Trenching and Shoring Logs
Cannot Be an Afterthought
The Challenge
Soil classification is a checkbox
Type A, B, or C soil? Your crew checks a box without testing. When OSHA asks how classification was determined, there is no documentation of the actual test.
Daily trench inspections are skipped
OSHA requires inspection before each shift and after every rain event. Paper forms get filled out at the end of the week, not daily as required.
Competent person records have gaps
Who was the competent person on site? What time were they present? Paper logs rarely capture this, and OSHA specifically looks for it.
Depth and slope measurements undocumented
Trench depth determines protective system requirements. Without daily measurement records, you cannot prove you met the standard.
The POD Solution Path
Voice-captured trench inspections
Walk the trench and speak the inspection: soil type, depth, slope ratio, protective system in place. POD timestamps and geolocates the record.
Competent person verification
POD logs the competent person presence for every shift automatically. No more gaps in who was responsible for trench safety that day.
Depth and slope tracking
Record actual measurements with each inspection. POD flags when depth exceeds protective system thresholds.
Weather event response
Rain detected? POD automatically triggers a re-inspection requirement and notifies the competent person.
Excavation Safety Made Rigorous
Trench Registry
Every excavation tracked with location, depth, soil classification, and protective system. Full lifecycle documentation.
OSHA Compliance Dashboard
See your trench inspection compliance rate in real time. Know which excavations need attention before OSHA does.
Inspection Reminders
Automatic reminders for daily inspections, post-storm re-inspections, and competent person assignments.
“We got cited because our competent person log had gaps. The inspector was on site but nobody documented his daily inspection. POD would have captured it with a voice note.”
— Safety Manager, Underground Contractor
Your Schedule and Budget — In Two Gauges
POD tracks hundreds of KPIs from a 5-minute voice report. Here are just 2 of them.
Earned Value Performance
Both cost and schedule under pressure
Project DNA
PODThese update in real time from a 5-minute voice report. No spreadsheets. No data entry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Protect Your Crews and Your Company
See how POD turns trench safety documentation from a liability into an asset.