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Yep, the Excavation tab! The Excavation section is the eighth tab of the PTW system. It contains Section 9 of the PTW, which deals with excavation considerations of the PTW and is found in the following place on the PTW tab:
The Excavation tab is the fourth specific activity tab of the PTW. This tab is only selected when excavation pr View Full Answer
A very good question! The Excavation tab of the PTW must be selected whenever any excavation work is required for the work being done for the PTW. Excavation work is considered 'high risk' because every year people are killed when working in excavations or as a result of excavation work being carried out.DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCAVATION WORK Common dangers and risks associated wi View Full Answer
Cool stuff, now let's look at excavation work in a bit more depth! Great, so let's get on with it! All work which includes excavation work for the work being done, is managed in the Excavation tab (section 9). This tab consists of four parts:1. Work Environment section - this section identifies the type of excavation work which must be done. 2. Risk Assessment Reference section - t View Full Answer
Yep, no problems! Let's take a closer look at this section. The first thing which needs to be done is to examine the type of excavation which is involved in order to determine what potential hazards are associated with the excavation work being done.This work environment section does this and is very quick and easy to complete. It consists of a series of common excavation work hazards, View Full Answer
No problems! Let's take a closer look at this section then. Once the excavation work hazards, for the work being done, have been identified, the necessary safety precaution checks and controls to ensure the excavation work is safe, must be confirmed and checked.The Precautionary Safety Measures section is where these safety measures are determined and confirmed. The Permit Issuer and Pe View Full Answer
Ahh yeah! The Contractor Confirmation section again. This is a very important section because it is where the Permit Requester (PR) confirms that all the required safety precautions, relating to excavation work, are in place and confirms this formally. It is also important because the Permit Issuer (PI) also confirms formally that he agrees with the actions taken by the PR and that, in View Full Answer
Yeah, this is a really important question! The Excavation tab has both layer 1 and layer 2 effects in its workings. The layer 2 effects have been explained in detail in the Precautionary Measures question (refer to this section for more details), so we'll concentrate on the layer 1 effects:The layer 1 effects from this tab are connected to the Approve tab and are both passive and active View Full Answer