Excavation & trenching SWMS
Records the scope, hazards, controls, consultation and authorisation for excavation and trenching work involving high-risk construction activities. A live form your crew fills on their phones, not a Word template you retype on every site.
- The scope
- Hazards
- Controls
- Consultation
- Authorisation for excavation
- Trenching work involving high-risk construction activities
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When you need this form
Excavation carries the risks that kill people on site: trench collapse, buried services, plant striking workers and falls into open ground. The method is written before the machine breaks ground and covers service location, shoring or benching, spoil placement, access and egress, exclusion zones and confined space triggers. Principal contractors expect it before anyone is let on site.
Ground conditions change through the day, and so does the method. A live record lets the supervisor update controls after rain or a service strike and sign the crew back on immediately. Service location plans, photos of the shoring and the daily inspection all sit in one file the principal contractor can open.
What good looks like
- Underground services located, marked and proved before any machine breaks ground.
- Collapse control stated: batter, bench or shore, matched to the soil type.
- Spoil, plant and load placement kept clear of the trench edge.
- Ladder access within the required distance of any worker in the trench.
- Daily inspections and fresh sign-on after rain, vibration or a method change.
Excavation & trenching SWMS, answered
Is this a PDF or Word template?
Neither. It is a live form: your crew opens it on their phones, ticks it through, attaches photos and signs on the glass. Every submission is timestamped, GPS-pinned and stored as proof.
When is an excavation SWMS required?
Before trenching or excavation work begins, particularly where there is a risk of collapse, buried services or a person entering the trench. Principal contractors normally ask for it as part of site mobilisation.
What should a trenching SWMS include?
Service location and proving, collapse controls such as benching or shoring, spoil and plant placement, safe access and egress, exclusion zones, inspection frequency, competencies, and worker sign-on before entry.
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