Bedding Box Improves Jobsite Efficiency Coble Trench Safety shoring specialist, Will Allen assists contractor in promoting efficiency. The Specifics The contractor was working in very sandy soil and was performing routine utility excavation work. The job did not call for excavations near the OSHA mandated depth of five feet, so shoring equipment was not needed for this project. If you're facing a particularly challenging trench job, give Coble Trench Safety a call to learn how we can help you get it right the first time. Atlanta, GA 1.877.312.1776 Baltimore, MD 1.866.951.0809 Birmingham, AL 1.877.312.1782 Charleston, SC 1.866.957.3624 Charlotte 1.877.587.3624 D.C. / Northern VA 1.866.887.3624 Greensboro (Corporate) 1.866.587.3624 Greenville, SC 1.877.312.1780 Jacksonville, FL 1.877.312.1783 Knoxville, TN 1.877.312.1781 Myrtle Beach, SC 1.866.586.9404 Norfolk, VA 1.866.975.3490 Raleigh 1.888.587.3624 Richmond, VA 1.866.887.3630 Click links in red above for more detailed information. CTS also offers Competent Person for Trench & Excavation training, as well as Confined Space Entry training. To see available dates and sign-up CLICK HERE The Scenario As is the case with many projects, the contractor needed to control labor and other costs as much as possible for this project. The contractor wanted to maximize the profitability of the project and control as many factors as possible, so that success could be guaranteed for the project. The Solution Safety specialist Will Allen had met with the contractor concerning previous projects and during those meetings had discussed alternative products offered by Coble Trench Safety. This was a project where one of those alternative products, a bedding or rock box, would be very practical. Bedding boxes are designed to hold soil sediment and are a convenient and easy option to spoil piles. Bedding boxes help to prevent the soil from running during rain or wind, thus helping to eliminate the need to readjust a spoil pile. Furthermore, bedding boxes make it relatively easy to transport soil from one location to the next if needed. Bedding boxes are most often used in applications where a contractor would like to reuse soil that was excavated to fill in an excavation and does not want to have to deal with transporting it across a large distance. By using a bedding box, the contractor was able to cut soil losses to a minimum, thus eliminating the cost of having to reorder additional soil. Furthermore, by placing the box close to the excavated area, it was possible to easily and quickly have material where it was needed, thus eliminating the need for the crew to perform some double-work on the project. The contractor determined that utilizing a bedding box for the project was far more cost effective than simply excavating it without equipment. Bedding boxes and trench safety equipment can help a contractor to realize significant efficiency gains that far exceed the rental rates for a piece of equipment. Utilizing trench safety equipment, as well as bedding boxes, is generally in a contractor's best interests, in terms of efficiency and cost.