WORKPLACE INSPECTION NO:6 TRENCHING AND EXCAVATION

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• AREA Task Conducted -

• WestConnex M4E - Parramatta Rd Civil

• WORKPLACE INSPECTION NO 6: TRENCHING AND EXCAVATION

• Conducted on

  Date

• Parramatta Road - Area - Activity - Task

Area Supervisor:-

• Select Daniel Taylor Simon Baldwin MIchael Paton Ben Ashcroft David Wilson Brandon Leong Dave King Peter Masiororski Ben Forbes Vaughan Kimmins Mitch Stevens Bob Isaac John Kim Joe Vu Danielia Cullura

  • Daniel Taylor
  • Simon Baldwin
  • MIchael Paton
  • Ben Ashcroft
  • David Wilson
  • Brandon Leong
  • Dave King
  • Peter Masiororski
  • Ben Forbes
  • Vaughan Kimmins
  • Mitch Stevens
  • Bob Isaac
  • John Kim
  • Joe Vu
  • Danielia Cullura

Lead Inspector:-

• Select Daniel Taylor Simon Baldwin MIchael Paton Ben Ashcroft David Wilson Brandon Leong Dave King Peter Masiororski Ben Forbes Vaughan Kimmins Mitch Stevens Bob Isaac John Kim Joe Vu Danielia Cullura

  • Daniel Taylor
  • Simon Baldwin
  • MIchael Paton
  • Ben Ashcroft
  • David Wilson
  • Brandon Leong
  • Dave King
  • Peter Masiororski
  • Ben Forbes
  • Vaughan Kimmins
  • Mitch Stevens
  • Bob Isaac
  • John Kim
  • Joe Vu
  • Danielia Cullura

Other members of the inspection team?

• Select Daniel Taylor Simon Baldwin MIchael Paton Ben Ashcroft David Wilson Brandon Leong Dave King Peter Masiororski Ben Forbes Vaughan Kimmins Mitch Stevens Bob Isaac John Kim Joe Vu Danielia Cullura

  • Daniel Taylor
  • Simon Baldwin
  • MIchael Paton
  • Ben Ashcroft
  • David Wilson
  • Brandon Leong
  • Dave King
  • Peter Masiororski
  • Ben Forbes
  • Vaughan Kimmins
  • Mitch Stevens
  • Bob Isaac
  • John Kim
  • Joe Vu
  • Danielia Cullura

• Another auditor

• Is there a valid Work Permit and approved SWMS in place for the work being performed?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• What Services are have been identified?

  Select Electrical Cables (11kV or Higher) Communications / Fibre Optic / Telephone Gas Pipes Electrical Cables (less than 11kV) Air / Water Pipes Fuel / Oil Sewer / Drains

  • Electrical Cables (11kV or Higher)
  • Communications / Fibre Optic / Telephone
  • Gas Pipes
  • Electrical Cables (less than 11kV)
  • Air / Water Pipes
  • Fuel / Oil
  • Sewer / Drains

• Have the services locations and their depth or height (as applicable) also been identified on plans and drawings ?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• Types of Assets and Limits of Underground Approach

  

• Table of Safe Approach distances

  

• Take a photo of the service locations marked on the ground.

  Media

• Are we maintaining the required approach distance to the services

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all redundant Services been marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all associated nearby pits been opened, and checked to identify services?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an emergency evacuation/rescue plan been developed and in place if the trench is deeper than 1.5m?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the trench is deeper than 1.5 m deep is it battered, benched or shored or inspected by a geotechnical engineer?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has suitable barricading been identified in the SWMS? Is it erected in accordance with SWMS?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• What type of barricading has been erected?

  Select Water filled Jersey Concrete Windrow Steel Permitier fencs Crowd Control Flagging Other

  • Water filled Jersey
  • Concrete
  • Windrow
  • Steel Permitier fencs
  • Crowd Control
  • Flagging
  • Other

• Are there vehicles operating in the area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have barriers been established to prevent vehicles form entering the zone of influence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there controls measures in place to prevent vehicle fumes from entering the trench?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• Is warning signage displayed in prominent locations?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• Is the barricading and signage in good condition?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• Take a photo

  Media

• For trenches deeper than 1.5 meters, is there a means of access/egress every 9 meters?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• Is the trench spoil located as per the SWMS? (at least equal to depth)

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• Is there materials located within the 'zone of influence'?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• Are workers required to cross the trench/es?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• Are properly designed walkways or bridges with guard rails and kickboards provided? Are the trench/es near roadways or paths? Are they open at night? Are there flashing lights / reflective tape to mark the trench/es?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• If spotters are used for adjacent to services are they positioned in safe location

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable

• Is the trench/es inspected by a competent person prior to commencing work or after an adverse weather event?

  Compliant

  Unacceptable

  Needs Improvement

  Not Applicable
Action required?

• Action

• Allocated to

• Action due

  Date

• Lead Inspector to sign

  Sign

• Other members of the inspection team to sign:

  Sign

• Yes

  No

  N/A