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    Construction Safety Guidelines No.9 Excavation: Prior To Excavation Barricade The Area Display Notices

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    The document provides construction safety guidelines for excavation work. It outlines several requirements that must be followed prior to and during excavation to ensure worker safety. Requirements include identifying underground installations, obtaining necessary approvals, barricading and signposting excavation sites, providing safe access and egress, installing shoring and dewatering systems if needed, and supplying proper PPE and ventilation. Workers must wear supplied PPE and have plans to evacuate or access emergency hoisting if needed. Oxygen levels must be monitored and maintained between 19.5-23.5% in any excavations where workers enter.

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    The document provides construction safety guidelines for excavation work. It outlines several requirements that must be followed prior to and during excavation to ensure worker safety. Requirements include identifying underground installations, obtaining necessary approvals, barricading and signposting excavation sites, providing safe access and egress, installing shoring and dewatering systems if needed, and supplying proper PPE and ventilation. Workers must wear supplied PPE and have plans to evacuate or access emergency hoisting if needed. Oxygen levels must be monitored and maintained between 19.5-23.5% in any excavations where workers enter.

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    Construction Safety Guidelines No.

    Excavation

    PRIOR TO EXCAVATION
    Identify the presence of underground installations & take necessary safety precautions. Obtain NOC from service authorities & Roads Department. Ensure that Risk Assessment is done for excavations exceeding 1.2mtrs. & necessary safety precautions taken. Employ cable avoidance tool (CAT) prior to excavating.

    BARRICADE THE AREA


    Adequately barricade the area to be excavated. Do not stack any material near the edge of any excavation, shaft, pit or opening in the ground. No load or plant or equipment shall be placed near excavation to prevent collapse. Provide sufficient lighting for safe operations.

    DISPLAY NOTICES
    Display adequate warning notices in languages understood by the workers. Provide flashing amber lights if excavation is left open overnight & there is a risk of vehicles passing by. No unauthorized access to be permitted.

    PPE & FRESH AIR

    SAFE ACCESS & EGRESS

    SHORING & DEWATERING


    If the depth of vertical cut exceeds 1.5m provide shoring. Provide shoring if there is a possibility of fall or dislodgement of earth, rock or other material. The angle of repose & design of the supporting system shall be based on depth of cut, soil, loading, system of dewatering, vibrations, traffic etc. Ensure that surface water does not enter the excavated areas & / or water shall not be allowed to accumulate in an excavation.

    Personal protective clothing & Provide ladder or steps for safe access & egress. equipment shall be provided to the Evacuation plans & procedures employees & be worn. must be made known to Contractor shall provide instruments employees. to test the atmosphere for oxygen As per DM Regulations an deficiency in any excavation. emergency hoisting facility shall Provide adequate ventilation where be readily available at shafts more there is insufficient movement of air. than 15 mtrs. in depth. Ensure that minimum of 19.5% & maximum of 23.5% oxygen level by volume is maintained in the air. Do not allow any person to enter if the air is suspected to be poisonous or asphyxiating.

    EHS/GL#09/Rev-00

    April 2007

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