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This publication describes the creation of a tool to measure soil conditions, so workers can determine properties and characterize the soil.
The following editions have been incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR):
IBR approved for | Overview of requirements | IBR approved edition |
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29 CFR 1928.52(d)(4)(i)(B) | Employers must ensure for field-upset test procedures, the soil in the impact area has an average cone index in the 0-in. to 6- in. (0-mm to 152-mm) layer of not less than 150. Cone index must be determined according to American Society of Agricultural Engineers (“ASAE”) recommendation ASAE R313.1-1971 (“Soil cone penetrometer”), as reconfirmed in 1975. | ASAE R313.1-1971 (R1975) Soil Cone Penetrometer. |
29 CFR 1928.53(d)(4)(i)(B) | Employers must ensure for field-upset test procedures, the soil in the impact area has an average cone index in the 0-in. to 6- in. (0-mm to 152-mm) layer of not less than 150. Cone index must be determined according to American Society of Agricultural Engineers (“ASAE”) recommendation ASAE R313.1-1971 (“Soil cone penetrometer”), as reconfirmed in 1975. | ASAE R313.1-1971 (R1975) Soil Cone Penetrometer. |
Standards are available for purchase from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), see webstore.ansi.org, and from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), see www.asabe.org.