Tuesday 8 May 2012

Controlling The Risks of Excavation

As we have seen in the previous post there is potential for an accident to happen on a construction site when excavations are happening.  Thankfully to avoid a personal injury claim on site there are ways in which the risks can be minimised and controlled.

Exclusion – Sounds an obvious one but people should be kept away from areas where excavations are in operation. This can be done by using barriers. A pedestrian exclusion zone should be created with barriers and tape to make sure pedestrians are kept away.

Visibility – When carrying out any excavation work the excavator needs the best view around them and the driver needs to have as much clear vision as possible when operating the excavator.

Clearance area – When slewing in a confined area a minimum tail swing should be used and is preferred. Clearance needs to be over 0.5m between any part of the machine.

Signaller – This is an important job which can minimise risk. The signaller should be in a safe place to direct the excavator operations and be aware and notify pedestrians in time for them to vacate the area.

Attachments and Bucket attachments – these need to be secured as a number of deaths have occurred when the bucket has fallen from the machine.

All of these are potential risks and can be easily implemented to ensure safety on a construction site or anywhere when excavations are taking place and avoid a personal injury claim.

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