ISNet RAVS Documents
Trenching and Excavation - Yukon RAV
A Trenching and Excavation RAVS is the written answer document that satisfies the trenching and excavation element of the ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire. This Yukon version is written to the Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations, so it answers the questionnaire the way a Yukon hiring client expects. You add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload it to your ISNetworld account.
- Pre-written answer aligned with Canadian regulatory references
- Upload to ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks
- Word format — add your company name and customise in minutes
- Written by Canadian safety professionals
- Instant download after purchase
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Overview
What this RAVS document does
A trench cave-in can bury and kill a worker in seconds. A hiring client that configures this element wants to see that a contractor locates buried utilities, slopes or shores excavations, controls spoil piles, and provides safe entry and exit.
This document states your company's trenching and excavation program in the structure an ISNetworld reviewer expects: work standards, professional engineer instructions, underground utilities, hydrovacing, nearby hazards, cave-in protection, shoring, entry and exit, spoil piles, scaling and trimming, and water control. It is written to Yukon regulations. The file arrives in editable Word format - add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload.
What the reviewer verifies
What ISNetworld checks
ISNetworld does not just check that a trenching and excavation answer exists. A reviewer verifies the document addresses each requirement the hiring client has configured. For this element, that typically means confirming the document covers:
- Excavation carried out to certified design, instruction, and procedures
- Underground utilities located and marked before excavation
- Hand digging within close range of underground utilities
- Cave-in protection by sloping, benching, or shoring
- A safe means of entry and exit located near the workers
- Spoil piles kept back from the edge of the excavation
What is inside
The document sections
- Work standards and engineer instructions
- Underground utilities and hydrovacing
- Nearby hazards
- Cave-in protection and shoring
- Entry, exit, and walkways
- Spoil piles and scaling
- Water control
- Reference standards
Regulatory references this RAVS is written to
- Provincial framework
- Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Provincial regulation
- Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Regulator
- Yukon Workers' Safety and Compensation Board
Who it is for
Who needs this RAVS
This RAVS is for contractors whose hiring clients require the trenching and excavation element in ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks. It applies to excavation, civil, utility, and construction companies in Yukon whose workers dig trenches or excavations. If a hiring client's pre-qualification configuration flags trenching and excavation, this is the document the reviewer is waiting on.
Practical guidance
How to pass the trenching and excavation review the first time
- Locate utilities before you dig. The document states all underground cables, pipes, and conduits are located and marked with the owner's help before excavation begins. A reviewer expects that locate.
- Protect against cave-in. The document states sidewalls are sloped or supported by benching or shoring before a worker enters an excavation more than 1.2 metres deep. A reviewer expects that protection.
- Keep spoil piles back. The document states excavated material is kept back at least 0.6 metres from the edge of a trench. A reviewer expects that setback.
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Common questions
Questions about this RAVS
- What does the ISNetworld trenching and excavation RAVS include?
- It is a complete, pre-written trenching and excavation program written as an ISNetworld RAVS answer. It covers work standards, engineer instructions, underground utilities, hydrovacing, nearby hazards, cave-in protection, shoring, entry and exit, spoil piles, scaling, and water control.
- Is the document written to Yukon regulations?
- Yes. It is written to the Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations, so it answers the questionnaire the way a Yukon hiring client expects.
- Does it cover hand digging near utilities?
- Yes. It states that within 0.6 metres of underground utilities the service is exposed by hand digging.
- How long does it take to complete and upload?
- Most companies finish in 15 to 30 minutes. You add your company name, confirm a few company-specific details, then copy the content into your ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire.