| Document ID (ISN) | 76208 |
| CIS number |
01-103 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1744-0 |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSG 47
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Avoiding danger from underground services |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Jan. 2000. iv, 48p. Illus. 22 ref. Price: GBP 7.50. |
| Abstract |
This guidance updates the previous edition (see CIS 90-1934). Topics covered: dangers arising from work near underground services (electricity and telecommunications, gas pipes, water pipes and sewers and other pipelines); planning of the work; use of cable and pipe locating devices, safe digging and filling practices; safe use of trenchless methods. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
trenching and excavating; United Kingdom; safety planning; underground cables; piping |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
telecommunications equipment; gases; first aid; personal protective equipment; safety guides; safe working methods; legislation; cable detectors; water and sanitation services |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Safety programmes
Trenching and excavating
Compressed gases and pressure vessels
|
