Daily Trench and Excavation Inspection Checklist
Editable Word daily trench and excavation inspection checklist for Queensland: services, barriers, support, spoil, water, access, atmosphere and competent person sign-off.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
A one to two page checklist for the competent person who checks an excavation at the start of each shift and again after rain or any change. It reflects the trench duties in WHS Regulation ss 304 to 306 and makes clear that the daily check is good practice, not a legal form.
What Is Included In Our Daily Trench and Excavation Inspection Checklist?
- Excavation details, soil, support method and the reason for the inspection
- Underground services information and potholing where a location is uncertain
- Barriers for trenches 1.5 m or deeper, edge protection and safe entry and exit
- Shoring, benching or battering, and signs of cracking, slumping or seepage
- Spoil and plant set back, nearby structures, overhead lines and lighting
- A prompt to stop if the excavation could be a confined space
- Defects found, action taken and a safe to work or stop result with sign-off
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word checklist (2 pages), A4 portrait, to fill in on screen or print
- Tick boxes that work in Word
- A faults and actions record and sign-off
- Business details typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
How to use it
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Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word (registers are Excel). Edit it in Word or Excel, or free in Word and Excel for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, we'll fix it, and if we can't, we'll refund you (or give you store credit if you'd prefer). Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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