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 " V‘. '3" I,-;; ‘-”' «§;",  selllemenl awards
' "4 ' :‘-"  fr", C V‘. ‘L l ' : ’ ~ lnereased workman's eompensarion
_$gZ;e~- =, g. _ . ._ - , premiums
‘ ;.- r. " .33 “ 4 cg‘ lnereased general llability insurance
' - __ *‘ F5.‘ ‘V. \\ premiums
. »  - ~ ".‘ fl » ' Federal OSHA iines fur non-
 . .__ _ .-_‘,; ‘ l,,_A,..',~ i Compllancz
_. :71. ;_ ‘fizz-*1  -. slaie and lucnl i-ines fur non-
‘ _'.  r ‘_e. .6 5:; »__ H, compliance
=-" -'-‘’=‘“- ..‘P ., . ‘ ~ C Time Losses
ev.*- ' .
— ‘- «r ,-K - fi Tirne invesri nun the oause or lhe
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34%;? ‘ , ,_ aeeidenl.
‘E’-".-f.:-=§ Time pmnesslng the accldzm reporls
5:5 " Time preparing personnel reporis.
Tiine allending depositions.
‘ hearings. and lrials.
Tiine ior ndditiunal rralning and
supervision of new employees.
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I" [N C?“ -l“=*""}"*v ~°, f a‘) M d nine ror menial srress and fatigue
fin ml: 1}-ry. or D erwue ml-H? in due lo conrern fur worker family
irnoio i ize a person. and friends
Th“? “'9 "WY “'=8““V° "?*'“"S °‘ And even with aeoidenls ihal do nol
a rave-in (aside fmm the obvious). ;m,,,i‘,,3 ,,,i,,,y 0, um}, ti“ uulflf.
5;3::1::1{‘;{¥°;2:::;:-:;~g poekei eos-is for a conrractur or utility
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lliisiaiili tot! ZLHH1 IMi‘Y1Hpv‘(5~‘IUi‘ “ ’iY5"“““““’“P“°‘ ‘m H“ “‘1“"3d can 2 “gm can
workers and Ll’IEll’fal'l'|i1i2a. And lhere Exisling uliliiies and nearby
can also be large direct and indireci srrucmres can be damaged
—~ g *— expenses nssoeiaied wilh lhe rave-in Time and mom), are required In
\\ '1 ‘°’ ‘he ‘"‘Pl°V*" “'9” “E OSHA re-excavale ihe irench lo slan all
—— «— cilarions, Whldl are soinerinies hundreds em a am ’
—. -’ of Lhousands uf dollars And iinally, 5
—v ‘—- criminal charges ran be filed Why is safety 50 iinporlanl in
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Whal IS the True Cost of an mnc es an exmva "ms
Accident Involving Injury - lrs the righl thing to do.
Ki‘KllHlH;_'LYlln‘>m or Dead‘? N k
- o one wants a co-wur er or an
Adh  1-khlnh .. . .
":11 ‘c‘:m:; H Al leasi lwo very real losses are usually employee iniured or killed on the iob
* Y P dearly fell by eonrraelors and ulililies
to die. The reality is lhai workers die when mm is an imam mvulving - lrs good ior business.
3”“ b°‘“5 5"“ P“’““"Y "“"°“' injury or death on a job siie. Below are - It improves employee morale
OSHA’s 29 CFR,I’azl19Z6,Subp:irl examples of such losses: _ “ M i mm m In M
P - Excnvatlons (hereaiier reierred Monetary Losses P’ P Y "
to as ”Subpilrt 1”’) was speeiarally - It helps berier Conlml direrl and
developed lo address lhe hazards Loss or skilled. experienred workers. indireel eosls.
 ied ‘(ht oh .- d ,
:;’C:°v‘:“on:”‘ "5" °‘ ““ Loss of prom [mm such workers. - li s lhe lawl Employers have a legal
’ ' __ . obligariun lo provide a safe workplace
OSHA’s deiinilion of a "cave-in" has """" "‘ "”°““"’““ ior all employees.
twu pans: Tminlng expense far new personnel In How Deep Does a Trench Have
1. The separaiion or a mass of soil ‘““‘ "V" ‘°’ “‘° ‘“1“"‘“‘ P°”°““°‘- lo be Before Il’s Dangerous?
or rock in.-slerial from the side ui an R2-training expense fur lhe iniured A‘ [1, _t I ‘h 1 _ f
excavaiion. or lhe loss of soil from worker lo handle anoiher iob. ”‘ 5 “'‘°“' 2 °““"“" “"2” °
under a lrench shield or supporl .
l-aymenl ui compensation
ayatemr and comwl/£17 rm mg 9
2. lis sudden movemenl inio ihe LEE“ “’5"'
excavation, eilher by falling or sliding. Awards paid oiil fur lawsuiis.
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