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gm, walcl and lclcpllonc and clcclnc llllcs l-nul lu lllc SW, ,3 _ Cmfuuy Analyze an 50“

slall of aclual cxcavallun \'\’O!k, utility culllpanlc. mud be >
cunlaclcol wllll adcquam, cslallllsllca, ul cuslolnaly local An ““P°Yl“Y“ reslwnslbllny fur the Cornpetenr Person -s ml
lead lllncs, lllcn aolvlsccl of lllc plnposca \‘\’Ul’k and askcol analysis. Even when sloping so-ls analysts -~ the very firs‘
lo clclcnlllnc lllc locallon of lllc ullllllcs. All unclclglounol step In choosing n Protective system»

unlmes must be P¥°‘95‘€d/ suvvdnedl 0! removed '0 Tllclc alc lluncllcas of dlffflmnl lypcs of soll. OSHA ls
P"-“M “'°"‘”‘ cunccl-nca \‘\’lI1'1 lusl [aux — slablc Ruck, Tvpc A, Tvpc B and
- ACCESS ac ECRESS — T1'tE~C alc lusl fancy llvolas Type C-

lol enmnng ancl Exllmg an excavation. Tlcncllcs and OSHA W. M Cumpmm FEM“ mu“ pmmm at kw
*‘*‘“V““°"’ d‘“P°’ ‘1‘"“ ‘°“’ ‘=“‘ ‘“‘l“‘" " "“=“"’ °‘ “CC” onc vlsual and one manual lcsl ol lllc soll lllal l. txcllvatzd.
and egress Alsnl end‘ Wmker must be “"9"” 15 feel 0‘ n Allcrnallvely, lllc culnpclcnl Pnrwn can assume a "VVOISI
lndden ramp or «an Each means of acne» nnd esn‘~s must ca.-c” sccnann and assulllc all lllc soll as "Type C.” ln fact
5° ""'“““ “ P’“““*“‘ "W lnany conllaclol. and ullllllcs lakc lllc pD~ll|nnI1'1l1lit'a all
- VEHICULAR TRAFFIC — wollccl. cxposccl lo trnffit Type C-

lnusl b2 pruvldnd wllll, and lnusl wcal, walnlng vc.-ls ol gm, ,4 _ use a Pmmm Symm

olllcl lllgllly vlsllllc garments slgns, slg'nal~, bl1rucad£~

and/or flzlgmnn may aha be ccqullccl. wllll unc cxccpllon, OSHA l'Equlr€~ lllc usc ul pmlectlvn

syslcln. ln all llcncllcs and EXCiIvaUDn~‘ lllal alc accpcl lllan

' FAUJNG LOADS — Workers are not Pernnlled llvc icct Tllc cxccpllon lnvoll~cs llcncllcs or cxcavalluns
“““‘"“““‘ ""“1““d ‘°"“* ‘“ "“d'“°"r *‘"‘P“’Y‘*“ ‘““"‘ ln slablc rock ln lllosc sllllalluns, ll's ”legal" lo work W|I1'1
stnnd nwny fnnn equipment being loaded '1' “"10-‘dd vcnlcal walls, but nolc slablc luck ls cxllclnc-ly lalc

llolll vclucles

And ll a llcncll ul cxcllvatlon ls lcs. lllan llvc lccl olccp, a

' W"“N""C SYSTEMS FOR MOB"-E EQUWMENT ’ proletltvn syslcln l. sllll lcqullcol ll lllclcu a polcnclal lol a
wllcn lllollllc cqulplncnl ls opclalcol I’ICiIYI1'1E Edge ul an (Mm

Extavallun ancl lllc cqulplllcnl opclalul olocs llol }Ifl\’2 a

clear and olllccl vlcw ul lllal cagc, \'\’fll'nlng syslclns — suoll Null: lllal ln some slnlcs, local laws mqulm usc of pnllccllvc
as llalncaclcs, spullcls, nl slop log~ — alc lcqullcol. syslclns ln all llcncllc. lllal alc roul lccl 01’ lllnlc olccp. Always

cllcck your slalc lcgulallons.

- HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERES — nus scclloll of

lllc OSHA Standard ls clcslgncll lo plolccl Workexs llulll ThQFC alc avc options sol plolccllvc syslclns

sacallca "bad all " Concclns lnclullc lou lllllc oxygen,

loo lnucll oxygen, llalnlnalllc gascs sucll l1~ lnclllanc and °°””’”“E” ‘W "5515
nalulal gas and toxic gases slloll as llyalugcn sulllclc ancl

carbon munoxtdu. Allllospllcnc leslmg, along \'\’||1'1 lllc usc

of vcnlllallon cqulplllcnl, alc two of lllc lnosl common and

llllpollanl lnclllocls of aolcllcs.-lug llazalolnus ol polentlally

hazardous atmospheres. A 'rExAs GAS

- WATER ACCUMULATION — wolkols lnusl not work

in llcncllc. ul cxcavallons wllclc lllclc ls acculnulalccl '

walel, O! wllclc Vvfllcr ls accumulatlng, unlcss aalcqualc

plccaullnns alc lakcn. Ii lnc cxcavallnn wolk lnlcl-lupls lllc B O A R DWA I, K

nalulal How of sullacc walcl, lllcn dlvchlon dll(}tI:~, clllccs

ol olllcl means may bl: lcqullccl la keep walcl nul.

- ADJACENT STRUCTURES — Tllc slalllllly of

slolclllallcs, ~‘tm£l~, adiolnmg bu|ld|ng~, walls and olllcl

slluclulcs can llc lcauccol by excavation npcnllluns. PIPELINE PA R-I-NERS.

spcclallzccl sllonng ~y~‘t2ms, braclng and/at unclccplnnlng

lnay bl: lcqullca to £n~un: lllc slalllllly ul lllcsc slluclulcs

“"d “’ P"’l°““"'°'k“‘ Committed to operating Pipeline Assets

- LOOSE SOIL on ROCK — Spot] pllcs (and cqulplncnl) in a safe, reliable and compliant manner
lnusl be scl llack al lcasl lwn iccl rluln lllc cagc of a llcncll and providing the highest level of

Dr extdvnlwn customer service.

- FALL PROTECTION — walkways wllll slanaalcl

gualcllalls alc lcqullca wllcn clnployccs ol cqulplllcnl

class nvcl cxcavallnns. wclls, pus, ~'lmfl~, clc., lllusl be

llalncaclcol or cuvclca .

Paylng close allcnllon lo cacll ul then: llllpollanl polcnllal

olangcluus C|!Cum~‘tl1nCr:~ Vfl“ lmlp lnsulc Woxkcx sarcly,

as wcll as llclp Contractors and uIllll|I3~"~‘(l1ylCgal" \'\’iI1'1 “"""'iI“"|d""-
OSHA, Ball mllnylllllllg.

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