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Excavations and Trenches A Competent Person will inspect each excavation on a daily basis for each excavation where Superior Landscaping and Lawn Service employees will work in said excavation. Excavations shall be considered to be in Type C soil unless otherwise an engineering report states otherwise. All excavations or trenches five feet or greater in depth shall be appropriately benched, shored, or sloped according to the procedures and requirements set forth in this policy. Excavations or trenches 20 feet deep or greater must have a protective system designed by a registered professional engineer. The Competent Person must conduct inspections of the entire excavation site: 1. Daily and before the start of each shift. 2. As dictated by the work being done in the trench. 3. After every rain storm. 4. When fissures, tension cracks, sloughing, undercutting, water seepage, bulging at the bottom, or other similar conditions occur. 5. When there is a change in the size, location, or placement of the spoil pile. 6. When there is any indication of change or movement in adjacent structures. Spoil piles shall be placed no closer than 2 feet from the surface edge of the excavation. The distance is measured from the nearest base of the spoil to the cut. Fall Protection Superior Landscaping and Lawn Service will ensure that their employees are properly trained and qualified to work in areas where fall protection is required. There will be zero tolerance for any employee who is found in blatant violation of the fall protection policies. When exposed to a fall of 6 feet or more, employees will be required to don body harness with shock-absorbing lanyard and tie off to an engineered anchor point. The anchor will be structural in nature, to ensure the criterion outlined by OSHA is complied with at all times. Scaffold Safety Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision of a competent person and will have guardrails and toeboards installed. When scaffolding hazards exist that cannot be eliminated, then engineering practices, administrative practices, safe work practices, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and proper training regarding scaffolds will be implemented. These measures will be implemented to minimize those hazards to ensure the safety of employees and the public. It is the responsibility of each manager/unit head, supervisor, and employee to ensure implementation of Superior Landscaping and Lawn Service safety policy and procedure on 24