Search results Smoking Synopsis of Other Legislation Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992 Smoking A smoking ban- by virtue of the Health Act 2006 (England & Wales) and the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005- - is now in effect (July 2007)... B7-smoking Ground Conditions Excavation Ground conditions Before commencing any excavation, it is important to identify the type of ground in which the excavation is to be carried out. Detailed information may be available with the contract documentation, or in the form of bore-hole or trial... E7-ground-conditions Ground Conditions And Slopes Excavation Ground conditions and slopes Notes: These are guide figures to slopes based on and subject to: Temporary conditions (ie generally 1 to 14 days) Field safety and experience A safety limit of 45 degrees (but see... E7-ground-conditions-and-slopes Standard Or Designed Solutions Excavation Standard or designed solutions In the majority of cases, the support of excavations is carried out by on site “Standard Solutions”, without recourse to special design. The advent of proprietary equipment has greatly increased the scope... E7-standard-or-designed-solutions Preliminary Survey Explosives Preliminary survey Before any work involving the use of explosives is started, a detailed survey should be made of the site and its adjoining areas. BS 5930:1999+A2:2010 entitled;” Code of Practice for Site Investigations” gives guidance... E8-preliminary-survey References Explosives References Legislation Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009 Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 Explosives Regulations 2014 Control... E8-references Ground Conditions Work Over Water General precautions Ground conditions Ground conditions, sea and waterway bed and water levels can be very variable and change on a daily basis. This is obvious where the location is subject to tidal influence however, inland reservoirs can... E10-ground-conditions Interaction With Public Work Over Water General precautions Interaction with the public Construction Works associated with water are difficult to totally separate from the public and other water users such as fishermen. The public is less likely to be at risk if they are informed about... E10-interaction-with-public Emergency Planning Work Over Water Other specific precautions Emergency planning Particular attention should be paid to effective emergency planning and provision of access to key emergency services such as: Nearest Hospital RNLI Harbourmaster Coastguard Police Fire... E10-emergency-planning General Welfare Provisions Work Over Water General welfare provisions In addition to other relevant matters the site specific risk assessment must give proper consideration to: How basic welfare and cleanliness provisions will be delivered to the operatives in a safe manner How the... E10-general-welfare-provisions 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
