Search results Asbestos in soils Asbestos Asbestos Surveys and Analysis Asbestos in Soils In addition to a survey on relevant buildings/structures, where there is a reasonable expectation of asbestos in soil or made ground, such as on brown-field sites, the survey and site investigation should... c5-asbestos-in-soils Planning Asbestos Working with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) Aspects relevant to all work on asbestos containing materials Planning When planning work with asbestos, the initial assessment should be considered and a specific written plan of work (sometimes called... c5-planning Steps to be taken when engaging a “licenced contractor” Asbestos Working with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) Carrying out work requiring a licence - additional requirements Steps to be taken when engaging a “licenced contractor” Where a licenced contractor is engaged, the Principal Contractor (or... c5-steps-to-be-taken Emergencies, including discovery and/or suspected disturbance of ACMs Asbestos Working with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) Carrying out work requiring a licence - additional requirements Emergencies, including discovery and/or suspected disturbance of ACMs Before starting work on sites that are known to contain asbestos,... c5-Emergencies Information, instruction and training given to employees, including supervisors Asbestos Appendix 3 - Information, Instruction and Training Information, instruction and training given to employees, including supervisors The CAR 2012 specifies information, instruction and training which needs to be provided to if the employee is or is liable... c5-appendix-3-employers-and-supervisors Quiet Rooms Site Logistics and Planning Welfare Facilities Quiet Rooms Quiet rooms are intended to fulfil employees physical, mental and religious needs. Companies seeking to demonstrate inclusivity are now providing quiet rooms on site. The room should be in a central... a2-quiet-rooms Reasonable Adjustments Managing Health and Wellbeing in Construction The Effects of Health on Work Reasonable Adjustments Many illnesses may count as a disability under the Equality Act, including back pain, dyslexia, asthma, and diabetes. The key criteria for deciding if someone... c1-reasonable-adjustments Notification COMPRESSED AIR AND IONISING RADIATION Compressed Air Notification The compressed air contractor is required notify the HSE, any local hospital with an emergency department, local ambulance and fire stations and any other establishment in the vicinity with a... c8-notification Power and air supply COMPRESSED AIR AND IONISING RADIATION Compressed Air Power and air supply Power should normally be taken from the National Grid, but generators may be used as an alternative. There must also be a standby electric supply which will restore full power within five... c8-power-and-air-supply Organisation and planning WORK AT HEIGHT Organisation and Planning Regulation 4 places duties on every employer, self employed person or other person, as described above, who plans work at height. The duties are to ensure that: Work at height is properly planned and that its... e5-organisation-and-planning 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58