{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-8-23-9-53","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 8-23-9-53","heading":"Trench safety systems; costs","body":"Sec. 53. (a) This section applies to a construction, an improvement, or a maintenance project that requires creation of a trench of at least five (5) feet in depth.\n(b) OSHA regulations, 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart P, for trench safety systems shall be incorporated into the contract documents for a public works project.\n(c) The contract documents for a public works project must provide that the cost for trench safety systems shall be paid for:\n(1) as a separate pay item; or\n(2) in the pay item of the principal work with which the safety systems are associated.","path":["TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION","ARTICLE 23. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","Chapter 9. State Highway Contracts; General Powers"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_8.html#8-23-9-53","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T20:08:46Z","sha256":"1f37a14b95761c1e2d04161c7289e91d2973399689c995d7854b220088642c1b","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-8-23-9-52","next":"us-in/ic-8-23-9-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}