General Trench Reporting For Duty
Can I Get Your Digits?
I Pitty the Foo..who doesn't protect themselves!
Sometimes Life Can Be A Real Ditch!
Wild Card
100

Spoils must be kept how far away from trench edges?

2 feet

100

What is the depth that of a trench that requires employees to be protected from a cave ins?

5 feet and >

1926.652(a)(1)(ii)

100
This system involves cutting back a trench wall at an angle inclined away from the excavation?
What is sloping
100
This person authorizes when the excavation is safe for entry
Who is the competent person
100
This organization requires that trenches be inspected daily and as conditions change?
What is OSHA
200
A trench is defined as being deeper than it is what?
Wide
200
The depth that OSHA requires safe access and egress be provided is?
4'
200
Trench boxes or other types of supports designed to protect a worker..but not prevent a cave in are part of this protective system group?
Shielding
200

The slope requirement for an excavation in Class B soil is?

What is 1:1=1 foot horizontal for every 1 foot vertical?

200
This is the person who is ultimately responsible for my safety
Who is me
300

These are the four classifications for soil.

What are Stable Rock, Class A, Class B, Class C?

300
The distance that access and egress devices must be located within for all workers?
25 feet
300
This type of protective system requires installing aluminum hydraulic or other types of supports to prevent soil movement?
What is Shoring
300
These are not designed to prevent cave-ins, but to protect employees in the event of a cave-in
What is a trench box
300

This number must be called at least 2-3 days prior to any digging to let them know you will be working underground?

What is 811?

400

These pose the greatest risk and are more likely to result in a worker fatality in regards to an excavation accident?

What are Cave ins?

400
What is the distance you must keep material or equipment from the edge of excavations to protect employees?
2 feet
400
One of the major factors that must be considered when designing a protective system is the make up of what?
What are soils
400

Soil classifications are made on the basis of any of these tests.

What are the Plasticity Test, Dry Strength Test, Thumb Penetration Test, and Pocket Penetrometer? 

400
When digging, you find a run of yellow plastic marker tape. What does this mean?
That there is a buried service and further excavation must be carried out with care
500

Trenches how many feet deep in loose soils, requires a protective system?

What is 5 feet?

1926.652(a)(1)(ii)

500
What is the depth of a ditch that requires a protection system to be designed by a registered professional engineer?
> 20 feet
500

When on the subject of trenching and excavation. 2,200 lb. is the weight of this.

What is one cubic yard of earth?

500

The slope requirement for an excavation in Class C soil is this.

What is 1 1/2:1= 1 1/2 feet horizontal to every 1 foot vertical?

500

What is the pile of soil removed from an excavation called?

What is a spoil

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