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it

is

known

when

back-propping

is

required

and

how

soon

the

new

structure

can

be

loaded;

and

c’

there

is

a planned

safe

striking

procedure.

Also see

the sections on

working platforms

and

prevention

of

falls

(page

30),

and

safety

harnesses

(page

39).


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*Note: RCDs need a different range of tests to other portable equipment, and equipment

designed to carry out appropriate tests on RCDs will need to be used.


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Health and Safety at Work etc Act 7974

The deporting of Injuries. Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

Report of an injury or dangerous occurrenceFilling in this form

This form must be filled in by an employer or other responsible person

Part A Part C About you

1 What is your full name?

2 What is your job title?

3 What is your telephone number?

About your organisation4 What is the name of your organisation?

5 What is its address and postcode?

6 What type of work does the organisation do?

Part 6

a

bout the incident1 n what date did the incident happen?

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2 At what time did the incident happen?

(Please use the 24-hour clock eg 0600)

3 Did the incident happen at the above address?

Yes[7

Go to question 4

No q Where did the incident happen?

0 elsewhere in your organisation give thename, address and postcode

I q at someone else’s premises give the name,address and postcode

q in a public place give details of where ithappened

If you do not know the postcode, what is

the name of the local authority?

In which department, or where on the premises,

did the incident happen?

About the injured personIf you are reporting a dangerous occurrence, go

to Part F.

If more than one person was injured in the same incident,please attach the details asked for in Part C and Part D for

each injured person.

1 What is their full name?

2 What is their home address and postcode?

3 What is their home phone number?

4 How old are they?

5 Are they

q male?

q female?6 What is their job title?

7 Was the injured person (tick only one box)

q one of your employees?

[7 on a training scheme? Give details:

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q on work experience?

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employed by someone else? Give details of the

employer:

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self-employed and at work?

[7 a member of the public?

Part D About the injury

1 What was the injury? (eg fracture, laceration)

2 What part of the body was injured?

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3 Was the injury (tick the one box that applies)

0 a fatality?

q a major injury or condition? (see accompanyingnotes)

u an injury to an employee or self-employed person

which prevented them doing their normal work

for more than 3 days?

q an injury to a member of the public whichmeant they had to be taken from the scene

of the accident to a hospital for treatment?

4 Did the injured person (tick all the boxes that apply)

q become unconscious?

q need resuscitation?

q remain in hospital for more than 24 hours?

q none of the above.

Part E About the kind of accidentPlease tick the one box that best describes what

happened, then go to Part G.

c ] Contact with moving machinery or

material being machined

[7 l t by a moving, flying or falling object

0 Hit by a moving vehicle

c] Hit something fixed or stationary

0 Injured while handling, lifting or carrying

[3 Slipped, tripped or fell on the same level

Fell from a heightHow high was the fall?

m e t r e s

c] Trapped by something collapsing

c] Drowned or asphyxiated

[7 Exposed to, or in contact with, a harmful substance

q Exposed to fire

[7 Exposed to an explosion

[7 Contact with electricity or an electrical discharge

4 Injured by an animal

D Physically assaulted by a person

q Another kind of accident (describe it in Part G)

Part FDangerous occurrencesEnter the number of the dangerous occurrence you are

reporting. (The numbers are given in the Regulations and in

the notes which accompany this form)

Part GDescribing what happenedGive as much detail as you can. For instance

l the name of any substance involved

l the name and type of any machine involved

l the events that led to the incident

l the part played by any people.

If it was a personal injury, give details of what the person was

doing. Describe any action that has since been taken toprevent a similar incident. Use a separate piece of paper if

you need to.

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Part HYour signature

Signature

Date

Where to send the form

Please send it to the Enforcing Authority for’the place

where it happened. If you do not knoti the Enforcing Authority, send it to the nearest HSE office.

Fo r official use

Client number Location number Event number

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Health and Safety at Work efc Act 1974

TheRep ng

of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

Health Safety

Report of a case of disease

Filling in this form

This form must be filled in by an employer or other responsible person.

