Daily Scaffold & Trench Inspection

A comprehensive Daily Scaffold & Trench Inspection Form for documenting site and inspector details, verifying scaffold integrity and excavation protection systems, identifying structural defects and hazards, uploading photographic evidence, and recording the final Green Tag or Red Tag status with digital sign-off and automated alerts to help prevent unsafe work and support construction site safety compliance.

Related topics

• Atmospheric Testing
• Base Plates
• Cave-In Prevention
• Competent Person Inspection
• Competent Person Sign-Off
• Conditional Form Logic
• Construction Risk Management
• Construction Safety
• Construction Site Safety
• Daily Scaffold Inspection
• Defect Reporting
• Digital Inspection Form
• Digital Signature
• Do Not Enter
• Excavation Safety
• Excavation Wall Inspection
• Fall Protection
• Guardrails
• Hazard Identification
• Job Site Inspection
• Ladder Safety
• Midrails
• Mudsills
• OSHA Compliance
• Safe Means of Egress
• Safe to Work
• Safety Checklist
• Safety Compliance
• Safety Inspection Photos
• Scaffold Bracing
• Scaffold Foundation
• Scaffold Planking
• Scaffold Safety
• Scaffold Tie-Ins
• Site Superintendent Alerts
• Sloping and Benching
• Soil Stability
• Spoil Pile Clearance
• Stop Work Notification
• Structural Inspection
• Toe Boards
• Trench Inspection
• Trench Protection

Daily Scaffold & Trench Inspection

Inspection Metadata

Project Name / ID

Type your response here...

Inspector Name

Type your response here...

Inspection date

Select Date▦

Time of Inspection

hh:mm AM/PM◷

Structure Choice

What structure are you inspecting right now?

○Scaffolding Only

○Trench / Excavation Only

○Both

Scaffolding Safety Checklist

Foundation Check

Are base plates, mudsills, and screw jacks level, solid, and resting on a firm foundation with no settling?

○Yes

○No

Structural Plumb

Are all vertical posts, bracing, and frames completely straight and securely locked together?

○Yes

○No

Planking & Platform Decking

Are all platforms fully planked, with no visible cracks, damages, or gaps larger than 2.5 cm?

○Yes

○No

Guardrails & Midrails

Are top rails (roughly 1 metre high), midrails, and toe-boards physically secure on all open sides?

○Yes

○No

Access & Ladders

Is there a safe ladder or internal stairway completely clear of debris for workers to climb up?

○Yes

○No

Tie-Ins & Guy Lines

s the scaffold securely anchored or tied to the building structure according to height ratios?

○Yes

○No

rench & Excavation Safety Checklist

Cave-In Protection Systems

○Sloping / Benching (dirt is cut back at an angle)

○Shoring (aluminum or timber hydraulic walls)

○Shielding / Trench Box (a heavy steel safety cage)

Structural Condition Check

Are the protective systems completely free of visible cracks, bends, or structural damage?

○Yes

○No

Soil and Wall Audit

Have walls been checked for signs of water seeping in, shifting dirt, boiling, or boiling sand?

○Yes

○No

Spoil Pile Clearance

Are excavated dirt piles, tools, and heavy equipment kept at least 0.6 metres (2 feet) away from the edge of the trench?

○Yes

○No

Safe Means of Egress (Escape)

Are ladders or ramps placed within 7.5 metres of travel distance for any worker inside the trench?

○Yes

○No

Atmospheric Hazard Test

If the trench is deeper than 1.2 metres, has the air been tested for toxic gases or low oxygen?

○Yes

○No

Visual Inspection Status & Red Flags

Defects Found Description:

Type your detailed response here...

Evidence Photos

↑Upload an imageImage files

The Final Tag Status

○Safe to Work

○Not Safe to Work

Authorizations & Live Sign-Off

Competent Person Digital Signature

Full Name (Printed) *

e.g. John Doe♙

Expired on

Valid Till Date

Select a date▦

Draw Signature *

Sign within this boundary

Confirm Signature

Explore this customizable form template on TovForm.