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Document ID (ISN)20219
CIS number 74-219
ISSN - Serial title Tiefbau-Berufsgenossenschaft
Year 1973
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Kaphun K.
Title Safety in laying sewer pipes
Original title Sicherheitstechnik beim Abwasserleitungsbau [in German]
Bibliographic information July 1973, Vol.85, No.7, p.364-375. Illus. 20 ref.
Abstract General remarks concerning safety rules to be observed in shoring trenches, followed by sections devoted to: stacking of pipe sections, hoisting gear and slings, mechanical handling and laying by hand on the work site, working space, joining pipe sections and gaskets. Refers to the relevant German statutory provisions.
Descriptors (primary) pipelaying; pipe and bar stock handling
Descriptors (secondary) lifting tackle; manual handling; cranes; personal protective equipment; slings; accident black spots; lifting appliances
Document type -
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Trenching and excavating