GRIT BLASTING AND CONCRETE REPAIRS ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT ON THE
EXTERNAL FAADE OF A FIVE STOREY BUILDING. ACCESS WILL BE BY AN
INDEPENDENT TIED SCAFFOLD, WHICH WILL TAKE UP THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF
THE ADJOINING PAVEMENT.
OUTLINE THE POSSIBLE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WORK AND THE
PRECAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN.
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Hazards Dust, Noise, Vibration, Silicosis, Concrete Burns,
Dermatitis, Falling Objects, Falling Persons, Flying/Falling
Debris, Citicosis, Vibration, Electrocution, Eye Injury, Manual
Handling, Exposure, Collapse, Leptospirosis, Drowning, Contaminated
Water-Poisons
Precautions - Sheeting water jetting above 140bar, HS (G) 151
Protecting the public, Work at height Above 2m
Adequate fall protection - Guards, Toe- Boards 150mm, Guard
Rails 910mmm, 470mm, Working Platform 600mm min, Close Boarding,
Double Boarding, Fans, Nets, Housekeeping, Ties, Footings-Sole/Base
Plates, Inspections, Designed, Personal Access (1 in 4), Harness
and Lanyard, Boat with Engine-Downstream-Competent Boatsman,
Re-route Boats-Signs up/down river, Lights, Barriers- min 2m high.
Welfare, Health Surveillance,
Board up windows, Drainage for water,
Maintaining Access-Divert public to pedestrian crossing
point-Signs, Scaffold Erecters Competent, 110v/Battery Tools
PPE Thermal, Waterproof, Eye Protection, Gloves, Coveralls, Half
Masks, Non-Slip Footwear, Ear Protection, Life Jkts,
