Lan, André et Arteau, Jean.
1997.
« Limits and difficulties in applying the Quebec safety code for the construction industry : the case of excavations ».
In Construction safety affected by codes and standards : proceedings of a session sponsored by the Design Loads on Structures During Construction Standards Committee and the Performance of Structures During Construction Technical Committee of the Structural (Minneapolis, MN, USA, Oct. 5-8, 1997)
pp. 16-34.
Reston, Va : American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Abstract
In Quebec, construction work safety is governed by the Quebec Safety Code for
the construction industry. This Code provides a basic set of rules for preventing work
accidents. It is an effective and necessary tool, but like any tool, it also has some limits.
On the one hand, confusion may occur between risk prevention and compliance with
regulations, and on the other, some articles of the Code are more difficult to apply. For
example, for excavation, article 3.15.3 gives the criteria for determining whether
shoring is required or not. A first criterion is whether there is a worker at the bottom of
the excavation; in the event of a landslide, the workers at the top of the slope may be
injured. A second criterion is the presence of sound rock; the definition of sound rock
(whether it can be excavated by explosive or not) is an excavation contractor’s
definition and not a geomechanical definition applicable to the problem of slope
stability. A third criterion mentions a so-called safe slope of 45o without mentioning the
type of soil and the presence of a water table. These contradictions create a lot of
confusion and may lead to accidents. The Code should be more specific about the
required slopes in relation to the types of soil and the conditions of the water table. The
Safety Codes from Canadian and American regulatory organizations all take into
account the nature of the soils in the maximum slopes, while, in its current version, the
Quebec Code does not mention this important information. A proposal for soil
classification, taking into account the presence of soft sensitive clay in Quebec, is
presented.
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Conference proceeding
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0784402809 ; 9780784402801 |
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Ratay, Robert T. | UNSPECIFIED |
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ASCE National Convention and Construction Congress |
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Autres |
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12 Jul 2016 18:29 |
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04 Feb 2019 16:22 |
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