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Common Ground One-Call Systems and Damage Prevention Best Practices Study Report [25079] Common Ground One-Call Systems and Damage Prevention Best Practices Study Report : Resource Info
Results of best practices study of one call centers to locate underground utilities before you dig

Daily Excavation Checklist [20640] Daily Excavation Checklist : Resource Info
A checklist for daily excavation inspections

Danger Lurks Underground [25609] Danger Lurks Underground : Resource Info
Consider one call systems, vacuum excavators and renting utility locators

Dig Safely [20667] Dig Safely : Resource Info
Numbers and links are provided to assist in locating underground utilities

Excavation & Trenching [1205] Excavation & Trenching : Resource Info
Safety requirements and safe work practices related to the OSHA excavation standard

Excavation Best Practices [25080] Excavation Best Practices : Resource Info
Damage Prevention Best Practices

Excavation Checklist [12386] Excavation Checklist : Resource Info
Yes/no competent person checklist

Updated Excavation Guidelines Checklist [2758] Excavation Guidelines Checklist : Resource Info
25 yes/no question checklist - chart on maximum allowable slopes

Excavation Safety Program [pdf] [35324] Excavation Safety Program : Resource Info
Example of a written excavation safety program in use at a major university

Excavation Safety Program Guide [pdf] [25949] Excavation Safety Program Guide : Resource Info
Guidance on trenching and excavation safety

Excavation Safety Requirements [pdf] [25948] Excavation Safety Requirements : Resource Info
Outlines OSHA safety requirements related to trenching and excavation

Excavation Specs [18853] Excavation Specs : Resource Info
Construction specs manual with sections related to excavation

Excavation, Trenching and Shoring Safety [26366] Excavation, Trenching and Shoring Safety : Resource Info
Guide to OSHA requirements - contains 10 chapters

Excavation/Trenching Operations Checklist [25132] Excavation/Trenching Operations Checklist : Resource Info
General excavation checklist

Excavation/Trenching OSHA Standards [24512] Excavation/Trenching OSHA Standards : Resource Info
Text of 1926 Subpart P

Excavation/Trenching Safety [pdf] [18778] Excavation/Trenching Safety : Resource Info
Discusses the overall concept of excavation safety - plus, a sample excavation safety plan (pdf)

Excavations - OSHA Requirements [24176] Excavations - OSHA Requirements : Resource Info
Fact sheet covers Subpart P - Excavations

Excavations: Hazard Recognition in Trenching & Shoring [26031] Excavations: Hazard Recognition in Trenching & Shoring : Resource Info
What OSHA inspectors look for when inspecting excavation sites

Field Method for Identification of Soil Texture [24179] Field Method for Identification of Soil Texture : Resource Info
Chart that helps in the identification of the type of soil present

Forming & Shoring Safety Rules [17884] Forming & Shoring Safety Rules : Resource Info
Recommendations for inspecting used welded tubular frame shoring equipment

General Trenching Operations Checklists [pdf] [31743] General Trenching Operations Checklists : Resource Info
Includes trenching safety information to support the checklists

New Glossary of Terms for Excavation Safety [pdf] [35969] Glossary of Terms for Excavation Safety : Resource Info
Complete Glossary of Terms for the Excavation Competent Person

Hazards Associated with Striking Underground Gas Lines [24196] Hazards Associated with Striking Underground Gas Lines : Resource Info
OSHA’s requirements to prevent accidental damage to underground utility installations during excavation work

Mechanics of a Cave-In [24180] Mechanics of a Cave-In : Resource Info
A discussion of some of the forces involved in such accidents

Preventing Deaths & Injuries from Excavation Cave-Ins [997] Preventing Deaths & Injuries from Excavation Cave-Ins : Resource Info
Background and guidelines on work practices for excavation jobsites

Preventing Injuries When Working with Hydraulic Excavators and Backhoe Loaders [24853] Preventing Injuries When Working with Hydraulic Excavators and Backhoe Loaders : Resource Info
Take the following steps while working with excavators or backhoe loaders

New Safety Orientation for Excavation Workers [pdf] [35968] Safety Orientation for Excavation Workers : Resource Info
Includes an excavation safety orientation checklist

Trench Rescue - Part 1 [14573] Trench Rescue - Part 1 : Resource Info
What trench rescuers need to know

Trench Rescue - Part 2 [14918] Trench Rescue - Part 2 : Resource Info
Operations- and Technician-level skills and management aspects of trench rescue

Trenches and Excavations Post Disaster [30202] Trenches and Excavations Post Disaster : Resource Info
Safety hazards encountered when trenching and excavating after hurricanes

Trenching & Excavation Competent Person Checklist [doc] [30214] Trenching & Excavation Competent Person Checklist : Resource Info
To be completed at the jobsite

Trenching & Excavation Operations Checklist [doc] [30215] Trenching & Excavation Operations Checklist : Resource Info
To be completed at the jobsite

Trenching & Excavation Safety Priniciples [20668] Trenching & Excavation Safety Priniciples : Resource Info
Fact sheet on trenching and excavation safety requirements

Trenching And Excavation Operations Checklist [pdf] [18886] Trenching And Excavation Operations Checklist : Resource Info
Sample trenching safety checklist and standard operating procedures

Trenching and Shoring Procedures [2293] Trenching and Shoring Procedures : Resource Info
Full text of a trenching and shoring procedure manual

Tunneling [24187] Tunneling : Resource Info
OSHA requirements for underground construction 29 CFR 1926.800

Tunnels and Shafts in Rock [6452] Tunnels and Shafts in Rock : Resource Info
Engineering design for tunnels and shafts

Unintended Release of Buckets from Quick Couplers on Hydraulic Excavators [27683] Unintended Release of Buckets from Quick Couplers on Hydraulic Excavators : Resource Info
Hazards of Inadequately Securing Hydraulic Excavator Buckets When Using Quick Coupling Devices

Vacuum Extractors [25610] Vacuum Extractors : Resource Info
A “soft” digging tool that can make small, precisely-controlled excavations for virtually any purpose




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