The primary hazard associated with the excavation and trenching activities is cave-in that may result in entrapment and suffocation or workers in an
unprotected excavation. There are other hazards associated with excavation and trenching. They include falls, falling loads, mobile equipment,
water accumulation, accumulation of the hazardous gases that are heavier than air, and access obstructions.OSHA requires construction companies who perform excavation and trenching to protect employees from the potential hazards.
This digital excavation and trenching form allows construction site employees to document the trenching and excavation operations, detect and document any potential hazards, and reminds them of the necessary safety checks that
need to be done before the start of the excavation.
In order to use this digital trenching and excavation form import it into your QR Mobile Data software account, and use as is or modify if necessary.
Once it is done,
construction site employees can fill out the trenching and excavation form on the job site on their smartphones or tablets, and submit to the central cloud location in real time.
This ready to use digital excavation and trenching checklist documents the excavation conditions and goes through all necessary steps of any trenching operation. While filling out the form,
job site employees are reminded to locate and identify
underground utilities (telephone, electrical, sewer, water, tanks, etc) prior to start of the excavation.
All surrounding hazards, including the surface encumberances (trees, large rocks, buildings, and sidewalks) should be identified and either be removed or made safe before the trenching / excavation operations can be started.
Filling out trenching and excavation form for all excavation operations on the construction site ensures operations safety and compliance with the minimum safety standards adopted by OSHA.
