Document ID (ISN) | 76208 |
CIS number |
01-103 |
ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1744-0 |
Year |
2000 |
Convention or series no. |
HSG 47
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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
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Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
Browse category(ies) |
Safety programmes Trenching and excavating Compressed gases and pressure vessels
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