Revised:April2012

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IAChecklistforDrivenPileInspection
BasicTools,Documents

Yes

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1. Didtheinspectorpossessacopyofthepiledrivingcriteria?*
2. Didtheinspectorpossessaproperlyworkingsaximeter?*
3. Didtheinspectorknowhowtousethesaximeter?*
4. Didtheinspectorknowwhattherequiredminimumpenetration/tipelevationwas?*
5. DidtheinspectorpossesscopyoftheapprovedPileInstallationPlan?
6. Didtheinspectorusetheproperpileinspectionforms?
7. Didtheinspectorcorrectlywritedownthehammerserialnumberandpiledriving
equipmentinformationonthelog?*
PreDrivingInspection
1. Didthepileinspectorcheckthepileonarrivalforcrackingandcondition?*
2. Didtheinspectorverifythatthepilewasliftedproperlyandstoredwithproperdunnage?
*
3. Didtheinspectorverifypredrill/preformdepthsanddiameterandproperlyrecord?*
4. Didtheinspectorverifytheconditionofthehammercushionbeforeanydrivingonthe
jobandattheintervalsestablishedinthespecs?*
5. Didtheinspectorverifythatthecontractorwaspreparedtoperformtheprotectionof
existingstructurespriortodriving?

DrivingCriteriaUnderstanding
1. Didtheinspectorunderstandhowtoprogressivelyincreaseanddecreasestrokes/energy
asperthecriteria?*
2. Didtheinspectorfollowthemaximumstroke/energyallowedperthecriteria?*
3. Didtheinspectorcheckthatthemin.tip/penetrationelevationwasmet?*
4. Didtheinspectorobservetherefusalcriteriacorrectlywithoutexcessiveblows?*
5. Didtheinspectoracceptthepilecorrectly(blowcounts,strokes,andmin.tipmet)?*
6. Didtheinspectorverifythatanewpilecushion,oftherequiredthickness,wasused?*
7. Didtheinspectorverifythatapilecushionwasreplacedasperspecs?*
8. Didtheinspectorproperlynoteinthepilelog;strokechanges,startsandstops,cushion
changes,setchecks;etc?*
9. Didtheinspectorverifythepiletolerances?*
10. Didtheinspectorproperlyrecordelevationsinthelog?*
Failureinoneormoreitemsmarkedwithanasteriskwillbegroundsforastrike.
PileInspector:
Inspector'sEmail:
Inspector'sSupervisor'sEmail:
IAObserver:

Date:________________________
Inspector'sEmployer:
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