Trench Box Pre-Use Inspection Checklist
Editable Word trench box pre-use inspection checklist for Queensland sites: rated depth, panels, spreaders and pins, lifting gear, installation, access, spoil set back, water and 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 two page checklist for the competent person who checks a trench box or shield before it is used. It records the rating, the condition of the box, installation and surroundings, and keeps the 1.5 m trench support rule and the high risk work trigger apart.
What Is Included In Our Trench Box Pre-Use Inspection Checklist?
- Box and trench details, rated depth and trench depth
- Trench support duty for trenches at least 1.5 m deep
- Safe work method statement trigger for trenches over 1.5 m
- Services information and overhead lines
- Panels, spreaders, pins and lifting gear
- Installation, entry and removal method
- Access and egress, barriers and spoil set back
- Water, exhaust and the daily inspection link
- Defect record and 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
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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