safety in construction handout

1. SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION
VISION
TO PROVIDE A SAFE WORKPLACE, FREE FROM ALL
RECOGNIZED HAZARDS
“ Pray as if everything depended on God, & work as if
everythingDepended upon man”.
“Success follows doing what you want to do. There is
no other way to be successful”
12/31/2010
IIMSHE 6
Goal and Objective

2.  Prevent workplace accidents!
 Prevent personal injuries between moving equipment and those
workers who are on foot.
 You must see and be seen!!!
 The Operation of Heavy Equipment in the Presence of Personnel On
the Ground
Today’s Situation
 Being struck by, or caught in- between, two of the leading cause of
injuries and fatalities on construction sites!
 Struck by (22%)
 Caught in-between (18%)
 Unsafe Act
 Unsafe Condition
SITE SENARIO
 Many Mobile Construction Equipment are available for use.
 Contractors doing a wide variety of work.
 Operate within a close proximity to persons on foot. Present similar
types of known hazards.
 This training session is devoted to identify, and better educate those
who must work around or operate these types of equipment,
 All possess the capability to cause serous injury or death.

3. Available Solutions glorious
 Management Commitment
 Employee Involvement
 Pre-construction Work-Site Analysis
 Hazard Prevention and Controls
 Equipment Maintenance
 Employee Awareness Training
 Periodically Review Procedures
C.E.O. Responsibilities
 Identify hazards
 Communication
 Engineering revision
 Process change
 Education and training
 P.P.E
 Enforcement
CONCERNS FOR SAFETY
 PROBLEM:
YOU HAVE A CONGESTED CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH PERSONNEL ON FOOT,
AND MOBILE MACHINES WORKING IN THE SAME AREA, AT THE SAME TIME
 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
 SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER.
 TURNOVER OF 4000BILLION.
 WORKERS ARE MOST VULNERABLE
 SEGMANTS OF UN ORGANISED SECTOR.
 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
 SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER.
 TURNOVER OF 4000BILLION.
 WORKERS ARE MOST VULNERABLE
 SEGMANTS OF UN ORGANISED SECTOR
 HIGH RATE OF FATEL ACCIDENT
 4 TO 5 TIMES OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR
 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
 10 MILLION CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
 RELATIONSHIP TO EMPLOYER.
 UNCERTAN OF WORKING HOURS
 LACK OF BASIC AMENTIES.

4.  INADEQUACE OF WELFARE FACILITIES.
 INHERANT RISK TO LIFE
APPLICABLE CONSTRUCTION ACT.
 PROVISION OF LABOUR LAWS.
 MINIMUM WAGES ACT 1948
 CONTRACT LABOUR ACT 1970.
 INTER STATE MIGRANT WORKMEN ACT1979
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
 CENTRAL LEGISLATION.
 1.THE BUILDING &OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ACT-1996
 2.THE BUILDING &OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE CESS ACT-1996
 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
DIVEDED IN TO THREE SEGMENTS
1.GENERAL CONSRUCTION
2.HEAVY CIVIL ENGINEARING
3.SPECILISED CONSRTUCTION
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
 THE LAW & REGULATION OBJECT TO
 REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT&
 CODITION OF SERVICE OF WORKERS
 WORKERS SAFETY ,HEALTH AND
 WELFARE MEASURES
 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
 Factories act 1948 & Mines Act1952
 CONSTRUCTION ACT 1966 PROVIDE
 A.PROVISION OF ADV.COMMITTEE
(CENTRAL & STATE LEVEL)
B.REGISTRATION OF FIRM
C.REGISTRATION OF WORKERS
 D.CONSTITUTION OF WORKERS WELFARE BOARD
 E.RELIEF TO ACCIDENT,OLDAGE PENSION,GROUP INSURANCE,MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE. ETC
 F.HEALTH & SAFETY MEASURES
 G.SAFETY COMMITTEE
 H.PENALITIES & FINE
 NATIONAL BUILDING CODE-NBC2005.
 MODEL CODE FOR
 LOCAL BODIES
 GOVT.DEPT
 PVT.CONST.AGENCEY

5. Management Commitment
 Restrict entry onto site of non-essential personnel.
 Establish Controlled Entry Points to site.
 Coordinate Operations of Various Trades Working in the Same Areas.
 Provide Fundamental Site Rules and Training to all Persons at Risk.
 Adequate Lay-Down Areas Established.
Pre-Construction Work- Site Analysis
 Identify Potential Known Hazards.
 Job Conditions: Haul Roads, Access Points.
 Lay down/Storage Areas.
 Office, Tool, Storage and Change Trailers.
 Methods of Construction, (increases Risk?)
 Also Consider: Unwanted side effects of the Job Schedule.
Types of hazards:
 1. Electrical hazards
 2. Hazards associated to vehicles and equipment
 3. Hazards in excavation
 4. Hazards due to failure of centering, shuttering and shoring

6. Management Commitment
 Restrict entry onto site of non-essential personnel.
 Establish Controlled Entry Points to site.
 Coordinate Operations of Various Trades Working in the Same Areas.
 Provide Fundamental Site Rules and Training to all Persons at Risk.
 Adequate Lay-Down Areas Established.
Pre-Construction Work- Site Analysis
 Identify Potential Known Hazards.
 Job Conditions: Haul Roads, Access Points.
 Lay down/Storage Areas.
 Office, Tool, Storage and Change Trailers.
 Methods of Construction, (increases Risk?)
 Also Consider: Unwanted side effects of the Job Schedule.
Types of hazards:
 1. Electrical hazards
 2. Hazards associated to vehicles and equipment
 3. Hazards in excavation
 4. Hazards due to failure of centering, shuttering and shoring