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The Top 6 Causes of Trenching and Excavation OSHA Violations

June 18, 2020 Shane Hedmond
photo by Andy Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0

photo by Andy Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0

Even though the means to prevent trench collapses is pretty simple, dozens of construction workers continue to be killed by them every year. A few weeks ago, The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) held a webinar on trenching and excavation hazards, the reduction of which is has been OSHA’s priority goal since 2018.

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In Project Management, Safety, News, Law Tags construction, construction safety, trenching and excavation, trench hazard, trench safety rules, trench safety, most common OSHA citations trenching
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A Simple Guide for Not Getting Someone Killed in a Trench Collapse

February 24, 2020 Shane Hedmond
photo by Andy Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0

photo by Andy Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0

Trenching and excavation hazards are one of the most simple issues to eliminate on the construction job site, yet, every year, dozens of workers are buried alive or badly injured by collapses. Why? Mostly laziness or pure ignorance.

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In Safety Tags construction, construction safety, trench collapse, trench safety rules, trenching and excavation, trench safety
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2018 Trench Collapse Death Leads to Manslaughter Charge for Colorado Contractor

August 30, 2019 Shane Hedmond
photo by Andy Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0

photo by Andy Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0

A 2018 trench collapse in Colorado lead to the death of a construction worker named Rosario “Chayo” Martinez-Lopez. Now, his employer faces manslaughter charges for his death.

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In News, Law, Safety Tags construction, construction safety, construction company owner manslaughter chargers, criminal charges for trench collapse death, trenching and excavation, trench collapse death, colorado trench collapse death 2018
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