Construction industry
What are construction operations?
Construction operations include:
- constructing, altering, repairing, extending or demolishing:
- buildings or structures
- works that are part of the land
- installing, altering or repairing:
- security
- electrical
- heating
- air conditioning
- soundproofing
- ventilation
- drainage
- sanitation
- water supply systems
- telecommunications systems
- cleaning buildings internally and externally in the course of their construction, alteration or repair (not including normal maintenance)
- works which are an essential part of, are in preparation for or are completing other construction work. This includes:
- site-clearing
- earth-moving
- excavating
- tunnelling
- boring
- laying foundations
- erecting scaffolding
- site restoration
- landscaping
- providing roadways and other access works
- works that form an essential part of, are in preparation for, or complete works such as drilling for minerals, oil, natural gas or other natural resources
- transporting someone else's materials or machinery for use in any of the activities listed above (known as ‘haulage for hire’).
See the Construction Operations Manual for a complete list of all operations.
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