Sec. 12. (a) This section applies to a public works project that may require creation of a trench of at least five (5) feet in depth. (b) IOSHA regulations 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart P, for trench safety systems shall be incorporated into the contract documents for a public works project. (c) The contract documents for a public works project shall provide that the cost for trench safety systems shall be paid for: (1) as a separate pay item; or (2) in the pay item of the principal work with which the safety systems are associated.
As added by P.L.26-1989, SEC.14.