Emergency Call-out, Fencing and Minor Works

Descriptions

The contract is allocated regionally to respond to public safety incidents on a 24 hour/365 day basis. The initial emergency response is to attend a public safety incident within 4 hours of notification and erect temporary fencing and warning notices (within 6 hours of notification) to ensure the hazard is secured. Typical hazards relating to past coal mining present issues such as ground collapses of shafts and adits, outbreaks of minewater and gas emissions, therefore the following types of remedial works may be required: — filling of open shafts/adits/mine-workings/voids, mass concrete plugging of shafts/adits/mine-working/voids, reinforced concrete capping of shafts/adits, treatment of fissures, geotextiles, permanent fencing, associated reinstatement works, drainage works, maintenance works to coal authority sites and spoil tips, gabion baskets. The works may also include undertaking the following for non-coal mining activities: — enabling works e.g. site clearance/site access.