Part A Part B About you

1 What is your full name?

2 What is your job title?

3 What is your telephone number?

About your organisation

4 What is the name of your organisation?

5 What is its address and postcode?

6 Does the affected person usually work at this address?

Yesq Go to question 7No q Where do they normally work?

7 What type of work does the organisation do?

About the affected person

1 What is their full name?

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2 What is their date of birth?,

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3 What is their iob title?

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4 Are they

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male?

0

female?

5 Is the affected person (tick one box)

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one of your employees?

q on a training scheme? Give details:

cl

on work experience?

q employed by someone else? Give details:

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Part CThe disease you are reporting

1 Please give:

l the name of the disease, and the type of

work it is associated with; or

l the name and number of the disease

from Schedule 3 of the Regulations see

the accompanying notes .

2 What is the date of the statement of the doctor who first

diagnosed or confirmed the disease?

3 What is the name and address of the doctor?

Part D

Describing the work that led to the disease

Please describe any work done by the affected person

which might have led to them getting the disease.

If the disease is thought to have been caused by exposure to

an agent at work eg a specific chemical please say what

that agent is.

Give any other information which is relevant.

Give your description here

Continue your description here

Part E

Your signature

Signature

Date

/ / Where to send the form

Please send it to the Enforcing Authority for the place where

the affected person works. If you do not know the Enforcing

Authority, send it to the nearest HSE office.

Fo r official use

Client number Location number

Event number

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S nformation

sheet

Health Safety

This checklist identifies some of the hazards mostcommonly found on construction sites. The questions it

asks are intended to help you decide whether your site

is a safe and healthy place to work. It is not an

exhaustive list. More detailed information can be found

in HS G 150 Health and safety in construction and other

HSE publications.

Safe places of work

0

0

0

0

‘0

0

0

0

Can everyone reach their place of work safely, eg

are roads, gangways, passageways, passenger

hoists, staircases, ladders and scaffolds in good

condition?

Are there guard rails or equivalent protection to

stop falls from open edges on scaffolds, mobile

elevating work platforms, buildings, gangways,

excavations, etc?

Are holes and openings securely guard railed,

provided with an equivalent standard of edge

protection or provided with fixed, clearly marked

covers to prevent falls?

Are structures stable, adequately braced and not

overloaded?

Are all working areas and walkways level and free

from obstructions such as stored material and

waste?

Is the site tidy, and are materials stored safely?

Are there proper arrangements for collecting and

disposing of waste materials?

Is the work adequately lit? Is sufficient additional

lighting provided when work is carried on after dark

or inside buildings?

Scaffolds

‘ 0

Are scaffolds erected, altered and dismantled byI

competent persons?

0

Is there safe access to the scaffold platform?

0 Are all uprights provided with base plates (and,

where necessary, timber sole plates) or prevented

in some other way from slipping or sinking?

0 Are all the uprights, ledgers, braces and struts in

position?

0

Is the scaffold secured to the building or structurein enough places to prevent collapse?

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Construction Sheet No 17 (revised)

Are there adequate guard rails and toe boards or an equivalent standard of protection at every edge

from which a person could fall 2 m or more?

Where guard rails and toe boards or similar are

used:

are the toe boards at least 150 mm in height?

is the upper guard rail positioned at a height

of at least 910 mm above the work area?

are additional precautions, eg intermediate

guard rails or brick guards in place to ensure

that there is no unprotected gap of more than

470 mm between the toe board and upper

guard rail?

Are the working platforms fully boarded and are the

boards arranged to avoid tipping or tripping?

Are there effective barriers or warning notices in

place to stop people using an incomplete scaffold,

eg where working platforms are not fully boarded?

Has the scaffold been designed and constructed to

cope with the materials stored on it and are these

distributed evenly?

Does a competent person inspect the scaffoldregularly, eg at least once a week; always after it

has been substantially altered, damaged and

following extreme weather?

Are the results of inspections recorded?

Powered access equipment

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0

0

0

0

0

Has the equipment been erected by a competent

person?

Is fixed equipment, eg mast climbers, rigidly

connected to the structure against which it is

operating?

