Templates / Groundworks and drainage
Ducts and service trench check
Checklist · Each trench, before backfill
The quality check of service ducts before backfill: the right ducts in the right places, depths and separation, draw ropes, marker tape and photos as laid.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- NJUG guidelines on positioning and colour coding of underground utilities (referred to, not copied)
The questions
Where and when
- Trench or run
- Date
Checks
- Ducts are the right colour and size for each service
- Depth and separation as the drawing or the utility's spec
- Draw ropes in and ends sealed
- Marker tape laid above
- Bedding and surround right
- Photos with a tape measure in view
Actions
- Anything found that needs putting right (write "None" if nothing)
- Action taken or who it was passed to
Sign-off
- Inspected by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.