Common Ground Alliance (CGA) applauded the recent decline in trench-related fatalities highlighted by OSHA's preliminary data. This steep 70% decrease since 2022 shows the effectiveness of focused safety partnerships, including CGA's participation in OSHA's Safe Trenching and Excavation Operations Alliance, which emphasizes outreach, education and training.
The dramatic reduction in trench collapse fatalities validates the effectiveness of safe digging practices — practices that are central to CGA's mission and detailed in its landmark Best Practices Guide, now in its 20th edition. Through its participation in the OSHA Safe Trenching Alliance, CGA has developed comprehensive resources including communications tools, articles and graphics to help workers and organizations implement
