©2020 National Safety CouncilCONFIDENTIAL

Excavation and Trenching

NSC Construction & Utilities Division

February 4, 2021

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Speakers

• Richard Hearn, National Trench Safety

• Kathy Freeman, MCG Civil

• Annmarie Robertson, PHMSA

• Sarah Magruder Lyle, Common Ground Alliance

DIRT Report: Estimated Total Damages (U.S.)

2017 2018 2019 2019

Total Estimated Damages (U.S.)

439,000 509,000 532,000

Total Estimated Transmissions

234.9 M 244.3 M 267.6 M

Estimated damages per 1,000 transmissions

1.87 2.08 1.99

Estimated damages per million dollars of construction spending

0.337 0.373 0.390

The Safe Digging Process - CGA Core Programs

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