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Learn To Classify Soils To Stay Safe Working In Excavations

Learn to classify soils to meet OSHA standards to increase confidence when your crew has to work below grade.
  • By Jim Anderson, Ph.D.
  • October 29, 2014

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Last month I outlined confined-space safety issues encountered when septic service contractors find it necessary to enter sewage tanks of any type and septic tanks specifically. Many people are not aware that excavations more than 4 feet deep are also considered a confined space...

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