Spoil piles and barricades checklist
Edges, spoil, and the barriers around excavations. Get it in Reldro to edit it and use it on a phone, even without signal.
- 6 items
- 1 critical
- Every day
- Editable in Reldro
When to use this checklist
Use it each day, and after rain, vibration, or heavy vehicle movement near the edge.
- How often
- Every day
- Critical items
- 1 of the 6 items are marked critical. If a critical item fails, stop and fix it, or keep people away, before the work goes ahead.
Tips for using it
- Measure the stand-off from the edge.
- Check stop blocks where trucks tip or reverse.
- Write down what failed and who will fix it by when. A failed item with no owner often comes back.
- Edit the list to match your site and your procedures before you use it with a crew.
Common questions
What's on a spoil piles and barricades checklist?
It has 6 checks: Spoil piles are back from the edge; Barriers and signs are in place around the excavation; Stop blocks are in place for vehicles that tip or reverse; Crossings have handrails; Lighting is in place for night or dim areas; Edges are free of cracks or slumping. 1 of them is critical.
How often should you do a spoil piles and barricades checklist?
Every day. Use it each day, and after rain, vibration, or heavy vehicle movement near the edge.
What do you do when a check fails?
Write down what failed, who will fix it, and by when. If a critical check fails, stop and fix it, or keep people away from the hazard, before the work goes ahead. In Reldro, a failed check can become a corrective action with an owner and a due date.
Can you use this spoil piles and barricades checklist for free?
You can read it here for free. To use it, get it in Reldro. It arrives ready for you to edit to fit your site and procedures, your crew can complete it on a phone even without signal, and Reldro keeps each completed checklist with the site, the date, and who did it.
Does this checklist make a site safe or compliant?
No. It's a starting point for your own inspection. Adapt it to your procedures and the rules where you work. Reldro doesn't certify that a site or job is safe or compliant.
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Use this checklist in Reldro
- It arrives ready to edit, and your crew uses it on their phone, even without signal.
- Failed items become corrective actions with an owner and a due date.
- Every completed one is kept with the site, the date and who did it.
Goes with
JHA: backfilling and compactingPlace and compact backfill around pipes, footings, and structures.4 steps
JHA: working near excavation edgesWork, walk, or park machines next to an open excavation.4 steps- Toolbox talk: spoil piles and excavation edgesWeight at the edge is a hazard.About 5 minutes
- Toolbox talk: backfilling safelyFill and compact without hurting anyone.About 5 minutes
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