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

Footings-Sole/Base Plates, Inspections, Designed, Personal Access
Burns, Dermatitis, Falling Objects, Falling Persons,
(1 in 4), Harness and Lanyard, Boat with Engine-DownstreamFlying/Falling Debris, Citicosis, Vibration,
Competent Boatsman, Re-route Boats-Signs up/down river, Lights,
Electrocution, Eye Injury, Manual Handling,
Barriers- min 2m high. Welfare, Health Surveillance,
Exposure, Collapse, Leptospirosis, Drowning,
Board up windows, Drainage for water,
Contaminated Water-Poisons
Maintaining Access-Divert public to pedestrian
Precautions - Sheeting water jetting above 140bar,
crossing point-Signs, Scaffold Erecters Competent,
HS (G) 151 Protecting the public, Work at height
110v/Battery Tools
Above 2m
PPE Thermal, Waterproof, Eye Protection, Gloves,
Adequate fall protection - Guards, Toe- Boards 150mm, Guard Coveralls, Half Masks, Non-Slip Footwear, Ear
Rails 910mmm, 470mm, Working Platform 600mm min, Close Protection, Life Jkts,
Boarding, Double Boarding, Fans, Nets, Housekeeping, Ties,