Bath District (Supply) Engineer filing related to health and safety

Reference Number

0312/2/2/1/4

Level of Description

Item

Title

Bath District (Supply) Engineer filing related to health and safety

Creator(s) & Administrative History

Wessex Water Authority.

Date

1974-1978

Extent

Extent: 1 item

Description

Memorandums and circulars sent to or by R. C. Onslow, the District Engineer of Bath. Many are memorandums first sent to R. Denney, the District Manager, or R. J. Warren, the Bristol Avon Divisional Manager, which were then passed on to Onslow for reference or to keep for the district’s records. Covers topics related to health and safety including asbestos; working in sewers; coal tar lining; handling hazardous chemicals; confined spaces; excavations. Includes copies of acts and orders related to health and safety and a draft report on the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; product health and safety data sheets by the British Steel Corporation; assessment of the health and safety at Monkswood Reservoir, Englishcombe Reservoir, Primrose Hill Pumping Station, Sydenham Buildings, Lansdown Tower; pilot study of the water industry by Mr J Vosper in relation to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.