Vehicles construction sites

Storm water runoff from cities and villages presents another problem. This runoff contains salts from road deicing, street refuse, animal waste, food litter, residue from atmospheric deposition of sulfuric and nitric acid, metals, asbestos from automobile brakes, rubber from tires, hydrocarbons from motor vehicle exhaust condensates, oil and grease, soil and inorganic nutrients from construction sites, and a variety of other chemicals. Research shows a heavy impact of urban nonpoint pollution on freshwater quality (World Resources Institute, 1988). 

The updated Mayor s air quality strategy addresses various measures which are proposed in the strategy and should be implemented in the near future [7]. This includes inter alia no-idling zones , more efficient freight movements, promotion of smarter travel, lane rental schemes for construction work in congested roads, supporting the uptake of low emission and electric vehicles, hybrid buses for public transport, renewal of the taxi fleet and enforced implementation of best practice guidance for construction sites. 

The measures already implemented cover the most important source categories. With the experience gained from other critical areas, it may be beneficial to expand the existing measures for reducing the share of diesel vehicles and to implement further traffic restrictions and pedestrian zones, to stimulate the early uptake of Euro 6/VI vehicles and to apply measures for construction sites and off-road machinery. 

Lasers form the basis of precision-measuring tools called interferometers that can measure distances less than 1/100th the thickness of a human hair, and are as useful on construction sites as in laboratories. Such instruments can be scanned over objects to create images, and are used on highways to identify vehicles automatically, or on NASA spacecraft to map the surface of the... 

Construction Materials and Equipment — The driver of a CMV (who is used primarily in the transportation of construction materials and equipment) may restart his/her 7- or 8-day clock after an off-duty period of at least 24 consecutive hours. The transportation of construction materials and equipment is defined as the transportation of construction and pavement materials, construction equipment, and construction maintenance vehicles by a driver, to or from an active construction site within a 50-air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location of the driver. This exemption does not apply to drivers transporting placardable amounts of hazardous materials. 

Motorized cranes and vehicles used to pump cement at construction sites, because these vehicles are designed for highway use. 

An automatic audible sounding alarm fitted to designated vehicles to warn whenever the vehicle is engaged to move in the reverse direction. It is commonly used on construction sites for equipment or other similar locations, where workers may not be cognizant of the various operations of vehicles in their environmenL other equipment masks the normal sound of the vehicle approaching in reverse, or their hearing level may not be the norm. They are required by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation 29 CFR 1926.602 (a) (9) (ii). 

HSG 144 Safe use of vehicles on construction sites HSG 150 Health and safety in construction GS28 Safe erection of structures pt 3 Working places and access PM28 Working platforms on fork lift trucks BS 5973 Code of Practice for access and working scaffolds and special scaffold structures in steel... 

On most construction sites, every precaution is taken to move traffic safely around the site. However, it takes only one mistake to cause an accident. Mark your work area with plenty of cones, signs, and flashing arrows. If possible, park a vehicle between you and the rest of the construction site. As an added precaution, point the wheels in the direction you want the vehicle to go if it is struck. 

Electrical hazards are covered in detail in Chapter 14, and all the control measures mentioned apply on a construction site. However, due to the possibility of wet conditions, it is recommended that only 110 V equipment is used on site. If mains electricity is used (perhaps during the final fitting out of the building), residual current devices should be used with all electrical equipment. Where workers or tall vehicles are working near or under overhead power lines, either the power should be turned off or goal posts or taped markers used to prevent contact with the lines. Similarly, underground supply lines should be located and marked before digging takes place. 

People are most often involved in accidents as they walk around the construction site or when they come into contact with vehicles in or around the site. It is therefore important to understand the various common accident causes and the control strategies that can be... 

Many of the hazards and controls required for vehicle movements on construction sites have been covered earlier in this chapter. Common vehicles found on construction sites include site dumper trucks, fork lift trucks with telescopic handlers, all terrain and rough terrain vehicles, excavators and tipper lorries. On larger construction sites various types of earth moving equipment may also be used. 

Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 that relate to the use and movement of vehicles on a construction site. 

The most common form of mobile handling equipment is the fork-lift truck. It comes from the group of vehicles, known as lift trucks, and can be used in factories, on construction sites and on farms. The term fork lift truck is normally applied to the counterbalanced lift truck, where the load on the forks is counterbalanced by the weight of the vehicle over the rear wheels. The reach truck is designed to operate in narrower aisles in warehouses and enables the load to be retracted within the wheelbase. The very narrow aisle (VNA) truck does not turn within the aisle to deposit or retrieve a load. It is often guided by guides or rails on the floor. Other forms of lift truck include the pallet truck and the pallet stacker truck, both of which may be pedestrian or rider controlled. 

All portable tools used on construction sites, vehicle washing stations or near swimming pools, should... 

Safe use of vehicles on construction sites, HSG144, 1998, HSE Books... 

Figure 11.5a From HSG144 The Safe Use of Vehicles on Construction Sites (HSE Books 1998) ISBN...

The variety of powered tools and equipment used on construction sites make many jobs easier, but at a price. That price is the noise they generate and the vibrations they set up in use. Typical sources of noise and vibrations include jack hammers, compactors, pneumatic drills, powered percussion tools, etc. The exhausts from internal combustion engines, whether in vehicles or stationary plant, adds to the level of noise. 

This manual will address the three components (knowledge, action, and attitude) for the main safety practices encountered in water utilities. After a discussion of safety management, the manual presents safety practices related to hazardous materials, confined spaces, hazardous energy, personal protective equipment, respiratory equipment, vehicles, tools, construction sites, and facilities. 

Prevent any electrical equipment, vehicles, bonfires or other sources of ignition near the cylinders > Prevent smoking when changing cylinders > Prevent people not involved with the storage or installation gaining access to it, particularly children (construction sites particularly)... 

Construction sites must be organised to ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, pedestrians and vehicles can move safely and without risks to health. 

HSE Guidance Note GS6 - Avoidance of danger from overhead electric lines HSE Booklets HSG 144 - Safe use of vehicles on construction sites HSG 151 - Protecting the public - your next move... 

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