Safety templates for excavation and civil contractors
For excavation, earthworks, site servicing, road building and paving contractors, wherever in Canada the dig is. One manual written for the work, with each jurisdiction’s excavation, engineer, locate and power line rules side by side, and the exposure control plans the work calls for.
The manual · All provinces and territories
Excavation and civil earthworks safety manual
For excavation and civil contractors across Canada: trench protection and inspection, trench boxes, locates, power lines, excavator lifts, trucks and paving, with every jurisdiction’s excavation rules side by side.
- Editable Word (.docx) file, US Letter
- Written for operators, pipe layers, labourers and foremen
- Every province and territory, and federal workplaces, in section 15
- Laid out on the 14 national COR elements, all 74 documentation questions cross-referenced
- 20 safe work practices, 8 safe job procedures and 37 print-ready forms
- Lifetime updates at no extra charge
- Instant download, and re-download any time
Written for the hazards of the work
A general manual leaves these to you. This one has a practice, a procedure or a permit for each.
Depth rules
Where walls must be protected, by province.
Engineer triggers
When an excavation needs an engineer’s design.
Daily inspection
A competent person signs off before entry.
Trench boxes
Install, move and remove with nobody in harm’s way.
Excavator lifts
Lifting mode, lift charts and rigging.
Locates
One-call rules and hand exposure.
Trench rescue
What to do, and what never to do.
Power lines
Limits of approach for booms and dump boxes.
Exposure control plans for this work
Each plan comes in 14 editions, every province and territory and federal workplaces, in English and French, in one purchase.
Compactors, breakers and heavy equipment.
$119.95
Buy the manual and plans in one order and the multi-template discount comes off the whole order: 10% off 2, 15% off 3, 20% off 4 or more.
Who it is for
Excavation, earthworks and civil contractors: site servicing, trenching, grading, road building and paving, gravel hauling and subdivision work.
Your crews follow the law of the province or territory where the dig is.
Questions
At what depth does a trench need protection where we work?
Section 15 sets out, for each jurisdiction, the depth at which an excavation or trench needs protection and what the law accepts, when an engineer must design it, inspections, the locate service, limits of approach and notice of excavation. Where we couldn’t confirm a rule in the official text, it tells you who to check with.
Is it laid out for COR?
Yes, on the 14 national elements every harmonized COR audit shares, with all 74 documentation questions cross-referenced. Each province’s certifying partner uses its own audit tool, so check the manual against the one you are certifying with. No template can promise a pass.
Do the exposure control plans cover every province too?
Yes. Every plan comes in 14 editions, one for each province and territory and one for federal workplaces, each in English and French, all in one purchase.
Do you discount the manual and plans together?
Yes. Two or more templates in one order take the multi-template discount automatically at checkout: 10% off 2, 15% off 3, 20% off 4 or more.
Can you tailor it for us?
Yes. Our safety advisors can fit the manual to your crews, your owners’ rules and the provinces you work in. Contact us at info@trustarsafety.com.