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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Team Fountain" data-source="post: 273" data-attributes="member: 37">I feel the obligation to mention something totally off topic.  Insurance.  Liability for a company doing 'grading operations' is significantly less than the same company doing 'trenching operations.'  This is just the price of doing business, but it adds up quick.  If you are an occasional renter of trenching apparatus, you are covered by your liability.  If you purchase the same piece of equipment, you just became engaged in trenching operations.  Something to think about.Another consideration is OSHA.  Nobody mentioned room on the truck or trailer for the trench box.  It depends on the operation being performed, but plan on  a lightweight trench box.  OSHA around here catches you off guard.  Usually, they are inspecting something else entirely, or just driving by, when they nail you.  I have a buddy who was doing a sewer connection at a hardware store when they happened by (inspector stopped to buy light bulbs).  $175k in fines in less than 10 minutes.  I looked at the job and thought everything was fine with the dig.  Obviously, I need to review the rules and regs also.  He settled for 10% of the fine before going to court.  The OSHA inspector said two things I'll never forget:  "Think of trenching as surgery.  Every operation consists of 50 smaller operations. - and - Think of dirt as sh*t.  Never put yourself in a situation to get it on anything above your corn hole."</blockquote>

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