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OSHA Updates Excavation Safety Program

The federal agency is putting a new emphasis on outreach and enforcement efforts

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Open Trench Safety

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OSHA Updates Excavation Safety Program

In response to a recent spike in trenching fatalities, OSHA has updated its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation collapses. The NEP will increase education and enforcement efforts with OSHA inspectors recording trenching and excavation inspections...

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