Search results Personel Selection Confined Spaces Personnel selection Persons who will be expected to work in confined spaces must be physically and mentally suitable. It is no job for the claustrophobic or the foolhardy. It is recommended that employees taken on for such work are over 18 years... E2-personel-selection Introduction Asbestos Introduction Known and used for more than 4,000 years, the commercial development of asbestos on a large scale began in the late 19th century. It occurs freely in various parts of the world and is obtained by mining or quarrying. Asbestos is a fibrous... C5-introduction Physical Effects Managing Health and Wellbeing in Construction The Effects of Work on Health Health Hazards in Construction Physical Effects Construction exposes its workers to many of the currently recognised physical hazards. Noise and vibration are commonplace... C1-physical-effects Major Roadworks Sites Roadworks Major roadworks sites The primary objective of the design and implementation of any temporary traffic management scheme must be to maximise the safety of the workforce and the travelling public. The secondary objective is to keep the traffic flowing... E20-major-roadworks-sites General Roadworks Signing for roadworks General The following guidance is based on the Code of Practice Safety at Street Works and Road Works, issued under the New Road and Street Works Act 1991 (latest edition October 2013). More detailed advice may be found in Chapter... E20-general Introduction Introduction No matter what size a job may be – replacing guttering on a suburban house, building a city office block, or erecting a nuclear power station – all employers in the construction industry have legal, personal and economic reasons for reducing risks... the-manual-introduction Persons Not Employed In Maintenance Hazard Identification & Preliminary Survey Persons not employed in maintenance work Maintenance work may give rise to risks to other persons, such as when work is carried out above members of the general public, building occupiers or neighbours,... E22-persons-not-employed-in Risk Assessments Specialist/Specific Processes, Risks and Components High pressure and ultra high pressure water jetting Risk assessments A risk assessment should be carried out for each UHP water jetting operation . Where.reasonably practicable, automatic jetting systems... E24-pressure-risk-assessments Summary of the problem Vibration Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome Summary of the problem Workers whose hands are regularly exposed to excessive vibration may suffer from several kinds of injury to the hands and arms, including impaired blood circulation and damage to the nerves and muscles... C4-summary-of-problem References Working On The Railways References Legislation The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 The Railway and Other Guided Systems (Safety) Regs 2006 The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations... E25-references 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
