Excavation Hazards & Control

LEADING CAUSES OF WORK-RELATED INJURIES

Manual Excavation 

Potential Hazards

 • Unskilled personnel involvement

• Personnel hit by hand tools due to simultaneous operations (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/equipment

• Excavation collapse

• Personnel/Equipment 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/equipment

• 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/equipment

• Ensure proper barricading 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