Search results 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 Rail Tracks Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Tower Cranes Rail Tracks – special notes The base required should be calculated from the maker's given loading figure on any one bogie under the worst conditions and the known bearing capacity of the ground. Where... E12-rail-tracks Maintenance Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Fork Lifts and Telescopic Materials Handlers Maintenance The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 require that all such plant is maintained in efficient state, in efficient working order and in good... E12-maintenance Electrically Operated Equipment Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Suspended Access Equipment Temporary Suspended Access Systems (TAS) Electrically operated equipment Equipment should be installed in accordance with the lEE Regulations for Electrical Installations and operated to ensure... E12-electrically-operated-equipment Arc Flash Risks Electricity Arc Flash Risks Electrical arcs produce some of the highest temperatures known to occur on earth, up to 20,000 °C - 4 times the temperature of the surface of the sun. There is also a huge release of ultra violet and infra-red radiation –... E13-arc-flash-risks References Electricity References Legislation Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 HSE guidance HSE leaflet IND(G)231 Electrical safety and you IND(G) 236 Maintaining Portable Electrical Equipment in low... E13-references Cylinder Handling Welding and Cutting Cylinder handling Hands and clothing should be free from grit, grease and oil when cylinders are handled to prevent them from slipping and to prevent grit from getting into the valve, or grease on to the nozzle or valve. Every effort should... E14-cylinder-handling Power Tools Portable Tools Power Tools Numerous jobs can be done faster; more efficiently, even more accurately, and certainly more economically, using powered tools. Operative fatigue is reduced. It is essential, however; that these tools are used only for those jobs for... D2-power-tools Winches Static Plant and Equipment Specific Items Winches Checks should be carried out on all winches to ensure that:- The winch is capable of handling the loads involved in the operation. The winch is securely bolted down, The lead angle of the rope... D3-winches Legal Reqirements Quarries Associated with Construction Operations Legal The Quarry Regulations 1999 (as amended), are intended to protect the health and safety of all persons working in a quarry and all other persons who may be affected by quarrying operations. In many respects,... E15-legal-reqirements 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
