Know Trench Safety Laws And Just Do It

摘要

Quoting from a recent OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Fact Sheet seems a - good way to introduce the topic of trench safety. "Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous construction operations. OSHA defines an excavation as any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the earth's surface formed by earth removal. A trench is defined as a narrow underground excavation that is deeper than it is wide, and is no wider than 15 feet. Cave-ins pose the greatest risk and are much more likely than other excavation-related accidents to result in worker fatalities. Trench collapses cause dozens of fatalities and hundreds of injuries each year."