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Florida Statute 553.62 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 553.62 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 553.62 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
553.62 State standard.—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s excavation safety standards, 29 C.F.R. s. 1926.650 subpart P, are hereby incorporated as the state standard.
History.—s. 3, ch. 90-96; s. 31, ch. 2011-213.

Cases Citing F.S. 553.62

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·Cabrera v. T.J. Pavement Corp., 2 So. 3d 996 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 17572, 2008 WL 4922600

...The Act also adopts the excavation safety standards promulgated by OSHA as this state's excavation standards and requires contractors performing trench excavations in excess of five feet deep to comply with applicable OSHA excavation safety standards. See § 553.62, Fla....
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Cited as authorityBaker v. Airguide Manufacturing, LLC (2014)
Cited as authorityVallejos v. Lan Cargo S.A. (2013)
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