Virginia Administrative Code
Title 16 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA RULES AND REGULATIONS DECLARING HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS
Section 16VAC15-30-180 - Occupations in excavation operations
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
The following occupations in excavation operations are prohibited:
1. Excavating, working in, or backfilling (refilling) trenches, except (a) manually excavating or manually backfilling trenches that do not exceed four feet in depth at any point, or (b) working in trenches that do not exceed four feet in depth at any point.
2. Excavating for buildings or other structures or working in such excavations, except (a) manually excavating to a depth not exceeding four feet below any ground surface adjoining the excavation, or (b) working in an excavation not exceeding such depth, or (c) working in an excavation where the side walls are shored or sloped to the angle of repose.
3. Working within tunnels prior to the completion of all driving and shoring operations.
4. Working within shafts prior to the completion of all sinking and shoring operations.
Statutory Authority
§ 40.1-100 of the Code of Virginia.