Excavation Permit
Editable Word excavation permit for Queensland: underground services information, trench support at 1.5 m, spoil and plant, confined space check, SWMS link, daily inspection and close-out.
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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 permit to dig that records the checks the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 expects before excavation. It says plainly that no law requires a permit, shows what the law does require on services information and trench support, and links to the daily inspection checklist. It suits civil, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, concreting and general construction businesses.
What Is Included In Our Excavation Permit?
- Excavation location, size and digging method
- Underground services information, locating and potholing, with owner conditions
- Ground, water, contamination and nearby structures
- Trench controls at 1.5 m or more: securing the area, shoring, benching, battering or engineer advice
- Access, spoil, plant, traffic and confined space screening
- SWMS and licence check
- Authorisation, a daily check log and close-out
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 291, 299 to 303 and 304 to 306
- Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 (Qld): ss 14, 15 and 292
- Excavation Work Code of Practice 2021
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word form (4 pages), A4 portrait, to fill in on screen or print
- Tick boxes and date pickers that work in Word
- Business details typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Sign-off and document control
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
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you.
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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