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Handbook of Forensic Services (pdf) - FBI

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<strong>Handbook</strong> <strong>of</strong> Forens c Serv ces 2007<br />

Excavation Safety<br />

All excavat ons must meet the requ rements set<br />

forth n OSHA’s standards for excavat ons,<br />

29 CFR 1926.650, 8 1926.651, 9 and 1926.652. 10<br />

Each employee n an excavat on shall be<br />

protected from cave- ns by an adequate protect ve<br />

system des gned n accordance w th 29 CFR<br />

1926.652(b) or 29 CFR 1926.652(c), 10 unless<br />

excavations are less than five feet in depth and<br />

exam nat on <strong>of</strong> the ground s made by a<br />

competent person to prevent cave- ns. A<br />

competent person s someone capable <strong>of</strong><br />

dent fy ng ex st ng and pred ctable hazards n<br />

the surround ngs or work ng cond t ons that are<br />

unsan tary, hazardous, or dangerous to<br />

employees and who has the author zat on to take<br />

prompt correct ve act on to el m nate those<br />

hazards.<br />

As w th all excavat ons, personnel should be<br />

aware <strong>of</strong> bur ed ut l t es and control stand ng<br />

water, hazardous environments, confined spaces,<br />

and oxygen-deficient atmospheres.<br />

X-Ray Safety<br />

Portable, handheld X-ray mach nes, <strong>of</strong>ten used to<br />

dent fy the contents <strong>of</strong> unknown packages, pose<br />

a r sk for exposure to X-ray rad at on at cr me<br />

scenes.<br />

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