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10 min
Soil Classification: One Look, One Test
Why Appendix A takes one visual AND one manual analysis, the field tests, and why hard dry sand is still Type C.
10 min
Call 811 Before You Dig
Locate tickets, the APWA color code, the tolerance zone and private lines — what 1926.651(b) requires before the first bucket.
10 min
Trench Protection at 5 Feet
The 5-foot rule, the two exceptions, slope/shore/shield, egress within 25 ft and the daily inspection.