KNOW THE HAZARDS
• Natural Gas and other petroleum products will ignite and burn.
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• Electricity will arc or short to ground producing heat that is up to four times greater than the heat of the sun.
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• Water under high pressure can cause serious injury.
RECOGNIZE UNSAFE CONDITIONS
• Pools of liquid, blowing dirt, hissing sounds, vapor clouds, gaseous odors, bubbles in standing water, dead vegetation, and frozen soil or ice next to pipelines.
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• Treat contact with any electric line as an emergency regardless of whether it appears undamaged, damaged or severed.
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• Utilities often jointly use trenches placing you at greater risk in trenches that also have electricity.
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• Wet or discolored soil is an indication of a water/sewer leak and should be treated as a potential emergency situation.
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demolition
Demolition is the science of engineering in safety and efficiently tearing down a building and other artificial structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstructing which involved taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for reuse purposes.
IMPACT
Demolition can lead to excessive dust, noise, smoke and odor, which can cause silica.
ALWAYS USE A
PRE-EXCAVATION SAFETY CHECKLIST!
We do a structure survey
The purpose of structure surveying is to:
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• Determine how the building was constructed.
• Map out the entire structure system (such as basements, underground tanks, etc and evaluate their condition)
• Identify key structural supports
• Identify load bearing walls.
• Evaluate the overall condition of the building
WE TAKE A "SAFETY FIRST" APPROACH
It ultimately saves lives • We Keep it Green and Clean!
Safety is our #1 priority aspect in any job that we take on. We always avoid unnecessary risks when entering a construction site due to potential hazards. It's the law and if you don't do it and you strike a utility gas or service line, it can involve in death or a serious injury.
3 days before disturbing the Earth, Help in Hand places a PA-1 call to clear all underground utilities. It's the law and if you don't do it it could cost you or someone their life.
PROPOSED
EXCAVATION
TEMP SURVEY
MARKINGS
ELECTRIC LINES / CABLES
GAS / OIL / HAZARDS
COMMUNICATIONS / ALARMS
PORTABLE WATER
IRRIGATION WATER LINES
SANITARY / SEWER LINES
