Title Page

  • Site conducted

  • Conducted on

  • Location
  • Contracts Manager

  • Site Manager

Incident Details

  • Date of Investigation:

  • Investigation by:

  • Incident Day and Date:

  • Incident Time:

  • Supervisor:

  • Type of Work:

  • Incident Address:

Utility Information (Damaged Utility)

  • Gas

  • Water

  • Electric

  • BT

  • Sewer

  • Other

  • Shown on drawings?

  • Pressure / Voltage?

  • Size of the utility?

  • Service / Main

  • Where is the utility

  • Depth of utility

  • Measured or estimated

  • What caused the damage?

  • Ground Conditions

  • Operatives Involved

  • Qualifications of Operator

Event Description (giving details of precautions observed, unsafe acts, location of apparatus/ operative in trench,):

  • undefined

Plan Information

  • Were plans on site (Attach Photo)

  • Plans clear and accurate (Attach Photo)

  • Suitable Risk Assessment (Attach Photo)

  • Permit to Break Ground (Attach Photo)

Location Equipment Information

  • Was C.A.T available?

  • Serial Number

  • CAT calibration due

  • Was Genny available?

  • Genny Serial Number

  • Genny calibration due

  • Was C.A.T functioning correctly

  • Was Genny functioning correctly

  • C.A.T data available? (Data checked and downloaded)

Survey- Prior and During Operations

  • Was survey completed prior to works commencing?

  • Was C.A.T used in conjunction with Genny?

  • Were all located utilities marked prior to excavation?

  • Which operative completed the C.A.T /Genny Survey?

  • What modes were utilised during survey e.g Radio?

Operation / Excavation

  • Was all underground plant located and marked as required?

  • Was plant located within 500mm of known services?

  • Was mechanical excavation used?

  • If mechanical plant was used, who was the operator

  • If hand excavation, what tools were used and by whom

  • Was the utility damage avoidable?

  • Avoidable

  • Unavoidable

  • Reason

  • Any further comments including previous damage history to the same location or different locations?

Outcome / Findings

  • Investigation findings

  • Action Taken- Corrective Action and Preventative Measures

Check List- The form must not be accepted without the following (list documents attached by reference)

  • Utility plans attached

  • Risk assessment attached

  • Photographs of damaged utility

Completed

  • Signed:

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