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Building work in yard

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sickofthejob
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Building work in yard

Post by sickofthejob »

We are having a large wall and garage knocked down in the yard, whilst all the demolition work is properly fenced off large diggers etc are in and out all morning.Some members are worried about this any advice before I go and see the Dom ???? Cheers
IcanthelpthewayIam
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Re: Building work in yard

Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

sickofthejob wrote:We are having a large wall and garage knocked down in the yard, whilst all the demolition work is properly fenced off large diggers etc are in and out all morning.Some members are worried about this any advice before I go and see the Dom ???? Cheers

Just ask to see the contractors risk assessment for the works, all contractors must provide one for the site log book before commence such work, no risk assessment then get onto area safety rep
sickofthejob
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Re: Building work in yard

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Cheers mate will do
sickofthejob
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Re: Building work in yard

Post by sickofthejob »

They seem to be very professional where safety is concerned, just worried about the diggers coming and going
DB1100
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Re: Building work in yard

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sickofthejob wrote:They seem to be very professional where safety is concerned, just worried about the diggers coming and going
Diggers are quite big and noisy surely your members can see or hear them.
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