![14 Steps to Ensure Safety In and Around Trenches and Excavations — Part 1](https://cole-mswmag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mswmag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fht8_1.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=2a7fadda90e13a673bfb26d3e7f63cc0)
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part article that discusses 14 things you and your work crews must plan for to greatly reduce — and even eliminate — the dangers around trenches and excavations. Here we provide the first six items. In Part 2, we will present...