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Excavation for

Construction
Industries engaged in
excavation
 General contractors

 Highway and
street construction
contractors

 Bridge and tunnel


contractors
1a
Industries engaged in
excavation
 Water, sewer, pipeline
contractors
 Communication and
power line
contractors
 Concrete worker
and well drilling
contractors

1b
Hazards of excavation
work
 Cave-ins

 Underground
utilities

 Materials/
equipment falling into
excavation sites
2a
Hazards of excavation
work
 Struck-by accidents

 Asphyxiation

 Explosions

 Falls

2b
Hazards of excavation
work
 Electrocutions

 Drowning

2c
Safety considerations
 Excavation is one of the most
hazardous types of work in the
construction industry
 Accidents result
from inadequate
planning
 Build safety into
pre-bid planning
3a
Safety considerations
 Plan safety into the job.
Consider:
• Traffic
• Nearness of structures
and their
conditions
• Soil

3b
Safety considerations
 Plan safety into the job.
Consider:
• Surface and ground water
• Water table
• Overhead/
underground
utilities
• Weather

3c
Jobsite safety and
health programs
 Establish and maintain a safety and
health program for the worksite

 Provide adequate systematic


policies, procedures, practices

 Recognize job-related safety/health


hazards

4a
Jobsite safety and
health programs
 Safety and health programs should
reflect the unique characteristics of
the jobsite

 Proper implementation depends on


cooperation among:
• supervisors
• employee groups
• individual employees

4b
Jobsite safety and
health programs
 Supervisors must understand
his/her degree of
responsibility/authority

 Get unions involved

4c
Locating utilities
 Employers must determine the
estimated locations of utility
installations
 Contact utility
companies before
starting excavation
 Utility owners must attempt to
find exact location of utilities
5a
Locating utilities
 Proceed with caution if the
exact location of utilities cannot
be found

 Use safe and


acceptable means to
locate exact locations of
installations
5b
Safety starts at the
surface
 Surface encumbrances that create
hazards must be removed/supported

 Wear warning vests when near


traffic

 Employees must be trained to


operate heavy equipment

6a
Safety starts at the
surface
 Stay away from loads being
handled by lifting/digging
equipment

 Stay away from vehicles being


loaded/unloaded

6b
Safety starts at the
surface
 Use barricades, hand or
mechanical signals, stop logs to
keep operators safe

6c
Safety starts at the
surface
 Warn mobile equipment
operators about the edge of the
excavation site

 Keep the grade away from the


excavation site

6d
Safety starts at the
surface
 Take care when walking near
excavation sites

 Barricade or cover
wells, pits, shafts

 Use appropriate
PPE
6e
Protecting utilities
 Exact locations of utilities must
be determined

 Utilities must
be exposed
before digging

7a
Protecting utilities
 Excavation sites must be
protected, supported to
safeguard
employees
 Approach
utility lines as
if they are
land mines
7b
Employee access/egress

from excavations
 Ramps must be designed by a
competent person

 Ramps must be structurally sound


and not create a tripping hazard

 Use surface treatments on ramps


to prevent slipping

8a
Employee access/egress

from excavations
 Trenches 4 or more feet deep
need a safe means of egress
• Stairway
• Ladder
• Ramps

 Means of egress must be fixed


and secure
8b
Employee access/egress

from excavations
 Means of egress must be within
25 feet of workers

 Ladders must extend a minimum


of 36 inches above the landing

 Use metal ladders with caution


around utilities

8c
Hazardous atmospheres
 Explosive

 Flammable

 Poisonous

 Corrosive
9a
Hazardous atmospheres
 Oxidizing

 Irritating

 Oxygen
deficient

 Toxic

9b
Hazardous atmospheres
 Operations inside an excavation
can introduce a hazardous
atmosphere

 Test the air of excavation sites


more than 4 feet deep before
entering

9c
Hazardous atmospheres
 Take extra precautions when the
atmosphere has:
• less than 19.5 percent, or more than
23.5 percent oxygen
• a combustible gas concentration greater
than 20 percent of the lower flammable
limit
• concentrations of hazardous substances
that exceed threshold limit values

