What is the difference between an excavation and a trench? OSHA defines an excavation as any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the Earth’s surface formed by earth removal. A …

Describes how soil analysis should be conducted to determine appropriate sloping, benching, and shoring for preventing cave-ins and how employees should be trained on all trenching hazards …

OSHA’s 29 CFR 1926.651 standard establishes specific excavation requirements designed to protect employees and prevent accidental damage to underground utility installations.

) Employers may proceed with excavation work if the underground utility owner has been contacted but not yet identified their installations within 24hrs. True False

Determine if any part of the equipment, load line or load (including rigging and lifting accessories), if operated up to the equipment's maximum working radius in the work zone, could get closer …

The estimated location of utility installations, such as sewer, telephone, fuel, electric, water lines, or any other underground installations that reasonably may be expected to be encountered …

Train each employee assigned to work on or near the equipment ("authorized personnel") in how to recognize struck-by and pinch/crush hazard areas posed by the rotating superstructure.

General Requirement for Protection Each employee in an excavation five feet deep or deeper shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system, unless the excavation is …

OSHA standards require that employers provide workplaces free of recognized hazards. The employer must comply with the trenching and excavation requirements of 29 CFR 1926.651 …

Using OSHA's required protective measures will prevent nearly every excavation related death. Planning is the key to safe excavation work, from ordering utility locates, to providing shoring …