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At TrenchSafety, one of our main jobs is helping contractors, utilities, and municipalities like you complete your work more efficiently, at reduced costs, and in the safest ways possible. That’s exactly the purpose of our latest book, “Basic Principles of Working Safely in Trenches & Excavations.” All too often, following one of TrenchSafety’s training classes [...]
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Let’s assume your employer (company or utility) has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the “Competent Person” on project excavation sites. All the workers on your crew have been appropriately trained. You use trench-protection systems on your job sites. You have an emergency plan in place, and so on. Let’s also [...]
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Soils . . . and Their Classification When employees must work in a trench or excavation, it is extremely important to know the characteristics of the soil where the excavation exists. Soil must be classified by the onsite “Competent Person,” and proper steps taken to ensure worker safety. It’s the law. There are two important [...]
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