Search results Mitigation of falls - Safety nets and soft landing systems Work at height Mitigation of falls - Safety nets and soft landing systems Introduction Safety nets are assemblies of various components that include a net, supporting ropes, anchorages and where appropriate, supporting frameworks. They are designed to provide... E5-mitigation-of-falls-safety-nets-and-soft-landing-systems Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Excavation Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) or Explosive Ordnance (EO) remnants can be discovered during construction activity, originating from a number of sources, although most typically will arise from hostile or defensive military... E7-unexploded-ordnance Checklist Before Work Starts Excavation Check List No.2- Before work starts Is the person directly supervising the work fully experienced and competent in the support of excavations? Have all services been located and proved as to position? (see the Overhead and Underground... E7-checklist-before-work-starts Notifications Explosives Notifications Certain local authorities have special powers of control over the use of explosives, granted under Acts of Parliament. A check should be made to establish whether such powers exist in areas where explosives are to be used. Prior notice... E8-notifications Detonating Cord Explosives Use of explosives Shot firing Detonating cord Detonating cord is a very reliable initiator and its use for firing large groups of charges is free from some of the drawbacks of electrical shot firing such as current leakage problems. However, detonating... E8-detonating-cord Safety Fuse Misfires Explosives Use of explosives Misfires Safety fuse misfires In the event of a misfire, the shot firer must adopt the following procedure:- Ensure that no one approaches the shot firing area until at least 30 minutes have elapsed. At the expiration... E8-safety-fuse-misfires Weather Conditions Work Over Water General precautions Weather conditions The local weather forecast should be obtained at the beginning of each day's work, or shift and measures taken to ensure that the forecast is compatible with the planned method of work for that day. Rain,... E10-weather-conditions Manning Of Work Boats Work Over Water Other specific precautions Manning of work boats The 'Code of Practice for the safety of Small Workboats and Pilot Boats' is available from the MCA. It only applies to the manning of sea-going vessels of less than 24 metres in length, which carry... E10-manning-of-work-boats 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 Grab Lines Work Over Water Rescue equipment Grab lines Grab lines, attached to the working place, or at other places downstream, and long enough to allow for the normal rise and fall in tide, can be supplied to give a person something to grab in an emergency. They should... E10-grab-lines 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
