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Alternatives to Timber Shoring

This section gives four examples of alternatives to timber shoring:

  • Aluminum hydraulic shoring
  • Pneumatic/hydraulic shoring
  • Trench jacks (screw jacks)
  • Trench shields

This information is from Appendix E to Subpart P of 29 CFR §1926.

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