A guide to the osha excavations standard examines the standards different sections. Introduction to osha o importance of osha o worker rights under osha o employer responsibilities o osha standards o osha inspections. Subpart omotor vehicles, mechanized equipment, and marine operations 1926. Preventing worker deaths from trench caveins osha training. Because it is a high hazard industry, with unique situations and hazards, and employing more than six million workers, a separate set of osha standards provide safety and health regulations for construction workers. Sample written program texas department of insurance. Or osha 302 excavation safety 9 this material is for training use only exposure to vehicular traffic 29 cfr 1926. Excavations of earth material to a level not greater than 2 feet. Appendix a to subpart p of part 1926soil classification.
For more information on the details of proper installation, please refer to the osha standard on excavation 29 cfr 1926 subpart p, which includes 650652 and appendices af. These 1 exam prep tabs are based on the 29 cfr 1926 osha construction industry regulations. Occupational health and safety administration excavations. This program outlines procedures and guidelines for the protection of employees working in and around excavations and trenches. For more information on the details of proper installation, please refer to the osha standard on excavation 29 cfr 1926 subpart p, which includes 650652 and appendixes af and to the suggested readings in this guide. Section 15 1926 subparts p cleveland state university work zone safety and efficiency transportation center behold, the trench. Compliance is mandatory to ensure employee protection when working in or around excavations.
Oct 10, 2018 29 cfr 1926 osha construction subpart p excavations data is current as of march 8, 2019 table of contents. Design structural systems to comply with aashto standard specifications for highway bridges or aashto lrfd bridge design specifications. Orosha 302 excavation safety this material is for training use only. Oregon occupational safety and health division oregon osha department of consumer and business services.
Click on appendix d to view shoring tables for aluminum hydraulic. Trenching and excavation safety occupational safety and. This will take you to the construction standards, 1926 subpart p excavations. It is not intended to supersede the requirements of the. Protect your workers against excavationrelated construction accidents by training them with subpart p. Different osha regulations apply to the different types of supports used for shoring.
Accepted engineering practices means those requirements which are. Osha s excavations standards at 29 cfr part 1926, subpart p. Other appendixes appendixes cf provide pictorial examples of shoring and shielding devices. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring wood timbers and hydraulic, soil classification, and use of protective systems. Scope and application the osha standard applies to all open excavations made in the earths surface, which includes. Regulations standards 29 cfr occupational safety and. For example, the definitions for terms such as competent person, qualified, approved, and suitable can be found section 32. The following information summarizes the main requirements in order to. The following figures are a graphic summary of the requirements contained in subpart p for excavations 20 feet or less in depth. The occupational safety and health act requires employers to comply with safety and health standards promulgated by osha or by a state with an oshaapproved state plan. Excavations and trenching a trench is a narrow excavation in relation to its length made below the surface of the ground. Excavations o 1926 subpart p excavations overview o 1926. Short term exposure means a period of time less than or equal to 24 hours that an excavation is open.
Applying osha standard the osha standard applies to all open excavations made in the earths surface, which includes trenches. Jun 06, 2009 occupational health and safety administration excavations. Consult 29 cfr 1926 subpart p appendices c and d for more information. Osha s standard, 1926, subpart p, excavations, contains requirements for excavation and trenching operations. Protective systems for use in excavations more than 20 feet in depth must be designed by a registered professional engineer in accordance with 1926. Osha 3015 excavation, trenching and soil mechanics. Appendix a to subpart p of part 1926soil classification appendix b to subpart p of part 1926sloping and benching. Appendix f pro vides a flow diagram for making decisions. However, this publication is not itself a standard or regulation, and it creates no new legal obligations. Safety trainers will find the guides in this series useful and economical.
Mar 08, 2019 the following figures are a graphic summary of the requirements contained in subpart p for excavations 20 feet or less in depth. Section deals with classification of locations from class i iii 1926. Cfr 1926 subpart p, which includes 650652 and appendixes af and to the suggested readings in this guide. Excavating, trenching, and shoring compared with 29 c.
Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart. Osha 1926 standards training for construction course topics. Appendix a to subpart p of part 1926 soil classification. Appendix b to subpart p of part 1926 sloping and benching. Excavation safety osha 10hour and osha 30hour online. This subpart applies to all excavations made in the earths surface. Since then, osha has amended the standard several times to. This appendix contains specifications for sloping and benching when used as methods of protecting employees working in excavations from caveins.
Section v, chapter 2 of the osha technical manual provides a guide on rec ognizing and preventing trenching and shoring hazards. Excavations shall be sloped at an angle not steeper than one and onehalf. For complete text of the regulatory flexibility act, section 610. The following excavation safety program is provided only as a guide to assist employers and employees in complying with the requirements of oshas excavation standard, 29 cfr 1926, subpart p, as well as to provide other helpful information. Appendix c to subpart p of part 1926 timber shoring. Trench caveins description of exposure workers who dig or excavate trenches are at risk of death if they enter an unprotected trench and the walls collapse. This guide is part of mancomms regulations in focus series. Click on appendix c to view the shoring tables for timber shoring.
So never enter an excavation, even if the walls appear to you to be. Osha 1926 standards training for construction course topics lesson 1. This program requires compliance with osha standards described in subpart p cfr 1926. Excavating is recognized as one of the most hazardous construction operations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet 1. Appendix a to subpart p of part 1926 soil classification appendix b to subpart p of part 1926 sloping and. The basic trenching operations that help make a trench safe for workers are described and illustrated in this course. Formerly known as osha 3010 this course covers the osha excavation standard and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Scope and application the osha standard applies to all open excavations made in the earths surface, which includes trenches.
Osha categorizes soil and rock deposits into four types. Occupational safety and health administration on excavations. General requirements division 3subdivision p 29 cfr 1926. This subpart applies to all open excavations made in the earths surface. Oshas standard, 1926, subpart p, excavations, contains requirements for excavation and trenching operations.
Oshas excavations standards at 29 cfr part 1926, subpart p. Caveins are the leading hazard when working within a trench therefore employers should take the appropriate protective measures to provide for the safety of those. Applying osha standard the osha standard applies to all open excavations made. The federal osha excavation standard cfr 1926 subpart p, excavations course length. Click on appendix d to view shoring tables for aluminum hydraulic shores.
House foundationbasement excavations including those that become trenches by definition when formwork, foundations, or walls are constructed are exempt from the osha standard. Soil and rock deposits shall be classified in accordance with appendix a to subpart p of part 1926. The basic trenching operations that help make a trench safe. Cfr 1926 subpart p excavations and trenching an excavation is any manmade cut, cavity, trench, or depression in an earth surface that is formed by earth removal. Part 1926 subpart p introduction the occupational safety and health administration osha issued its first excavation and trenching standard in 1971 to protect workers from excavation hazards. The specific information regarding the interpretation of this exemption may be found on the osha public web site. Proper trenching operations are necessary to protect the workers from soil collapse. Osha rules about walking or driving across open excavations reference 1926 subpart p you can probably imagine the various types of accidents that could potentially occur if someone were to cross over the top of an open trench while walking or operating equipment.
Appendix b to 1926 subpart p provides sloping and benching requirements. The comparisons show only those provisions where miosha rules are different than osha. Osha 1926 subpart c also contains the definitions of key terms used throughout the 1926 construction standard. Appendix a to subpart p of part 1926 soil classification appendix b to subpart p of part 1926. The maximum allowable slope for a soil or rock deposit shall be. This appendix also applies when timber shoring for excavations is designed as a method of protection from caveins in accordance with appendix c to subpart p of part 1926, and when aluminum hydraulic shoring is designed in accordance with appendix d. These chapters referred to as sub part p apply directly to trenchingexcavations practices. Oregon occupational safety and health division oregon osha. Each year employees are killed while working in and around excavations and trenches. The following information summarizes the main requirements in order to help contractors prepare the job site for osha inspections. Excavations pursuant to section 610 of the regulatory flexibility act and section 5 of executive order 12866 occupational safety and health administration directorate of evaluation and analysis office of evaluations and audit analysis march 2007. The occupational safety and health act requires employers to comply with safety and health standards promulgated by osha or by a state with an osha approved state plan.
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