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Daily Excavation and Trenching Checklist

Excavation and Trenching Checklists are invaluable to construction safety. Aside from ensuring safety when excavating, an inspection checklist helps categorize particular materials, items, tasks, equipment, tasks, and much more carefully.
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07/22/2022

Daily Excavation and Trenching Checklist

Excavation and Trenching Checklists are invaluable to construction safety. Aside from ensuring safety when excavating, an inspection checklist helps categorize particular materials, items, tasks, equipment, tasks, and much more carefully.

    Project:

    Date:

    Weather:

    Soil Type:

    Trench Depth:

    Length:

    Width:

    Type of Protective System:

    Describe Trench Location:

    Excavation/Trench

    Excavations and Protective Systems inspected by Competent Person* daily, before start of work.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Competent Person has authority to remove workers from excavation immediately.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Surface encumbrances supported or removed.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Employees protected from loose rock or soil.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Hard hats worn by all employees.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Spoils, materials, and equipment set back a minimum of 2 feet from edge of excavation.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Ladder: located within 25 feet of safe travel, secured, and extend 36 inches above the landing

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Barriers provided at all remote excavations, wells, pits, shafts, etc.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Walkways and bridges over excavations 6 feet or more in depth equipped with guardrails

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Warning vests or other highly visible PPE provided and worn by all employees exposed to vehicular traffic.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Employees prohibited from working or walking under suspended loads.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Employees prohibited from working on faces of sloped or benched excavations above other employees.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Warning system established and used when mobile equipment is operating near edge of excavation.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Protection Methods

    Trench sloped 1.5 to 1 ratio and/or properly benched.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Shoring properly installed, inspected, and designed.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Trench box properly installed to extend 18 inches above the surrounding area.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Utilities

    Utility companies contacted and/or utilities located.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Exact location of utilities marked when near excavation.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Underground installations protected, supported, or removed when excavation is open.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Wet Conditions

    Precautions taken to protect employees from accumulation of water.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Water removal equipment monitored by Competent Person.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Surface water controlled or diverted.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Inspection made after each rainstorm.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Hazardous Atmosphere

    Atmosphere tested when there is a possibility of oxygen deficiency or build-up of hazardous gases

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Oxygen content is between 19.5 percent and 21 percent.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Ventilation provided to prevent flammable gas build-up to 20 percent of lower explosive limit of the gas.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Testing conducted to ensure that atmosphere remains safe.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Emergency Response Equipment readily available where a hazardous atmosphere could or does exist.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Employees trained in the use of Personal Protective and Emergency Response Equipment.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Safety harness and lifeline individually attended when employees enter deep confined excavation.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Signature of Competent Person :

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    Date:

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    *Competent Person: Certain activities or safety procedures at a construction site require design, inspection or supervision by a competent person. The OSHA Construction Standard defines a competent person as someone who is:

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