Fit for Purpose Plant & Equipment.
Lifting points on trench linings or shields must be certified and tested.
Competency Requirements
Workers, permit issuers, permit holders, and those supervising the work must be appropriately trained, licensed (as required by law) or verified as a competent and authorised person to conduct excavation work.
Prevent Unauthorised Access/Fall
Open excavations, manholes and pits must be secured to prevent unauthorised access. Barriers, covers, exclusion zones, edge protection, lighting and signage must be provided to prevent people, plant, objects and equipment falling into excavations
Inspection.
Excavations must be inspected by a competent person before each working shift and after rainfall, or other events which could impact ground stability or introduce further hazards.