Open AccessWORKER SAFETY DURING EXCAVATION AND TRENCHING CONSTRUCTION WORK
Author(s) -
Jasmina Radosavljević,
Ana Vukadinović,
Amelija Đorđević
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
facta universitatis. series: working and living environmental protection/facta universitatis. series: working and living environmental protection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0534
pISSN - 0354-804X
DOI - 10.22190/fuwlep2101037r
Subject(s) - earthworks , excavation , engineering , work (physics) , civil engineering , hazardous waste , mining engineering , geotechnical engineering , forensic engineering , mechanical engineering , waste management
Earthworks are the integral part of any construction work in civil engineering and building construction. The construction activities performed during earthworks include the following: excavation, earthmoving, earth transport, and earth compaction. During earthworks, the excavation site is subject to harmful, flammable, or hazardous materials, damage to underground installations, the collapse of the earth, and many more risks. Therefore, construction work for trenching and excavation requires the implementation of adequate safety measures. This paper discusses the safety measures for workers during earthworks that involve excavations up to and exceeding one meter in depth.