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Trenching and shoring is recognized as one of the most dangerous types of construction work. Every year over 1,000 preventable deaths occur in trenching and excavation-related accidents in the United States. CONN-OSHA standards are designed to prevent accidents from soil cave-ins, the leading cause of accidental death in excavation work.
Other hazards include working with heavy machinery; manual handling of materials; working in close proximity to traffic; electrical hazards from overhead and underground power-lines; and underground utilities, such as natural gas.
Topics covered in this training and education program are:
This training and education program is designed for:
"Soil stability, soil type, changes in weather, and unshored trench walls all can contribute to trench cave-ins."
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health