Health & Safety Misc Documents

Equipment / procedure guides

The documents below describe techniques for using/obtaining equipment, or for carrying out procedures on site. They are provided in word, excel or PDF format.

They are only provided as guides for reference, and are not alternatives to receiving proper training. They are written by individuals, and cannot necessarily be guaranteed to represent WRG official policy or advice.

bulletUsing the Stihl TS 400 Cut Off Saw - Summary of important points for using this saw, by Ed Walker, July 2003.
bulletWRG Forestry Team / Pruning - This guide, by Graham "Sparky" Robinson and taken from Navvies 192 (April-May 2002), explains the best way to prune trees and shrubs.
bulletThe Legalities of Tree Felling - A guide from Graham "Sparky" Robinson on trees and the law. Taken from Navvies 206 (August-September 2004)
bulletLevelling - This guide, by Marcus Jones, describes the use of a level, tripod and staff to find the relative levels of things around site. (Version: 26 September 2000).
bulletUsing the London WRG Tu16 Tirfor Winch - Guide to normal usage & storage. (Ed Walker and Richard Worthington, 13/9/06).
bulletWorking load limits for webbing slings - Table from Marcus Jones explains what the colour coding on strops means. (Version: 18 September 2000).
bulletTirfor safety - Information on safe use of tirfors, particularly two tirfors. Taken from Navvies 233 (February-March 2009)
bulletHiring/Buying Equipment for Canal Restoration - Listing availability and costs of equipment from popular hire shops. By Marcus Jones. (Version: 30 October 2000).
bulletBanking Guide - Giving a guide to banksman hand signals. By Marcus Jones. (Version 29 October 2000).
bulletTracked excavators - Excel file listing specifications of various tracked excavators. By Marcus Jones. (Version 10 November 2000).
bulletDigital tachographs - Information on use, taken from Navvies 229 (June-July 2008)

Driver and dumper information

bulletFor important safety information about skip-loading dumpers, please see Martin Ludgate's editorial (PDF file) from the August - September 2003 issue of Navvies.
bulletFor considerations on using small excavators, please see this important note taken from Navvies 205 (June-July 2004).
bulletFor hints and tips about the WRG minibus SAD/HLA see these tips (PDF file) by George 'Bungle' Eycott taken from Navvies 208 (December 2004-January 2005).
bulletFor WRG's policy on the use of mobile phones in WRG vehicles, please see this file (Word file), from the December 2003-January 2004 issue of Navvies.
bulletFor information about getting a minibus licence, see this article (PDF file) from the June-July 2005 issue of Navvies.
bulletFor information on rear wheel steer dumpers (as well as on brick saw disc sizes) see this article (PDF file) from the December 2005-January 2006 issue of Navvies.

Other documents

bulletEquipment regulations. Taken from the October 2002 IWA Head Office Bulletin, this gives details of equipment regulations such as the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.
bulletHSE F10 notification form (Word file)
bulletWarning signs for approaching / about to enter work area (Word files)
bullet Information about vibration (PDF file) from the February-March 2005 issue of Navvies.
bulletInformation about concrete reinforcing - part 1 (PDF file) from the June-July 2005 issue of Navvies, and part 2 (PDF file) from the August-September 2005 issue of Navvies.
bulletHow to pack a WRG trailer (PDF file) from the June-July 2005 issue of Navvies.
bullet Health & Safety Management Submission to British Waterways (PDF file), made Spring 2008. This contains various documents that are available elsewhere on this/other WRG/IWA sites. While these were up-to-date at the time the submission was made, updates may have been made to the source documents since then, so please access the relevant pages directly for latest versions.

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