Excavation Management Plan

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.