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Excavation Safety – Picture This – Spanish
Excavation Safety Fatality Report
Carlos Moncayo, a 22-year-immigrant from Ecuador. He died on April 6 when a 13-foot deep trench he was working in collapsed at a New York City construction site. Inspectors repeatedly […]
Excavation Safety Fatality Report – Spanish
Carlos Moncayo, un inmigrante de 22 años procedente de Ecuador. Murió el 6 de abril al derrumbarse una zanja de 4 metros de profundidad en la que trabajaba en una […]
Excavation Safety Meeting Kit
Excavation General Safety Talk According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from 2013-2017 there were 97 trenching fatalities in the construction industry – an average of 19 per year, from […]
Excavation Safety Meeting Kit – Spanish
QUÉ ESTÁ EN RIESGO Charla sobre seguridad general en la excavación Según la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales, entre 2013 y 2017 se produjeron 97 muertes en zanjas en la industria de […]
Excavation Safety Stats and Facts
FACTS Trenched areas sometimes have depleted oxygen levels, and the atmosphere can also be contaminated by toxic gases and chemicals. Hitting utility lines when digging can cause electrocution and material […]
Excavation Safety Stats and Facts – Spanish
HECHOS Las zonas de zanjas a veces tienen niveles de oxígeno agotados, y la atmósfera también puede estar contaminada por gases tóxicos y productos químicos. Golpear las líneas de servicios públicos […]
Quick Course – Trenching and Excavation Safety
Course Description Trenching and excavation work is inherently dangerous. In fact, it is one of the most hazardous types of work done in the construction industry. Injuries from excavation work tend […]
Excavation Safety Tips
WHAT’S AT STAKE? One of the most dangerous forms of construction work is excavation labour involved with trenching and shoring. Excavation is defined as ground breaking or making trench in ground. Cave-in is […]