Ground Conditions

The environmental condition of a soil and grass surface. Typically, this would consider conditions for the area such as: wet/dry, drought conditions, slippery/good grip, frozen/not frozen, snow cover/no snow cover, ground being firm/soft, amount of debris present, presence of slopes and their gradient, presence of watercourses, drainage / manhole covers, trip hazards, any contamination. The condition of a ground would be determined as part of a risk assessment prior to carrying out any work.