You Can't Afford to Ignore Excavation Safety

Taking the proper precautions is the best thing for your employees and your company’s bottom line.
You Can't Afford to Ignore Excavation Safety
Any trench 5 feet or deeper requires a protective system: benching, sloping, shoring, or shielding. If the trench is less than 5 feet deep, a “competent person” could determine that a protective system is not needed.

Every time you dig a trench, you are putting workers at risk. As the trench gets deeper, the risks get higher and the more management practices are needed to make sure the trenching is being done safely. 

Two workers are killed every month, on average, in trench collapses in...

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