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  • Drilled Shaft Installation Safety Tips For the Employer and Drilled Shaft Installation Safety Tips For the Employee. OSHA and the International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC) Alliance, 62 KB PDF, 2 pages. Describes general safety tips to help prevent injuries and illnesses in the drilled shaft foundation industry.
  • Working Safely During Installation of Drilled Shaft Foundations. OSHA and the International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC) Alliance, 40 KB PDF, 2 pages. Identifies hazards associated with the installation of drilled shaft foundations and safe work practices to help reduce or eliminate the risk of injuries or illnesses.
  • Drilled Shaft Installation Safety Presentation. OSHA and the International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC) Alliance, 4 MB PDF, 52 pages. Provides OSHA staff, drilled shaft contractors and their employees, geotechnical engineers and general contractors with information about drilled shaft construction equipment and methods, general safety practices and recommendations on how to maintain a safe worksite.
  • Mickle, J.L. "The Mechanics of A Trench Cave-In." Agri-book Magazine/Drainage Contractor 8-9(1991).
  • Stanevich, R.L. and D.C. Middleton. "An Exploratory Analysis of Excavation Cave-in Fatalities." Professional Safety 33.2(1988, February): 24-27.
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