Information

  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

ENCUMBRANCES

  • Have all utilities been located prior to beginning trenching operations?

  • STOP. Do not proceed under Miss Utility has located all utilities. Contact Miss Utility by calling 811.

  • Are adjacent structures stabilized to prevent collapse?

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  • STOP trenching operation immediately. Inform foreman and Division Safety Manager.

  • Are other surface encumbrance stabilized and identified?

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  • STOP trenching operation immediately. Inform foreman and Division Safety Manager.

SOIL TESTING

  • Has a VISUAL test been performed or will test be performed to classify the soil type?

  • What type(s) of test?

  • STOP. At least one visual and one manual test is required to be documented.

  • Has a MANUAL test been performed or will test be performed to classify the soil type?

  • What type(s) of test?

  • STOP. At least one visual and one manual test is required to be documented.

  • What is the soil classification?

EMPLOYEE PROTECTION

  • Are all spoils and equipment kept at least 2' from the edge of the trench?

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  • STOP trenching operation and inform foreman. Do not continue until materials or equipment are moved back.

  • Is the trench more than 4' deep?

  • A means of egress must be provided a maximum of one every 25'. What type(s) of egress are available?

  • Is the trench 5' deep or more but less than 20' deep? NOTE: For trenches deeper than 20', protective systems must be designed by a registered professional engineer.

  • What type of protective system is being used? NOTE: iIf no protective system is being used, STOP operation immediately, inform foreman and Division Safety Manager.

  • Are employees protected from cave-in hazards when entering or exiting the trench box

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  • STOP trenching operation. Inform foreman and establish proper means of egress from trench box.

  • Is the distance between the bottom of the trench box and the bottom of the trench no more than 18"?

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  • STOP trenching operation. Inform foreman and make necessary adjustments prior to continuing work.

  • Timber or Aluminum Hydraulic Shoring?

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  • Ensure installation is compliant with 29 CFR 1926.650 Appendix C.

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  • Ensure installation is compliant with 29 CFR 1926.650 Appendix D.

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  • Ensure sloping angles are consistent with 29 CFR 1926.650 Appendix B.
    Type A: .75:1 (53 degrees)
    Type B: 1:1 (45 degrees)
    Type C: 1.5:1 (34 degrees)

  • Is the trench exposed to vehicular traffic or mobile equipment?

  • IF the operator does not have a clear and direct view of the edge, is a warning system in place?

  • Are there operations going on in the trench which would make it a permit required confined space such as hazardous equipment, toxic chemicals in the work processes, exposure to nearby roads?

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  • STOP trenching operation. Inform foreman and Division Safety Manager.

GENERAL

  • Is there a competent person present to oversee trenching operations?

  • Name of competent person?

  • STOP. Work is not allowed without a competent person present.

  • Are trench inspections documented?

  • Provide excavation checklist to foreman.

  • How many times per day?

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