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News Releases
- Potential
trenching hazards bring fines to company in LA. OSHA Region 6 News Release, (2003,
May 9). Failure to protect employees from potential trenching and
excavation hazards has brought Coushatta Empire Inc. of Oakdale, La.,
$99,400 in proposed penalties from the Baton Rouge area office of the US
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
- OSHA
issues bulletin on hazards of striking underground gas lines. OSHA Trade
News
Release, (2003, June 13). Safety and Health Information
Bulletin issued by OSHA advises contractors on hazards associated with
striking underground gas lines during excavation work.
- OSHA,
Florida Institute for Safety and Construction Form Alliance. OSHA Region
4 News
Release, (2003, June 18). OSHA and Florida Atlantic University's
Institute for Safety and Construction have formed an alliance designed to
assist in identifying and removing safety hazards at construction sites.
Training
Other Resources
- Development of Draft Construction Safety Standards for Excavation.
Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication No. 83-103, (1983).
- Soil Classification for Construction Practice.
Yokel, F, Report
NBSIR 79-1945, US Department of Commerce, (1979).
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