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Health, Safety & Environmental Bulletin No 35

27 February 2007 – S Martin

Xmo Strata / Xmo Veritas Site Rules

The following rules are designed to enforce and educate our workforce to latest statutory regulations and
Company policy.
1. The lead installer allocated a job site is deemed to be the person in charge of all other persons either
directly or indirectly employed by the company on that site, the lead installer must give this safety
bulletin (and others sent to him) as a TBT to all persons, prior to commencing work and ensure that
it signed and dated by them.

2. Safety helmets, safety glasses, gloves, hi-visibility vests, & ankle high steel toe cap boots must be
worn at all times on all contracts.

3. Hearing protection must be worn when noise levels exceed 85dB (when you have to raise your voice
to be heard by somebody 2m away). Where noise levels exceed 95dB (noise at a night club bar),
double protection must be used, i.e. both ear plugs and ear muffs. If you have any doubts about the
sound levels on any site, or whilst using any plant / equipment, contact your supervisor.
4. All plant and machinery must NOT be moved unless one of team acts as the banksmen and 360°
sightlines are kept – this rule applies to the reversing of any vehicle. Do not allow ANY Xmo Strata /
Xmo Veritas, Sub Contractor or Supplier’s vehicle to enter the site blindly.
5. Always isolate plant, lock up containers & waste skips and leave keys in the shop (note shop persons
name who keys handed to).
6. All plant or machinery to be operated within an exclusion zone, within a fenced off area – always
maintain a physical barrier between workplace and site traffic.
7. Always ensure 600mm distance between moving machinery and a fixed obstruction (trapping
hazard) – if unable to fence off, restrict the free passage of persons / third parties by placing a
person to act as a guard. When raising a scissor lift or cherry picker under a soffit, be aware of the
trapping hazard that may be present. The lead installer must nominate a person to operate the
equipment, the nominated person will not operate the plant unless all other persons are clear of any
pinch point.
8. Some sites are declared a high fire risk due to free passage of persons across the site. In these
circumstances, closed waste skips will be sent to site – always keep these doors shut & locked.
Always keep paper and other flammable materials in the lockable container. If an open skip has
been sent to site, store the waste paper out of sight and dispose into skip just before the skip is
removed from site.

9. Always complete a Work at Height Checklist before working on any access equipment at a height
over 2m from the ground. This includes steps, ladders, MEWPs, Towers, Scaffolds etc.

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