Search results General duties Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 General Duties Sections 2-9 Specific processes or activities are governed by regulations and approved codes of practice, but the overriding general principles of HASWA apply wherever people work. These general principles... B2-general-duties Food Safety Act 1990 Synopsis of Other Legislation Food Safety Act 1990 This Act provides for various offenses, such as selling food which does not comply with food safety requirements, and allows for improvement notices and prohibition orders to be issued by local authorities.... B7-food-safety-act Safe use of ladders and stepladders Work at height Safe use of ladders and stepladders The WAH Regulations require that ladders and stepladders are used for work at height only if a risk assessment has demonstrated that the use of more suitable work equipment is not justified because of low risk... E5-ladders Lead Demolition Health hazards Lead Lead as a toxic dust or fume arises from cutting and burning steelwork covered with lead based paint and the handling of old petrol tanks from filling stations. The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1998 (see Lead),... E6-lead Checklist Site Conditions Excavation Check List No.1 - Site conditions and method constraints. (Design stage) Knowledge of the ground and local constraints (adjacent buildings etc.) must be available in order to determine the method of excavation and the need for support. In addition,... E7-checklist-site-conditions Design Work On Roofs Design Much can be incorporated at the design stage to avoid the hazards that are common in this area of work, both in new build and in subsequent inspection and maintenance work. Designers need to consider how they can eliminate or reduce risks... E9-design Checklist for method statements for placing roof t Work On Roofs Checklist for method statements for placing roof trusses Method statements for placing roof trusses should normally include the following so far as is relevant in the circumstances:- Name and address of the contractor involved. Name and address... E9-checklist-placing-roof-trusses Means Of Access Work Over Water Other specific precautions Means of access The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations require the safe transport of any person conveyed by water to or from his place of work. Passenger-carrying craft must be appropriate for the amount... E10-means-of-access Use Of Cranes With Piling Piling Use of Cranes with piling It is important to differentiate between cranes and piling rigs. Cranes are widely used conventionally for load handling in association with piling activities. Some techniques (e.g. sheet piling) also use cranes to install piles... E11-use-of-cranes-with-piling References Piling References Legislation Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 The Work at Height Regulations 2005 The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 The Control of Vibration at Work... E11-references 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
