Health and Safety Executive

Safety Alert: Construction machinery - Access to cutting wheel of top cutting machines

HSE is issuing this safety alert to highlight the dangers of using top cutting machines in trench preparation without appropriate safety devices. The information is aimed at dutyholders within the construction and utilities industries and is intended to raise awareness of the potential risk of entrapment when accessing the cutting drum.

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