Excavation Hazards & Control
LEADING CAUSES OF WORK RELATED INJURIES
Manual Excavation
Potential Hazards
• Unskilled
personnel involvement
• Personnel
hit by hand tools due to SIMOPS
• Concrete
paved area/hard surface
• Excavation
collapse
• Use of
damage tools
• Falling
objects
• Working in
confined space
• Dust
Hazard Controls
• Deliver
tool box talk to all of workforce prior to commence the activity
• Ensure
Hand tools are inspected & colour coded
• Dump
concrete material away from trench
• Workers
should keep a reasonable distance during manual excavation
• Ensure
Close HSE monitoring
• Ensure
proper shoring/ramping/benching of deep excavations (as required)
• Working
areas should be clearly marked & hard barricaded
• Be
careful of overhead structures/objects
• Restrict
unauthorized personnel & movement in live areas
• Proper
coordination with Team regarding all works
• Stop
work in case exposing of any underground utilities
Mechanical
Excavation
Potential Hazards
• Personnel/Structures
hit by Equipment/Heavy Vehicle,
• Striking
of vehicles with scaffolding structure/foundations
• Personnel
hit by Movement of heavy vehicles/equipments
• Excavation
collapse
• Personnel/Equipments
fall in excavated place
• Falling
objects
• Fire
explosion
• Slip, Trip
& fall
• Inclement
weather condition
Hazard Controls
• Deliver
tool box talk to all of vehicles drivers & operators
• Banks men
should be available at site
• Keep away
all unauthorized people during movement of heavy vehicle/equipments
• Ensure
Close HSE monitoring /supervision
• Be careful
of nearby structure/foundation
• Flame
arrestor to be installed in vehicles
• Deliver
tool box talk to all drivers/optrs
• Banks man
should be available at site
• Restrict
People during movement of heavy vehicle/equipments
• Ensure
proper barrication of excavated area also display safety signs
• Close HSE
monitoring /supervision
• Ensure
proper shoring/ramping/benching of deep excavations (as required)
• Excavated
area should be properly hard barricaded
• Keep
access/walk ways always clear from any obstruction
• Stop work
in case of any inclement weather conditions (Rain, storm, fog etc.)
• Restrict
movement of heavy vehicles/equipment's in rain/fog
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