SK800 Operator’s Manual Prepare - 23 Prepare Jobsite p Classify Jobsite Select a Classification Jobsites are classified according to underground hazards present, not by line being installed. Jobsite may have more than one classification. Classify jobsite as electric if jobsite is in question or if the possibility of unmarked electric utilities exists. Apply Precautions Underground utilities. Contact can cause death or serious injury. Locate and verify underground utilities before digging or drilling. Once classified, precautions appropriate for jobsite must be taken. Follow US Department of Labor regulations on excavating and trenching (Part 1926, Subpart P) and other similar regulations.
Electric Jobsite Precautions Use one or both of these methods: Expose line by careful hand digging or soft excavation. Have service shut down while work is in progress. Have electric company test lines before returning them to service. Natural Gas Jobsite Precautions Position equipment upwind from gas lines and use one or both of these methods: Expose line by careful hand digging or soft excavation. Have service shut down while work is in progress. Have gas company test lines before returning them to service. If working . . . then classify jobsite as . . .
within 10’ (3m) of a buried electric line electric within 10’ (3m) of a natural gas line natural gas in concrete, sand, or granite which is capable of producing crystalline silica dust crystalline silica dust within 10’ (3m) of any other hazard other