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sewer, gas, water ancl lelephune so-called ”bad an " concern. rnclude uullllc. "stay legal” w||h OSHA.

and eleclnc lrnes. Error [0 the start 100 lmle oxygen, loo rnuch oxygen, 5“? ,3 _ Carefully Analyze me

of actual crcavanon work, unlrly flammablc gases such as rnelhane and S ,1

cornpanre. mu~I be contacted wlth narural gas and Ioxlc gase. such as “‘

adequale, e.-lalallshed, or euslornary hyclrogen .-ulnde and carbon monoxlde. An amponanl responsibility for the
local lead nrnes, tlmn advwcd of Atmosphenc Icstlng, along wlth the u.e Competent Pezwn rs .url analysrs.

«he proposed work ancl askerl to of ycnulanon cqulpmznl, are two of the E\n:n when slupmg, sorls analysrs rs lhe
detznmnc Lhl: locanon of Lhc unlrnes. mosl common and unponanl rnelhocls very flrsl srep ln choo.-mg a prolecnvc
All underground unlrnes musl he of adclrcs.rng hazardous or polentlally syslern.

prolecled, supporled, or removed lo hazardous alrno.-pheres H‘ h d d N K V _
‘’‘‘’‘°“‘ “'°’‘‘”‘ WATER ACCUMULATION i ml “Ea°sn"X ‘ re 3 O I demr31t)P?

- 7 o scr ls concerne wl ms

- ACCESS Kn ECRESS 7 The.e are ]u~( Wnrken mu~t not work m trenches or fuur 7 Stable Ruck, Type A, Type E and
fancy wards fut cnlcrlng and exrnng an crcavanons where them ls accumulated Typl: C.

cxcavalmn. Trenches and zxcrwatlons walcx, or where water ls accurnulahng, OSHA _ _ 1 C P _

deeper than ioux reel require a mean. unless adnquatz precaunons are laknn E W ‘l‘ ‘° “'“P’=““l‘ °:l‘°" "‘“*‘
of acccs. ancl egress. Also, each workcr If the ercavauun work inlerrupl. (In: P” °""‘ “‘ °““h"“‘ "‘°l““ ““ °““
musl he wllhm 25 feel or a ladder, nr1tumlflowoi~uxiac2 water, then :‘l“"““‘ “*1 “E 95”" “‘“ " “j““_V“‘““-
ramp 0: .-«arr Each means of access and dlvcxsiun dltches, drkes or other means ‘“““‘"° Ygf“ “'“P’=‘f"‘ °”°"
egress mus. be wltlun a pzotsctcd area may be mquimd to keep water out. H“ a~~“';;j 1" W01” 5;~€ ~5°,,";";> at"-1

a.sunne a re sol rs ype . n ac,

- VEHICULAR TRAFFIC 7 worker. - ADJACENT STRUCTURES 7 rnany conrraclor. and unlrues lake the
exposed to lraffic rnu.-l he pzovldcd The .lalarlrry U[.sldC\'\’x1lk.fi, ~'tm£l~‘, po.mon that ms all Type c.

wlfll, and anus. wear, wamlng ye.ls or adluimng hruldrngs, wall. ancl clher ,

other lnghly vl~lble garmsnb srgns, slruclnres can be reduced by Excavation 5“? “4 ' U5‘ ‘ P"°‘°““’* SYN”
srgnals, barncades and/ox llagmen rnay operanon.-. specralrzed shnnng Wm, om ma,,,,.,.., QSHA ,,3q.,,m.. ,1“
also he rcquued. sy..lern., bracing and/or underprnnrng use of prolecnye syslern. ln all lrcnchc.
, FAUJNC LOADS 7 wmkm am 1:1;-d~\‘A;= Iricmztfblllw gnd ienxecalfilron. that are dcclpcr Lhan
nol permntnd unclernealh overhead Wmkm’ * P "2 1 1- \= =><ccl>lmn mvo vea

loads. In addltlon, ernployec. mu~I ’ ' ff "=~ _°’ °"“""“_“",“‘,,‘l“ =l;}3*C "(kg
sland away from equlpmnnl belng - LOOSE SOIL on ROCK 7 Spell " ‘}:"*‘ ‘‘‘‘‘l“‘‘°‘l‘l‘/ : ° ‘B? _‘‘:)I‘“ "Y k
loadecl or unloacled from vehrcles. prle. (and equrprnenl) mus: be sec back W“ tV°’“i“ W" ‘l “‘ “°‘°- ““ “ ’°°

, r. l:>< reme y rare.

- WARNING SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE ”‘° “lg” °‘ “ A d E h _ _ I _
EQUWMENT 7 Wm‘ mbdc . In a lrcncd or nxcavatlon r. es.
equrpmenl rs operalcd near the edge - FALL PROTECTION 7 walkways “““ V‘ M °’=P}r“‘ Pf°‘“°“"‘ °>*‘“"‘
of an zxcavatlon and «he equlpmznl wnh slandard gur1rdmil~ arc mqulrcd “ “'1' ‘.“T“'"d ‘“ °"" ° “ '’‘’‘°‘‘‘‘“' ‘°’
operalcr does not have a clear and when employees or equlpmcnl cros. " ‘“V°"“>

dlmct v|l:w of that edge, waming over ercaranons. well.-, pus, ~lmfL~', Nolc that m sorne .-lales, local law.
syslem. 7 such as harncarlcs, .poller.-, clc, rnu.-l be laarncaclecl or covered. ,aq.,,m M D; ,,,0.m,\,g ..y...3,,.5 m an
°' “W “S” ’ “'6 ’°“'“‘““" Paylng close anennan to each of :;;="=1"=~ fats“ ‘°“_‘ ‘mt 0' ';‘°r° dy-=°P
- HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERES rhese lmporlam polennal dangeruu. WW‘ °“ W” “W “S” “‘“’“*-
7 Tlns .-ecuon of lhe OSHA slanrlard clrcumslanccs will help m.ure worker mm am fivg .,,,u.,,,. go, P,,,.m,\,a

r. desrgnerl lo prulccl workers from saiely, as well as help conlraclors and ,.,,,re,...;

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