THE BASICS

• Make sure you know where you are working and what works are planned.
• Carefully prepare and safely plan for your task - STOP and discuss if plans change
• Consider your work and other activities nearby. 
• Find your nearest toilet, first aid point and fire extinguisher point.
• Know what to do in an emergency, where to get help and your nearest evacuation route.

SITE REQUIREMENTS 

• Always follow the primary roads and observe signage and speed limit - 15mph.
• Look out for hazards and be aware of Permit to Work areas and requirements - the Festival site has numerous buried and overhead services.
• Keep your work area tidy and ensure you maintain secure working areas at all times.
• Consider the impact of the weather on your activities. 
• Do not attempt to lift or open any utility or maintenance hole cover, unless you have spoken with the Site Facilities Office. 
• Never plumb any additional attachments into the Festival water network, including extension hoses or shower units.

LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER

• If you need help or extra equipment for a specific task, STOP, ask a colleague for help and DO NOT TAKE SHORTCUTS.
• Speak up if you see any unsafe working practices - find someone to correct it, share your observations with management and contact the Festival Safety Team.
• Welfare support and advice is available - if you or a colleague needs support, reach out and speak to a member of welfare.
• Be respectful of everyone you are working with. 

PPE

• The minimum PPE required for working onsite is a High Visibility Vest/Jacket and Covered Footwear.
• You must wear additional, appropriate PPE for the tasks you are doing.
  • e.g: hard hat, harness, hearing protection, etc. 
• High visibility clothing must be yellow or orange, and contain reflective strips. 
• Dark colour, or dirty high visibility clothing is not effective and must not be used.
• High visibility shorts, trousers or straps do not replace the requirement for a high visibility vest/jacket.

Coloured branded tabards are permitted during the show phase, providing you are not directing traffic or your risk assessment dictates High Visibility clothing as a control.

GENERAL

• The highway code still applies onsite.
• The site speed limit is 15mph during the construction phase and reduces to DEAD SLOW once the public are on site.
• DO NOT use your phone while driving.
• All vehicles must be insured.
• All vehicles and plant must be in a safe condition with relevant test certification and driven by a qualified person. 
• DO NOT use hazard lights unless you are signalling a hazard.
• All vehicles, including buggies, must follow the speed limit at all times.
• The use of alcohol or drugs is strictly prohibited for any person working or driving.
• Regular breathalysing of drivers will be conducted before shifts begin and random testing will be carried out. 

Failure to comply with the site speed limit may result in a prohibition for driving on site.  

VEHICLE ROUTES 

• DO NOT drive on the grass.
• Observe restrictions on vehicle movement - during the show, vehicle movement will NOT be permitted in the Pedestrian Zone.
• Always use designated parking areas, DO NOT block primary routes, entrances to fields, venues or general circulation areas
• Drive at a slower speed if more appropriate to the ground conditions.

PLANT & MACHINERY 

• Drivers of GFEL vehicles MUST submit their licence to the Site Office or you will not be insured or permitted to drive.
• All plant operators must have their licences and tickets available for inspection if requested. 
• Passengers MUST always be safely seated and never carried on forks.
• The use of personnel-cages is only permitted when accompanied by a specific risk assessment – other access equipment should always be used in the first instance

VEHICLE SECURITY

• Vehicles, including plant, MUST NEVER be left unattended with the engine running or keys left within the vehicle.
• All plant and machinery must be signed out from the Site Office and never taken without permission. 
• The person signing out the GFEL vehicle key is responsible for the vehicle and plant at all times until the key is returned and signed back in.

PERMIT TO WORK 

NEW FOR 2024 - A dedicated Buried Services Team will be available to scan and mark up all permitted works and issue permit to works throughout the construction period. Contact the Site Office to request a CAT scan and permit to work.

The Festival operates a Permit To Work within certain areas of the site and for certain high risk works, such as ground penetration or hot works.

You MUST obtain a Permit to Work from the Buried Services Team before commencing any of the following tasks;

• ALL GROUND PENETRATION DEEPER THAN 580mm
• ANY WORKS WITHIN 10m OF OVERHEAD POWER LINES
• ANY WORK IN THE FARM YARD
• ANY WORK WEST OF THE CONCRETE ROAD
• ANY ACTIVITIES WITHIN 3m EITHER SIDE OF THE GAS PIPELINE
• ALL HOT WORKS, such as welding, hot cutting, use of open flame

BURIED SERVICES

The Festival site contains several major buried services including a HIGH PRESSURE BURIED GAS MAIN, high voltage electric cables, water, drainage mains and fibre data cables.

Detailed site plans of all buried services are available from the Site Office.

• Ground penetration deeper than 300mm will require;
  • CAT scan, and
  • Ground mark up for buried services.
• Ground penetration deeper than 580mm will require;
  • CAT scan,
  • Ground mark up for buried services, and
  • Permit to Work.

The high pressure gas main will be clearly marked and signed. NO WORKS ARE PERMITTED in this area without the supervision of the Buried Services Team.

OVERHEAD SERVICES

The Festival site contains a 400kV HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE, as well as several high voltage power lines and data cables.

Height restriction goal posts and signage will be displayed at all tracks entering areas where the overhead services are located. If your vehicle does not fit under the height restriction goal post, you MUST NOT circumnavigate them and contact Site Office.

REMEMBER: LOOK up and LIVE

15mph site speed limit during the construction.
Drive safely at ALL times.

 Accidents, incidents or near misses MUST be reported.
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A) Yellow reflective hoodie

B) Dark coloured reflective

C) Shorts only

D) Orange reflective vest

E) Non-reflective

F) Dirty

G) Reflective strap

H) Yellow reflective vest