QNJAC guidance. QNJAC is the Quarries National Joint Advisory Committee. Institute of Quarrying. Professional association raising standards and sharing knowledge across the
Read MoreThese guidelines on the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarries) Regulations 2008 were developed with the assistance and advice of a working group on quarrying safety,
Read MoreThe Safe Quarry Guidance provides practical advice to enable quarries to operate safely and Operators to meet all of the requirements of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work
Read More2014.1.21 This guidance covers checking the: quarry-face design meets expected standards; actual method of working is as set out in the design, the health and safety
Read More2022.2.24 Safe Quarry A Guide for Quarry Workers. This Guidance has been developed by the Quarry Safety Partnership The Quarry Safety Partnership is a Tripartite
Read More2023.7.15 This document contains an Approved Code of Practice and other supporting guidance on the duties in the Quarries Regulations 1999. The Regulations
Read MoreSerious or fatal risks to health and safety in quarries often include: being engulfed or struck by soil and rock as a result of working near or on unstable ground. getting struck by
Read More2023.10.12 Health and safety information and guidance for the quarry industry.
Read More2021.11.13 This information sheet gives guidance to assist quarry operators in providing equipment or barriers specifically to comply with Regulation 22 of the Quarries Regulations 1999 (relating to Danger Areas within the quarry). It should be read in conjunction with the Approved code of Practice “Health and Safety at Quarries” (L118)
Read More3. Provide greater clarity to the definition of “quarry” and of ”quarry operations”, 4. allow for the deletion of Part 7 and Schedule 4 of the 2008 Regulations as amended in 2013 as these now fall within the requirements of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. 5.
Read MoreQuarry lakes may be seen by some people as tempting locations for a for a quick dip. Therefore, MPA is urging its members to check their sites prior to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and warmer weather. The following two documents provide guidance on the management of public safety.
Read MorePedestrian safety. 27/10/2020. Fatal 2 - Workplace Transport Pedestrian Interface Handbook. A 147 page, A5 handbook, designed to assist supervisors and managers on site and support other industry technical guidance. Follows the
Read MoreGuidance. The Safequarry database contains summaries of the latest updates and guidance on key health and safety issues from organisations such as MPA, HSE, QNJAC, Quarries Partnership Team on dust and silica, UEPG and NePSi - representing the EU Silica Social Dialogue Agreement; etc.. Users can search either by keyword or topic .
Read More2021.11.13 The main pieces of legislation that have been referred to for this CoalPro Guidance are: - • The Quarry Regulations 1999 • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998 • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 • Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Read More2021.11.13 The main pieces of legislation that have been referred to for this CoalPro Guidance are: - • The Quarry Regulations 1999 • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998 • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 • Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Read More2022.2.24 A Guide for Quarry Workers. Our Vision: Healthy, safe and productive lives and enterprises. Further Information and Guidance: Visit our website at hsa.ie, telephone our contact centre on. 1890 289 389or email [email protected]. Use BeSMART, our free online risk assessment tool at besmart.ie.
Read More2024.1.29 Safety Shower Guidance, November 2016 1 Introduction Health and Safety laws impose duties on all relevant stakeholders and on all involved parties to provide safe systems of work. This guide to safety showers is intended to help all parties comply with their responsibilities during the delivery of bitumen products and does not alter the legal ...
Read MoreIn 2008, the Aggregate Industries board recognised that there were deficiencies in the safe systems of work for quarry based confined space working and appointed a project officer who was tasked to report back within nine months. ... The confined space guidance, Safe System of Work (SSOW) and training package have now been implemented across ...
Read MoreThe Safe Quarry Guidance provides practical advice to enable quarries to operate safely and Operators to meet all of the requirements of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarries) Regulations, 2008. The Safe Quarry Guidance will be reviewed and edited to fully meet any additional requirements imposed by the proposed draft Safety, Health ...
Read MoreHealth Safety across the quarrying and quarry products industry. About; Log on; Register; Contact; ... EMPLOYEE GUIDANCE MANAGER GUIDANCE OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE . MPA 'STAY COVID-19
Read More2014.1.21 The Work at Height Regulations 2005 (WAH) are also relevant to safe quarry design and operation, and provide legal requirements to prevent the risk of falls of persons, vehicles and materials being thrown or tipped (WAH reg 10 (3)) from quarry faces. This is relevant to various unsafe quarry operating practices such as end tipping.
