4th October 2006, 01:58 PM
Whilst working on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project in London we were instructed during the initial project H&S briefing about the dangers of drug related equipment being uncovered/discovered during excavation work. The CTRL policy was for a trained person with a 'sharps' container and the appropriate picking up equipment to be on each working site. Needless to say appropriate PPE including sturdy gloves and eye protection was to be worn whereever there might be a danger of coming across needles.