Ground Disturbance - Excavation Safe Work Practice
Ground Disturbance - Excavation safe work practice: a 12-page Microsoft Word document that tells your crew how to do this work safely. It covers Safety Meeting, Work Permit and Guarding. Not tied to one province, so it fits any Canadian workplace. Add your company name and use it today. $9 CAD, instant download.
- 12 pages, 3,574 words, editable Microsoft Word (.docx)
- 27 sections, written out in full
- Your company name and logo added free after checkout (Brand it)
- Instant download, re-download any time from your account
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Buy and download - $9The Ground Disturbance - Excavation file, in numbers
- Pages
- 12
- Words
- 3,574
- Sections
- 27
- File
- Microsoft Word .docx
- Company name
- Replace "COMPANY NAME"
- Price
- $9 CAD
What is the Ground Disturbance - Excavation safe work practice?
Striking a buried line or a trench collapse can kill. A ground disturbance and excavation program covers locates, hand exposure near facilities, sloping and shoring, and inspection of the excavation.
A safe work practice is the written "how we do this job safely" for one task or piece of equipment. This one is written for ground disturbance - excavation and is ready for your company name, so crews, supervisors and clients all read the same rules.
Who needs it: Civil, pipeline, utility and site preparation contractors.
What a good ground disturbance - excavation safe work practice covers
- Locating and marking buried facilities before diggingIn this file: "Locating and Marking Facilities", "Locating Buried Facilities", "Exposing Buried Facilities - Hand Digging"
- Hand exposure and safe ground disturbance practicesIn this file: "Exposing Buried Facilities - Hand Digging", "Ground Disturbance Permit"
- Sloping, shoring and protective systemsIn this file: "Protecting Workers - Marking and guarding an Excavation", "Methods of Protection - Workers in Excavation", "Worker Entering Excavation - Proper Sloping, Shoring Bracing and Other"
- Inspection, access and supervisionIn this file: "Competent Workers", "Worker Access - Entering & Leaving Excavation - Ladders & Walkways", "Excavation Inspection"
- Purpose and scope: what the program covers and who it applies toIn this file: "Introduction"
- Training and competencyIn this file: "Competent Workers"
Every section of the Ground Disturbance - Excavation safe work practice
The 27 section headings in the file, in order.
- Introduction
- Safety Meeting
- Work Permit
- Guarding
- Approvals
- Competent Workers
- Soil Stabilisation
- Soil Classification
- Protecting Workers - Marking and guarding an Excavation
- Methods of Protection - Workers in Excavation
- Worker Access - Entering & Leaving Excavation - Ladders & Walkways
- Locating and Marking Facilities
- Locating Buried Facilities
- Exposing Buried Facilities - Hand Digging
- Damaged Underground Facilities
- Worker Entering Excavation - Proper Sloping, Shoring Bracing and Other
- Safe Entry and Exit
- Cutting Back Walls
- Spoil Piles
- Water Hazards
- Backfill Operation
- Use of Mechanical Excavation Equipment
- Program Review
- Installing Shoring, Stingers or Braces
- Communication
- Ground Disturbance Permit
- Excavation Inspection
Ground Disturbance - Excavation is already inside 28 of our safety manuals
Each manual is the complete written program for one province and trade: its safe work practices, policies, procedures and fillable forms, plus an Implementation Kit and 52 toolbox talks, for $499.
- Alberta Construction Safety Manual39 safe work practices
- Alberta Electrical Safety Manual62 safe work practices
- Alberta Oil and Gas Safety Manual40 safe work practices
- Alberta and Saskatchewan Road Construction and Maintenance Safety Manual74 safe work practices
- British Columbia Construction Safety Manual39 safe work practices
- British Columbia Electrical Safety Manual66 safe work practices
- British Columbia Oil and Gas Safety Manual40 safe work practices
- Manitoba Construction Safety Manual39 safe work practices
- Manitoba Electrical Safety Manual68 safe work practices
- Manitoba Oil and Gas Safety Manual40 safe work practices
- New Brunswick Construction Safety Manual39 safe work practices
- New Brunswick Electrical Safety Manual68 safe work practices
Plus 16 more across 9 provinces and territories. See every manual.
In use today, in three steps
- Download and open it in WordThe file is ready the moment checkout completes. It opens in any current version of Microsoft Word.
- Make it yoursAdd your logo, replace "COMPANY NAME" with your company name in one find and replace, and fill in the initial issue date and revision #.
- Put it to workRead it through, adjust anything that does not match how your crews work, and sign it off.
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What do I get with the Ground Disturbance - Excavation safe work practice?
One Microsoft Word document (.docx), 12 pages and 3,574 words, in 27 sections: Introduction, Safety Meeting, Work Permit, Guarding, Approvals and Competent Workers. You download it straight after checkout.
Is it written for my province?
Safe work practices describe how a task is done safely, so they are not tied to one province. Use it alongside your provincial safety program, and adjust any step to match your equipment and site rules.
How do I make it mine?
Replace "COMPANY NAME" with your company name, add your logo, and read it through with the crew that does the work. Every word is editable.
Is it included in your safety manuals?
Yes. Ground Disturbance - Excavation is one of the safe work practices inside 28 safety manuals, including the Construction, Electrical, Oil and Gas and Road Construction and Maintenance editions. If you need a complete program, the manual for your province and trade includes it along with the rest of the program, fillable forms, an Implementation Kit and toolbox talks.