Read MoreGuidance. The Safequarry database contains summaries of the latest updates and guidance on key health and safety issues from organisations such as MPA, HSE, QNJAC, Quarries Partnership Team on dust and silica, UEPG and NePSi - representing the EU Silica Social Dialogue Agreement; etc.. Users can search either by keyword or topic .
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Read MoreThis guidance has largely been developed from the Quarries National Joint Advisory Committee (QNJAC) “Follow our Footsteps- Guide to Pedestrian Safety in Quarries” document. Year : 2020. Download: Quarry-Pedestrian-Safety.pdf (4550 KB) Don't Have Adobe Reader?
Read MoreThis can be achieved by a safe system of work based on planning, use of plans, cable locating devices and safe digging practices. These four elements complement each other, and should all be used when working near buried cables. Please follow link to the HSE Guidance on these 4 elements. HSE: Electrical equipment and cables: 29/11/2023
Read MoreFrom the top down, safety needs to be a priority at all mines – including opencast and alluvial mines and quarries. We have produced guidance to address the risks and hazards specific to this type of mining and extraction work. While this guidance has not been updated to reflect current work health and safety legislation (the Health and ...
Read More2024.1.24 This guidance covers the following scenarios. 1. Quarry operator contracts a commercial drone operator to carry out work. 2. An employee of the company requests to fly a drone over the quarry site. 3. A member of the public or another organisation requests to fly a drone over the quarry site. 4. An unexpected drone is observed flying over the ...
Read More2021.11.13 It has been developed by the Quarries National Joint Advisory Committee (QNJAC) to help quarry operators, contractors, managers and others make health and safety improvements in the quarry industry. This guidance represents good practice which may go further than the minimum you need to do to comply with the law.
Read More2021.11.13 Guidance Note on Quarry design in relation to excavations and tips (QNJAC Geotechnical Face Stockpile Operations Subcommittee) Introduction The requirement for “design” forms a central tenet of the Quarry Regulations 19991 (The term design is used more than 60 times in the Approved Code of Practice) It is emphasised in
Read More2021.11.13 Guidance on Quarry Specific RIDDOR Requirements. This information sheet is intended to assist the quarrying industry in its understanding of the quarry specific requirements contained in the Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR). These requirements are in addition to the rest of RIDDOR,
Read More2021.11.13 Guidance for Safe Bitumen Tank Management 1. Introduction There are about 275 asphalt plants in the UK manufacturing approximately 20 million tonnes of asphalt per annum. This equates to about 1000 hot bitumen storage tanks with an annual throughput of approximately 1 million tonnes of bitumen. Uncontrolled spills of hot bitumen
Read More2021.11.13 This information sheet gives guidance to assist quarry operators in providing equipment or barriers specifically to comply with Regulation 22 of the Quarries Regulations 1999 (relating to Danger Areas within the quarry). It should be read in conjunction with the Approved code of Practice “Health and Safety at Quarries” (L118)
Read MoreThe Stay Safe campaign is to raise awareness amongst younger children, teenagers, parents, teachers and youth workers about the dangers of entering quarries uninvited and unsupervised. The key message of the campaign is to "Stay Safe...Stay Out of quarries". The campaign includes. Publication of free resources for use by industry, teachers and ...
Read MoreThe Safe Quarry Guidance provides practical advice for activation quarries at handle safely and Operators to meet all of of requirements of the Safety, Healthiness and Welfare at Work (Quarries) Regulations, 2008
Read MoreQuarries Legislation and Guidance. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarries) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No 28 of 2008) came into effect on the 1st of May 2008. The regulations place a great emphasis on the management of health and safety, with responsibility placed on all those employed at a quarry and every person involved in
Read More2021.11.13 The safe delivery of product on articulated tippers involves all elements of the business – from the vehicle ... MPA GUIDANCE: Optimum Minimum Hard Surface, concreted or asphalt. Regularly maintained. Loose but hard surface, made up ground of compacted sub-base, quarry floor maintained. No surface defects, such as pot holes,
Read MoreSafe Quarry - A Guide for Quarry Workers. This guidance document has been developed by the tripartite Quarry Safety Partnership and provides essential information for both new and experienced quarry workers on all aspects of quarrying. It also introduces the SLAM technique, which when employed correctly allows on-the-job risk assessments to be ...
Read More2014.9.6 Fit safety chains supplied by the providers to all chain boxes on overhead hoists. Review the operations of all overhead hoists to ensure that lifted items are not striking the bottom of chain boxes routinely.
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