Search results 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 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 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 Cranes Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Cranes – general Introduction There are many types of crane used in construction work today. Detailed below are some of the most common types of crane, together with practical guidance on the key safety and legal... E12-cranes Out Of Service Precautions Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Tower Cranes “Out-of-service" precautions Whenever the crane is to be left unattended, even for short periods, the load should be removed from the hook, the hook itself raised to its highest working position at... E12-out-of-service-precautions Machine Stability Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Fork Lifts and Telescopic Materials Handlers Machine stability and safe load handling Be carefully selected for the work they are required to do. For construction sites, only those types designed for site work should... E12-machine-stability Wire Rope Slings Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Wire rope slings Wire rope is manufactured from a number of single wires which are twisted together to form a strand. There can be any number of single wires in a strand and the single wires are laid round a core of fibre... E12-wire-rope-slings Risk Assessment Welding and Cutting Risk Assessment In order to control the hazards and associated risks from welding processes it is essential that a specific risk assessment is carried out. Examples of issues to consider in the risk assessment include: The welding process... E14-risk-assessment 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
