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Health and Safety InductionFor Excavation Works

University of Reading

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Contact Details

• Health and Safety Services– Tel. 0118 378 8888

• Security Services– Emergency Number: 0118 378 6300– General Number: 0118 378 7799

• FMD – Reception 0118 3788958– You must also know the contact details of your UoR

Project Manager– Each of the buildings at UoR has a building manager,

you should obtain the details from your UoR contact.

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Excavations – General Rules

• For excavation work on university land you must have a Permit to Dig

• All work must be covered by a risk assessment

• All ground works must be considered to be near live utilities unless you have specific information that it is otherwise

• All accidents and incidents must be reported to your line manager and the UoR project or maintenance manager

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Permit To Dig

• The permit must be requested in advance (at least 5 working days) to give us time to provide the information.

• Permits are still required if you are carrying out a full survey as part of the works.

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Non Excavation Workplace Hazards• Other construction tasks in the area• Students and UoR visitors a large

transient population • Some students and visitors may not

have English as a first language and may not have as sound an understanding of H&S

• Animals both wild and domestic• Flooding

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UoR Standards

• UoR issues every contracting company with a UoR Rules and Guidance document

• We also issue individual contractors a guide for working on UoR. Therefore, there can be no excuse for not following the rules.

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Around campus

Shared traffic routesPark safely in designated areasParking permits are requiredBeware – cyclists!

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Summary on your workplace….

• Identify your escape route in the event of an emergency

• Find out about fire and first aid arrangements

• Find out how to report accidents and hazards

• Check that your work place is safe to work in

• If not report it to your supervisor

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Any questions?

Remember to sign to say you have had the induction and collect your tradesman’s guide to H&S at UoR