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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6670
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
C 180 L 88
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1988 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Economic Development & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Lee, Owen, Warnke and Smith)
Read first time 2/5/88.
AN ACT Relating to public works; and adding a new section to chapter 39.04 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 39.04 RCW to read as follows:
On public works projects in which trench excavation will exceed a depth of four feet, any contract therefor shall require adequate safety systems for the trench excavation that meet the requirements of the Washington industrial safety and health act, chapter 49.17 RCW. This requirement shall be included in the cost estimates and bidding forms as a separate item. The costs of trench safety systems shall not be considered as incidental to any other contract item and any attempt to include the trench safety systems as an incidental cost is prohibited.