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#1 Posted : 13 February 2006 10:41:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jonathan Sandler CMIOSH
Not one for the faint hearted, but I am looking for guideance on the following matters:
Handling of persons who have passed away, placing of a person into a coffin,correct ppe;
ect anything esls that I might have forgotten, I have taken other serious conditions,this
is a seriuos thread so I would appreciate sound and relevant guideance.
Regards
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#2 Posted : 13 February 2006 10:44:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jonathan Breeze
Jon,

See this recent thread:

http://www.iosh.co.uk/in...m=1&thread=17725&page=91
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#3 Posted : 13 February 2006 11:53:00(UTC)
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Posted By Andy Petrie
Does standing next to an open grave consitute working at height?

Does digging a grave constitue a confined space?
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#4 Posted : 13 February 2006 11:55:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jonathan Sandler CMIOSH
What has your points got to do with the question I have asked?
Reagrds
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#5 Posted : 13 February 2006 12:24:00(UTC)
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Posted By Gordon Thelwell
LOL Jonathan, my first ever job was as a YTS Funeral Director.

The National Association of Funeral Directors will be able to help you.

http://www.nafd.org.uk/

In particular, CRS have a national H&S Manager. (people are dieing to meet him)
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#6 Posted : 13 February 2006 12:25:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Bellis
Jonathan

I have sent you an e mail with attachments

let me know if they dont arrive - I may have some further documents which I will try to find tonight, but will have to photocopy and end by snail mail -if you need them

Paul
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#7 Posted : 13 February 2006 12:39:00(UTC)
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Posted By Andy Petrie
Jonathan,

I would assume that one risk an undertaker may face was standing next to a six foot drop!

(a drop, counts as a height when you are working next to it, hence the working at height regs).

With regards to the other point, it is probably a grave digger not an undertaker, so I apologise if it was not relevant.



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#8 Posted : 13 February 2006 13:38:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jonathan Sandler CMIOSH
Andy,
Technically, falls into the grave does come under WAH, but it all depends on the following: how deep the grave is, does the coffin act as a barrier, what religion the person is that is being buried; is this a family plot, one coffin onto of another.
Confind Space Regs for a grave, sorry, no. Regards
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