<p> TOOL TYPE REPORT LAST REVIEWED 02/03/15 GEOGRAPHY ALL SOURCE: ELCOSH </p><p>DAILY TRENCH/EXCAVATION LOG</p><p>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.</p><p>HOW TO USE THE TOOL</p><p>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.</p><p>OTHER RESOURCES: elCOSH</p><p>Trench/Excavation Inspection Checklist </p><p>At SafetyPoster.com, you can buy a poster to remind workers to dig safely.</p><p>T HI S TOOL A ND H U N DR E D S M OR E AVA I L A B L E IN T H E OHS TO OL BOX AT www.ohsinsider.com DAILY TRENCH/EXCAVATION LOG</p><p>DATE:______PROJECT:______</p><p>WEATHER:______</p><p>SIGNATURE:______</p><p>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? ______</p><p>Were manual soil tests made? Yes No If yes, what type? ______</p><p>Type of Soil Stable Rock Type B Type A Type C Surface encumbrances? Yes No If yes, what type?______</p><p>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 </p><p>Is trench or excavation exposed to worksite vehicles, such as backhoes? Yes No </p><p>Measurements Depth:______Width:______Length:______</p><p>Is ladder within 25 feet of all workers? Yes No </p><p>Is excavated material one metre or more away from edge of excavation? Yes No </p><p>Are nearby utilities, such as water, gas, electric or other structures, protected? Yes No </p><p>Are sewer or natural gas lines exposed? Yes No </p><p>T HI S TOOL A ND H U N DR E D S M OR E AVA I L A B L E IN T H E OHS TO OL BOX AT www.ohsinsider.com Did workers receive training in excavating? Yes No </p><p>T HI S TOOL A ND H U N DR E D S M OR E AVA I L A B L E IN T H E OHS TO OL BOX AT www.ohsinsider.com </p>