OSHA’s Excavation Standard

OSHA’s Excavation Standard

OSHA's Excavation standard applies to all open excavations made in the earth’s surface, including trenches. It sets guidelines for safely approaching these tasks.

Evidence

Backgrounders & Briefs

Gauging Control Technology and Regulatory Impacts in Occupational Safety and Health

Information on multiple OSHA regulations and their costs. In almost every case, the regulations were far cheaper than the agency estimated.