Safety
Underground Utility Construction is full of Hazards: Excavations, Confined Spaces, Energized Utility Lines, Etc. At Byrd Underground we are committed to a safe working environment. We regularly train, equip, coach, motivate and encourage our crew members and associates to “do the right thing.”
TRENCHING -
10 COMMANDMENTS
1. A Competent person must inspect
the trench prior to the start
of work and prior to employee
entrance.
2. Proper sloping or trench protection
must exist at 5 feet or
deeper.
3. Spoils must be at least 2 feet from
edge of trench.
4. Ladders or ramps are required when
trenches are 4 feet or
more in depth.
5. 25 feet is the maximum distance a
person can be from a ladder or ramp.
6. Ladders must be tied off.
7. All Trench shields must at least
extending to ground surface.
8. A trench shield must be within 2
feet of bottom of trench.
9. Class B soils must be sloped 1:1.
10. Class C soils must be sloped 1.5:1.
