Cave- Ins
Enter and Exit
Dig it
Who you going to call?
Test It
100

The dirt next to an excavation. 

What is a Spoil Pile? 

100

The height above the surface a ladder has to extend. 

What is 3 ft?

100

An excavation can also be considered one of these types of hazardous areas.

What is a confined space?

100

The number you call before you begin digging. 

What is 811?

100

The person who tests the soil at the excavation. 

Who is the competent person?

200

The spoil pile must be at least THIS far away from the excavation or trench. 

What is 2 ft?

200

Another term for entrance and exit.

What is access and egress? 

200
A crack in a surface or sidewall. 

What is a fissure?

200

What RED flags or markings on the ground mean. 

What is electrical power? 

200

The type of test when you roll the soil in your hands. 

What is the ribbon test?


300

This must be in an excavation when the depth is at 5ft or more. 

What is shoring ,benching or sloping?

300

The most lateral distance of travel for for means of egress.

What is 25 ft?

300

The amount a cubic yard of dirt weighs. 

What is 2000 pounds. 

300

What YELLOW flags or paint on the ground mean. 

What is oil, gas, or product lines?

300

The best way to tell if the ribbon test works. 

What is the soil holds together?

400

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?

400

The minimum depth requiring a form of egress. 

What is 4 ft?

400

What type C soil is made up of. 

What is granular soils, gravel, sand, or sandy loom?

400

The color of proposed excavations. 

What is white? 

400

The test when you place your thumb in the ball of soil. 

What is the thumb penetration test? 

500

The four types of soil.

What is stable rock, Type A, Type B, and Type C?

500

The amount of ladders you need in a trench that is 100 ft long.  

What is 4?

500

The person who inspects the excavation and the beginning of the day. 

Who is the competent person?

500

What the one call law in New Mexico refers to.

What is New Mexico 811?

500

The two types of mechanical devices used to test soil. 

What is a penetrometer and shearvane?