Safety

The Safety Working Group’s aims are to promote safety awareness for the geotechnical and geoenvironmental industry.

The Safety Working Group aims to provide guidance and links to relevant documents via this web page. Regular updates will be made throughout the year and all guidance documents will be provided in a downloadable format.

It should be noted that the advice given is by its very nature generic and for every site a specific risk assessment must be made to assess actual site hazards and how they can be addressed to minimise risks on site.

Advice notes on the following topics are available by following the links below-

• AGS Working Alone on Site
• AGS Laboratories Safety Manual
• AGS - Underground Services - Good Practice Statement for Clients and Designers
• Cable Percussion Rig- Safety Checklist
• Confined Space Working
• Construction Skills GE700 -
  Construction Site Safety - Health, Safety and Environmental Information
• CDM 2007 - Who's Who on a GI Project
• Health and Safety Risk Assessment for Ground Investigation and the Risk assessment for GI-template
• Overhead Services Safety
• Selecting the correct Respiratory Protective Equipment
• Trial Pitting Guidance
• Understanding Bandings - Site Categorisation
• Underground Services Safety

Further Guidance

..... can also be found on the following websites

British Drillers Association (BDA) www.britishdrillingassociation.co.uk

Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) www.fps.org.uk

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) www.hse.gov.uk/construction/index.htm

Coal Authority www.coal.gov.uk