(A) It shall be the duty of the Building Official or his or her authorized representative to report any apparent unsafe condition or suspected violation of OSHA standards for trench safety systems and programs to the contractor’s job superintendent and OSHA. A stop-work order shall be issued only after an OSHA inspector has determined that an unsafe condition or a violation of OSHA standards exists.
(B) Failure of the Building Official or his or her authorized representative to detect and/or report any such unsafe condition or violation of OSHA standards for trench safety systems shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility for same.
(`87 Code, § 29-42) (Ord. 1988-1, passed 3-1-88)