06/15/2026
🚧 Trench Safety Stand Down Week Starts Today! 🚧 June 15-19 an industry-wide effort led by NUCA to reinforce the importance of working safely in and around trenches and excavations. Every trench collapse is preventable. This week provides an opportunity for employers, crews, and safety professionals to pause, conduct toolbox talks, review protective systems, and renew our commitment to ensuring every worker goes home safely at the end of the day.
✅ Know your soil conditions
✅ Use the proper protective system
✅ Ensure safe access and egress
✅ Inspect excavations daily
✅ Empower competent persons
✅ Never take shortcuts when lives are on the line
Whether you're a contractor, municipality, utility owner, supplier, or safety professional, we encourage everyone to participate and make trench safety a priority, not just this week, but every day.
Visit NUCA's Trench Safety Stand Down page for free resources, toolbox talks, training materials, checklists, and more: https://nuca.com/events/tssd/
Let's work together to achieve one goal: Zero trench fatalities.