This list includes, but is not limited to, those references cited below. Other programs and/or requirements involved in the development and maintenance of your excavation and trenching efforts might include the references below.

OSHA: Excavations in Construction/ Soil Classification.

OSHA trenching and excavation construction eTool.

OSHA: Trenching Safety: 5 Things You Should Know to Stay Safe.

OSHA Alert: Keep Trenches Safe for Workers.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) trenching and excavation resources.

NIOSH: Preventing Worker Deaths from Trench Cave-ins.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) trenching and excavation resource page.

Ohio Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) Fact Sheet.

Trenching and Excavation: Daily Inspection Checklist (SH-59).Employers who have not yet established a BWC Learning Center login can view instructions here.

Simply log in to the BWC Learning Center, search for Trenching Overview, click the link, and enroll. The BWC Learning Center has a recorded webinar – Trenching Overview: A Focus Four Initiative – that employers and their employees can view for free.Ohio BWC Library (PowerPoints, videos, handouts).If you have questions about the following resources, or if you need help obtaining something not on the list, please contact the Ohio BWC Library at 61, or email BWC resources The following list contains resources to help make trenching and excavating safer for workers.

Excavation safety checklist