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Resources to Promote Safe Work in Trenches

Injuries and fatalities associated with trenching and excavation work are preventable.ÌýThe following are resources to help raise awareness of the risks and promote safe work practices all year long.

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• Staying Safe When Digging: Trenching & Excavation Basics (August 30, 2023)
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• Webinar: “Increasing Awareness of Factors that Influence Trench Safety” (Thursday, May 28^th, 2020)
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• Trenches Hazard AlertÌý(also available in Spanish)
• Trench Safety Toolbox Talk (also available in Spanish)
• VideoÌý(also available in )
• Practice Trench Safety. It Saves LivesÌýInfographic (also available in Spanish)
• Strategies to Prevent Trenching-Related Injuries and DeathsÌýReport
• Trench and Excavation Hazards: Insight on Newly Acquired Data and Managing the RisksÌý (presentation)

NIOSH:

• Trench Safety Infographic (jpeg, PDF)
• –NIOSH Science Blog – (planning needs and solutions)
• topic page
• WA FACE Construction Injury Narrative: and
• WA FACE Construction Injury Narrative:
• Mi FACE Hazard Alert:

OSHA:

• — to hear fromÌýOSHA’s Scott Ketcham on the trends andÌýASSP’s Mike Hayslip and Steve Stock s on how contractors and workers can conduct excavation and trenching operations safely by following subparts of 29 CFR 1926, as well as the best practices described in industry consensus standards such as ANSI/ASSP A10.12.
• Ìý(45-second video from Secretary Acosta)Ìý
• Ìýtopic page
  • Ìý(also available in )
  • ÌýOSHA Poster (also available inÌý)
• ÌýOSHA QuickCardâ„¢ (also available inÌý)
• ÌýOSHA Fact Sheet
• Ìý– Highlights key elements of the standards and describes safe work practices that can protect workers from cave-ins and other hazards.
• ÌýWebinar on trench safetyÌý(also available inÌý) *Just added*

Other Resources:

• Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America video:
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• ÌýNIOSH Science blog