Legislation requires the risks to health and safety related to excavation and trenching work must be managed, inclusive of:
– A person falling into an excavation or trench.
– A person being trapped by the collapse of an excavation or trench.
– A person working in an excavation or trench being struck by an object.
– A person working in an excavation or trench being exposed to an airborne contaminant.
This 13-page safe work method statement template includes the potential hazards, risks and control measures associated with excavation and trenching, inclusive of:
| · Planning and preparation. |
| · Identification of underground services. |
| · Excavating where underground services exist. |
| · Excavation with mobile plant. |
| · Working in or near excavations or trenches. |
| · Working in excavations or trenches less than 1.5 metres deep. |
| · Working in excavations or trenches more than 1.5 metres deep. |
| · Back filling an excavation or trench. |
| · Leaving an excavation or trench open between shifts. |
| · Cleaning area and packing up equipment. |
| · Emergency Rescue – In the Event of a Collapse. |
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