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Trench Safety The CONTRACTOR shall trenches more than fi tional Safety and Hei Part 1926, Subpart P• duced herein for com the Texas Legislaturi construction are inu install a Trench Safety System for all re (5) feet deep in accordance with Occupa- Ith Administration (OSHA) Standards, 29CFR, -xcavations Trenching and Shoring, repro- anience. Furthermore, legislation passed by , H.B. 662 and H. B. 665 regarding trench roorated herein by reference. The CONTRACTOR's att ntion is directed to the Bid form which includes a bid item or furnishing, installing and removal of Trench Safety System , under which full compensation will be made for all design, mate ials equipment and labor required to provide the Trench Safety Sy tem. After award of the C ntract, but before execution of the AGREE- MENT, the CONTRACTOR shall submit a trench excavation plan (4 sets) to the CITY EN INEER. 7his trench excavation plan must be designed and sealed by a registered professional engineer, registered in the S ate of Texas, with experience in soil mechan- ics. The CONTRACTO is responsible for retaining this engineer and obtaining soil orings, soil analysis and any other testing or consultants requ~red to provide the trench excavation plan. Any changes in the rench excavation plan after initiation of construction will n t be cause for extension of time or change order and will requ re the CONTRACTOR to resubmit a revised trench excavation p an for review by CITY ENGINEER. The CONTRACTOR all applicable The review by CITY OSHA safety standa, does not relieve tl methods, technique bodily injury (inc trench or from Cit tion plan shall re the CONTRACTOR. C dards for trench e its sole responsibility for compliance with ;y requirements. :NGINEER is only for general conformance with is and review of the trench excavation plan a CONTRACTOR of any or a~o eo~ytdamagenoreans, , and procedures. Any p p ading death) that arises from use of the 's failure to note exceptions to the excava- N'rRACTORS haveth~ee ~ways t to a meet ~05HA ~Stanf e ion: 1. Minimum angle of Repose for sloping of the sides of excava- tions. p. Utilization o Trench Box. 3, Shoring, Shee ing, and Bracing Methods. CONTRACTORS electi g to utilize the Minimum Angle of Repose must submit: 1. Soil classification according to the Unified Soil Classifi- cation Syste including water content and plasticity index, and a minimuM angle of the slope of excavation for the trench. (09