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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 384 · clause 384 · NLR 5/12

PART XVII CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION AND DEMOLITION — Concrete placing hazards

384

(1) A protruding end of reinforcing steel that is hazardous to a worker shall be removed or effectively guarded.

384(2)

Where a worker is required to be underneath the formwork during a concrete pour or placement of another significant load, the worker shall be restricted from the areas where the loads are placed.

384(3)

A worker shall be restricted from the area under a portion of formwork where a load or concrete has been placed until it can be ensured that the formwork can withstand the load.

384(4)

Placement of concrete or other loads shall cease in the event of weakness, undue settlement or excess distortion of formwork and may only restart after the formwork has been repaired or strengthened as specified by a professional engineer.

384(5)

A load shall not be applied to an uncured concrete structure except where permitted by the erection drawings and supplementary instructions.

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