Document ID (ISN) | 51721 |
CIS number |
89-845 |
ISBN(s) |
0-477-03422-5 |
Year |
1988 |
Convention or series no. |
Safety in construction No.5
|
Title |
Excavation |
Bibliographic information |
Department of Labour, P.O. Box 3705, Wellington, New Zealand, rev. ed., 1988. 40p. Illus. |
Abstract |
Contents of this safety guide: glossary of terms; scope; general and particular safety provisions; recommended safe practices; trench excavations (detailed shoring requirements are presented in a table, with additional illustrations); a safety check list for trenching; open excavations; shafts and drives. In appendices: legislative summary; noise levels produced by various kinds of construction machinery, with associated limitations on length of exposure. |
Descriptors (primary) |
trenching and excavating; construction industry; construction sites; New Zealand |
Descriptors (secondary) |
noise; trench shoring; limitation of exposure; safety guides; glossary; directive; check lists; legislation |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
Browse category(ies) |
Trenching and excavating Construction industry and civil engineering
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