Excavations

Legal Regulations
The Health and Safety Executive guidance for excavation work HSG The Excavation Tag provides a clear and thorough risk assessment and
(47), applies whether excavation work is on the highway or otherwise. recorded check of the excavation work and hazards. Apart from daily
inspections which are recorded on the tag, provision must be made to
Some of the main principles to adopt before excavation work
record a thorough weekly examination of the excavation area and any
commences are:
hazards present in the area.
A suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks involved must
be undertaken and safe systems of work made clear to those The location, description and hazards are all clearly displayed on the
involved in the works Excavation Tag along with the name and contact details of the competent
person, the date the service report was done and details of any health
The plans need to be interpreted by a competent person
and safety actions if the work cannot be carried out. After the initial
Excavation Tag is a specifically designed durable tagging system inspection is recorded on the front of the insert, the daily / weekly checks
to help manage the hazards found within excavations. It uses our need to be signed and dated at the back of the insert.
unique holder and insert system to provide up to date information
on potential hazards, actions to be taken and daily and weekly
inspections records.
 Excavation Tag Systems
Excavation tag inspection system designed to help manage the hazards found within excavations.

i How it works...

Stage 1: Attach holder at entry point. Before inspection the prohibition

symbol and words “Do Not Enter” are clearly displayed.

Stage 2: A competent person is to complete the inspection record insert,

identifying hazards and precautions and place in holder if passes.

Excavation Tag Stage 3: If fails inspection, remove insert to display “Do Not Enter”.
Code Description
ETI-EXCA Box of 10 Excavation-Tag holders, 10 inserts and 1 permanent
pen

Excavation Tag Holders Excavation Tag Inserts

Excavation tag holders designed Excavation tag inserts

to operate in conjunction with our designed to operate
Excavation Tag inserts helping to manage in conjunction with our
hazards found within excavations. Excavation Tag holders help
prevent against the dangers of
excavations.

Entrytag Holders Excavation Tag

®

Code Description Code Description

ETSH Box of 10 Excavation-Tag holders & 1 permanent pen ETSIB Excavation-Tag inserts
SAF-ENTRY-10 BOXED 10 x RFID Entrytag® holders

Pen Clip Holder

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Scafftag ® Pen Clip Holder

Code Description
SUND-PENHOLDER 10 x Scafftag pen clip holders See www.scafftag.co.uk/safetrak for more details.

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