43.12 — Site Preparation

This class includes: - clearing of building sites - earth moving (e.g. excavation, landfill, levelling, trench digging, blasting)

This class also includes: - site preparation for mining, e.g.: • overburden removal and other development and preparation of mineral properties and sites, except oil and gas sites - building site drainage - drainage of agricultural or forestry land - site preparation for archaeological excavation

This class excludes: - drilling of production oil or gas wells, see 06.10, 06.20 - test drilling, associated with extraction of petroleum or gas, see 09.10 - test drilling and boring support services (e.g. associated with mining activities), see 09.90 - decontamination of soil, see 39.00 - water well drilling, see 42.21 - shaft sinking, see 43.50 - archaeological research excavations, see 72.20/1