Excavation Works Need High Regards For Occupational Safety

All construction sites have safety rules and regulations in place and corresponding fines and other penalties, including suspension or termination from work, are meted out for violations. Workers are mandated to follow the rules and perform safe work results in their part aside from wearing the necessary protective gears (helmets, safety goggles, shoes). Construction sites are high risk areas due to the nature and scope of their tasks. They will need to supervise trenching and excavation works.

One hazardous construction work is excavation which is usually carried out by large earthmoving machineries, though there are also non-destructive digging methods that can be used. What are the common hazards that occur in excavation sites?

• Cave-ins or the collapse of the excavation’s walls due to the vibration from any equipment in use or from huge pile of debris or equipment parked near the edge
• Lack of oxygen or asphyxiation which could lead to death
• Presence of smoke and any toxic fumes in the excavation
•  Electrocution from striking electric cables and fibre optics and any buried electrical assets
• Explosion and fire resulting from damages to underground gas pipes and utilities
• Drowning from damaging water and sewage pipe system or being in the excavation during a heavy rain or flood

The effects of the hazards in excavation works are very tremendous as no other construction site accident can match the consequences of ill-supervised and poorly performed digging functions. The financial costs will be just as terrible as the loss of lives or injuries reported.

• Work stoppage to allow rescue and retrieval operations in the site
• Additional time and labour to excavate the area
• Hospital bills, insurance coverage, funeral expenses and other monetary compensation for affected workers
• Investigation into the accident
• Lawsuits, fines and penalties
• Suspension of work, closure of business and cancellation of working permit

Excavation works are often the subject of many workplace violations. For this, contractors need to impose safe and proper work procedures strictly than usual. It is not enough to have their workers wear protective gears while at site or penalize them heavily for any violation. Contractors should also subject their crew to regular safety training and refresher course on the proper use of equipment. If this is not enough, contractors should look into new alternatives to replace dangerous work methods or to reform the hazardous nature of excavation works. Perhaps they can do this with non-destructive digging methods.

Contractors should not just be concerned with the profits they can get from their projects. In some ways, the violation of safety rules and regulations could cost them their business and drag their reputation six feet below the ground. Sure they have investors to answer to on the progress of their projects but the investors have no direct hand to decide on the safety and well-being of workers. Rather it is them, the contractors who are tasked to implement safe and proper work procedures in place.

Construction sites can do more in ensuring the safety of their crew while not compromising the progress of their projects. It is time they look into non-destructive digging technologies.

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Non Destructive Excavation- The Process and Benefits

The usual way of digging on the ground is by mechanical mean as it makes the job faster and a whole lot easier. If mechanical diggers weren’t available, people usually turned to manual digging with spades and other digging mechanical objects. There isn’t anything wrong with either of these two methods as they do the job really well but they do bring about some problems.

Choosing manual digging means you will have to hire workers which means you will need to take out injury insurance. Making use of mechanical diggers means you have to risk doing damage to your pipes and other underground utility lines. Can you just imagine how awful it would be if all you wanted to do was dig a hole and you end up ripping through your water pipes or your sewage lines? What was a simple task will quickly turn into a disaster that will take thousands of dollars to fix.

However, this doesn’t mean that you must forget about digging around your house especially when the need for it is urgent. There are other options out there and you just need to look for them. One method of digging the holes you need without risking any damage to your house is to try out non destructive excavation. This method doesn’t use any metallic diggers and jackhammers but it does make use of a high pressure water jet along with a vacuum.

The high pressure water jet is directed towards the ground where it blasts away at the earth and the vacuum sucks it all up so the work area stays nice and clean. What is nice about non destructive excavation methods is that it spares you from having to worry about your underground utility lines and it is a much cleaner process when compared to traditional digging methods. Besides not posing a risk to your pipes, this process also spares you from having to worry about the safety and insurance of any workers you hire to do the digging manually. Indeed, this brand new way of digging through the earth is more effective and a lot more convenient than the traditional methods and you really should give it a try.

Looking for a company that offers non destructive excavating services may seem like a difficult task as you may not know where to start but all you really need is a newspaper or your computer to get started. You may check your local papers for listings or better yet, you can check online. There are so many companies you can check out that will have this service for you and what’s more, you may ask them for quotes so you know more or less how much you will need to pay for their services.

When looking for a company to hire, be sure you check out several online so you can ask for quotes and compare their services. This way, you can be sure you get competitive prices from companies that offer you the very best services.

Yunz Contracting is a company that specializes in non destructive excavation services. Should you wish to know more about this service or just get more information about our company, please visit our website.