Establish lines and levels on site

This standard describes how to establish lines and levels on site when installing fences. It covers working to specifications to establish reference points to set lines and levels on a fencing site. This standard is suitable for fence installers. It can be applied to support any fence installation operation.

1. carry out your work in accordance with relevant environmental

   and health and safety legislation, risk assessment requirements

   and company policies and procedures

   2. wear suitable clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE)

   3. carry out your work in accordance with instructions and

   specifications

   4. select and prepare the required tools and equipment

   5. check to confirm that a safe working environment has been

   established

   6. identify and report any variations between instructions and

   specifications and actual site dimensions

   7. establish lines and levels accurately, working from reference

   points

   8. use, maintain and store tools and equipment safely and in a clean

   and serviceable condition

   9. carry out your work in a manner that causes minimal impact to the

   surrounding area, other users of the site and anyone else who

   may be affected

1. the relevant environmental and health and safety requirements

   associated with the establishment of lines and levels on site

   2. the type of clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE)

   suitable for the task to be carried out

   3. the relevant requirements and procedures for gaining access to

   the site

   4. the specific requirements for permit-to-work schemes

   5. the types of signs and protective barriers used in the fencing

   industry

   6. the reasons for traffic management when working adjacent to

   highways and other transport systems

   7. where to obtain the instructions and specifications required to

   carry out the work

   8. the reasons for and methods of establishing reference points and

   how to protect them from movement during the work

   9. the methods of transferring levels

   10. the possible causes of variations between specified and actual

   site dimensions

   11. the methods used for marking and setting lines and levels

   12. the methods used for establishing a change in direction, including

   angles and curves

   13. how to establish entry and exit points

   14. the importance of maintaining boundary lines

   15. the limits of your responsibility when dealing with difficulties

   arising during the work

   16. the storage requirements for tools and equipment

   17. how to minimise the impact of your work on the surrounding area,

   other users of the site and anyone else who may be affected

Instructions and specifications could include:

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plans/drawings

schedules

method statements

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

manufacturer's guidelines

customer requirements

quality standards e.g. BSI, CE

verbal instructions