Excavation Management Plan
Introduction
Excavation work means work involving the removal of soil, rock or other materials from a site to form an open face, hole or cavity using tools, machinery or explosives.
Definitions
High-Risk Construction Work: Construction work considered to be high risk for the purposes of the OHS Regulations. It is construction work for which a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) is required.
Barrier: A physical structure, which blocks or impedes something.
Barricade: Any object or structure that creates a barrier obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction.
Backfill: Material used for refilling excavations.
Battering: means to form the face or side or wall of an excavation to an angle, usually less than the natural angle of repose, to prevent earth slippage.
Bench: A horizontal step cut into the face or side or wall of an excavation to provide horizontal bearing and sliding resistance.
Benching: The horizontal stepping of the face, side, or wall of an excavation.
Face: An exposed sloping or vertical surface resulting from the excavation of material.
One more job step: Emergency response
- Review procedure
- Document control
- References and applicable documents
- Excavation policy
- Responsibilities
- and 2 more
Each with its hazards, risk ratings and controls, plus your crew's sign-on.
