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Surveying in trenches, excavations, or under bluffs is always dangerous if you h

ID: 1711162 • Letter: S

Question

Surveying in trenches, excavations, or under bluffs is always dangerous if you have work to do in an excavation where the soil is NOT properly shored what should you do? 1. watch the soil carefully as you are surveying in the excavation 2 place 2 by 6 planks at 10 foot intervals along the excavation and brace them with 2 by 4 plants at 45 degree angles 3 operate the contractor's equipment and correct the shoring 4 you have the right/duty to refuse to enter unsafe areas and should report such areas to your supervisor

Explanation / Answer

4) you have the right to refuse to enter unsafe areas and should report such areas to supervisor.

As a surveyor, you do not have to shore the soil properly.