WHAT’S AT STAKE?

One of the most dangerous forms of construction work is excavation labour involved with trenching and shoring. Excavation is defined as ground breaking or making trench in ground. Cave-in is defined as the separation of mass of soil or rock material from the side of excavation, or the loss of soil from under a trench shield.

WHAT’S THE DANGER?

Excavation Labour Thousands of employees are injured each year performing this type of work, and hundreds are killed. In fact, the fatality rate for trenching is twice that of deaths incurred from other forms of construction. Cave-Ins The reason for this high mortality rate is […]