RVA Group - Excavations

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

Prior to Excavation Starting

• Has an adequate supply of timber, trench sheets, props or other<br>supporting material been delivered to the site before excavation<br>works begins?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate information relating to potential below ground<br>services in or near the proposed area of excavation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a CAT survey of the proposed excavation area been<br>undertaken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have live services been isolated? Have any identified live services<br>been clearly identified and marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an excavation permit been issued by a competent person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

On Site Checks

• Are trench sheets toed in, sufficiently close and adequately<br>supported by walling boards and struts?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a safe method used for installing supports e.g. one that does not<br>rely on people working within an unsupported trench?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the sides of the excavation are stepped or battered, is the angle of<br>batter sufficient to prevent collapse?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the sides of the excavation are stepped or battered, is the angle of<br>batter sufficient to prevent collapse?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the excavation inspected daily by a competent person, and are<br>weekly thorough examinations recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any evidence of water / soil ingress and / or movement /<br>stress on trench support systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any evidence of contamination? (Is the work potentially<br>being undertaken on contaminated land)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste disposal arrangement for spoil/contaminated spoil?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an atmospheric test been carried out on the excavation prior to<br>entry by persons?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there safe access to the excavation e.g. do ladders extend at<br>lead 1m above grade and are they secured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate warning signs in place around the excavation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there adequate barriers to stop people falling into the<br>excavation and if vehicles tip into the excavation, are earth mounds<br>or properly secured stop blocks provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the excavation being carried out so as to not affect the stability of<br>buildings/structures/vessels/plant/etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are materials spoil or plant stored far enough from the edge of the<br>excavation as to be unlikely to cause a collapse a the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Excavator Used as a Crane

• If a hydraulic excavator is being used as a crane, is the maximum<br>safe working load clearly marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the hydraulic hoses protected with non-return valves?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the excavator fitted with a Safe Load Indicator (S.L.I.)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a certificate of exemption from 4 yearly tests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it inspected weekly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a test certificate and 6 monthly inspection certificates available for<br>all slings, chains, shackles, etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Confined Space

• Does the excavation constitute a confined space, or will it in due<br>course?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If so, are appropriate control arrangements in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When excavating in close proximity to buried live services, see
  check list No 46 – Working near Live Services.

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