Safety Guides
Safety Guides
Instructions on how to work safely have always been produced for all staff.





Scan: Safety Guide booklet RG41 (1961).
| EXIT | Intro | BT ESGs |  RG 41 | Acknowledgements |
Introduction

Working practices have changed considerably over the years, but safety has always been a key feature of training.

BT Engineering Safety Guides
Engineering Safety Guide 1
BT ESGs were issued in a series of booklets, covering all aspects of engineering safety.





Scan: Engineering Safety Guide 1 - General Precautions.
esg 3
BT ESGs were issued in a series of booklets, covering all aspects of engineering safety.




Scan: Engineering Safety Guide 3 - Precautions for internal work.
Extracts from RG 41 Safety Guide
RG41 Figure 8
FIG. 8 CUT FIRM FOOTHOLD FOR LADDER AND ERECT AT A MODERATELY STEEP ANGLE (4:1).





Scan: Safety Guide booklet RG41 (1961).
RG41 Figure 13
FIG. 13 - ALWAYS USE SAFETY BELT WHEN WORKING ALOFT





Scan: Safety Guide booklet RG41 (1961).
RG41 Figure 14
FIG.14 - EMPLOY FLAGMEN AS AN ADDITIONAL PRE-CAUTION WHEN WORKING ACROSS BUSY ROADS. TWO FLAGMEN MAY BE NEEDED AT ROAD BENDS OR JUNCTIONS.





Scan: Safety Guide booklet RG41 (1961).
RG41 Figure 4
FIG. 4 - ALWAYS MAKE GAS TESTS PRECISELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS.




Scan: Safety Guide booklet RG41 (1961).
   
RG41 Figure 15
Jointing operations in a cable chamber.





Scan: Safety Guide booklet RG41 (1961).
FIG. 15 - NEVER LIGHT A BLOWLAMP IN A MANHOLE, FOOTWAY BOX, VEHICLE, OR NEAR INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL.
Acknowledgements

RG 41 -  Thanks to Paul Reid.
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