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Document ID (ISN)20391
CIS number 74-543
ISSN - Serial title Prévention et sécurité du travail
Year 1973
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Delboe P.
Title Transport and assembly of prefabricated elements
Original title Transport et montage des préfabriqués. [in French]
Bibliographic information 2nd quarter 1973, No.96, p.10-18. Illus.
Abstract Prefabricated units may now measure 7.80 x 2.70 m and weigh up to 7 t. Careful study must therefore be given to their transportation, to the layout of the assembly site and the way the work is carried out. Careful consideration must also be given to the training of the lorry driver, the assembly team and the crane driver. A well-trained team can assemble 45 to 60 prefabricated units a day, equivalent to adding a complete new storey to an average-sized building. The principal hazard is falls from great heights; it is impossible to use safety belts or harness because 8 to 10 men are working at the same time on the assembly site and constantly have to make way for each other. General personnel protective equipment must therefore be installed: outside scaffolding to be moved upwards at the same rate as the building, safety nets, external railings or temporary protection.
Descriptors (primary) protection against falls from heights; transport of materials; assembly of prefabricated elements
Descriptors (secondary) railings; safety nets
Document type -
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Transport of materials