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1926.652(b)(1) Option (1)-Allowable Configurations and Slopes

OSHA 1926 Construction > P Excavations > 1926.652 Requirements for Protective Systems > 1926.652(b) Design of Sloping and Benching Systems > 1926.652(b)(1) Option (1)-Allowable Configurations and Slopes

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1926.652(b)(1)(i)

Excavations shall be sloped at an angle not steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees measured from the horizontal), unless the employer uses one of the other options listed below.

1926.652(b)(1)(ii)

Slopes specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section, shall be excavated to form configurations that are in accordance with the slopes shown for Type C soil in appendix B to this subpart.

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