Cave- Ins
The dirt next to an excavation.
What is a Spoil Pile?
The height above the surface a ladder has to extend.
What is 3 ft?
An excavation can also be considered one of these types of hazardous areas.
What is a confined space?
The number you call before you begin digging.
What is 811?
The person who tests the soil at the excavation.
Who is the competent person?
The spoil pile must be at least THIS far away from the excavation or trench.
What is 2 ft?
Another term for entrance and exit.
What is access and egress?
What is a fissure?
What RED flags or markings on the ground mean.
What is electrical power?
The type of test when you roll the soil in your hands.
What is the ribbon test?
This must be in an excavation when the depth is at 5ft or more.
What is shoring ,benching or sloping?
The most lateral distance of travel for for means of egress.
What is 25 ft?
The amount a cubic yard of dirt weighs.
What is 2000 pounds.
What YELLOW flags or paint on the ground mean.
What is oil, gas, or product lines?
The best way to tell if the ribbon test works.
What is the soil holds together?
When a trench box is placed in an excavation the bottom of the box must be THIS far off the bottom.
What is 2ft or less?
The minimum depth requiring a form of egress.
What is 4 ft?
What type C soil is made up of.
What is granular soils, gravel, sand, or sandy loom?
The color of proposed excavations.
What is white?
The test when you place your thumb in the ball of soil.
What is the thumb penetration test?
The four types of soil.
What is stable rock, Type A, Type B, and Type C?
The amount of ladders you need in a trench that is 100 ft long.
What is 4?
The person who inspects the excavation and the beginning of the day.
Who is the competent person?
What the one call law in New Mexico refers to.
What is New Mexico 811?
The two types of mechanical devices used to test soil.
What is a penetrometer and shearvane?