Backfill for Reinstatement Quality Checklist

This practical checklist supports crews performing trench backfill and surface reinstatement to required quality standards. It covers site details and team roles, PPE and housekeeping, weather, and surface type selection for carriageway or footway works. Items include road category, binder and surface layer depths, chip color, and tack coat application. It prompts checks on excavation faces and depth, evidence of Clegg testing, and confirmation that reinstatement matches existing surface materials. Hotbox controls include temperatures for surface and binder courses and the method used to measure them. Safety and readiness checks span tool cleaning, securing gas bottles, availability of the correct fire extinguisher, and presence of a spill kit. Final compliance items verify line markings and anti-skid replacement, proper cutbacks, and that utilities boxes and cabinets meet standards.