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safety gear

vermin99 · 2014-01-12 22:26:38

I know by law you have to have the safety wear on sites ie luminous jacket,hard hats,boots ..... But up until what point.Like I know this sounds silly but are plumbers,electricians.... Required to wear hard hats and jackets also does site insurance cover u 18s thanks

12-01-2014 10:26pm

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vermin99

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I know by law you have to have the safety wear on sites ie luminous jacket,hard hats,boots ..... But up until what point.Like I know this sounds silly but are plumbers,electricians.... Required to wear hard hats and jackets also does site insurance cover u 18s thanks

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#2 13-01-2014 10:40am

dasheriff

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Yes definitely everyone that walks inside the gate has to be wearing full PPE including the house owners architect auctioneer etc.
Builders insurance should cover all employees over 16 with a valid safe pass and all members of the public if properly covered.

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#3 13-01-2014 11:04am

BryanF

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read this
http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Publications_and_Forms/Publications/Construction/Guide_for_Contractors_and_Project_Supervisors.html

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