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National Emphasis Program · CPL 02-00-161

Trenching and Excavation

Excavation cave-in hazards — one of the deadliest construction activities.

Directive

CPL 02-00-161 · effective 2018-10-01

Read the directive on osha.gov

This programme targets NAICS 2389, 2371, 2372, 2373. No trade in the current window has enough cited employers in those codes to break out separately — which does not mean no inspections are happening under it.

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OSHA Radar matches this directive against employers who have gone years without an inspection — the ones it is pointed at.

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