Floor openings and holes

A hole in the floor is easy to forget once you have walked past it a few times. Cover it, mark it and keep it covered.

Key points

• Cover holes with material that can hold twice the weight it might see.
• Secure covers so they can't slide or get kicked off.
• Mark covers clearly with HOLE or COVER.
• If you remove a cover to work, guard the hole until it goes back.
• Skylights are holes too. Don't sit or step on them.

Ask the crew

• Which openings on site changed since yesterday?
• Who puts covers back at the end of the day?