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►� 10 4 2 Work Around Overhead Conductors All overhead electrical conductors or other cables, wires, or obstructions shall be . y carefully noted before work begins on a project site Ther locations shall be pointed out during Tailgate Safety Meetings Cranes, drilling rigs, piledrivers, earth moving equipment, 4 or any other equipment that could come in contact with, or could approach close to, such overhead lines shall not be operated within thirty feet of the lines except as specifically directed by the Project Safety Officer following an evaluation of the hazards involved and prescription of rules by which the work can be safety performed If there is any doubt that work in close proximity to overhead electrical lines can be performed safely, power to the lines must be cut off for the duration of the work 10 4 3 Excavation Around Buried Electrical Cables Safety rules for excavation around buried electrical cables are specified in Section 5 1052 �1 105 Excavation and TrenchLag The following minimum safety standards shall apply to excavation and trenching 105 1 Excavation Work and Shoring `l ■ All excavation, trenching, shoring and backfilhng will be in accordance with the ! prescriptive requirements of 29 CFR 1926, Subpart P Shoring, as a minimum, will meet the requirements of Table P-2 of 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P Variations from the prescriptive requirements of 29 CFR 1926 will be permitted only when shoring or benching and/or sloping of the excavation is constructed according to the recommendations of a Registered Civil Engineer ■ To avoid collapse of the walls of excavations during inclement weather, trenches and pits shall be excavated so that, insofar as practicable, the surrounding area r drains surface water away from the excavation If surface water drainage flows . onto or through the area to be excavated, it shall be diverted so as to avoid risk 10-9 REV 4192-EGI 1