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CPD: Overcoming the common causes of access cover failure and their far-reaching impacts

Agenda

This CPD will help attendees to understand the common causes of access cover failure and how to overcome them. In addition, you will see how to achieve whole-life cost savings, and how durable ironwork with quality and modern installations can contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions.

  • There's more to ironwork specification than "a cover and frame"
  • Where the standards have led us
    • Supersession of HA 104/09 with CD 534 v0.1.0
    • Series 500 and the outlawing of packing materials in access cover bedding
  • Common causes of foundation issues in access cover installations
    • A look at the failure rates and their common causes
    • How appropriate bedding and packing materials contribute to long-lasting installations
    • What makes ironwork unsympathetic to its environment and how can this be overcome
  • Potholes
    • How poor access cover installations lead to potholes
    • What access cover features can mitigate pothole risk
  • Achieving carbon reductions and reduced waste with your access covers
    • Reducing failures on construction sites from extreme loads
    • Protecting the environment with appropriately specified ironwork
    • How to revolutionise your installation process for time, cost and carbon savings