26th July 2006, 03:04 PM
Nice words Beamo.
The weather should be taken into account within the site risk assessments. If there is no overhead working then the wearing of a hard hat is pointless. It would also be deemed an additional hazard in the current weather.
However, if overhead working is taking place in your area of works, or you are working in a trench environment where trench depth is 1 metre of more you should wear appropriate head protection.
Personnaly I wouldn't get a bump cap. They don't give anything like the same level of protection as a hard hat.
I currently look after 180 field engineers. They are instructed to wear hi viz vests when working in a transport environment only.
If you are working on a site and there is any form of mechanical excavation, material removal of delivery of you are adjacent to a traffic route of any sort then hi viz would be mandatory and essential to your safety.
Galaxsea - Proud to be the illegitimate son of Troll.
The weather should be taken into account within the site risk assessments. If there is no overhead working then the wearing of a hard hat is pointless. It would also be deemed an additional hazard in the current weather.
However, if overhead working is taking place in your area of works, or you are working in a trench environment where trench depth is 1 metre of more you should wear appropriate head protection.
Personnaly I wouldn't get a bump cap. They don't give anything like the same level of protection as a hard hat.
I currently look after 180 field engineers. They are instructed to wear hi viz vests when working in a transport environment only.
If you are working on a site and there is any form of mechanical excavation, material removal of delivery of you are adjacent to a traffic route of any sort then hi viz would be mandatory and essential to your safety.
Galaxsea - Proud to be the illegitimate son of Troll.