9d
Hazardous atmospheres
 Conduct all operations within
OSHA requirements

 Regularly conduct atmospheric


testing if atmospheric hazards
are present

9e
Hazardous atmospheres
 Wear respiratory equipment
when required

 Know the hazards of confined


spaces

9f
Emergency equipment
 Emergency rescue equipment is
required when there is a risk for
hazardous atmospheres

 Emergency rescue equipment


must be attended when in use

10a
Emergency equipment
 Respirators must be suitable for
the type of exposure

 Independent lifelines must be


provided when appropriate

10b
Water accumulation
hazards
 Employees are prohibited from
entering excavation sites with
accumulated water unless
adequate protection has been
provided

11a
Water accumulation
hazards
 Methods for controlling standing
water include:
• special support/shield systems
• water removal equipment
• safety harnesses and lifelines

11b
Water accumulation
hazards
 Workers should be prepared to
leave excavation sites if control
measures begin to fail

 Use diversion ditches or dikes


to prevent surface water from
entering excavation sites

11c
Water accumulation
hazards
 Competent person inspects
excavation sites subject to
water runoff

11d
Protect structures next to
excavation sites
 Use support systems to keep
nearby buildings, walls stable
• Shoring
• Bracing
• Underpinning

12a
Protect structures next to
excavation sites
 Excavation below the base of a
footing or retaining wall is
prohibited unless a support system
is provided

 Excavations under
sidewalks/pavements are prohibited
unless a support system is used

12b
Protect structures next to
excavation sites
 Workers must be prepared to
leave excavation sites if
support systems begin to fail

12c
Loose rock and soil as
hazards
 Prevent loose rock/soil from
falling onto employees in
excavation sites

 Use barricades to
contain material

13a
Loose rock and soil as
hazards
 Keep surface materials at least
2 feet from the edge of
excavation sites
 Keep employees
off of sloped
surfaces at levels
above other
employees
13b
Protective systems
 Excavations where employees
are exposed to cave-ins must be
protected by:
• sloping or benching
• support systems
• shield systems
• other protective
systems

14a
Protective systems
 Protective systems are not
needed if the excavation is:
• made in stable rock
• less than 5 feet deep
 Employers are free to choose
the most practical design
approach for a particular
circumstance
14b
Protective systems
 Designing a protective system is
complex

 Protective systems must be able


to resist all loads

 A competent person must examine


protective systems’ materials

14c
Soil types
 Classify the soil type:
• Stable rock
• Type A
• Type B
• Type C

15a
Sloping and benching
 Slope the excavation’s sides to a
safe angle

 Slope angle not be steeper than 1


1/2 horizontal to 1 or less vertical is
safe

 Soil classification may not be


needed if sloped to this angle
16a
Sloping and benching
 Other slopes may be used for
other soil types

 Benching systems excavate the


sides of an excavation to form a
series of horizontal levels or
steps

16b
Sloping and benching
 Benching systems have vertical
or near-vertical surfaces
between levels

16c
Support, shield, and
protective systems
 Shoring systems support the
sides of the excavation with:
• timber
• aluminum
• hydraulic,
pneumatic, or
mechanical
systems

17a
Support, shield, and
protective systems
 Shoring systems are made up of
cross braces, wales, and
uprights

 Selection and
design involves
using tabulated
data
17b
Precautions when
protective systems are
being installed
 Securely connect members of
support systems

 Safely install support systems

 Never overload members of


support systems

18a
Precautions when
protective systems are
being installed
 Install other structural members
to carry loads when temporary
removal of members is necessary

 The installation of support


systems must be closely
coordinated with the excavation
process

18b
Daily inspections
 Inspect excavations for
possible:
• cave-ins
• failure of protective systems
• hazardous atmospheres
• other hazardous conditions

19a
Trench failure
 Recognize hazardous conditions

 Sudden changes can mean


disaster

20a
Trench failure
 Things that can cause
immediate change include:
• bulldozers coming too close to the
trench
• a sudden downpour
• striking an underground utility line

20b
Trench failure
 Tension cracks can cause
sliding, sluffing, or toppling

 Unsupported excavation can


cause bulging in the vertical
face

20c
Trench failure
 Downward pressure can cause
bottom heaving or squeezing

 Upward water flow can cause


boiling in the bottom of the
excavation

20d

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