Search results Safety Goggles Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Safety goggles (box goggles) Wide vision goggles, usually with lenses giving General Purpose, Grade 2 or Grade I impact protection, are widely used. The ventilation styles offered cover most industrial hazards, e.g. dust, chemical... E17-safety-goggles Face Shields Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Eye Protection Face shields Lightweight face shields in acetate, polycarbonate, etc. are manufactured for total eye and face protection and can be worn secured to the front of the safety helmet or attached to the underside... E17-face-shields Ear Plugs Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Hearing Protection Ear plugs Different types of ear plugs are now available, for example.:- Disposable or corded foam ear plugs which are compressed in order to fit into the ear canal and then expand to maximise the protection.... E17-ear-plugs Safe use of fall arrest systems Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Personal fall protection systems Safe use of fall arrest systems It is of the utmost importance that, whenever a fall arrest system is provided, there is also an effective means of fixing it to the structure at all times the... E17-safe-se-of-fall-arrest-systems Inspection Procedure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Thorough examination and Pre-use checks of equipment Inspection Procedure It is recognised good practice to draw up an inspection procedure to ensure that everyone is aware of when equipment should be inspected, what should... E17-inspection-procedure Care And Maintenance Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Thorough examination and Pre-use checks of equipment Care and Maintenance Information on use, care and maintenance should be provided by the manufacturer and this should be strictly complied with. What follows is additional... E17-care-and-maintenance Protection Of Public Mobile Plant and Site Transport Safe Workplaces Protection of the public (see HSE's booklet 'Protecting the Public – your next move'). The following precautions should be taken to reduce the risks of construction vehicles to the public: ensure... D5-protection-of-public Forward Tipping Dumpers and Dump Trucks Mobile Plant and Site Transport Specific vehicles Forward Tipping Dumpers and Dump Trucks Dumpers and dump trucks are widely used in the construction industry and as such are often involved in overturning incidents and serious near misses, the causes of which... D5-forward-tipping-dumpers-and-dump-trucks Unloading Of Deliveries Mobile Plant and Site Transport Unloading of deliveries This has been a neglected area, from a health and safety point of view however, the number of injuries associated with these operations have caused contractors to re-focus. The most serious issue is the... D5-unloading-of-deliveries Working near to Gas Services Overhead and Underground Services Underground services Working near to Gas Services Gas mains laid in a roadway are normally at a depth of 750 mm and those in a footway at 600 mm. The depth of cover for gas service connections is normally 450 mm in both road... E18-working-near-to-gas-services 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
