Search results Commonly used terms Managing Health and Wellbeing in Construction Commonly used terms related to health and work: Occupational Health Occupational health (OH) describes the management arrangements to prevent or control occupational disease or ill health problems caused or made... C1-commonly-used-terms Loading And Storage Areas Mobile Construction Equipment and 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... D5-loading-and-storage-areas Selection Mobile Construction Equipment and Transport Safe Equipment Selection Occasionally there is the utilising of mobile equipment and transport for functions for which they were not primarily designed. The selection of the most suitable item... D5-selection Maintenance and repair Mobile Construction Equipment and Transport Safe Equipment Maintenance and repair Inadequate maintenance leads to construction vehicles being used in a poor mechanical state and be inefficient in use and can lead to injury producing accidents.... D5-maintenance-and-repair People in the vicinity of equipment Mobile Construction Equipment and Transport Safe Driving and Work Practices People in the vicinity of equipment Exclusion Zoning Exclusion zones should be determined that keeps unauthorised personnel clear of the machine’s working zone during work, whether... d5-people-in-the-vicinity-of-equipment Working on slopes Mobile Construction Equipment and Transport Safe Driving and Work Practices Working on slopes Where machines need to be used on slopes, and where no suitable alternatives exist, care should be taken to ensure that the specific machines are designed and... D5-working-on-slopes Rescue Towing Mobile Construction Equipment and 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... D5-rescue-towing Dozers Mobile Construction Equipment and Transport Specific equipment Dozers Dozers, 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 surfaces. Their... D5-dozers Graders Mobile Construction Equipment and Transport Specific equipment Graders The motor grader is a machine used principally for shaping, levelling and finishing operations. It can form shallow Vee ditches, batter shallow banks and camber earth road surfaces;... D5-graders Hydraulic Mechanical Breakers Mobile Construction Equipment and Transport Specific equipment 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... D5-hydraulic-mechanical-breakers 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
