Excavation Safety: Unsafe Spoil-Pile Placement
Cave-ins are perhaps the most feared trenching hazard. But other potentially fatal hazards exist, including asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen in a confined space, inhalation of toxic fumes, drowning, etc. Electrocution or explosions can occur when workers contact underground utilities. OSHA requires that workers in trenches and excavations be protected, and that safety and […]
OSHA Trenching and Excavation Safety Fact Sheet
Trenching and Excavation Safety Two workers are killed every month in trench collapses.The employer must provide a workplace free of recognized hazards that may cause serious injury or death. The employer must comply with the trenching and excavation requirements of 29 CFR 1926.651 and 1926.652 or comparable OSHA-approved state plan requirements. An excavation is any […]
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