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Let’s all
WELL HOLE FORMATION AND MANAGEMENT get home safely,
every day

When forming well holes,
the risk of falls from height
The Supervisor in control of placing material in the well hole must must be considered and
also control the removal from the base, ensuring that there is no controlled.
confusion or potential to enter the well hole at the same time
waste is being removed. This can be carried out in a Where walls
number of ways. cannot be left at a
1m height,
1. Walls remain 1m high. demolished
2. Scaffold A frame edge columns or
protection installed. imported VCB’s
3. Stop block from can be used to
demolished waste of form both edge
imported VCB installed. protection and a
stop block.
Additionally controls must
be applied to the base of
the well hole to ensure that
this is fully excluded.
1. Physical barriers
excluding area.
2. Dust control throughout
operation.
3. Strict controls over the Supervisor: If walls
dropping of waste and are below 1m in
the access to the base height, edge
for removal to ensure protection is to be
that this is coordinated.
supplemented with
SG4 barrier systems

NOTE: Pedestrian
barriers are not to
be used.
Best practice is to leave wall 1m height. This forms both edge
protection and a stop block around the well hole.

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