As a contractor, your company likely performs work that involves trenching and excavation. These tasks are extremely dangerous, and without proper precautions they can prove to be deadly. In fact, according to OSHA, two workers are killed every month in trench collapses. Go over this Toolbox Talk with your employees to ensure their safety in all trenching and excavation tasks. Guidelines for Discussion: First, let’s go over some basic definitions. An excavation is a cavity in the earth’s surface, intentionally formed via earth removal. A trench is a specific kind