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KD-RA-GW-005
Pumping Out Flooded Excavations and Basements
Making the flooded area safe, isolating electrical supplies, selecting and positioning pumps, pumping out and discharging, and the competent-person…
4 pages · 143 fillable fields · works in Adobe Reader, Preview, Chrome, or on a phone — or complete it online in your browser and download the finished document.
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Statutory basis, cited on the form
- CDM 2015 reg 22(4) (inspection after an event affecting stability)
- Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 regs 12 and 38
- Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001 (pump fuel, sites in England)
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- COSHH 2002
- HSWA 1974 s.2(2)(a)
- MHSWR 1999 regs 3 and 5
Guidance and standards relied on
These are not law. HSE guidance carries no statutory force in itself, British Standards and NASC technical guidance are industry documents, and the Joint Code of Practice is an insurers' code. They are what the document is built to — and where a court would look for the standard of the reasonable contractor.
- HSE HSG141 (2nd edition, 2023)
What it is not
It is not a completed document and it is not health and safety advice. You must adapt it to your site and have a competent person complete and sign it off. See why we don't say "compliant".
Format
AcroForm fillable PDF. Every field has a tooltip. Tab order follows the reading order. Works on desktop and mobile, in Adobe and non-Adobe readers.
This revision was prepared against legislation current at 10 August 2026. Revision A0. Check kubitdocs.com/revisions for the current revision before use.
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