Weekly excavation checklist
Excavation Inspection Form. Web trench / excavation inspection form (this is to be completed by the competent person for each excavation/trench and turned into the jobsite superintendent at the start of each work day and /or prior to working in the trench) date/time: Web excavations and protective systems inspected by competent person daily, before start of work employees protected from loose rock or soil spoils, materials, and equipment set back a minimum of two feet from edge of excavation barriers provided at all remote excavations, wells, pits, shafts, etc.
Web trenching and excavation work presents serious hazards to all workers involved. Competent person has authority to remove workers from excavation immediately. Employees prohibited from working or walking under suspended loads. Web trench location/station and dimensions: Web is the spoil 2’ or more from the edges of excavation does the shield extend at least 18” above surrounding areas? Is the depth of the cut more than 2’ below the bottom of the shield are walkways over the excavation at least 20” wide and 2’ past both edges are they equipped with guardrails? Walkways and bridges over excavations 6' or more in depth are at least 20 inches wide and are equipped with required guardrails. Web excavations and protective systems inspected by competent person daily, before start of work employees protected from loose rock or soil spoils, materials, and equipment set back a minimum of two feet from edge of excavation barriers provided at all remote excavations, wells, pits, shafts, etc. Web daily excavation safety inspections are ideally conducted before shift starts and, as deemed necessary, during work. One cubic yard of soil can weigh as much as a car.
Web is the spoil 2’ or more from the edges of excavation does the shield extend at least 18” above surrounding areas? Web download free template. Walkways and bridges over excavations 6' or more in depth are at least 20 inches wide and are equipped with required guardrails. Web trench / excavation inspection form (this is to be completed by the competent person for each excavation/trench and turned into the jobsite superintendent at the start of each work day and /or prior to working in the trench) date/time: Web is the spoil 2’ or more from the edges of excavation does the shield extend at least 18” above surrounding areas? Employees protected from loose rock or soil. Web excavations and protective systems inspected by competent person daily, before start of work employees protected from loose rock or soil spoils, materials, and equipment set back a minimum of two feet from edge of excavation barriers provided at all remote excavations, wells, pits, shafts, etc. One cubic yard of soil can weigh as much as a car. Utilities 0 0 0 0 n/a 0 0 0 utility locates contacted at least 2 working days prior to start of digging, and appropriately marked and identified underground installations have been protected, supported, or removed when the excavation is open Surface encumbrances supported or removed. Is the depth of the cut more than 2’ below the bottom of the shield are walkways over the excavation at least 20” wide and 2’ past both edges are they equipped with guardrails?
