Workers were arriving at construction sites without full personal protective equipment (PPE) such as reflective vests and coveralls, as observed in site walks and inspections. The project was instructed to conduct frequent checks of arriving workers and segregate any without proper PPE until it was provided or they left the site. Monthly reports had to include the number and percentage of workers without full PPE as well as those seen working without it. Under no circumstances were workers allowed to enter worksites or perform tasks without necessary PPE, except to retrieve replacement equipment from designated storage areas near entrances. Damaged reflective gear also had to be replaced with high-visibility vests until repairs. Strict enforcement of PPE rules and procedures was mandated

1. Workers arriving on site without full, proper and mandatory
PPE
HSE, PM/RD and ConsultantSite Walks,aswell asDon’tWalkBy’s,continue toreveal workersonsite
without the full, proper and mandatory PPE.
Frequent and periodic inspectionsare to be conducted on workersentering the site / alighting from
buses,takingthe namesandMB numbersof those withoutrequiredPPE,andsegregatingthemfrom
those permitted to enter the site until the required PPE has been provided, or they are returned to
the camp, the decision of the PMbeing the governing factor.
Project HSE to report on a monthly basis as part of the project’s HSE Report, the number and
percentage of workers arriving without full and proper PPE, and those recorded working on site
without PPE ( from DWBs records)
Under no circumstances shall Project team permit, or anyone instruct, workers to enter the site
withoutthe necessaryPPE,exceptingtoretrieve PPEfrom the storesor othersite PPE storage areas
(providedthatthese areasare not near or withinthe building/villas,oralongsite vehicle routes,nor
inexternal worksareasbutonlyfromlocationsnearthe siteentrance). Workers usingthe oldcoverall
withoutreflective strips,andwhere the reflective stripsonnew coverallsis founddamaged,mustbe
issued with high visibility vests until replacements issued.
Projectrulesor proceduresforthe restrictionsonthe re-issue of PPE must neverbe the reasonwhy
workers are engaged in work on sites without the full, proper and mandatory PPE.
ZERO TOLERANCE means ZERO TOLERANCE.
HSE ALERT # 8