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Work Health and Safety (Excavation Work) Code of Practice 2015
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Operating near excavations
Powered mobile plant should not operate or travel near the edge of an excavation unless the ground support system installed has been designed by a competent person to carry such loads. Physical barriers, such as wheel stoppers, can be one way of restricting plant movement near
an excavation (see Figure 5).
Figure 5 Preventing plant operation near excavations
Figure 5 shows how to restrict plant movement near an excavation.