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Having undertaken people desk-based generic risk assessment and carefully filed this away, it is now time to venture out on site. This is undoubtedly the most dangerous part of their job. While many of them are aware that they would not be able to enter larger construction sites without an induction...

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Published inBuilding Surveying Journal p. 19
Main Author Blackman, Gary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors 01.12.2016
Subjects
Construction sites
Personal protective equipment
Risk assessment
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Summary:Having undertaken people desk-based generic risk assessment and carefully filed this away, it is now time to venture out on site. This is undoubtedly the most dangerous part of their job. While many of them are aware that they would not be able to enter larger construction sites without an induction, which normally includes watching a video then donning full personal protective equipment before being escorted around, the vast majority of sites do not have the same rigour in their health and safety procedures; in fact, some may have very few such procedures at all. Therefore, there can be a significant risk of Weil's disease and tetanus. The author always carry a bottle of antiseptic handwash with him on site that has proved invaluable on a number of occasions.
ISSN:1750-1032
1759-3387