EFFC Safety Alerts
Below are links to EFFC Safety Alert’s. If you would like to contribute a Safety Alert to this list, please fill out the template (below) and then send it to effc@effc.org.
Read allSafety Corner
Safety on Building Sites Through Traffic Concepts
Construction site traffic covers all movement of vehicles, equipment, and people on construction sites. There are various risks for severe accidents when operating self-propelled working machines on-site. These include collisions and, in the case of hydraulic excavators, getting hit by the excavator’s boom. There are...
Read allConfined Space Entry
Here you will find our Tool Box Talk on basic safety measures for entering confined spaces. Please note this presentation does not cover exposure limits, monitoring and safety practices for environmental hazards such as asbestos or respirable crystalline silica. Our tool box talks are provided...
Read allLive Working
Here you will find our Tool Box Talk on working with electrical equipment that has developed a fault or requires maintenance. Our tool box talks are provided by our Health & Safety Working Group and are provided for use on site to inform good safety...
Read allPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Here you will find our Tool Box Talk on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). This covers the basic understanding site operatives should have on the importance of wearing PPE, using it correctly and keeping it well maintained. Our tool box talks are provided by our Health...
Read allMutual Training Recognition
by Luc Van Hecke
Read allLift Planning
Here you will find our Tool Box Talk on planning lifts for any piling related activity such as positioning reinforcement cages, augers and concrete piles. Our tool box talks are provided by our Health & Safety Working Group and are provided for use on site...
Read allHazardous Substances December 2016
Download our Hazardous Substances document.
Read allLifting Equipment
Read allSafety on Working Platform Video
Read allBreaking down of concrete piles
Breaking down of concrete piles has traditionally been carried out using hand-held pneumatic breakers. This method of work potentially exposes workers to significant health hazards associated with exposure to Hand Arm Vibration (HAV), dust and noise.
Read allRequirements for certifying and checking machinery
Summary of the inspection regimes and inspection periods in EFFC Member countries.
Read allBehaviour and procedures – the keys to...
The UK’s Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) shares its observations and findings on best practice in accident prevention.
Read allPre-commencement checklist
Before work begins on site there are a number of issues that should be considered as part of any safety planning for foundations works. Our checklist is intended to help this planning process. It is for use by consultants, architects, insurers, government officials and those...
Read allSingle Use Slings
Single-use or one-way slings:the supplier’s problem has become our problem. German Expert Committee Opinion: Single-use woven webbing slings made of man-made fibres – Daily use?.
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