5.3  Control of the Building Sites

The Contractor shall comply with Section 60 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, with reference to the control of noise in relation to the Works.

The Contractor shall fit all compressors, percussion tools and vehicles with effective silencers of a type recommended by the manufactures of the compressors, tools or vehicles but in any event to the requirements of BS 5228: Part 1: 1997.

Any equipment of a semi-permanent nature used by the Contractor, which produces noise on a regular basis, shall be positioned to cause the minimum disturbance to adjacent areas.

The Contractor shall be responsible throughout the course of the Works to prevent the egress of water, mud, dust, debris or any microbiological contamination out of the Site .This shall include damping down and the consideration of wind direction to effectively minimise the spread of dust, in addition to the use of covered wagons.  .