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Health and Safety Plan operating Procedures <br /> Field Operating Procedure - FID28 - Excavating/Trenching <br /> Related SPOPSFIDs - FEW2 - Inclement Weather <br /> =8 - Confined Spaces Ditry <br /> FLD26a - Portable Ladders <br /> FLD34a - Underground Utilities <br /> Trendies and EXcavations <br /> No person may enter a trench or work at the foot of the face of an excavation until <br /> the Site Health and Safety Coordinator has inspected and determined whether slopirw <br /> or shoring is required to protect against cave-in or subsidence and the appropriate <br /> protection has been installed. <br /> Trench arra excavations must be inspected regularly by competent persons to ensure <br /> that charges in temperature, precipitation, shallow ground water, over burden or <br /> nearby building weight, vibration or nearby equipment operation has caused weakening <br /> of sides, faces and floors and that protection is being maintained. <br /> This assessment must be made, regardleSS of whether personnel will be working within, <br /> when heavy equipment must work nearby, prior to and during use, to ensure the trench <br /> or excavation will support the weight of the equipment without subsiding arra possibly <br /> causing the equipment to tip. <br /> Sufficientrams or ladders must be provided to trenches or excavations to allow <br /> quickladders nay be placed no more than 25' apart, must be secured from <br /> shifting and must extend at least three feet above the larding point. Use, <br /> construction and maintenance of ladders must conform to ladder safe »rsments. <br /> A competent person must design and supervise construction of shoring, sheeting and/or <br /> sloping. <br /> Material removed from a trench or excavation must be placed far enough from the edge <br /> (at least 2' feet) to prevent it's sliding into the excavation and/or frx n stressing <br /> the trench or excavation walls. <br /> Access to trenching areas must be controlled and limited to those persons who are <br /> authorized. Prior to entering a trench or excavation, Corkers must notify the site <br /> supervisor, site health and safety coordinator and nearby equipment operators whose <br /> activities could affect the trench or excavation. <br /> If trenches or excavations are near walkways or roadways, guards or warning barriers <br /> must be placed to alert pedestrians and drivers of the presence of the trench or <br /> excavation. <br /> 3 0/3� <br />