SETU: Safety in Excavation and Trenching, for yoU – a Training and Decision-Making Tool for Worker Safety in Excavation and Trenching Operations in Construction

Details

• Personal Author:
  Cochran Hameen E ; Priyadarshini S ; Shi Z ; Singh S
• Description:
  Trenching and excavation are basic, and often indispensable, activities in construction. However, they can create hazards and cause injuries and deaths. This research uses a mixed methods framework to understand the reasons for the limited adoption of proven protective systems during trenching and excavation. Two separate surveys were developed to obtain industry feedback, and findings from primary and secondary data analysis were used to build a training and decision-making application to improve safety in excavation and trenching. The result-Safety in Excavation and Trenching for yoU (SETU)-is a free, platform independent tool designed to improve worker safety by 1) making information about trenching safety available on handheld devices, 2) breaking down cognitively complex safety ideas and intricate jargon into everyday language, and 3) offering an intuitive, easy-to-use interface about measures to improve safety for excavation and trenching requiring no training for adoption. The SETU website will improve access to information about hazards, soil classification, and protective systems, allowing users to choose the most appropriate option to improve safety. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Decision Making Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Decision Making Excavations Safety Education Trenching
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-33
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070038
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2024 May; :1-33
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  SETU: Safety in Excavation and Trenching, for yoU - a training and decision-making tool for worker safety in excavation and trenching operations in construction
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dce55a84a09e1d0f02ba50d2f12903cee00a2bace48d31bdbd8878fe331b8684134498d1dece797dc35f4e5e427bbabfd228928d36c3cc56ba25a9b8efc08bb6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208340/cdc_208340_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.74 MB ]