🦴DIGGIN UP BONES V.1 - NADA • ⚒️EXCAVATION, TRENCHING, & SHORING - PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS: Trenches 20 feet deep OR greater require a Protective System designed by a Registered Professional Engineer - Benching, Sloping, Shoring, Shielding. • 📐Designing a Protective System CAN be complex because you MUST consider many factors: Soil Classification, Depth of Cut, Water, etc. • 🪑Benching means a method of protecting Workers from Cave-Ins by Excavating the sides of an Excavation to form one or a serie

🆙ALL THE WAY UP V.10 - NO EXITS • ⚒️EXCAVATION, TRENCHING, & SHORING: OSHA defines an Excavation as ANY man-made Cut, Cavity, Trench, OR Depression in the Earth’s surface formed by Earth Removal - a Trench is defined as a narrow Excavation (in relation to its length) made below the Surface of the Ground. • 👨‍🏫 Training MUST be conducted WHEN Workers ARE hired AND at least Annually. • 🔎Competent Person MUST Inspect Trenches daily AND WHEN conditions change. • ✅Inspect Trenches at the start of

We will dive into an important toolbox talk topic today: ⚠ Trenching Safety Trenching is involved during construction tasks very frequently. It is important to understand all the hazards involved with it and how to be safe during trenching. ✅ Remember, safety is a team effort. By communicating properly we are ensuring a safer and effective workplace for everyone. Let's keep the conversation going. 🔗 Share your thoughts in the comments below, and let's make safety a priority every day. 👷 Stay s