* This is one of the 29 OSHA-approved State Plans. Twenty-two State Plans (21 states and Puerto Rico) cover both private and state and local government workplaces.

What is the difference between an excavation and a trench? OSHA defines an excavation as any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the Earth’s surface formed by earth removal. A …

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Employees shall not work in excavations in which there is accumulated water, or in excavations in which water is accumulating, unless adequate precautions have been taken to protect …

OSHA Office (s): Austin Area Office, Corpus Christi Area Office, Dallas Area Office, El Paso Area Office, Fort Worth Area Office, Houston North Area Office, Houston South Area Office, …

This appendix contains specifications for sloping and benching when used as methods of protecting employees working in excavations from cave-ins. The requirements of this appendix …

This dataset contains information on Federal inspections recorded in the OSHA Information System (OIS) that were opened after April 2011. For State Plan inspections, the dataset …

The references on this page provide information related to trenching and excavation in construction including OSHA's trenching and excavation construction regulations, hazard …

Dec 26, 2024 · In addition to a lack of protective system, OSHA inspectors noted that the company failed to provide employees with basic safety measures, such as sufficient ladders in …

Dec 22, 2022 · Through the end of November 2022, OSHA reports 35 workers died in trenching and excavation work, more than double the number in all of 2021. The Bureau of Labor …