FACTS
The most dangerous forms of construction work involve trenching and shoring.- Trench cave-ins and collapses. Trench collapse, or cave-in, was the most frequent cause of fatal occupational injury in the confined spaces category of ditches, channels, trenches and excavations.
- Falls into excavations and falling loads. Workers and work equipment or materials falling into trenches represents a safety hazard.
- Hazardous atmospheres in trenches. Not only can excavated areas sometimes have diminished oxygen levels, but a trenched area’s atmosphere can also be contaminated with toxic gases and chemicals.
- Mobile equipment on the construction site. Accidents on the construction site, with vehicles like […]
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