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Standard Interpretations(Archived) - Standard Number

1926.652 - Clarification of excavations, trenching, and shoring standards. - 11/18/1975
1926.652 - Interpretation of 1926.652, Table P-2 - 10/02/1984
1926.652 - Shoring sides of trenches in hard or compact soil. - 03/09/1977
1926.652 - Specific trenching requirements as it pertains to shoring. - 09/14/1976
1926.652 - Specific Trenching Requirements. - 08/04/1980
1926.652(a) - Trenching Requirements related to banks. - 07/07/1976
1926.652(c) - Slope should be measured from the five-foot level to grade. - 06/26/1985

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