Search results Respiratory Protective Equipment PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) Many of the ill-health effects of hazardous substances are caused by breathing in a substance in the form of dust, vapour or gas (see also Section C4).. In construction there are numerous... E17-respiratory-protective-equipment Manufacturers Instructions Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Thorough examination and Pre-use checks of equipment Manufacturers instructions When purchasing new fall protection systems, instructions and information on when and what to inspect should be provided by the supplier. If the... E17-manufacturers-instructions Loading And Storage Areas Mobile Plant and Site Transport Safe Workplaces Loading and storage areas The planning and design of loading and storage areas requires careful assessment of material delivery programming, quantities, bulk and protection from the weather, both in the short term... D5-loading-and-storage-areas Rescue Towing Mobile Plant and Site Transport Safe Driving and Work Practices Rescue-towing All rescue-towing operations must be under the supervision of a competent person. Where complex rescue operations are required, a specialist contractor, with specialist vehicles and... D5-rescue-towing Crawler Tractors Mobile Plant and Site Transport Specific vehicles Crawler tractors (Dozers) Crawler tractors, regardless of their size, are powerful all purpose machines, both for pushing and pulling. They have low operating speeds and can cause damage to pavements and other... D5-crawler-tractors Graders Mobile Plant and Site Transport Specific vehicles Graders The motor grader is a machine used principally for shaping and finishing, rather than digging or transporting. It can form shallow Vee ditches, batter shallow banks and camber earth road surfaces; its... D5-graders Hydraulic Mechanical Breakers Mobile Plant and Site Transport Specific vehicles Hydraulic mechanical breakers Generally there are two types, one being a hydraulically operated breaker steel which is driven into the material; the other a hydraulically operated mechanical device which clamps... D5-hydraulic-mechanical-breakers Safe Loading Unloading Mobile Plant and Site Transport Safe loading/transporting/unloading of construction vehicles, equipment and materials There are around 2000 reportable injuries each year due to people falling from vehicles. Serious injury is also caused by lifting accidents while... D5-safe-loading-unloading Planning For Delivery Mobile Plant and Site Transport Planning for Delivery and Provision of Safe Access onto Delivery Vehicles Planning of safe loading and storage areas must be considered as early as possible in the planning process to ensure these areas suit the nature of the deliveries,... D5-planning-for-delivery Use Of Work Equipment To Prevent Falls Mobile Plant and Site Transport Use of work equipment to prevent falls Where preparation for loading or unloading cannot be carried out from ground level and access to the vehicle or trailer is required, a safe access or working platform should be provided. Gaps... D5-use-of-work-equipment-to-prevent-falls 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
