This plan shall describe, in detail, the specific practices, equipment, and methods used to protect a worker from excavation and/or trenching hazards. An Excavation/Trenching Plan and JHA are required for excavations and trenches greater than 4’ deep. Excavations and trenches less than 4’ deep require a JHA but the plan is optional. Area ...

This Excavation and Trenching Plan has been established by the Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability and Risk (ESSR) to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation, "Excavation and Trenching", 29 CFR 1926.650, .651, and .652 as enforced by the Maryland Occupational Health and Safety

25.A.01 Excavation/Trenching Plan. An Excavation/Trenching Plan and/or Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) will be prepared by the Competent Person (CP) for Excavation or a Registered Professional...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Excavation and Trenching standard, 29 CFR 1926.650 Subpart P, contains requirements for excavation and trenching operations. This plan highlights key elements of the standard and describes safe work practices to protect workers from cave-ins and other hazards.

OSHA defines an excavation as any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the Earth’s surface formed by earth removal. A trench is defined as a narrow excavation (in relation to its length) made below the surface of the ground.

Workers can be injured from cave-in and other hazards at excavation and trench sites. This template program was developed to help employers prevent these accidents. Is a written program mandatory? Yes, an employer who does not have a written excavation safety program, per 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) may be cited. Am I required to use the DLS template? No.

The purpose of this Trenching and Excavations plan is: (a) To supplement the District standard safety policies by providing safety standards specifically designed to cover Excavation Safety on the job, and;

The Towson University Trenching & Shoring Plan will apply to all faculty, staff and students who are involved in excavation operations on property owned and/or operated by Towson University and operations associated with the campus that are located in the State of Maryland.

Trenching and Excavation Safety Trench collapses, or cave-ins, pose the greatest risk to workers’ lives. When done safely, trenching operations can reduce worker exposure to other potential hazards include falls, falling loads, hazardous atmospheres, …

What are Trench Safety/Excavation Safety Plans? Trench/Excavation Safety Plans provide stability to a trench or other excavation areas within a construction site and keeps the workers safe while they carry out their duties.