Indiana § 5-16-1-6 Trench safety systems; cost recovery

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-16-1-6 — Trench safety systems; cost recovery

Indiana § 5-16-1-6

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 16PUBLIC WORKS

Ch. 1Public Works by State Agencies

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 5-16-1-6 (2026).

Text

(a)This section applies to a public building or other public work or improvement that may require creation of a trench of at least five (5) feet in depth.

(b)IOSHA regulations 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart P, for trench safety systems shall be incorporated into the contract documents for a public works project.

(c)The contract documents for a public works project shall provide that the cost for trench safety systems shall be paid for:

(1)as a separate pay item; or

(2)in the pay item of the principal work with which the safety systems are associated.

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(a) This section applies to a public building or
other public work or improvement that may require creation of a trench
of at least five (5) feet in depth.
(b) IOSHA regulations 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart P, for trench safety
systems shall be incorporated into the contract documents for a public
works project.
(c) The contract documents for a public works project shall provide
that the cost for trench safety systems shall be paid for:
(1) as a separate pay item; or
(2) in the pay item of the principal work with which the safety
systems are associated.