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Upkeep & Safety Information
Equipment Safety
Equipment Upkeep &
Maintenance
At North East Shoring Corp., Inc, we realize the importance of maintaining your excavation and trenching equipment to ensure safety and efficiency. Serving New England, our team of experts is dedicated to providing top-tier services that meet your specific needs.
Shielding or Shoring: Protecting Workers in the Trench
What Makes Shoring or
Shielding the Better Option
There are several ways to protect workers in a trench, including shoring, shielding, sloping, and benching. Sloping involves removing material around the trench to create a gradual incline, reducing the likelihood of a full collapse. While this method minimizes the risk of…
Safety Hazards
Other Excavation
Safety Hazards
While cave-ins and trench collapses are major concerns, excavation work presents many other hazards that put workers and bystanders at risk. Some additional dangers to consider on an excavation site include:
- Slips, trips, and falls
Easy Ways to Prevent It
Factors That Contribute to Trench Collapse
(and, Easy Ways to Prevent It)
In nearly every trench collapse incident, there is an element of surprise that catches us off guard. When the earth is disturbed, even by the most skilled excavation team, there is reason to doubt its stability. Couple that with equipment and people moving about the area, and it…
Safety Tips
Trench Safety
Tips
There is a certain inherent risk in the line of excavation and trenching, but none that should result in loss of life. Accidents happen, but implementing safety measures can reduce the chances of injury or fatality. In addition to OSHA’s excavation and trenching safety…
Why Choose North East Shoring?
Why You Should Choose North East Shoring
for Your Trenching and Excavation Safety Equipment
At North East Shoring, we believe that no worker should step onto a job site fearing for their safety. Every life has value, and we are committed to providing the equipment and expertise needed to ensure trench safety. We follow OSHA regulations not just to help you avoid fines,…