Does the working platform have adequate guard

rails and toe boards or other barriers to prevent

people and materials falling off?

Have precautions been taken to prevent people

being struck by the moving platform, projections

from the building or falling materials, eg barrier or

fence around the base?

Are the operators trained and competent?

Is the power supply isolated and the equipment

secured at the end of the working day?


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Ladders

0 Are ladders the right means of access for the job?

0 Are all ladders in good condition?

0 Are they secured to prevent them slipping

sideways or outwards?

0 Do ladders rise a sufficient height above their

landing place? If not, are there other hand-holds

available?

0 Are the ladders positioned so that users don’t have

to over-stretch or climb over obstacles to work?

0 Does the ladder rest against a solid surface and

not on fragile or insecure materials?

Roof work

Are there enough barriers and is there other edge

protection to stop people or materials falling fromroofs?

Do the roof battens provide safe hand and foot

holds? If not, are crawling ladders or boards

provided and used?

During industrial roofing, are precautions taken to

stop people falling from the leading edge of the

roof or from fragile or partially fixed sheets which

could give way?

Are suitable barriers, guard rails or covers, etc

provided where people pass or work near fragile

\ material such as asbestos cement sheets androoflights?

Are crawling boards provided where work on fragile

materials cannot be avoided?

Are people excluded from the area below the roof

work? If this is not possible, have additional

precautions been taken to stop debris falling onto

them?

Excavations

0 Is an adequate supply of timber, trench sheets,

props or other supporting material made available

; before excavation work begins?

0 ‘ Is this material strong enough to support the sides?

0

Is a safe method used for putting in the support, ie

one that does not rely on people working within an

unsupported trench?

0 If the sides of the excavation are sloped back or

battered, is the angle of batter sufficient to prevent

collapse?

0 Is there safe access to the excavation, eg by a

sufficiently long, secured ladder?

Are there guard rails or other equivalent protection

to stop people falling in?

0 Are properly secured stop blocks provided to

prevent tipping vehicles falling in?

0 Does the excavation affect the stability of

neighbouring structures?

0 Are materials, spoil or plant stored away from the

edge of the excavation in order to reduce the

likelihood of a collapse of the side?

0 Is the excavation inspected by a competent person

at the start of every shift; and after any accidental

collapse or event likely to have affected its

stability?

Manual handling

0 Has the risk of manual handling injuries been

assessed?0 Are hoists, telehandlers, wheel-barrows and other

plant or equipment used so that manual lifting and

handling of heavy objects is kept to a minimum?

0 Are materials such as cement ordered in 25 kg

bags?

0 Can the handling of heavy blocks be avoided?

Hoists

Is the hoist protected by a substantial enclosure to

prevent someone from being struck by any moving

part of the hoist or falling down the hoistway?

Are gates provided at all landings, including ground

level?

Are the gates kept shut except when the platform is

at the landing?

Are the controls arranged so that the hoist can be

operated from one position only?

Is the hoist operator trained and competent?

Is the hoist’s safe working load clearly marked?

If the hoist is for materials only, is there a warningnotice on the platform or cage to stop people riding

on it?

Is the hoist inspected weekly, and thoroughly

examined every six months by a competent person?

Are the results of inspection recorded?

Cranes and lifting appliances

0 Is the crane on a firm level base?

0

Are the safe working loads and corresponding radii

known and considered before any lifting begins?


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If the crane has a capacity of more than 1 tonne,

does it have an automatic safe load indicator that is

maintained and inspected weekly?

Are all operators trained and competent?

Has the banksman/slinger been trained to give

signals and to attach loads correctly?

Do the operator andbanksman

find out the weight

and centre of gravity of the load before trying to lift

it?

Are cranes inspected weekly, and thoroughly

examined every 14 months by a competent

person?

Are the results of inspections and examinations

recorded?

Does the crane have a current test certificate?

Plant and machinery

0

Is the right plant and machinery being used for the

job?

0 Are all dangerous parts guarded, eg exposed

gears, chain drives, projecting engine shafts?

0

Are guards secured and in good repair?

0 Is the machinery maintained in good repair and are

all safety devices operating correctly?

0

Are all operators trained and competent?

Traffic and vehicles

0

Have separate pedestrian, vehicle access points

and routes around the site been provided? If not,

are vehicles and pedestrians kept separate

wherever possible?

0 Have one-way systems or turning points been

provided to minimise the need for reversing?

0 Where vehicles have to reverse, are they

controlled by properly trained banksmen?

0 Are vehicles maintained; do the steering,

handbrake and footbrake work properly?

0

Have drivers received proper training?

0 Are vehicles securely loaded?

0 Are passengers prevented from riding in

dangerous positions?

Fire and emergencies

General

Have emergency procedures been developed, eg

evacuating the site in case of fire or rescue from aconfined space?

0

Are people on site aware of the procedures?

0

Is there a means of raising the alarm and does it

work?

0

Are there adequate escape routes and are these

kept clear?

Fire

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0

0

0

Is the quantity of flammable material on site kept to

a minimum?

Are there proper storage areas for flammable

liquids and gases, eg LPG and acetylene?

Are containers and cylinders returned to these

stores at the end of the shift?

If liquids are transferred from their original

containers are the new containers suitable for

flammable materials?

Is smoking banned in areas where gases or

flammable liquids are stored and used? Are other

ignition sources also prohibited?

Are gas cylinders and associated equipment in

good condition?

When gas cylinders are not in use, are the valves

fully closed?

Are cylinders stored outside?

Are adequate bins or skips provided for storing

waste?

Is flammable and combustible waste removed

regularly?

Are the right number and type of fire extinguishers

available and accessible?

Hazardous substances

0

Have all harmful materials, eg asbestos, lead,

solvents, paints etc been identified?

0

Have the risks to everyone who might be exposed

to these substances been assessed?

0

Have precautions been identified and put in place,

eg is protective equipment provided and used; are

workers and others who are not protected kept

away from exposure?

Noise

0

Are breakers and other plant or machinery fitted

with silencers?

0

Are barriers erected to reduce the spread of noise?

0

Is work sequenced to minimise the number of

people exposed to noise?

0

Are others not involved in the work kept away?


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0 Is suitable hearing protection provided and worn in

noisy areas?

Welfare

Have suitable and sufficient numbers of toilets

been provided and are they kept clean?

Are there clean wash basins, warm water, soap

and towels?

Is suitable clothing provided for those who have to

work in wet, dirty or otherwise adverse conditions?

Are there facilities for changing, drying and storing

clothes?

Is drinking water provided?

Is there a site hut or other accommodation where

workers can sit, make tea and prepare food?

Is there adequate first aid provision? Are welfare facilities easily and safely accessible to

all who need to use them?

Protec ive clothing

0 Has adequate personal protective equipment, eg

hard hats, safety boots, gloves, goggles, and dust

masks been provided?

0 Is the equipment in good condition and worn by all

who need it?

Eleciricity

Is the supply voltage for tools and equipment the

lowest necessary for the job (could battery

operated tools and reduced voltage systems, eg

11 OV, or even lower in wet conditions, be used)?

Where mains voltage has to be used, are trip

devices, eg residual current devices@CDs

provided for all equipment?

Are RCDs protected from damage, dust and

dampness and checked daily by users?

Are cables and leads protected from damage by, sheathing, protective enclosures or by positioning

Iaway from causes of damage?

Are all connections to the system properly made

and are suitable plugs used?

Is there an appropriate system of user checks,

formal visual examinations by site managers and

combined inspection and test by competent

persons for all tools and equipment?

Are scaffolders, roofers etc or cranes or other plant,

working near or under overhead lines? Has the

Printed and published by HSE 12198

electricity supply been turned off, or have other

precautions, such as ‘goal posts’ or taped markersbeen provided to prevent them contacting the lines?

0

Have underground electricity cables been located

(with a cable locator and cable plans), marked, and

precautions for safe digging been taken?

Protecting the public

0

Are the public fenced off or otherwise protected

from the work?

0

When work has stopped for the day:

are the gates secured?

is the perimeter fencing secure and

undamaged?

are all ladders removed or their rungs

boarded so that they cannot be used?

are excavations and openings securely

covered or fenced off?

is all plant immobilised to prevent

unauthorised use?

are bricks and materials safely stacked?

are flammable or dangerous substances

locked away in secure storage places?

Reference

HS G 150: Health and safety in construction HSE Books1996ISBN

0 7176 1143 4

HSE priced and free publications are available by mail

order from:

HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS

Tel: 01787 881165; Fax: 01787 313995.

HSE priced publications are available from good

booksellers.

For other enquiries ring HSE’s Infoline, tel: 0541

545500, or write to HSE’s Information Centre,Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ.

This leaflet contains notes on good practice which

are not compulsory but which you may find helpful

in considering what you need to do.

This publication may be freely reproduced, except for

advertising, endorsement or commercial purposes. The

information is current at 1 l/96. Please acknowledge the source

as HSE.

CIS 17 (rev) c75


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Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996

INSPECTION REPORTReport of results of every inspection made in pursuance of regulation 29 l)

1. Name and address of person for whom inspection was carried out.

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S i t e a d d r e s s ; Date and t;f inspection ,

4. Location and description of workplace (including any plant, equipment or materials)

inspected./

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5. Matters which give rise to any health and safety risks.

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6. Can work be carried out safely?

7. If not, name of person informed.

8. Details of any other action taken as a result of matters identified in 5 above.

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10. Name and position of person making

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Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996

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INSPECTION REPORTS: NOTES

Place of work requiring Timing and frequency of inspection

inspection Before being used for After substantial After any event likely At regular intervals not Before work at the After accidental fall of the first time. addi tion, dismant ling to have af fected its exceeding 7 days. star t of every shift rock, ear th or any

or alteration. strength or stability. material.

Any working platform or part thereof J

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or any personal suspension

equipment.

Excavations which are supported inJ

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pursuit of paragraphs (I), (2) or (3)

of regulation 12.Cofferdams and caissons.

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NOTES

General

1. The inspection report should be completed before the end of the relevant working period.2. The person who prepares the report should, within 24 hours, provide either the report or a copy to the person on whose behalf the inspection was carried out.3. The report should be kept on site until work is complete. It should then be retained for three months at an office of the person for whom the inspection was carried out.

Working platforms only

1. An i nspection is only required where a person is liable t o fall more than 2 metres from a place of work.2. Any empl oyer or any other person who controls the activities of persons using a scaffold shall ensure that it i s stable and of sound construction and that the relevant safeguards are in place before

his employees or persons under his control first use the scaffold.3. No report is required following the inspection of any mobile tower scaffold which remains in the same place for less than 7 days.4. Where an inspection of a working platform or part thereof or any personal suspension equipment is carried out:

i. before it is taken into use for the first time; or ii. after any substantial addition, dismantling or other alteration;not more than one report is required for any 24 hour period.

Excavations only

1. The duties to inspect and prepare a report apply only to any excavation which needs to be supported to prevent any person being trapped or buried by an accidental collapse, fall or dislodgement

of material from its sides, roof or area adjacent to it. Although an excavation must be inspected at the start of every shift, only one report of such inspections is required every 7 days. Reports must.-.be completed for all inspections carried out during this period for other purposes, e.g. after accidental fall of material.

Checklist of typical scaffolding faults

[Footings (Standards Ledgers Bracing Putlogs and Couplings Bridles Ties Boarding Guard-rails and Ladders

Sort and uneven

No base plates

Not plumb

Jointed at same

transoms toe-boards

Not level Some missing Wrongly spaced Wrong fitting Wrong spacing Some missing Bad boards Wrong height Damaged

Joints in same bay Loose Loose Loose Wrong couplings Loose Trap boards Loose Insufficient length

No sole plates

Undermined

height

Wrong spacing

Damaged

Loose

Damaged

Wrong fittings Wrongly supported Damaged No check couplers Not enough Incomplete Some missing Not tred

No check couplers lnsufticient supports


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