Tasks

Unloading materials from a flatbed involves loads at height, shifting cargo and plant movement around people on foot.

A crane lift places a suspended load above people, plant and structures along the lift path.

A load lifted or held above ground stores gravitational energy that is released if the load falls.

Setting down a generator involves a heavy suspended load, final positioning by hand signals and people working close to the load.

Work from a mobile elevating work platform combines fall exposure, dropped objects and machine movement near people and structures.

Erecting, altering or working from scaffold creates fall exposure for people and dropped-object exposure for anyone below.

Roof work exposes people to falls from the edge or through fragile surfaces, and exposes those below to dropped materials.

Installing cladding panels involves large loads at height, mechanical lifting and wind-affected handling.

A tool or fixing dropped from height concentrates energy into a small point of impact on anyone below.

Installing cable tray, basket and ladder overhead involves sustained work at height with tools, fixings and containment sections above other trades, plus cutting and drilling noise.

Installing ceiling grids, tiles and above-ceiling services combines overhead work, dropped components and power tool use above other trades.

Installing unistrut framing and bracketry involves overhead drilling into concrete, anchor loads and power tool use above other trades.

Installing rack frames and support steel inside data halls involves heavy sections, overhead fixing and drilling, grinding and screwing in enclosed space.

Installing UPS modules involves heavy units, tight plant rooms and proximity to existing electrical systems.

Installing battery racks involves heavy components, stored electrical energy and chemical exposure in confined plant space.

Installing busbar sections involves heavy components at height and later connection to energised systems.

Installing luminaires and emergency lighting combines overhead work from steps or MEWPs with wiring that may become energised during commissioning.

Installing pipe spools involves heavy sections, work at height and future pressure energy in the completed system.

Installing pump sets involves heavy units, mechanical alignment work and later rotating and pressure energy.

Installing air handling units and plant involves very heavy modules, machine lifting into tight plant rooms and power tool work around the unit.

Installing ductwork involves large sections handled overhead, sharp sheet edges and cutting, drilling and grinding above other trades.

Installing chilled water and condensate pipework involves heavy pipe at height, threading and grinding, and future pressure in the completed system.

Installing sprinkler pipework involves heavy pipe overhead, threading and grooving machinery, and a system that is later filled and pressurised.

Installing detection pipework, detectors and panels involves overhead drilling and work that continues into rooms with live systems as commissioning progresses.

Installing dampers in duct penetrations combines overhead work, spring-loaded mechanisms and drilling and cutting at the slab or wall line.

Excavation work combines ground collapse exposure, plant movement and buried services.

Trenching creates long open excavations with collapse exposure and repeated entry by operatives.

Erecting structural steel combines crane lifts, work at height, heavy sections being landed and bolted, and grinding and welding.

Building partitions and bulkheads involves boards and framing handled at height, repetitive drilling and cutting and heavy material movement.