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1926.650 - 1926.652
EXCAVATIONS
Definition
Excavation Vs. Trench
A trench is defined as a narrow excavation
Examples of Excavation
Safety?
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Appendix A - F Includes Soil classification,
sloping and benching, timber shoring,
aluminum hydraulic shoring, alternatives to
timber shoring, and selection of protective
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General Requirements of
Subpart P
Surface encumbrances must be supported or
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General Requirements of
Subpart P
Proper access and egress must be always
available to workers
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Excellent Examples of
Supported Utilities Excavations
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Excellent Examples of
Supported Utilities Excavations
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Excellent Examples of
Supported Utilities Excavations
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General Requirements of
Subpart P
Workers cannot be underneath any load
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General Requirements of
Subpart P
Workers must not work in excavations
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General Requirements of
Subpart P
All excavations & any
protective equipment
used in same must be
inspected on a daily
basis by a competent
person & must occur
prior to any starting
Walkways equipped
with guardrails must be
provided where workers
or equipment cross over
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excavations
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Design of support,
Timber shoring to be
per appendix A & C
Mfrs. Tabulated data
for support or shields
Hydraulic shoring per
mfr or appendix D
All tabulated data kept
on site during work
Design by registered
P.E. & kept on site
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A Good Example of an
Engineered Shoring Plan
Subpart P
Appendix A Requirements
Classification of soil & rock deposits
All rock & soil deposits must be classified
by a competent person as either stable
rock, type A, type B, or type C
These classifications must be made on the
basis of at least 1 visual & 1 manual test
Visual Tests
Manual Tests
Particle size
Pocket penetrometer
spalling & fissures
roll test(cohesiveness)
water presence
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Soil Classification
Type A Soil
Cohesive soil with an
unconfined compressive
strength of 3000# per
sq. foot or greater
Clay, silty clay, cemented
soils (non-granular)
Cannot be Type A if:
Soil Classification
Type B Soil
Cohesive soil with an
unconfined compressive
strength of 1000-3000#
per square foot
Granular cohesionless
soils: silt, silt loam, sandy
loam
Can be Type B soil if:
Soil Classification
Type C Soil
Cohesive soil with an
unconfined compressive
strength of < 1000 # per
square foot
Granular soils including
gravel, sand & loamy sand
Must be Type C soil if:
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