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𝟏-𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲: Excavation

2-Control Measures

The basic methods of protecting workers against trench cave-ins are sloping,
benching & shoring. Permit issuer & receiver
in joint consultation shall decide whether to guard the
excavation walls by:
a) Sloping and benching the ground.
b) Shoring.
c) Some other equivalent means.
d) A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in
trench excavations that are 1 .2m (4 feet) or more in depth.

𝟐-𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:

1. No Soil Stability Precautions.

2. Absence of Confined Space Measures.
3. Increase Risk of Cave-ins due to Heavy Machinery Movement, No barricades.
4. No Established Rescue Plan.
5. Inadequate Monitoring.

𝟑-𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥: Extremely High.

𝟒-𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬:

1. Potential Fatalities of inside excavation workers due to Cave-ins.

𝟓-𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:

1. Implement soil stability precautions: Use proper Shoring or brcing .

2. Establish confined space precautions.
3. Ensure machinery safety: Enforce strict protocols near excavation site.
4. Develop and implement rescue plan.
5.Assign competent person for continuous site monitoring, use appropriate
techniques/tools (Checklists).

𝟔-𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 :

𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝.