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A: Legal and management
3.1 Page 30 CITB has produced a short video which explains the basics of CDM.
3.2 Page 30 The legal (L) series guidance (L153 CDM) is available on the HSE website.
3.2 Page 31 Industry guidance for each duty holder is available on the CITB website.
3.5 Page 34 The F10 form is located in the CDM section of the HSE website.
3.6.2 Page 36 For further information visit the industry guidance for principal designers.
3.6.3 Page 37 For further information visit the industry guidance for designers.
3.6.4 Page 38 For further information visit the industry guidance for principal contractors.
3.6.5 Page 39 For further information visit the industry guidance for contractors.
3.7 Page 39 For further information visit the industry guidance for workers.
3.8.2 Page 41 For further information on the CDM Wizard visit the CITB website.
4.5.1.1 Page 55 For guidance on the preparation of health and safety policy visit the HSE website.
4.6.4 Page 61 Visit the HSE website for Using contractors: a brief guide (INDG368).
Appendix A Page 64 More information about the scheme can be found on the SSIP website.
Appendix A Page 65 More information about the scheme can be found on the CHAS website.
Appendix A Page 65 More information about the scheme can be found on the Constructionline website.
Appendix A Page 65 More information about the scheme can be found on the SafeContractor website.
Appendix A Page 65 More information about the scheme can be found on the NHBC website.
5.4.3 Page 71 For further information on employing young people and children visit the HSE website.
5.4.4 Page 72 For further information refer to Guidance for new and expectant mothers at work, available from the HSE website.
5.6.5 Page 74 The HSE has produced 'A brief guide to controlling risks in the workplace'.
5.11 Page 79 To find examples of completed (quantitative) risk assessments, visit the HSE website.
Appendix A Page 81 For more information on risk assessment, method statement and permit to work templates, visit the HSE website
6.6 Page 86 Refer to the HSE website for an induction presentation template aimed at smaller construction companies.
6.7.3 Page 87 To access the framework, visit the CIOB website.
6.7.3 Page 87 For details of courses, training programmes or further information on competency visit the CITB website.
6.7.4 Page 87 For more information, visit the CSCS website.
6.7.5 Page 88 Visit the CITB website for more information about the tests and how to prepare for them.
6.10 Page 89 Visit the CITB website for advice on a range of health and safety training courses.
12.1 Page 144 This report highlights accident and ill-health trends, and is free to download from the HSE website.
12.1 Page 144 View the latest health and safety statistics detailing the kinds of injuries that have occurred in construction on the HSE website.
12.1 Page 144 For details of the HSE's plan of work visit the HSE website.
12.9.1 Page 148 For further information refer to the HSE publication Reducing error and influencing behaviour (HSG48).
12.10.4 Page 150 For further information refer to the HSE publication Protecting the public: your next move (HSG151).
13.3.2.1 Page 155 Guidance and examples of incidents that do and do not have to be reported are available on the RIDDOR section of the HSE website.
13.3.3 Page 157 Complete the appropriate online form for reporting fatal injuries, specified injuries and major incidents only, available from the HSE website.
13.6.13 Page 162 For further information on investigating accidents and incidents visit the HSE website.
B: Health and welfare
1.8 Page 9 For further guidance for employers and line managers visit the Government website.
1.9.1 Page 9 More information about fatigue can be found on the HSE website.
1.9.5 Page 12 For general information and support regarding sepsis, and to continually improve awareness in your workplace, visit the Sepsis Research FEAT website.
1.10.1 Page 13 EMAS staff are based in some but not all HSE offices. Check the HSE website for your local contact.
1.10.2 Page 13 For current workplace health and wellbeing guidance, visit the Public Health Scotland website.
1.10.3 Page 13 For further information visit the BOHS website.
1.10.4 Page 13 For further information visit the CPCA website.
1.10.5 Page 14 For further information visit the CONIAC website.
2.7.2 Page 23 Refer to the Food Standards Agency booklet Hygiene requirements for your business for good food hygiene practice - essential reading if you sell food.
3.4 Page 31 More help and information is available on the HSE's work-related stress website.
3.6 Page 33 The HSE has produced a useful checklist, designed to help organisations to clarify whether their own risk assessment approach to stress is appropriate and sufficient. This can be accessed through the HSE website.
3.7 Page 34 The management standards themselves revolve around a series of activities and map directly across to the main causes of work-related stress. The process of implementing the management standards is described in full on the HSE website.
3.7.1 Page 35 The line manager competency indicator tool will enable individuals to compare their own behaviours against the management competencies relevant to the management standards. This can be accessed on the HSE website.
3.9 Page 37 For further information, guidance and resources on improving mental health and wellbeing across the construction industry and related sectors, visit the Mates in Mind website.
3.9.1 Page 37 For advice about helping people with anxiety visit the Anxiety UK website.
3.9.3 Page 37 For advice about helping people with bipolar disorder visit the Bipolar UK website.
3.11 Page 38 For further information visit the Mental Health First Aid website for your home nation: MHFA England, MHFA Scotland, or MHFA Wales.
4.1 Page 40 On average, 358,000 people are admitted to hospital every year where the main reason was attributable to alcohol. For further information, advice, guidance and support visit the Drinkaware website.
4.2 Page 41 For the latest statistics on alcohol-related deaths, visit the Government website.
4.4 Page 42 A document detailing drug misuse and statistics can be found on the Office for National Statistics website.
4.6 Page 48 Visit the Drinkaware website for an alcohol unit calculator.
4.6 Page 48 For an employers’ guide to alcohol at work visit the HSE website.
4.8.2 Page 51 Employer associations, solicitors and professional bodies (such as Alcohol Change UK, Phoenix Futures or DrugWise) can advise and help develop a workplace alcohol and drugs policy.
5.4.1.1 Page 64 For further guidance and support, a free workbook called Tackling work-related stress using the Management Standards approach is available to download from the HSE website.
5.7 Page 69 For further information on the Accident Book BL510 visit the HSE website.
6.3.1 Page 79 To download a free copy of BS 30417, visit the BSI website.
6.5 Page 83 For more detailed information on the requirements for head protection visit the HSE website.
6.10.3 Page 89 For a table showing laser health risks visit the Government website.
6.12 Page 12 For images of malignant melanoma and non-melanoma visit the Cancer Research UK website.
6.12.2 Page 93 A leaflet for workers about working in hot weather is available from the HSE.
6.15.2 Page 95 Guidance and recommendations are provided in the HSE publication Respiratory protective equipment at work: a practical guide (HSG53).
6.15.3 Page 96 For further information on the Fit2Fit scheme visit the website.
6.15.5 Page 97 The HSE has an easy-to-follow pocket card aimed at workers. It covers the key points about wearing a face mask to make sure it is effective. Download a copy from the HSE website.
7.3 Page 105 The regulations can be downloaded from the Government legislation website.
7.6.1 Page 108 Further information on labelling and packaging can be found on the HSE website.
7.7.3 Page 110 The HSE, in collaboration with the TUC and CBI, has developed a COSHH essentials toolkit to help firms comply with the COSHH Regulations.
7.7.6 Page 112 The HSE has compiled a set of example COSHH risk assessments for some industries, available on its website.
7.7.6 Page 112 There is also excellent guidance on silica exposure on the HSE website.
7.8.1 Page 114 A poster on skin checks for dermatitis is available to download for free from the HSE website.
7.8.1 Page 114 For further information on dermatitis, download the HSE’s guidance document INDG233 Preventing contact dermatitis and urticaria at work.
7.9.3.4 Page 116 Detailed maintenance arrangements for engineering controls and non-disposable RPE are in the Approved Code of Practice (L5).
9.1 Page 141 To find out more about the Asbestos & You campaign, visit the campaign's website.
9.2 Page 142 For further information on research into the dangers of asbestos, visit the HSE website.
9.2 Page 142 For more information and resources concerning Asbestos - Your Duty, visit the campaign website
9.7 Page 148 Guidance covering licensed asbestos removal, sampling, analysis and clearance procedures is available from the HSE.
9.9 Page 149 The HSE website provides comprehensive and understandable guidance on the types of work methods to be used.
9.9 Page 150 View the video Simon's Story: Living with an asbestos-related disease on CITB's YouTube page
9.10 Page 151 For guidance visit the HSE website for advice on work with asbestos.
9.10.5 Page 153 For advice and examples of non-licensed work on asbestos visit the HSE website.
9.14 Page 156 To keep up to date, check the HSE website for the latest information.
9.18 Page 159 Asbestos Control and Abatement Division (ACAD).
9.18 Page 159 Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA).
9.18 Page 159 Asbestos Testing and Consulting (ATAC).
9.18 Page 159 The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) offer a range of competency training courses for those undertaking asbestos assessments and asbestos monitoring.
9.18 Page 159 The United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) and the Independent Asbestos Training Providers (IATP) are organisations offering membership to other organisations who offer asbestos training to people undertaking asbestos removal activities.
9.18 Page 159 Information on the risks from asbestos can be found on the HSE website.
Appendix A Page 160 For further information refer to the HSE publication Asbestos: The survey guide (HSG264).
Appendix B Page 164 A range of HSE Asbestos essentials task sheets can be found on the HSE website.
Appendix C Page 165 The HSE website contains further guidance on asbestos
10.1 Page 168 For further details on the Construction Dust Partnership visit the CITB website.
10.6 Page 173 For further information, refer to the HSE website on dust in the workplace.
10.11 Page 176 For further information on silica dust, including the HSE guidance The control and exposure to silica dust (NDG463) and the Construction Information Sheet No 54 Dust control on cut-off saws used for stone or concrete cutting, visit the HSE website.
10.11.1 Page 177 For further information refer to the HSE guidance Health surveillance for those exposed to respirable crystalline silica (G404).
10.11.2 Page 177 For further information refer to the HSE information sheet Construction dust (CIS36).
10.11.2 Page 177 The HSE has created new advice for installers, their managers and supervisors who are involved in the installation of stone worktops. For further information, visit the Workright Campaign website for artificial stone.
10.12.2 Page 179 Visit the HSE website for further information and guidance on health surveillance for those exposed to wood dust.
10.14 Page 182 For further information and details on how to find or check a Gas Safe engineer, visit the Gas Safe Register website.
13.5.1 Page 211 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has developed online tools to assist employers carrying out manual-handling assessments:
13.6 Page 211 For a brief guide on manual handling at work visit the HSE website
13.6.4.6 Page 213 There is a case study on the HSE website for reducing plasterboard manual handling, which could be delivered as a toolbox talk.
C: General safety
1.3.8 Page 8 For further information visit the HSE website for 'A guide to workplace transport safety (HSG136)'.
2.1 Page 18 The Fire Protection Association’s Fire prevention on construction sites (Joint Code of Practice) is the code that applies to activities carried out before and during the procurement, construction and design process – not the completed structure – and should be read in conjunction with all current legislation and HSG168: Fire safety in construction.
2.5 Page 20 For further guidance refer to the HSE's Fire safety in construction (HSG168).
2.5.2 Page 20 For detailed information on the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety visit the website.
2.5.3.2 Page 21 For further guidance, refer to the Building Safety Act 2022.
2.5.4 Page 21 For further information, visit the British Standards Institute (BSI) website.
2.7 Page 22 Refer to the Fire Safety Act 2021, which amends the FSO.
2.8 Page 24 A guide to choosing a competent fire risk assessor has been published by the Fire Risk Assessment Competency Council. For this and further documents to help you ensure you are competent to undertake risk assessments, visit the Fire Industry Association and Institution of Fire Engineers websites.
2.10.1 Page 26 For detailed information refer to the HSE document Health and safety in roof work (HSG33).
2.10.2 Page 28 For more detailed information on flammable liquids refer to the following HSE guidance
2.10.5 30 For further information refer to the following HSE publications.
2.11.1 Page 31 The Structural Timber Association has published several guides (freely downloadable from its website) related to fire safety in timber-frame construction, as part of its safe site strategy.
Fire risk induction pack for site workers.
Design guide to separating distances during construction.
Risk assessment checklist.
Guidance notes on wireless fire alarms.
16 steps to fire safety.
2.13.1.1 Page 35 For further information on the selection and use of fire extinguishers refer to Fire safety in construction (HSG168).
2.14 Page 37 For further guidance refer to the HSE's Fire safety in construction (HSG168).
The Confederation of Fire Protection Associations in Europe provides guidance on the fire protection of temporary buildings on construction sites, covering fire risks, fire protection requirements for escape and protection against the spread of fire. For further information on the recommended frequencies for the inspection and testing of most electrical installations in temporary buildings refer to the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
2.14.4 38 For information on fire safety routes and distances refer to the FPA Joint Code of Practice Fire prevention on construction sites.
3.5.4 Page 50 For further information refer to the HSE publication Maintaining portable electrical equipment (HSG107).
3.6 Page 50 For further details refer to the HSE publications:
3.6.3.1 Page 52 For further information refer to the Electrical Safety Council guide Guidance on the management of electrical safety and safe isolation procedures for low voltage installations (Best practice guide 2).
4.11 Page 63 For further information visit the Temporary Works forum website.
5.4 Page 68 For further information refer to the HSE publication Safe use of work equipment (L22).
5.4.9.2 Page 70 For further guidance refer to the Ladder Association website.
5.4.9.2 Page 71 The Ladder Association, a not-for-profit body dedicated to promoting safe ladder use, has produced a safety guide for users of telescopic ladders – an increasingly popular piece of equipment for working at height – following recent reports of unsafe products in the UK. Visit the Ladder Association website to download a free copy of the guidance.
5.5.2 Page 71 For further guidance refer to the HSE publication Safety in the use of abrasive wheels (HSG17).
5.5.8 Page 73 Details of suitable training courses and training providers can be found on the British Abrasives Federation’s website.
5.5.13 Page 75 For detailed information on abrasive wheels refer to the HSE publication Safety in the use of abrasive wheels (HSG17).
5.6.1.4 Page 76 For further information refer to Cartridge operated hand-held tools. Safety requirements. Fixing and hard marking tools (BS EN 15895).
5.7.7 Page 81 For specific guidance on the use of chainsaws refer to the HSE leaflet Chainsaws at work (INDG317).
5.7.8 Page 81 For guidance on the safe use of other specific types of woodworking equipment refer to the HSE woodworking information sheets, which can all be downloaded, without charge, from its website.
5.8.2 Page 82 For further guidance on the use, maintenance and examination of compressors and compressed air systems refer to the HSE publications:
5.9.1 Page 82 For detailed guidance on the safe use of concrete pumps refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association Code of Practice for the safe use of concrete pumps (BCPG0401).
5.10 Page 83 For detailed guidance on the safe use of laser equipment, refer to the HSE Guidance to Employers on the Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations (2010) and examples of 'safe' and 'hazardous' lasers based on definitions in the British Standard BS EN 60825-1:2014.
5.11.4 Page 84 For further information about drones and UAVs, visit the:
6.5.1 Page 88 For detailed guidance on the measures to be taken in planning for the use of mobile work equipment refer to the HSE guidance:
6.5.2.2 Page 88 Visit the Concrete Structures Group website for more information and guidance on the dangers of concrete pumping and pours, checks and inspections of pipelines, clearing of blockages, and the cleaning out process.
6.5.2.2 Page 88 For detailed guidance on the safe use of concrete pumps refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association's Code of Practice for the safe use of concrete pumps.
6.5.9 Page 90 For detailed guidance on the safe use of forward-tipping dump trucks refer to the:
6.5.9 Page 90 The HSE has produced an Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) on Rider-operated lift trucks (L117), which outlines the main legal requirements of use.
6.5.10 Page 91 For detailed guidance on quick hitches refer to the Strategic Forum for Construction's Safe use of quick hitches on excavators (Best practice guide).
6.6 Page 92 Further information on Raising the bar guidance and safe working with plant is available on the Highways Safety Hub website.
6.7 Page 92 Details of the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) can be found online.
6.7 Page 93 For detailed guidance on plant operator competence refer to the Strategic Forum for Construction Plant Safety Group’s Competence to operate construction plant (Good practice guide).
6.7.1 Page 93 For detailed guidance on medical fitness refer to the Strategic Forum for Construction Plant Safety Group's Medical fitness to operate construction plant (Good practice guide).
7.3.1 Page 99 For further guidance on PUWER refer to the HSE’s ACoP and guidance Safe use of work equipment (L22).
7.3.2 Page 99 For further guidance on LOLER refer to the HSE’s ACoP and guidance Safe use of lifting equipment (L113).
7.4.11 Page 103 For further guidance on planning of lifting and installation refer to:
7.4.12.2 Page 103 For further detailed guidance on crane hire and contract lifts refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association’s Crane hire and contract lifting (Best practice guide). CIG 9801(5) - Crane Hire and Contract Lifting - Construction Plant‑hire Association (CPA) | UK Plant‑Hire Industry Leader
7.5 Page 104 For further detailed guidance on the siting of lifting equipment refer to:
7.5.2 Page 105 For further guidance on assessment of ground conditions and lifting equipment foundations refer to the CIRIA publications:
7.5.4 Page 105 Further guidance on the use of lifting equipment in the vicinity of airfields or railways is given in the following publications:
7.5.6 Page 106 For specific guidance on the effect of loads with large wind sail areas on limiting wind speeds, refer to the Liebherr publication Influence of wind on crane operation which can be downloaded from its website free of charge.
7.6 Page 107 If a personnel carrying platform suspended from a crane is being used, BS 7121 Part 1 gives detailed advice.
7.7.2 Page 107 All CPA publications, including TIN 017 Radio communication for lifting operations, can be downloaded free of charge.
7.9 Page 111 For further guidance on training and competence refer to BS 7121 Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5.
For detailed guidance on medical fitness refer to the Strategic Forum for Construction Plant Safety Group's Medical fitness to operate construction plant (Good practice guide).
Appendix C Page 115 For further information refer to the HSE publication Safety signs and signals. The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996. Guidance on regulations (L64).
8.3.1 Page 119 For further guidance on PUWER refer to the HSE’s ACoP and guidance Safe use of work equipment (L22).
8.3.2 Page 119 For further guidance on LOLER refer to the HSE’s ACoP and guidance Safe use of lifting equipment (L113).
8.4.1 Page 120 For further detailed guidance refer to the Code of Practice for the safe use of cranes - Part 3: Mobile cranes (BS 7121-3).
8.4.2 Page 120 For further detailed guidance on the maintenance, inspection and thorough examination of mobile cranes refer to the following:
Construction Plant-hire Association’s Maintenance, inspection and thorough examination of mobile cranes (Best practice guide).
Construction Plant-hire Association’s Annual roadworthiness inspection scheme for mobile cranes mounted on a non-standard chassis (Good practice guide).
Code of Practice for the safe use of cranes - Inspection, maintenance and thorough examination - Mobile cranes. (BS 7121-2-3)
8.5.1.1 Page 121 For detailed guidance on the design and installation of tower crane bases and ties refer to the Construction Industry Research and Information Association's Tower crane foundation and tie design (C761).
For further detailed guidance on the erection, climbing and dismantling of tower cranes refer to the:
8.5.2 Page 122 For further detailed guidance refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association’s Good Practice Guide, TCIG 2101: Emergency Action Planning & Rescue From Height on Tower Cranes.
For further detailed guidance on the safe use of tower cranes refer to:
Code of Practice for safe use of cranes - Tower cranes (BS 7121-5)
Construction Plant-hire Association’s (Best practice guide):
8.5.3 Page 122 For further detailed guidance refer to the:
Code of Practice for the safe use of cranes - Inspection, maintenance and thorough examination - Tower cranes (BS 7121-2-5).
8.6 Page 122 For further information refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association's Work at height whilst loading and unloading transport (Best practice guide).
8.6.3 Page 123 For detailed guidance on the safe use of lorry loaders refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association's The management of lifting operations with lorry loaders (Best practice guide).
8.7.2.1 Page 124 For comprehensive guidance on avoiding entrapment refer to the:
Strategic Forum for Construction Plant Safety Group's Avoiding trapping/crushing injuries to people in the platform: Best practise guidance for MEWPs
8.7.2.1 Page 124 HSE's guidance Avoiding trapping/crushing injuries to people in the platform of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).
8.7.2.2 Page 125 This decal is available to download free from the IPAF website.
8.7.2.3 Page 125 The guidance can be viewed online on the IPAF website.
8.7.4.2 Page 126 For advice on the inspection of harnesses and lanyards refer to the HSE information sheet Inspecting fall arrest equipment made from webbing or rope (INDG367).
8.7.4.2 Page 126 Visit the IPAF website to download free Clip on! decal stickers.
8.7.7 Page 127 For further detailed guidance on the planning and safe use of MEWPs refer to the:
HSE information sheet The selection, management and use of mobile elevating work platforms (GEIS6)
HSE's online construction safety topics - Mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs)
8.8.1.3 Page 128 For detailed guidance on transport platforms refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association’s Safe use of transport platforms (Good practice guide).
8.8.2.1 Page 129 For further information refer to the Code of Practice for the safe use of construction hoists (BS 7212).
8.8.2.4 Page 130 For further detailed guidance refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association's Transporting scaffolding in construction hoists (Best practice guide).
8.8.2.5 Page 130 For further detailed guidance refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association's Work at height on construction hoists (Best practice guide).
8.8.3.1 Page 130 For further detailed guidance on landing and gating requirements for goods hoists refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association's Safeguarding requirements for landing gates on goods-only hoists (Best practice guide).
8.8.3.2 Page 130 For detailed guidance on the planning and installation of construction hoists refer to the Code of Practice for the safe use of construction hoists (BS 7212).
8.8.6 Page 131 For detailed guidance on the planning and use of construction hoists refer to the Code of Practice for the safe use of construction hoists (BS 7212).
8.8.7 Page 132 For further detailed guidance refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association's Maintenance, inspection and thorough examination of construction hoists (Best practice guide).
8.9.1 Page 133 For further information refer to:
HSE – Safety alert – Mast climbing work platforms: Failure to detect mechanical failure in drive units leading to uncontrolled fall of platforms
Lifting platforms – Mast climbing work platforms (BS EN 1495)
Code of Practice for the installation, maintenance, thorough examination and safe use of mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs) (BS 7981)
8.10.3 Page 135 For further detailed guidance on quick hitches refer to the:
8.10.3 Page 135 HSE's online construction safety topic Industry guidance on quick hitches.
8.10.4.6 Page 138 For further guidance on suspended loads refer to the Strategic Forum for Construction Plant Safety Group’s Lifting and travelling with suspended loads using telehandlers (Good practice guide).
8.10.4.6 Page 138 For tyres fitted on multi-piece wheels refer to the BITA publication Multi-piece pneumatic tyred wheels - Inspection, maintenance and repairs (GN67).
8.10.5.1 Page 138 For further detailed guidance on the safe inflation of tyres refer to the HSE publication Safety during tyre inflation in motor vehicle repair (INDG433).
8.10.6 Page 139 For further information refer to the Strategic Forum for Construction Plant Safety Group’s Safe use of telehandlers in construction (Good practice guide).
8.11.1.3 Page 141 For further guidance on planning and carrying out lifting operations with excavators refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association’s Lifting operations in construction when using excavators (Guidance).
8.11.1.3 Page 141 For further detailed guidance on quick hitches refer to the Strategic Forum for Construction Plant Safety Group’s Safe use of quick hitches on excavators (Best practice guide).
8.12.11 Page 145 For further guidance on the selection, use, maintenance, inspection and thorough examination of lifting accessories, and planning and carrying out lifting operations with excavators, refer to the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association Code of Practice for the safe use of lifting equipment.
Appendix A Page 146 For further guidance on maintenance and inspection refer to BS 7121 Part 2-1.
Appendix B Page 148 For further guidance on thorough examination refer to:
9.1 Page 152 For further information on BCSA visit its website.
9.2 Page 152 For additional information and resources regarding work at height, visit the HSE website.
9.4.1 Page 154 For further information on working near overhead power lines and for additional resources visit the HSE website.
9.48 Page 155 For further information and for additional resources, refer to the:
Code of practice for safe use of cranes – Part 1: General (BS 7121-1)
9.4.9 Page 156 The HSE leaflet Safety in the storage and handling of steel and other metal stock (HSG246) offers practical advice to everyone involved in the delivery and unloading of steel stock.
9.5 Page 156 For further information visit the HSE website Welding fume: protect your workers.
10.2.2 Page 161 For further information on the risks of working alone refer to the HSE leaflet Protecting lone workers – How to manage the risks of working alone (INDG73).
10.5.2 Page 164 For further information on work-related violence visit the HSE website.
10.6 Page 164 Visit the HSE website for further information about the provision of welfare facilities during construction work.
10.8 Page 165 To access the free online resources, visit the Driving for Better Business website.
10.8.1 Page 165 For further information visit the Third Pillar of Health website.
10.8.1 Page 165 Details of safe driving and work-related road risk can be downloaded from the Prospect website.
D: High risk activities
1.1 Page 2 The HSE website has many resources, including a dedicated work at height section that includes information on the Work at Height Regulations, including Working at height: a brief guide (INDG401).
1.2 Page 3 The Access Industry Forum website contains further information and guidance for work at height activities that can be downloaded upon request.
1.3 Page 3 For further information refer to the guidance jointly produced by the Ladder Association and the HSE, Safe use of ladders and stepladders - a brief guide (INDG455).
1.5 Page 5 To assist trainers in this respect, British Standards publishes the Code of Practice for the delivery of training and education for work at height and rescue (BS 8454).
1.7 Page 7 The HSE has developed a brief step-by-step guide to help workers at height understand the key factors to consider when selecting the safest and most appropriate types of access equipment.
1.8.2 Page 9 The Ladder Association, in consultation with the HSE, has produced risk assessment guides for ladders and stepladders.
1.14.3 Page 11 The Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) has a card scheme in place for people working in the scaffolding industry, including scaffolders, trainee scaffolders, labourers, supervisors and inspectors.
2.1.1 Page 16 For further information and a link to download the guidance, visit the Construction Industry Publications website.
2.1.1 Page 16 For further information on the Building Safety Act 2022, visit the Government legislation website.
2.1.1 Page 17 For further sources of information and guidance relating to roof work visit the following websites:
2.3.1 Page 18 The Advisory Committee for Roofsafety (ACR) is a body dedicated to making working on roofs safer. It was established in 1998 and is made up of nominees from HSE, trade associations and organisations involved in roof work that provide many years of experience of involvement in working on roofs in the advice given in their documents. Visit the Access Industry Forum website for some useful online videos.
2.3.2 Page 18 For additional information and resources visit the HSE website.
2.3.2.1 Page 18 The Advisory Committee for Roofsafety (ACR), which is the lead authority in the UK on roof work health and safety and represents all the relevant trade associations, has published jointly with the HSE definitive guidance on what constitutes fragile material: Red book – Test for non-fragility of large element roofing assemblies (ACR[M] 001:2019).
2.4.2 Page 19 For further information refer to the ACR’s Black Book; Guidance note for competence and general fitness requirements to work on roofs.
2.4.3.2 Page 21 For detailed guidance on wind speed advice for different roof work refer to the HSE guidance Health and safety in roof work (HSG33).
For further information refer to the National Federation of Roofing Contractors’ guidance booklet Roofing and cladding in windy conditions.
2.4.3.3 Page 21 For further information refer to the HSE guidance Fire safety in construction (HSG168).
2.5.6 Page 25 For further information refer to the CITB guidance document Solar panel installation (GS001).
2.6 Page 25 Watch the fragile roofs film
2.6 Page 26 Refer to the HSE publication Health and safety in roof work (HSG33) (paragraphs 170-202) and Fragile roofs (GEIS5) for details of the dangers presented by fragile surfaces:
2.7 Page 27 The HSE maintains a list of accreditation bodies for training organisations that can deliver training of this nature. The HSE has produced Asbestos essentials, a task manual for building, maintenance and allied trades on how to safely carry out non-licensed work involving asbestos.
2.8.2 Page 28 For further information on this course, and the regulations, refer to:
2.8.7.1 Page 31 For further information refer to the Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group Best Practice Guidance for MEWPs - Avoiding trapping/crushing injuries to people in the platform.
2.8.7.2 Page 31 For further information on MEWPs and MWCPs, visit the IPAF website.
2.8.7.3 Page 32 For further information visit the Specialist Access Engineering and Maintenance Association (SAEMA) website.
2.8.8 Page 33 For further information refer to the following:
The Blue book – Recommended practice for the use of safety nets for roof work (ACR[P]003:2016 Rev 2), published by the Advisory Committee for Roofsafety
2.9 Page 34 For further information refer to Health and safety in roof work (HSG33) and the NFRC guidance for handling roofing sheets and recommended safe wind speeds.
3.2 Page 38 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has developed a brief step-by-step guide.
3.3.1 Page 40 The Ladder Association, a not-for-profit body dedicated to promoting safe ladder use, has produced a safety guide for users of telescopic ladders - an increasingly popular piece of equipment for working at height - following recent reports of unsafe products in the UK. Visit the Ladder Association website to download a free copy of the guidance.
3.3.2 Page 40 All ladders should be marked with a unique identification number and the class or duty rating. For more comprehensive guidance refer to LA455 Safe Use of Ladders and Stepladders - a brief guide, the new guidance jointly produced by the Ladder Association and the HSE. Released in July 2021, the guidance replaces the HSE Guidance Document INDG455 of the same name.
3.4 Page 43 For further information about low-level access equipment and training visit the PASMA website.
3.6 Page 44 For further information on tower scaffolds visit the HSE website.
3.6.3 Page 45 For further information about training on the safe use of mobile towers, visit the PASMA website.
3.9 Page 49 The No Falls Foundation is the first and only UK-based charity devoted exclusively to the work-at-height sector. With stakeholders including the AIF and the HSE, the foundation is dedicated to preventing falls from height and helping people affected by the life-changing consequences of a fall. For further information on risk assessment, selecting the right equipment and the importance of training, visit the No Falls Foundation website.
4.1.1 Page 52 The British Standard can be accessed via the British Standards Institution website.
4.1.1 Page 52 Visit the Scaffolding Association and NASC websites for further information:
4.1.3.1 Page 53 The CISRS website provides further information on UK-recognised training schemes within the scaffolding industry.
4.3.2 Page 54 For further information, including a list of scaffold structures where bespoke design is recommended, refer to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) scaffold checklist.
4.3.5 Page 55 SG4 is free to download from the NASC website.
4.3.6 Page 56 For further information on rescue planning refer to:
Work at Height Safety Association's practical guidance note Guidance on rescue during work at height (PGN03)
the NASC’s safety guidance note A guide to formulating a rescue plan (SG19)
4.6 Page 65 For further information about scaffold inspection qualifications refer to the CISRS scaffold inspection training scheme (SITS).
4.6 Page 66 Visit the Scaffolding Association website to access free guidance documents designed to support scaffolding professionals and promote safety best practice across the sector.
4.6.4 Page 67 For further information refer to Access and egress from scaffolds (SG25:20).
4.7.2 Page 67 Guidance on protection of the public (SG34) provides general advice for scaffolds erected in the public domain, including the planning required and the range of precautions that should be considered to eliminate the likelihood of harm (for example, through falling material or transport accidents).
TG20 includes compliant scaffolding features (such as pavement lifts up to 2.7 m and light-duty protection fans).
Reference should also be made to the HSE guidance document Protecting the public - Your next move (HSG151).
4.7.5 Page 68 For further information, refer to the:
the Edge Protection Federation's Code of Practice 2014 - A guide to the selection and use of temporary edge protection systems
5.3.2 Page 78 Information on netting training providers is available from FASET, the netting industry trade body.
5.3.3 Page 79 FASET’s The selection of access methods to install and dismantle safety netting can be freely downloaded from its website and site managers should familiarise themselves with it in order to manage and monitor the activities of the installation team.
5.3.4 Page 80 For further information refer to FASET’s The testing of safety nets for UV degradation (Bulletin no.3).
5.3.5 Page 80 A safety net inspection sheet template is available from FASET upon request.
5.5.6 Page 84 The Work at Height Safety Association (WAHSA) has produced leaflets and information on the use and positioning of fall-arrest equipment for those working at height.
5.5.8 Page 85 For full details refer to the HSE publication Inspecting fall arrest equipment made from webbing or rope (INDG367).
5.6 Page 87 The Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) is the trade association that governs the rope access industry.
5.6 Page 87 The trade associations for the steeplejack industry are the:
5.7 Page 87 For further information visit the Specialist Access Engineering and Maintenance Association (SAEMA) website.
6.2 Page 93 Information on the structural stability of excavations can be found on the construction pages of the HSE website.
6.3.3.1 Page 95 The Construction Plant-hire Association has produced guidance on the management of shoring in excavations, hazard identification for risk assessment, as well as a selection of proprietary shoring equipment. The guidance is aimed at anyone involved in the planning, management, design and supervision of excavation works.
6.4.3 Page 99 For further guidance refer to the HSE publications The safe use of vehicles on construction sites (HSG144) and Construction site transport safety: Safe use of site dumpers (CIS52) which can be downloaded free from the HSE website.
6.6 Page 101 For further guidance refer to the CPA document Guidance on lifting operations with 180° and 360° excavators.
7.3.1 Page 107 The guidance document Avoiding danger from underground services (HSG47) can be downloaded from the HSE website.
7.3.3 Page 107 Full information can be obtained from the NJUG guidelines on the Positioning and colour coding of underground utilities' apparatus.
7.4.1 Page 109 The Utility Strike Avoidance Group (USAG) has a free online toolkit, Best practice in avoiding underground services.
7.6.3 Page 111 For further information and guidance on recommended good practices and safety in piling operations, visit the Federation of Piling Specialists website.
7.6.4 Page 111 For information on working adjacent to underground pipelines and the location of underground pipelines around the UK visit the Linewatch and Linesearch websites.
7.8.3 Page 115 For further information refer to the HSE guidance note Avoiding danger from overhead power lines (GS6).
8.3.5 Page 120 For further information and guidance on heat stress in the workplace, visit the HSE website.
8.4 Page 121 The complete regulations and the ACoP and guidance notes, which includes a flowchart to help in the decision-making process, can be downloaded for free from the HSE website.
8.5 Page 122 Tunnelling offers more specific challenges. For the latest updates on training standards visit the Pipe Jacking Association and the British Tunnelling Society websites:
8.6.7 Page 124 For more detailed information on fit testing RPE, go to the HSE website to read or download the publication Guidance on respiratory protective equipment (RPE) fit testing (INDG479).
8.6.14.2 Page 127 The HSE publication Respiratory protective equipment at work – A practical guide (HSG53) sets out the nominal protection factor for each type of respirator and describes their limitations; it should be carefully consulted in cases of doubt.
9.3.1 Page 133 For further guidance on DSEAR visit the HSE website.
9.4.2 Page 137 For further information on the requirements of CDG and ADR visit the HSE website.
9.7.3 Page 140 Gas cylinder identification. Label and colour coding requirements (TIS6) can be downloaded for free from the British Compressed Gases Association website.
9.8.6.3 Page 145 To access and download the free guidance, visit the WISH Forum website.
9.8.7.1 Page 145 The HSE has published a leaflet Working safely with acetylene (INDG327) and the British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) has a useful leaflet Carriage of small quantities of gas cylinders on vehicles as well as a wider range of publications that may be helpful:
9.8.7.3 Page 146 For information on fire extinguisher requirements when carrying dangerous goods refer to the HSE guidance.
9.9.2 Page 150 For further information on legislation and other resources, including guidance and incident reports, visit the HSE website.
E: Environment
1.1 Page 4 For further information on the ambitious roadmap for a cleaner, greener country and the EIP23, visit the Government website.
CITB's Net Zero Toolkit has been created for all construction industry professionals to use. It is designed to make information accessible, easy to understand and available in one single location, covering skills, training, regulations and future requirements concerning net zero. Visit the CITB website to find out more.
1.3 Page 5 For further information, visit the FHS page on the Government website.
1.3 Page 6 For further information on ISO 20400 visit the ISO website.
For further information on PAS 2080 visit the Carbon Trust website.
1.7.1 Page 10 Further information on these departments can be found on the Government and Northern Ireland Department of Environment (DOE) websites:
1.7.1.1 Page 10 Further information on Powering Up Britain can be found on the Government website.
1.7.2 Page 11 For further information on Environment Agency sanctions and offences visit the Government website.
1.8.1 Page 13 For further information visit the BRE Group website.
1.8.2 Page 13 For further information visit the BRE Group website.
1.8.3 Page 14 For further information visit the US Green Building Council website.
1.8.4 Page 14 For further information visit the RICS website.
2.3 Page 17 For further information and a guide to environmental management systems visit the WRAP website.
3.3.1 Page 26 For comprehensive guidance on the Streamlined energy and carbon reporting framework visit the Government website.
3.3.2 Page 27 For further details of ESOS and qualification criteria refer to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Environment Agency.
3.5 Page 28 For further information visit the NRMM webpage on the London City Hall website.
3.6.2 Page 30 For further information visit the Passivhaus Trust website.
3.6.3 Page 31 For further information and a copy of the Sustainable building training guide visit the Construction Leadership Council's website.
3.6.5 Page 32 For further details of the soft landings approach and free guidance visit the BSRIA website.
Appendix A Page 33 To access the Construction carbon calculator, referred to in some of the case studies below, visit the Government website.
4.3 Page 40 Historic England has published Good practice advice in planning (Note 3) and The setting of heritage assets available on its website.
4.3 Page 40 For further guidance on planning in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales visit the relevant website:
5.4 Page 49 For further information on local biodiversity action plans visit the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) website.
5.4 Page 49 For practical advice visit the CIRIA website for its new Working with wildlife mobile app.
5.6 Page 51 For more information, visit the Government website.
5.7.5.1 Page 54 To check if the rules apply, and find out when you are permitted to cut and trim hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture, visit the Government website for your nation.
5.7.5.1 Page 55 The National Joint Utilities Group (NJUG) has published Street works UK guidelines for the planning, installation and maintenance of utility apparatus in proximity to trees. The document provides details for the establishment of a tree protection zone, and precautions that should be taken for any works within it.
5.8 Page 56 Details of invasive species are available on the Government website, including a leaflet on how to manage non-native species.
Appendix B Page 60 For further information on the INNSA Code of Practice visit the INNSA website.
6.4 Page 67 For further guidance on the assessment and mitigation of construction dust visit the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) website.
6.4.1 Page 67 For further guidance from DEFRA on air pollution and control visit the Government website.
6.4.3 Page 68 For further guidance on processes and procedures related to NRMM visit the NRMM webpage on the London City Hall website.
6.5.1 Page 70 For further information visit the CLOCS website.
6.9 Page 74 For further information visit the Considerate Constructors Scheme website.
7.6.1 Page 82 For detailed guidance on temporary dewatering from excavations to surface water visit the Government website.
7.7 Page 83 For access to EA pollution prevention guidance for businesses visit the Government website.
7.7 Page 83 For guidance on pollution prevention measures in Scotland refer to Sector specific guidance: Construction sites (WAT-SG-75) on the SEPA website.
7.7.3 Page 85 For further information on oil storage facilities visit the GOV.UK website.
Further information on oil storage and pollution prevention regulations can be accessed online.
The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001.
The Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Oil Storage) (Wales) Regulations 2016.
The Water Environment (Oil Storage) (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010.
Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011.
7.8.3 Page 87 For more information, visit the Government website.
8.2.1 Page 92 For further information on the circular economy visit the Green Construction Board's online resources contained on the Construction Leadership Council's website.
8.4 Page 95 For further information on the FSC and PEFC visit the respective websites:
8.5.1 Page 96 For further information on DRIDS visit the National Federation of Demolition Contractors website or download the latest app.
8.5.3 Page 98 For further information on the Quality protocol: aggregates from inert waste visit the Government website.
8.5.3.1 Page 98 For further information visit the WRAP website.
9.3.1 Page 104 For further information on the CoP for the sustainable use of soils on construction sites visit the DEFRA website.
9.7 Page 107 For further information on the LCRM guidance, visit the Government website.
9.7.1.1 Page 108 For information on each of the risk assessment tiers, refer to the Government website.
9.7.2.1 Page 109 If you intend to use the CL:AIRE Definition of waste: development industry code of practice (DoW CoP) you can find further details on the CL:AIRE website.
9.7.2.1 Page 109 For more detailed information on step 1, visit the Government website.
9.7.2.2 Page 109 For more information on the technical basis of selected remediation methods, refer to:
9.7.2.2 Page 109 For more detailed information on step 2, visit the Government website.
9.7.2.3 Page 110 For more detailed information on step 3, visit the Government website.
9.7.3.1 Page 110 For more detailed information on the remediation strategy, see INFO-OA3: developing the remediation strategy on the CL:AIRE Water and Land Library.
9.8.2 Page 112 For further information about CAR-SOIL, visit the CL:AIRE website.
10.3 Page 117 The NCWRP website provides further details of locations where wood can be recycled.
10.7 Page 119 For further information refer to the joint agency technical guidance Waste classification - Guidance on the classification and assessment of waste (WM3).
10.8.4 Page 122 For access to the Material Classification Protocol guidance and examples, visit the SWUK website.
10.9.2 Page 123 An application for registration as a carrier, broker or dealer can be made on the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales or Northern Ireland Environment Agency websites or by downloading the appropriate form:
10.11 Page 124 For further information visit the Government legislation website.
10.12.1 Page 125 For further information on environmental permits visit the Government website.
10.12.2.1 Page 128 For further details of competence requirements visit the WAMITAB website.
10.14.1 Page 130 For further guidance on the classification and assessment of waste visit the Government website.
10.16.2 Page 130 For further information on the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations visit the Government legislation website.
F: Specialist activities
1.1 Page 2 You can read or download the report from the HUAC(UK) website.
1.1 Page 2 Visit the Government website for more information on this initiative, as well as safe working guidance on working on roads and highways.
1.1 Page 2 You can find out more about the Think Respect campaign on the campaign's website.
1.3 Page 3 Copies of all legislation can be found online.
1.3.3 Page 4 For further information on the Traffic Management Act visit the website.
1.4.1 Page 4 The chapters can be downloaded from the GOV.UK website.
1.4.2 Page 5 The Code of Practice can be freely downloaded from the GOV.UK website, or it can be purchased from TSO.
For more detailed advice on subjects not covered in the Code of Practice refer to Chapter 8 of the Traffic signs manual, which can be freely downloaded.
1.6.1.1 Page 8 To view the guidance on NUAR, visit the NUAR page on the Government website.
1.6.5.2 Page 9 Further information can be found in Guidance Note GS6 on the HSE website.
1.8.1.1 Page 11 For further information refer to the HSE publication Reducing risk in temporary traffic management operations (CIS53).
1.8.2 Page 12 For further information refer to Safety at street works and road works: a Code of Practice (2013)
1.8.3 Page 12 For further information refer to Safety at street works and road works: a Code of Practice (2013)
1.8.6 Page 13 For further information refer to Safety at street works and road works: a Code of Practice (2013)
1.8.8 Page 14 For further information refer to Safety at street works and road works: a Code of Practice (2013)
1.8.9 Page 14 For further information refer to Safety at street works and road works: a Code of Practice (2013).
1.9 Page 15 You will also need to refer to the table in the inside back cover of the CoP (also included at Appendix F).
11.1.1 Page 18 For the latest information, please visit NHSS: certification for contractors and subcontractors on the National Highways website.
Appendix A - F Page 19 - 25 Based on © Crown copyright diagrams from Safety at street works and road works: a Code of Practice (2013). For further information visit the HSE website.
2 (overview) Page 28 Supporting information to complement this section can be found in the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) standards catalogue or the Network Rail Safety Central website:
2.1 Page 28 An explanation of how the ROGS Regulations apply to safety critical work is contained in the ORR publication Safety critical tasks – Clarification of ROGS Regulations requirements (Railways safety publication 4).
2.2 Page 29 For further information visit the Network Rail Safety Central website.
2.3 Page 29 If making enquiries about becoming a supplier of construction services to Network Rail, a list of the main contacts can be found on the Network Rail website, or you can contact them directly.
2.4.2 Page 30 Workers who successfully undergo PTS training receive a Keypoints – Personal track safety (PTS) health and safety booklet outlining safe working procedures and their responsibilities when working on the railways. A PDF copy of the booklet is available online.
2.5.2 Page 37 In recognition of these serious risks the Construction Plant-hire Association and Network Rail have developed guidance for tower cranes and mobile cranes alongside railways, which are free to download from the CPA website:
Appendix C Page 44 For further details refer to the Rail Safety and Standards Board's Good practice guide on competence development.
3.2 Page 47 For further information refer to guidance from the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC).
3.3.2.1 Page 48 For further information refer to BS 5975-1:2024 Part 1, Temporary works - Management procedures for the control of temporary works. Code of Practice.
3.3.3 Page 49 For further information refer to the NFDC guidance on demolition attachments.
3.6 Page 51 A useful source of information is the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC).
3.7.1 Page 54 A card scheme for the certification of competence of demolition operatives (CCDO) is managed by the National Demolition Training Group.
3.7.2 Page 54 For further guidance refer to the NFDC document Disconnection of services for demolition and refurbishment work places.
3.7.3 Page 55 Information on reducing the health risks of lead in construction work can be found on the HSE website.
3.7.4 Page 56 Notification of notifiable non-licensed work can be made online using form ASB NNLW 1.
3.7.4 Page 56 For advice on suitable awareness training visit the HSE website.
3.7.4 Page 56 Asbestos guidance note Industry guidance for non-licensed work with asbestos containing materials within a demolition or refurbishment environment is available from the NFDC.
3.8.2 Page 57 The NFDC has produced guidance on demolition methodology involving the demolition and/or dismantling of all structures called the Demolition of Structures From The Top Down Guidance Notes.
3.8.5.3 Page 59 High reach demolition rig demolition guidance notes can be downloaded free from the National Federation of Demolition Contractors.
3.9.4 Page 61 For further information refer to the Code of Practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites (BS 5228).
3.9.7 Page 63 The demolition industry has developed DRIDS to help identify waste streams and explain how they can be reused or recycled. For more information, visit the NFDC DRIDS website.
4.6.2 Page 70 For further information refer to the HSE publication Fire safety in construction (HSG168)
4.8 Page 72 For further guidance visit the National Association of Shopfitters website.
5.3.1 Page 75 For safety precautions that need to be observed when working over or near to water using an articulated boom mobile elevating work platform, refer to the HSE information sheet The selection, management and use of mobile elevating work platforms (GEIS6).
5.4.1 Page 78 Refer to the HSE information sheet Personal buoyancy equipment on inland and inshore waters (AIS1).
5.4.6 Page 80 The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) runs courses throughout the United Kingdom.
6.1 Page 85 For further information on the Home Building Skills Partnership (HBSP) visit the HBF website.
6.2.1 Page 86 For further information on the Charter, visit the HBF website.
6.3 Page 87 The HSE has produced several before-and-after interactive case studies on vehicle safety in the workplace, which are based on events that inspectors have reported.
6.3 Page 87 A safety, health and environmental agreement is available for use by house builders intending to work together to ensure the safe development of the main infrastructure in respect of traffic and pedestrian management and public safety throughout the works.
6.4.1 Page 87 Delivering safely can be downloaded from the British Precast website.
6.4.1 Page 87 For detailed information refer to the Construction Plant-hire Association's Work at height whilst loading and unloading transport (Best practice guide).
6.4.2 Page 88 Visit the Strategic Forum for Plant Safety website for guidance on safe use of telehandlers in construction and guidance on lifting suspended loads with telehandlers.
6.4.2 Page 88 For further information on the safe use of vehicles on construction sites visit the HSE website.
6.4.2 Page 88 In addition to this guidance the HBF Health and Safety Forum has produced accompanying guidance on manoeuvering of roof trusses by telehandlers.
6.6.2 Page 90 The Fire Protection Association (FPA), in conjunction with the Construction Confederation (CC), publishes Fire prevention on construction sites.
6.6.3 Page 90 Guidance can be found in the HSE publication Fire safety in construction (HSG168), which can be downloaded free from its website.
6.6.3 Page 90 The Structural Timber Association (STA) publishes free guidance documents that can be downloaded from its website, including 16 steps to fire safety, which promotes good fire practice on timber-frame construction sites.
6.7 Page 91 The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) guidance sheet Controlling silica when disc cutting roof tiles can be downloaded free from its website.
6.7 Page 91 The Construction Dust Partnership provides information to industry to promote good practice and reduce dust-related diseases. https://www.citb.co.uk/about-citb/partnerships-and-initiatives/construction-dust-partnership/
Appendix A Page 93 Further information can be found on the vehicles at work and falls sections of the HSE website.
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6.10.2 Page 87 Watch an eye protection toolbox talk
9.9 Page 150 Watch Simon’s story – living with an asbestos-related disease
11.5.1 Page 188 Access the HSE noise induced hearing loss demonstration
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