Case Study
Petrol Rotary Saw
C A S E S T U D Y Petrol Rotary Saw www.parkhs.co.uk 01296 310450 One of our construction clients had arranged for a retained Occupational Hygienist to provide support to a number of redevelopment projects. The Hygienist carried out initial visits to each site in order to gain an overall impression and understand which areas of the site needed particular attention. At one site, the Hygienist noticed a worker carrying out cutting work inside a manhole pit formed of precast concrete rings. The worker was cutting the top concrete ring in order to make it flush with the ground level. The worker was using a petrol rotary saw with a diamond tipped saw blade. The Hygienist politely asked the worker to stop what he was doing and leave the manhole pit immediately, which he di