Following the recent introduction of version 3 of the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) Site Operating Procedures on protecting the workforce during the coronavirus pandemic and with a number of sites re-opening again, the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has released a supplementary guidance publication for construction plant occupations.
The publication interprets the core requirements of the CLC-based procedures and outlines a tailored set of additional requirements for a range of plant-based occupations. These include plant operators, supporting personnel such as slinger/signallers, traffic marshalls, maintenance staff and plant delivery drivers.
The CPA publication consists of four pages with a number of topics covered such as preparation, operating, direct support activities, communications and maintenance activities. One section outlines considerations over rescue operations should for example, Tower Crane or MEWP operational emergencies occur. It supports the CLC message in that emergency service response may be limited.
The publication is available free of charge from the CPA website at cpa.uk.net/news-events/cpasplantoccupationsspo/
