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<br />and disruptions to service may cause business interruptions involving loss of <br />revenue and profits. Before commencing excavation, the Contractor must contact <br />BNSF’s Field Engineering Representative (763-782-3005). All underground and <br />overhead wires will be considered HIGH VOLTAGE and dangerous until verified with <br />the company having ownership of the line. It is the Contractor's responsibility to <br />notify any other companies that have underground utilities in the area and <br />arrange for the location of all underground utilities before excavating. <br /> <br /> 1.07.02 The Contractor must cease all work and notify the Railway immediately <br />before continuing excavation in the area if obstructions are encountered which do <br />not appear on drawings. If the obstruction is a utility and the owner of the utility can <br />be identified, then the Contractor must also notify the owner immediately. If there is <br />any doubt about the location of underground cables or lines of any kind, no work <br />must be performed until the exact location has been determined. There will be no <br />exceptions to these instructions. <br /> <br /> 1.07.03 All excavations must be conducted in compliance with applicable OSHA <br />regulations and, regardless of depth, must be shored where there is any danger to <br />tracks, structures or personnel. <br /> <br /> 1.07.04 Any excavations, holes or trenches on the Railway's Property must be <br />covered, guarded and/or protected when not being worked on. When leaving work <br />site areas at night and over weekends, the areas must be secured and left in a <br />condition that will ensure that Railway employees and other personnel who may be <br />working or passing through the area are protected from all hazards. All excavations <br />must be back filled as soon as possible. <br /> <br /> <br />1.08 Hazardous Waste, Substances and Material Reporting: <br /> <br /> 1.08.01 If Contractor discovers any hazardous waste, hazardous substance, <br />petroleum or other deleterious material, including but not limited to any <br />non-containerized commodity or material, on or adjacent to Railway's Property, in or <br />near any surface water, swamp, wetlands or waterways, while performing any work <br />under this Agreement, Contractor must immediately: (a) notify the Railway's <br />Resource Operations Center at 1(800) 832-5452, of such discovery: (b) take <br />safeguards necessary to protect its employees, subcontractors, agents and/or third <br />parties: and (c) exercise due care with respect to the release, including the taking of <br />any appropriate measure to minimize the impact of such release. <br /> <br /> <br />1.09 Personal Injury Reporting <br /> <br /> 1.09.01 The Railway is required to report certain injuries as a part of compliance <br />with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) reporting requirements. Any personal <br />injury sustained by an employee of the Contractor, subcontractor or Contractor's