Search results Sustainable Energy Technologies Maintenance Hazard Identification & Preliminary Survey Sustainable Energy Technologies Energy generation through wind and solar power can create hazards that are not always obvious to maintenance operatives. As an example,a photo–voltaic (PV) panel... E22-sustainable-energy-technologies Anthrax Contaminated Sites Dealing with unknown contamination Anthrax Anthrax is not a commonly associated risk with contaminated land as it is so rare in the UK. The main sources of the disease are cattle, horses, goats, sheep and pigs. Those animals become infected... C12-anthrax Selecting and Understanding Surveys Asbestos Asbestos Surveys and Analysis Selecting and Understanding Surveys The duty to manage requirement for premises (Regulation 4) is to determine if asbestos “is or is liable to be present”, Therefore in an asbestos survey, materials can be presumed... c5-selecting-and-understanding-surveys Assessment Asbestos Managing Asbestos in Premises Identification, assessment and control of asbestos contained in premises Assessment Once the presence of asbestos materials within a building has been established (or presumed), the potential for fibre release must be... c5-assessment-premises Clearance and Dismantling of enclosures Asbestos Working with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) Carrying out work requiring a licence - additional requirements Clearance and Dismantling of enclosures known as “Four-Stage Clearance" For more detail reference should... c5-clearance-and-dismantling-of-enclosures HSE Task guidance Asbestos Working with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) Carrying out work not requiring a licence (whether or not notifiable) HSE Task Guidance The task guidance sheets give practical guidance on how common tasks can be safely carried out. It is important... c5-hse-task-guidance Demolition Overhead and Underground Services Underground services Demolition There is a statutory duty to give adequate notice of intention to demolish premises; this includes a duty to notify the relevant gas, electricity and water authorities. Work should not start until... E18-demolition Concrete Pumping Piling Piling techniques Concrete Pumping Pumping concrete is an integral part of piling operations, and the following precautions should be taken. All pumps must be properly maintained and checked prior to first use on site then checked visually daily,... e11-concrete-pumping Planning Night Shift Work Managing Health Issues and Wellbeing in Construction Fatigue Management Planning Night Shift Work Night shift work should always be planned and follow HSE guidelines. The employer may also choose to produce a fatigue management plan: Limit night shifts to... c1-planning-night-shift-work Introduction Compressed Air and Ionising Radiation Introduction The Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996 apply to tunnelling and other construction work where the ambient atmospheric pressure is higher than normal air pressure. It does not apply to any diving operation... c8-introduction 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
