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Excavation Safety Inspection Checklist

Form · FORM-31132

  • Version 2

The Excavation Safety Inspection Checklist is designed to assist businesses conduct thorough safety inspections and risk assessments for excavation and trenching projects.

It records the purpose of the inspection and the excavation's details, then works through soil analysis, utilities, general site safety and PPE, protective systems, access and egress, confined spaces and hazardous atmospheres, water hazards and emergency response, each with Yes, No or N/A answers.

It ends with approvals and sign-offs from the organisation or Principal Contractor, the Competent Person and an engineer.

Suitable for construction companies, civil engineering firms, safety officers and managers, and project managers overseeing excavation work.

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22 fields

  1. Site Name & Location
  2. Project/Job name
  3. Project/job No
  4. Competent Person
  5. Phone No
  6. Date of inspection
  7. Time of inspection
  8. Excavation Depth
  9. Excavation Width
  10. Excavation Length
  11. Mobile plant
  12. Shoring

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