Trench Shoring & Shielding

A lack of industry-wide standards means even for the same type of protective system, tabulated data will differ among manufacturers.
United Rentals Shares Four Tips on Proper Use of Trench Protective System Tabulated Data
Manufacturer’s tabulated data can save lives at trench and excavation worksites.
April 8, 2021
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H&E Enters Trench Safety Specialty Business
November 17, 2020
Trench boxes are not designed to prevent a trench wall from collapse, but when used properly, can be a very effective protective system solution. Image source: United Rentals
United Rentals Shares 8 Critical Trench Box Safety Tips
August 19, 2020
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United Rentals Offers Free Trench Safety Stand Down Digital Learning Series
June 12, 2020
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Webinar: Increasing Awareness of Factors that Influence Trench Safety
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When Do You Need an Engineer for Your Trench Shoring Design?
January 6, 2020
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PERI Formwork PD-5 Shoring System
The system comprises just six parts and features a load-bearing capacity of up to 10,000 lbs per leg.
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United Rentals offers topic suggestions to advance worker knowledge about trench hazards and safe work practices
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United Rentals Helps Contractors Advance Trench Safety Through Training
More than 90,000 workers have been trained in trench safety operations since the initial Trench Safety Stand Down in 2016
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Two Contractors Cited After Fatalities at Florida Hotel Worksite
PCL Construction Services Inc. and Universal Engineering Sciences facing OSHA safety violations and proposed penalties totaling $157,792
March 12, 2019
The Efficiency Universal Slide Rail shoring system creates a much tighter work area, which was very helpful working in Grant’s historic downtown area.
Demolition Contractor Continues to Learn New Tricks After 60 Years
60-year-old Pitsch Companies uses a new shoring system for the first time while demolishing a gas station
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[VIDEO] 5 Things You Should Know to Stay Safe in a Trench
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta public service announcement on trench safety
November 5, 2018
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Resources Offered to Keep Workers Safe from Trenching-related Hazards
U.S. Department of Labor provides resources to increase awareness of trenching hazards, educate employers and workers on cave-in prevention and decrease the number of trench collapses
September 27, 2018
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2018 Trench Safety Stand Down
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The 2018 Trench Safety Stand Down will be held between June 18-23. It is supported by OSHA and sponsored by the National Utility Contractors Association, North American Excavation Shoring Association and Safety Ambassadors Club.
Because of the flexibility of of the slide rail system, Shelly & Sands was able to make “on-the-fly” design changes to the shoring system when the 96-in. existing storm sewer was not in the exact location indicated in the site plan.
Slide Rail Helps Shelly & Sands Build BMP Storm Sewer from Bottom to Top
Contractor turns to slide rail system to maintain safety on a complex underground utility installation project.
March 23, 2018
Contractor Fined in Fatal Boston Trench Collapse
Atlantic Drain Service Co. Inc. cited for 18 violations for alledgely failing to provide safety training and basic safeguards for employees
April 12, 2017
The height restrictions meant tight-sheeting could only be driven at night. Instead, Midwest REM chose an Efficiency Production manufactured Slide Rail System with integrated guard rail to shore the large excavation.
Contractor Chooses Slide Rail for O’Hare Airport Pump Station Install
With limited space and limited shoring options for the jumbo concrete structure, Midwest REM turned to EPI's Slide Rail Shoring System.
March 29, 2017
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Kundel V-Panel
Aluminum extruded panel offers "on the fly" independent vertical adjustment in the trench
October 14, 2016
[Video] Installing Hydraulic Shoring
[Video] Installing Hydraulic Shoring
Locate Management is an education, training, and assessment service provider for the ground disturbance (excavation) and line locating communities.
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Zito Construction is installing 50-ft.-long sections of 60-in.-diameter steel spiral-weld pipe 13 miles along the main transmission line of the KWA pipeline project. The boundaries of the new water supply will encompass over 2,400 sq. miles and over a half million people.
Michigan Contractor Helps Install Long-term Solution to Flint Water Crisis
Contractor uses a customized trench shoring solution to install 13 miles of 60-in.-diameter pipe for the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline
April 13, 2016
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Contractor Cited After Worker Dies in Trench Collapse
Willful citations were issued to Tekton Construction Co. for not providing cave-in protection to employees working in a trench and not providing safe means to enter and exit the trench
January 13, 2015
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How to Assist Your Customers When Renting Trench Shoring and Shielding Equipment
Excavation projects by definition are dangerous operations that require caution and planning, especially when the excavation is intended to create a work space for personnel such as for underground installation repair or installation.
December 16, 2014
OSHA Cites A. Lamp Concrete for Exposing Workers to Cave-In Hazard
Proposed penalty totals $69,300 to Illinois company cited twice in the past for trenching violations
December 10, 2014
California Contractor Indicted for Manslaughter in Trench-Collapse Death
Work continued for days despite two stop-work notices issued by a Milpitas building inspector because of elevated trench-collapse conditions
August 22, 2014
Ground level view of the excavation, showing proximity to an active rail yard, as Microtunnel machine is lowered into the shored excavation.
Shoring Solution, Careful Planning Meet Strict Requirements for Construction Under Denver’s Union Pacific Rail Yard
Contractors uses GME sliderail system to help minimize excavation size and soil disturbances during tunnel construction only 27 feet from a railroad track
April 7, 2014
OSHA Fines Fischer Excavating $58,100 for Trenching Hazards at Rockford Site
One of three violations cited was willful, failing to provide cave-in protection to workers installing a sewer line in a trench approximately 11 ft. deep
April 3, 2014
OSHA Cites Contractor For Repeat Cave-in Hazards Violations
Joseph P. Cardillo & Son Inc. is facing $144,400 in OSHA fines after it is cited with two willful and one serious violation for cave-in hazards
February 11, 2014
The excavation in the Cal Steel building began by cutting a 40-foot square hole through an 8-inch pad.
Contractor Partners with Rental Company for Shoring Solutions During Excavation Project
Kayser Construction partnered with Trench Plate Rental Co. for safe, economic trench and shoring solutions during a 30-foot-deep excavation project.
February 3, 2014
Contractor, OSHA Reach Settlement Over Excavation Cave-in Hazards
Massachusetts contractor agrees to pay $200,000 fine and overhaul safety practices
November 12, 2012
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OSHA: Safe Work Practices for Excavation and Trenching
Key elements of the OSHA excavation and trenching standard, ways to protect employees against cave-ins and safe work practices for employees
September 4, 2012
OSHA Cites S.J. Louis Construction of Texas for Exposing Workers to Excavation Hazards
Proposed penalties of $45,500 for failing to protect workers from falling materials (serious violation) and for failing to provide required shoring (repeat violation)
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Video: Trenching & Excavation Safety
This excerpt from NAHB Construction Safety & Health's Trenching & Excavation Safety Video highlights the most common hazards associated with residential trenching and excavation.
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