IC 22-8-4-1: Contracts; incorporation of safety regulations

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a construction, an improvement, or a maintenance project that may require the 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.

(c) The contract 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.