Daily Trench/Excavation Log

TOOL TYPE REPORT LAST REVIEWED 02/03/15 GEOGRAPHY ALL SOURCE: ELCOSH

DAILY TRENCH/EXCAVATION LOG

BENEFITS Trenches and excavations pose hazards to both the workers who work inside them and those on the surface. For example, these confined spaces can suffer cave-ins or collapses and trap workers inside. In addition, workers on the surface can fall into trenches if there aren’t proper barricades erected. So it’s important to inspect trenches and excavations before workers first start work in them and on a daily basis to ensure that they remain safe. In addition, all digs should be inspected if conditions change that could create a safety hazard, such as after it rains.

HOW TO USE THE TOOL

Adapt this log based on your company’s OHS program and the requirements in your jurisdiction’s OHS law on trenches and excavations. Require a supervisor or other “competent person” to use the log to record daily and other inspections of all trenches and excavations.

OTHER RESOURCES: elCOSH

Trench/Excavation Inspection Checklist

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DATE:______PROJECT:______

WEATHER:______

SIGNATURE:______

Protective System Trench box Shoring Sloping Other:______Purpose of Trenching Drainage Water Sewer Gas Other:______Were visual soil tests made? Yes No If yes, what type? ______

Were manual soil tests made? Yes No If yes, what type? ______

Type of Soil Stable Rock Type B Type A Type C Surface encumbrances? Yes No If yes, what type?______

Water Conditions Wet Dry Submerged Hazardous atmosphere exists? Yes No If yes, follow confined space entry procedures Is trench or excavation exposed to public vehicular traffic? Yes No

Is trench or excavation exposed to worksite vehicles, such as backhoes? Yes No

Measurements Depth:______Width:______Length:______

Is ladder within 25 feet of all workers? Yes No

Is excavated material one metre or more away from edge of excavation? Yes No

Are nearby utilities, such as water, gas, electric or other structures, protected? Yes No

Are sewer or natural gas lines exposed? Yes No

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