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This standby generator installation method statement template from Health & Safety Zone is designed for electricians, generator installers, electrical contractors and site supervisors who need a clear, compliant safe system of work for installing a fixed standby generator and changeover switch in a building.
It covers the main hazards of generator installation, including electric shock and arcing when isolating and testing, back-feed to the supply network if the changeover is wrong, lifting and positioning the generator, fuel and exhaust fumes, and noise and manual handling.
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The template sets out the introduction and legal framework, the training and competence required, a scope of works broken into stages, step-by-step planning for each stage from design and siting to testing and commissioning, the personal protective equipment required and the finishing and handover checks, ready for your team to expand with site-specific detail.
Fully editable and shareable, it can be tailored to your site, branded with your company details and shared with your workforce for sign-off before work begins.
Compliant with: Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations (IET Wiring Regulations) – current edition, Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002, Electricity Act 1989, Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002, Building Regulations 2010, Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, Work at Height Regulations 2005, Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996, Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Control of Pollution Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.
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