Excavations
Safe means of egress are required for excavations and trenches deeper than this number of feet prior to entering.
What is 4 feet?
These are the two main aspects for dressing to work outside in freezing weather conditions.
What are loose warm layers with a waterproof shell?
These are the best type of gloves to wear while testing concrete, grout, or mortar.
What are chemical resistant gloves?
Cell phone usage, map reading, and eating when driving are three examples of this issue - an issue which is the leading cause of all accidents.
What is distracted driving?
This Fatal Four can be prevented by regularly inspecting power cords and disposing of cords with compromised sheathing.
What are Electrocutions?
Per OSHA, these are the two safe means of entering and exiting an excavation.
What are ramps and ladders?
For this reason, caffeinated beverages are not a good choice in extreme weather conditions.
What is they cause dehydration?
You should wear these type of gloves when removing items from the oven.
What are thermal protective (or insulated) gloves?
This is ECS' preferred method of parking, whether on or off job sites and at office. Many sites now require it also.
What is backing in (or pulling through)?
This Fatal Four can be prevented by guardrails and proper use of ladders.
What are Falls?
This is the maximum lateral distance from any point in a trench to a means of egress.
What is 25 feet?
These are three of the five signs of hypothermia.
What are shivering uncontrollably, slurring speech, exhaustion or fatigue, fumbling hands, and confusion?
When working near rotating parts, gloves are not allowed. These two alternative protections should be used.
What are machine guards and maintaining safe distance between the hand and danger zone?
Driving on a construction project site can be hazardous, other than not being distracted, these are two of the three best practices to avoid accidents while there.
What are driving cautiously (slow speed), obeying signage and flaggers, and keeping a safe distance from other vehicles and site activities?
Falling tools or getting too close to moving equipment can result in this type of Fatal Four incident.
What are Struck-By incidents?
What are sloping, benching, shoring, and shielding?
Numbness, redness with white/grayish patches, and blistering are potential signs of this problem.
What is frostbite?
If something goes wrong and you get a cut or open wound, you should wait this long to treat the injury accordingly.
What is immediately?
The 3-second rule, for how far you should be behind the vehicle in front of you, increases to this when driving during poor weather.
What is 6 seconds or the 6-second rule?
Some of the more gruesome injuries can be caused by cave-ins, being within equipment pinch zones, or getting stuck in machinery are examples of this Fatal Four category.
What are Caught In-Between incidents?
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Per OSHA, this is the reason one should not enter this trench.
What is the (seeping/collecting) water?
Dressing appropriately is the first step to being safe when working in cold weather. You should do this every so often also while working.
What is take a break in a warming shelter or heated vehicle cab?
We recently upgraded from cut level 4 to cut level 5 when issuing PPE (due to some site requirements). This is the difference between cut levels 4 and 5.
What is moderate (cut 4) to heavy duty (cut 5) protection?
These are 3 of the 4 main core principles of defensive driving.
What are anticipate mistakes (don't trust other drivers), maintain a buffer zone (keep a safe distance), stay alert (check mirrors, blind spots, and the road ahead), and yield when in doubt (even if you have the right-of-way)?
Within 5%, this is the percentage of annual construction deaths are the result of Fatal Four incidents
What is 60%?