Be Wary Of Occupational Hazards During Excavation
Occupational safety is of prime importance. Especially during trenching or excavation works you simply cannot overrule chances of occupational hazards as the profession itself involves a wide range of risks which need proper evaluation before people commence into the project. Furthermore, it’s been found that trenching or excavation jobs have led to maximum hazards including injuries and other undesirable events. Risks which are involved in trenching as well as excavation works It’s a truth that construction workers are prone to facing a wide range of risks especially when they are engaged in trenching jobs involving laying of cables and pipes. In most cases, trenches are deep, long and narrow. Chances of trenches collapsing suddenly cannot be overruled. Did you know even a cubic yard of earth has the capacity to weigh as much as 2000lbs? Hence, as the sides of the trench collapses the results can turn dangerous. Fatalities of trenching and excavation Since trenching is a vital fac