Toolbox Talk: Trench Safety

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Cave-ins are a serious risk and are much more likely to kill workers than other excavation-related incidents. Other trench hazards include falls, falling loads, dangerous gases and incidents involving mobile equipment. Workers should think of an unprotected trench as an early grave. About 1,000 injuries occur each year. Of these, about 140 result in permanent disability and 75 in death. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Construction Industry Education Environment Mortality Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Construction Equipment Construction Industry Construction Workers Control Equipment Environmental Control Environmental Control Equipment Environmental Factors Excavation Equipment Fall Protection Fatalities Gases Ground Control Ground Stability Injury Prevention Mortality Data Poison Gases Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Monitoring Safety Programs Training Traumatic Injuries Work Areas Work Environment Worker Health

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044228
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2014 Mar; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• 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:
  Toolbox talk: trench safety
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:70983eb3ef767e6b08fc2dac2606bedb1db92ae04437c2c009a0c9ba3d5d717592e4bd117d9eddc3e9a7c1044f84446d6a14b756a72b20771a83a5327b28f264
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213178/cdc_213178_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.29 MB ]