PHY 1.30 - Digging and Excavation
Responsible Office(s): Physical Plant
Effective: May 2004
Replaces:
February 1996
A. Purpose.
To provide guidelines for digging and excavation operations
on university property.
B. Scope.
- Applies to all university departments and activities,
as well as other persons on university
property.
- Applies to ALL penetrations of soil on university property
accomplished with shovels,
backhoes, trenchers, axes, posthole diggers,
tent stakes, or ground rods.
C. Policy.
1. General Statement.
In accordance with North Carolina Occupational Safety
and Health (NCOSHA) standards, any individual who has a need to dig or excavate
on university property must receive written permission from the Director of
the Physical Plant (or designee) before commencing digging or excavation operations.
The Director of the Physical Plant is responsible for ensuring that all applicable
regulations are followed during any digging/ excavation processes performed
by Physical Plant employees or by any personnel contracted by the Director
of Physical Plant. When other labor is used, the person(s) conducting the digging/excavation
operations are responsible for ensuring all applicable regulations are followed.
2. UNCW Digging and Excavation
Manual.
A Digging and Excavation Manual is maintained by the
Physical Plant department and will be made available upon request to individuals
anticipating digging and/or excavation operations. This manual provides guidelines
and specifies requirements and restrictions regarding these activities.
3. Responsibility for Damages.
Any persons or organizations digging without proper
authorization will be responsible for repair costs to damaged underground
utilities.
D. Procedures.
Person(s) desiring to dig on university property must
complete and submit a Digging and Excavating Request form and an area sketch
to the Director of Physical Plant a minimum of three working days in advance
of the proposed digging operations to allow for proper clearance and investigation.
Click
here to get a blank form in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. You
may fill out the PDF form on-line and print for signature, or you may
print a blank copy of the PDF form and fill out by hand or typewriter.
The Physical Plant office will provide a Digging and Excavation Manual
upon request.