- Maintain eye contact with plant operators and use banksmen in shared areas.
- Use mechanical aids for lifting kerbs, slabs, and heavy pipes wherever available.
- Wear hearing protection, gloves, and safety boots appropriate to the task.
- Scan for buried services before every excavation using CAT and Genny equipment.
- Limit vibration tool use and rotate tasks to reduce daily vibration exposure.
- Apply barrier cream and wear gloves to prevent cement contact dermatitis.
- Use water suppression when cutting concrete, block, or paving to control dust.
- Stay visible to plant operators by wearing hi-vis and staying in their sight line.
- Attend health surveillance for HAVS, noise, dust, and dermatitis when offered.
- Report early symptoms of vibration, hearing loss, or skin problems immediately.
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- DON'T work in the blind spot of excavators, dumpers, or other moving plant.
- DON'T manually lift kerbs and slabs when vacuum lifters or mechanical aids exist.
- DON'T handle wet cement without protective gloves and waterproof clothing.
- DON'T cut concrete or paving without water suppression or dust extraction.
- DON'T exceed daily vibration exposure limits from breakers, compactors, and drills.
- DON'T dig near buried services without completing CAT and Genny detection first.
- DON'T ignore early symptoms of white finger, deafness, or skin rash.
- DON'T assume plant operators can see you; make eye contact before approaching.
- DON'T refuse health surveillance appointments; they detect problems early.
- DON'T work through extreme weather without appropriate PPE and welfare breaks.
See also: General Operative (Civils) Safety | Plant and Pedestrian Segregation
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