Author: The Institution of Structural Engineers' Health and Safety Panel
1 July 2014
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The Institution of Structural Engineers' Health and Safety Panel
The Structural Engineer, Volume 92, Issue 7, 2014, Page(s) 2
This article considers the safety issues regarding both visitors to a construction site and staff employed full time on a site concerning vehicles.
All excavation work is potentially hazardous; the collapse of excavation faces can have serious consequences, both for life and purely as an economic loss.
This article covers some of the most prevalent hazards linked to fixing reinforcement, one of the most basic tasks in construction.