• Designate a Competent Person or persons • Review P3 (Preparation Planning Procedures) and JHA with crew Preparation • Assess location and conditions* • Complete and review STA (Safety Task Assessment) daily Proper layout • Review plans and specs; discuss with owner rep. Damage to existing buried • Notify Dig Safe and all non-member utilities prior to start utility lines • Mark all other private utilities; maintain markings Mark and locate all • Follow 18” rule for locating utilities: Use hand tools to dig within 18” of existing utilities the marked line until the utility is exposed. Overhead electrical or • Follow the 10’ overhead clearance rule telephone lines Being hit or struck by • Maintain eye contact with excavator operator machine or excavation • Maintain safe distance from excavator and bucket at all times Excavate trench for • All personnel should be out of trench when backfilling sewer line, install sewer pipe and Cave-in of trench or test pit • Use proper sloping or shoring while locating utilities and excavating pipe bedding, and backfill trenches trench • Do not enter trench until it is properly sloped or shored Rocks and dirt rolling into • Spoil pile must be at least 2’ from edge of excavation trench or test pit
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Person falling or tripping • Good housekeeping around excavation into trench or test pit • Berm and barricade excavation • Keep non-essential personnel away from the hole • Use a quality ladder of sufficient size to access excavations more than 4’ deep • Never walk on edges or spreaders of trench boxes Hazardous atmosphere • Use air monitor to test air quality in trenches and confined spaces where sewer gas or other hazardous gases could exist • Use air monitor when using gas powered tools in trench Exposure to high levels of • Use rubber gloves Excavate trench for bacteria while working • Wash hands before eating sewer line, with live sewer install sewer pipe Exposure to Hepatitis B • HBV vaccinations are available on a voluntary basis and bedding, and virus (unlikely in sewers) • Use rubber gloves; cover open wounds backfill trench continued Rigging failure • Use proper rigging and inspect before use • Be sure pipe is balanced properly when rigging Struck by pipe, tamp, etc. • Stay clear of load being swung into trench; use a tag line for control if needed • No personnel are ever beneath a suspended load • Keep pipe at arm’s length at all times during placement Pinch points • Keep hands and body from being between pipe and shoring and between pipe ends Cut by pipe saw • Personnel must be properly trained before using pipe saw • Proper set up of work area to safely cut pipe Cuts from pipe • Wear gloves and face protection Job Hazard Analysis Page 2 of 3 Sewer Line Installation Project: Superintendent:
Excavate trench for Back strain • Lift properly using legs rather than back; get help or use a machine for heavy sewer line, loads install sewer pipe and bedding, and backfill trench continued Other Steps (if Other Hazards: Other Safe Procedures: any):
* 1) If work is to be performed in a travel way, complete and follow
‘Work in Travel Way’ Job Hazard Analysis 2.) If Hazardous Materials are encountered, cease work, secure work area and notify Superintendent and/or appropriate personnel immediately
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