Linked below is the reviewed/updated guidance for emissions standards for non-road diesel engines.

Emission Standards for Non-Road Diesel Engines

Should you wish to see the historic guidance document please contact the FPS Secretary.

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) Auger Safety Working Group was formed following a meeting with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), in April 1999. The working group included representatives from the FPS, HSE and rig manufacturers and has continued to meet from time to time since 1999 to ensure that these guidance notes remain current.
1.2 These guidance notes seek to identify a practical approach to The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998 as amended 2002, as they apply to rigs used in the bored piling industry. The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) chaired a working group to consider continuous flight auger piling, rotary bored piling, displacement auger piling and limited access augered piling. The remit has since been extended to cover mini-piling and cased secant piling. The British Drilling Association (BDA) chaired a second working group to consider small diameter drilling and mini-piling.
1.3 These guidance notes cover continuous flight auger, rotary bored piling, displacement auger piling, cased secant piling and mini piling. Small diameter drilling, which is commonly used for grouting, soil nailing and ground anchoring applications, is covered elsewhere and reference should be made to the BDA Guidance Notes.
1.4 A new European Standard (BS EN 16228) for rig safety is nearing completion and should become available in 2014.  This will replace BS EN 791 and BS EN 996 which will be withdrawn 6 months after publication of the new standard.  The FPS Guidance takes account of much of of BS EN 16228 but will be further reviewed once the final version is available.

FPS – Guidance on PUWER Edition 2b (Dec13)

1. Introduction and Scope

This Federation of Piling Specialist best practice guidance has been prepared to supplement the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) Good Practice Guide ‘Safe Use of Concrete Pumps’ (September 2013) and provides sector specific guidance.

This document should be used in conjunction with the relevant legislation and guidance to ensure the safe pumping of concrete to form piles. This document provides guidance associated with pumping concrete from the concrete pump to the point of discharge into the pile. This document also provides guidance on the maintenance of; plant and equipment, the concrete pipeline, cleaning the pipeline, dealing with blockages within the pipeline and arrangements for wash out water.

FPS Guidance for Pumping Concrete to Form Piles FINAL

Modern drilling rigs are able to undertake a broad range of piling techniques using a vast array of tools and attachments. Whether the rigs and associated equipment are supplied to a job site from a contractors own resource or whether the equipment is supplied by a third party manufacturer/hirer there are certain basic considerations which must be given by those responsible for planning, organising and supervising the preparation and transportation of individual items of tooling.
This document specifically focuses on the return of tooling from a job site at the end of a period of use. This is of particular concern for a number of reasons:
a) Tooling is more likely to be worn or damaged at the end of a period of use – this may have a significant effect on how the equipment is to be prepared and transported back to the supplier’s yard.
b) Personnel on the job site and in the haulage industry may be less familiar with preparing and lashing these specialist items than the supplier’s own personnel.
c) Tooling is more likely to be dirty and contaminated at the end of a period of use.
d) Poor planning and/or execution of the process could have serious H&S implications not only for those employees involved in loading/off-loading the equipment at each end of the journey but also for members of the general public on our roads and motorways.
The aim of this document is to provide clear and concise “best practise” guidance for any personnel involved in the process of returning drilling tools from a job site. Whilst these guidance notes have been compiled with the expectation that potential readers will have varied levels of knowledge and experience it is generally assumed that at each stage those involved will be suitably qualified/experienced for the given task in hand. This document is not intended to provide a detailed summary of each parties legal obligations nor is it setting out to specifically identify an individuals, or a company’s, responsibility to comply with specific legislation such as that detailed under LOLER/PUWER or other more general H&SE guidelines.