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BGG
California Board fro Geologists and Geophysicists
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Cal/OSHA
Calif Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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CCR
California Code of Regulations
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CEG
Certified Engineering Geologist
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CERCLA
"Comprehensive Environmental Repsonse, Compensation and Liability Act"; covers "Superfund" sites
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CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
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CGS
California Geological Survey
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Competent Person
According to Cal/OSHA, a person capable of identifying exisiting and predictable hazards which are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them
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Excavation
Any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in an earth surface, formed by earth removal
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Geotechnical Specialist
a CEG/RCE rained in soil mechanics or an engineering geologist or civil engineer with a min of 3 years applicable experience working under the direct supervision of either a CEG or RCE
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IBC
International Building Code. New in 2000, it integrates the Uniform Building Code, the Southern Building Code, and the Building Officials and Code Administrators Code
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Lagging
Boards which are joined, side-by-side, lining an excavation
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NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. EPA regulates storm water discharges at industrial and construction sites
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RCE
Registered Civil Engineer
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RCRA
Resources Conservation and Recovery Act; law that regulates exisiting hazardous waste facilities
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Scour
The powerful and concentrated digging action of flowing water during a flood, removing mud and silt
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Spiling
Dowels or pins drilled or driven into the earth around a shaft to provide support
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TEGD
Technical Enforcement Guidance Document
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