Search results Fixed Tower Crane Base Design Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Tower Cranes Fixed Tower Crane Base Design All bases for tower cranes should be designed and checked by competent engineers, based on the tower crane manufacturer’s requirements and stated expected loadings and... E12-fixed-tower-crane-base-design Fitness and Physical Capability Mobile Plant and Site Transport Safe Driving and Work Practices Fitness & Physical Capability When appointing new employees or selecting individuals to undertake specific activities, due account should be taken of both their physical capability and fitness... D5-fitness-and-physical-capability Introduction Portable Tools Power Tools Introduction Numerous jobs can be done faster; more efficiently, even more accurately, and certainly more economically, using powered tools. and Operative fatigue is reduced. It is essential, however; that these tools are used only... D2-introduction-power-tools Introduction Portable Tools Electrically Operated Tools Introduction Electrical safety All electrically operated tools should be used on the reduced voltage of 110 to avoid, as far as possible, the risk of a lethal shock. Additional protection is provided by the use of... D2-introduction-electrically-operated Cultural Challenges Managing Health and Safety in a Construction Business Safety Culture Cultural Challenges Barriers to the development of a positive safety culture include the following: - Can-do culture with a general apathy towards health and safety. Ineffective... a1-cultural-challenges What the Law Requires Managing Health and Safety in a Construction Business What the Law Requires Historically, it has been the employer of the persons who are carrying out the work who has had to take the main responsibility for their health and safety. This has not changed. However,... a1-what-the-law-requires Risk Management Managing Health and Safety in a Construction Business The Principal Elements of a Good Management System Risk Management Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, and other items... a1-risk-management Classification Managing Health and Safety in a Construction Business Incident Investigation and Reporting Classification Accidents may be classified in various ways, the most common being by type. For comparison purposes, many companies will wish to use the following type... a1-classification Presentation Managing Health and Safety in a Construction Business Incident Investigation and Reporting Presentation HSE national statistics are presented as incidence rates of fatal, major and over 7-day injuries. Companies may express the results of accident analysis... a1-presentation Working with Trade Union Safety Reps Managing Health and Safety in a Construction Business Involving your Workforce Working with Trade Union Safety Reps If an employer recognises a trade union and that trade union has appointed, or is about to appoint, safety representatives under Safety Representatives... a1-working-with-trade-union-safety-reps 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87
