Search results Cold Chisels Portable Tools Hand Tools Cold chisels Chisel and bolster cutting edges should be kept sharp and the original shape and angle maintained. Resharpened chisels should be suitably hardened and tempered to keep them in safe working condition. Chisel heads... D2-cold-chisels Pliers Portable Tools Hand Tools Pliers Pliers should only be used when there are no other tools for the job. Slip-joint pliers are meant for gripping round objects only. Pliers, misused as spanners, damage nuts and bolts. Pliers are not designed as nail pullers or... D2-pliers Air Grinders Portable Tools Power Tools Air grinders The following basic requirements should be observed whenever these tools are purchased or hired: Air grinders must be fitted with effective governors which, where appropriate must be properly maintained; the... D2-air-grinders Chain Saws Portable Tools Electrically Operated Tools Chain saws Chain saw accidents are rarely trivial. The tool can kill and is more than capable of severing an arm or leg. It is essential, therefore, that operators are properly trained and supervised. Before use, a... D2-chain-saws Drilling Rigs Static Plant and Equipment Specific Items Drilling rigs Surface drilling rigs, including augers, are used in the work of site investigation, sample recovery and testing, well drilling, and other geotechnical processes such as ground stabilisation and anchorage.... D3-drilling-rigs References Static Plant and Equipment References Legislation Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Lifting... D3-references Instructions Rules Schemes Quarries Associated with Construction Operations Instructions, rules and schemes The Operator should develop and implement site rules (e.g. operating procedures) to secure the health & safety of those working in the quarry and the safe use of equipment. Such... E15-instructions-rules-schemes Excavation And Tips Quarries Associated with Construction Operations Excavations and tips The Operator must ensure that excavations and tips are designed, constructed, operated and maintained so as to ensure that instability or movement, which is likely to give rise to a risk to... E15-excavation-and-tips 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 Material Storage Erection of Structures Site Conditions Material storage Appropriate areas should be allocated by the principal contractor for stacking and storing components and should be clearly marked on site plans. These areas should be: Clear of obstruction,... E16-material-storage 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
