Search results Introduction Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Competence Introduction Lifting equipment should be operated only by authorised persons. Authorised persons must be properly trained, competent and fully conversant with all aspects of safe operation of the lifting equipment... E12-competence-introduction Thorough Examination Tower Cranes Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Specific Issues Relating to the Maintenance, Inspection and Thorough Examination of Tower Cranes Planned Preventative Maintenance The failure of a tower crane can present an immediate safety risk. Therefore a Planned... E12-thorough-examination-tower-cranes References Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment References Legislation Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 Work at Height Regulations... E12-references Electrical Testing and Inspection Requirements Electricity Electrical Testing and Inspection Requirements Record Keeping / Documentation The test certificate(s) for the fixed installations should be displayed or retained and includes site offices and accommodation. Records of PAT tests for company owned... E13-electrical-testing-and-inspection-requirements Pneumatic Tools Portable Tools Power Tools Pneumatic tools Compressed air is delivered at high pressure. If it enters the body, it can rupture internal organs and cause death. Any form of horseplay should be expressly forbidden under all circumstances. Compressors The... D2-pneumatic-tools Vehicle Rule Quarries Associated with Construction Operations Vehicle rules The operator shall develop a series of written rules to ensure the safety of all persons at the Quarry from the risk arising from the use of vehicles. Vehicle Rules prepared for the Quarry need to... E15-vehicle-rule Design And Planning Erection of Structures Design and planning The designer has specific duties under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (Click here for more information) to design structures which, as far as is reasonably practicable, will not... E16-design-and-planning Risk Assessments Erection of Structures Risk Assessment and Method Statements The Management (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations require a risk assessment while Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable,... E16-risk-assessments Site Hazards And Limitations Erection of Structures Site hazards and limitations Hazardous site features and other aspects likely to impair safe erection must be identified at each stage of the scheme development. Hazards and features which should be taken into account include: Overhead... E16-site-hazards-and-limitations Side Booms Mobile Plant and Site Transport Specific vehicles Side booms A side boom is essentially a crawler tractor specifically designed to lift and place lengths of pipeline into ditches or manoeuvre pipes into position for welding, bending etc. The boom is positioned... D5-side-booms 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16