Excavation and earthworks JHA examples
Trenching, footings, site cuts, pools, drainage and compaction. Pick the job below to see a complete JHA with every step, hazard and control, download it as a Word template, or make your own in a couple of minutes.
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JHATrenching and Excavation10 steps · 12 hazards coveredJHAFooting Excavation5 steps · 7 hazards coveredJHASite Grading6 steps · 10 hazards coveredJHAPool Excavation8 steps · 11 hazards coveredJHAStorm Drain Installation5 steps · 11 hazards coveredJHAAuger Drilling5 steps · 8 hazards coveredJHABackfill and Compaction5 steps · 6 hazards covered
Common excavation and earthworks hazards
Hitting underground servicesDigging, drilling or driving pegs hits a buried power cable, gas pipe or water main, causing electrocution, explosion or flooding.
Being hit by heavy equipmentExcavators, loaders, telehandlers and trucks run over or crush workers, especially when backing up or swinging.
Trench or excavation collapseThe trench walls cave in and bury or crush a worker. Trenches 5 feet or deeper need a protective system, and shallower ones do too if there are signs of a possible cave-in.
Poor housekeeping and wasteTrash, offcuts and materials left lying around cause trips, cuts and fires, and block exits.
Public entering the work areaMembers of the public, including children, walk into the site and are hit by plant or falling objects, or fall into holes.
Contact with overhead power linesA ladder, aerial lift, crane, dump truck or long length of material touches or gets close to an overhead line and electrocutes people.
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