Search results Maintenance Operations Provision and Use of Work Equipment 22. Maintenance Operations Every employer shall take appropriate measures to ensure that work equipment is so constructed or adapted that, so far as is reasonably practicable, maintenance operations which involve a risk to... B6-maintenance-operations 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 Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities Synopsis of Other Legislation Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992 Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities Suitable and sufficient facilities must be provided for the maximum number of persons likely to be at work in a workplace at... B7-sanitary-conveniences Introduction Work at height Introduction Work at height remains the largest single cause of fatal accidents in the workplace. In construction, around half of all fatal accidents are caused by falls from height, resulting from unsafe access to and/or unsafe work at height.... E5-height-introduction Work At Height Regulations Work at height Work at Height Regulations 2005 (WAH) Introduction These Regulations consolidate and replace previous legislation on working at height. The application and duties under the Regulations are described below. In summary, the WAH Regulations are intended... E5-work-at-height-regulations Inspections Work at height Inspections Introduction There are a number of requirements for inspections set out under the WAH Regulations. There are general duties to inspect all work equipment used for access to and work at height, and specific requirements with set... E5-inspections PCBs Demolition Health hazards PCBs PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) are toxic substances which were used as dielectric filler fluids in electrical transformers, capacitors, cables and are still used in some refrigeration and heating equipment. It is... E6-pcbs Related Safety Aspects Excavation Related safety aspects Apart from safety requirements directly associated with the support of excavations, the following matters must also be considered: Safe access being provided by proprietary staircase Means of access Safe means of access... E7-related-safety-aspects General Precautions Explosives Use of explosives Shot firing General precautions Before explosives are used on any particular site, a written system of work, applicable specifically to that site, should be prepared. The responsibilities of persons with specific duties, such as... E8-general-precautions Tunnelling And Shaft Sinking Explosives Use of explosives Tunnelling and shaft sinking The following additional precautions are relevant to tunnelling and shaft sinking: Storage Where it is necessary to store explosives in the tunnel between blasting operations, proper reserve stations... E8-tunnelling-and-shaft-sinking 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
