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Course – Excavations
• All the other nations, therefore, except the Phoenicians, had double labor; for the
sides of the trench fell in continually, as could not but happen, since they made the
width no greater at the top than it was required to be at the bottom. But the
Phoenicians showed in this the skill which they are wont to exhibit in all their
undertakings. For in the portion of the work which was allotted to them they began
by making the trench at the top twice as wide as the prescribed measure, and then
as they dug downwards approached the sides nearer and nearer together, so that
when they reached the bottom their part of the work was of the same width as the
rest.
• Is designated.
• Trains employees
• Classifies soil
• Selects cave-in protection system
• Conducts Inspections
• Knows about the hazards
• Knows the safety standards
• Enforces the safety requirements
The Excavation’s Competent Person
WARNING:
Experience alone is
not adequate for a
competent person.
Training must be
provided.
Criminal Codes
• Must be trained
in recognition
and avoidance
of unsafe
conditions and
the
regulations
1926.21(b)(2).
The Regulations
• 1926 Subpart P –
Excavations
Hazards of Excavations