Personal air testing results will be recorded along with exposure estimates for each employee as part of their exposure record; personal samples will also be used to define the base line for exposure across the company. Records of employee exposure records will be kept for 40 years.
15. PLANT
15.1 Procedures for inspecting plant prior to works
We at Active Environmental will ensure that all plant assigned to a works project has appropriate and suitable test certification which is valid for the proposed duration of the works.
15.2 Standard equipment on site
We at Active Environmental will ensure that sufficient plant and equipment is provided to site at the commencement of works to enable work methods and areas to be established as per the method statement and taking in to account current legislative requirements.
15.3 Identifying plant for site records
We at Active Environmental have given each item of plant an independent serial number. The serial number is marked on the item of plant and recorded on all associated paperwork and logged in the site data pack.
15.4 Protection of plant during transit
We at Active Environmental supply each vehicle with ratchet straps and elasticised luggage straps to secure plant items to the side of the vehicle and reduce the risk of breakage and damage to the plant while being transited.
15.5 Procedures for hiring plant
We at Active Environmental will only use registered companies for plant hire. Our selected suppliers will issue new DOP and PAT test certificates with all plant hire. On delivery of any item of plant we will check that all serial numbers correspond with the sent paperwork.
Where the paperwork / plant do not correspond with each other or are out of test we will return the item immediately.
16.0 Licensed Scaffolders
We at Active Environmental will employ the use of HSE licensed asbestos scaffolding contractors where it is foreseeable that the scaffolding activity is likely to disturb the asbestos. All licensed asbestos scaffolding works will be subject to separate notification by the licensed asbestos scaffolding contractor employed by Active Environmental.
17.0 COSHH - CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH
We at Active Environmental use the following products on a regular basis:
PVA Active Environmental - COSHH ASSESSMENT SHEET 03
(PVA)
Disinfectant Active Environmental - COSHH ASSESSMENT SHEET 04
(DISINFECTANT)
Expanding foam Active Environmental - COSHH ASSESSMENT SHEET 05 (FOAM
AEROSOL)
Spray Tack Active Environmental - COSHH ASSESSMENT SHEET 06
(SPRAY TAK)
Smoke/Fog Active Environmental - COSHH ASSESSMENT SHEET 07
(FOG)
Astrip Concentrate Active Environmental - COSHH ASSESSMENT SHEET 08
(ASTRIP CONC.)
Indenden ET-150 Active Environmental - COSHH ASSESSMENT SHEET 09
(INDENDEN ET-150)
Diesel Active Environmental - COSHH ASSESSMENT SHEET 01
LPG Active Environmental - COSHH ASSESSMENT SHEET 02
The use of each substance is re-assessed and data is updated every six months.
If the substances are to be used in conditions for which they are not normally manufactured (e.g. extremes of temperature), we will contact the manufacturer of the product to confirm safe methods of use.
18.0 ELECTRICAL SAFETY
We at Active Environmental will only use 110v power supplied from transformers or generators for site works. Where the existing building supply is used (e.g. 240v) then the supply will be regulated through a RCD device and a transformer with the exception of dcu‟s whereby the use of a 240v supply will be permitted complete with an RCD device.
Each item of electrical equipment is checked periodically at six monthly intervals or sooner. Pat certificates will be present for all pieces of electrical equipment.
FULL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE COMPANY PROCEDURES MANUAL 19.0 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
19.1 General procedures
1. Raise the alarm. (If you are not near an alarm device shout “FIRE” and give the LOCATION).
2. When contacting the emergency services remember to give the following details:
THE ADDRESS OF THE FIRE;
BRIEF DETAILS (e.g. FIRE IN THE GROUND FLOOR); THE PHONE NUMBER THAT YOU ARE CALLING FROM;
3. Evacuate the area by designated escape routes.
4. Only try to put the fire out if it is possible to do so without putting yourself or others in danger.
19.2 Site procedures and general responsibilities
It is the policy of this company that suitable and sufficient fire and emergency procedures be in place at each site, in order to facilitate effective evacuation, or other appropriate action, and to ensure that an operative‟s health and safety is not put at risk unduly during the course of such action. The following is an example of the type of procedures that would be put in place at the site, although it is possible that these procedures may be more detailed / complicated depending on the nature, extent and complexity of the site, and if there are any existing emergency/fire procedures in place on the site. It is the supervisor‟s responsibility to check and / or instigate site emergency procedures.
Fire Precautions
Each site occupied by Active Environmental personnel will have a specified fire point. This will include two fire extinguishers.
Before site set up the site supervisor will make himself aware of any emergency exits and escape routes. He will inform all operatives of where the fire fighting equipment is situated and where the escape routes and exits are. He is also responsible for informing the operatives of where the fire assembly point shall be.
Under no circumstances shall any Active Environmental Employee try to tackle a fire that they believe to be out of their control.
Action on discovery of a fire: Inform the site manager who will alert the fire brigade by
telephone and inform anyone else in the building/on site.
Action on hearing the alarm: Evacuate the premises quickly and quietly. Do not wait to
finish a phone call or to collect personal belongings. Report to the assembly point. Do not re- enter the building until the senior fire officer on the site declares that it is safe to do so.
Summoning the Fire Brigade
Due to the nature of the premises/site it will not always be possible to have a designated fire warden in each area. It is imperative therefore that each member of staff ensures that their area is evacuated and that everyone, including visitors are alerted and cleared from the premises. That information should be reported to the senior person in charge at the fire assembly point.
Fire or Explosion
The following action is to be taken in the event of a fire or explosion occurring on site: a) The fire brigade is to be summoned immediately.
b) Full details of the incident are to be passed to the Site Supervisor as soon as possible.
Bomb (Real or Hoax)
The following action is to be taken in the event of a bomb (real or hoax) being discovered or threatened:
a) The security staff are to be alerted and the police summoned.
b) Full details of the incident are to be passed to the Site Supervisor as soon as possible.
First Aid Personnel
First Aiders: Will be designated to each site wherever possible. Location of first aid kit: IN EACH COMPANY VEHICLE.
Medical Emergencies
In the event of an injury or sudden illness on site the following action is to be taken: a) The injured or ill person is to be conveyed to hospital, by the quickest possible means, or
b) The full details of the person injured or ill and the details of the injuries or illness are to be passed to the Site Supervisor as soon as possible.
Underground Services
Should any underground services be struck, contact is to be made with the organisation to which the underground services belong. All work in the area is to cease until such time as the services have been examined and the area is made safe. A list of the relevant organisations is to be retained on site. The Site Supervisor is to be informed of the incident as soon as possible.
19.3 Emergency exit from an enclosure (DCU attached to the enclosure)
In the event of an emergency, operatives should exit an enclosure using the following decontamination procedures:
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