Search results Introduction Managing Health and Safety in a Construction Business The Principal Elements of a Good Management System Introduction The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 requires employers to have arrangements in place to cover health and safety. The... a1-good-system-introduction Duties of the Principal Designer CDM Regulations Principal Designers What the Principal Designer Must Do The PD must plan, manage and monitor the pre-construction phase and coordinate matters relating to health and safety during the pre- construction phase to ensure that so far as is... b4-duties-of-the-principal-designer Planning, managing and monitoring CDM Regulations Principal Designers Principal Designer ‘Planning, managing and monitoring design in practice Effective coordination and management of design risks by the PD requires collaboration with the design team and the construction team including... b4-planning-managing-and-monitoring Introduction Asbestos Working with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) Aspects relevant to all work on asbestos containing materials All references to “employers” in this guidance of the Manual are to employers of those who carry out work, operatives, supervisers... c5-introduction-acms Steps to be taken when engaging a “licenced contractor” Asbestos Working with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) Carrying out work requiring a licence - additional requirements Steps to be taken when engaging a “licenced contractor” Where a licenced contractor is engaged, the Principal Contractor (or... c5-steps-to-be-taken Emergencies, including discovery and/or suspected disturbance of ACMs Asbestos Working with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) Carrying out work requiring a licence - additional requirements Emergencies, including discovery and/or suspected disturbance of ACMs Before starting work on sites that are known to contain asbestos,... c5-Emergencies Steps to be taken when engaging a contractor Asbestos Working with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) Carrying out work not requiring a licence (whether or not notifiable) Steps to be taken when engaging a contractor In addition to the usual steps to be taken when engaging a contractor, anyone engaging... c5-steps-to-be-taken-when-engaging-a-contractor Legislation COMPRESSED AIR AND IONISING RADIATION Ionising Radiation Legislation The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 apply to a wide range of workplace where there are radioactive substances and electrical equipment which emits ionising radiation. Additionally, they... c8-ionising-radiation-legislation Safe systems of work COMPRESSED AIR AND IONISING RADIATION Ionising Radiation Safe systems of work The risk assessment must be undertaken before any work with ionising radiation begins. Where there is more than one employer on a site, they must co-operate with each other to ensure... c8-ir-safe-systems-of-work Designation of controlled or supervised areas COMPRESSED AIR AND IONISING RADIATION Ionising Radiation Designation of controlled or supervised areas It may be necessary to designate a specific area where there are special procedures for reducing exposure or where: The effective dose is higher than... c8-designation-of-controlled-or-supervised-areas 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
