Implementing occupational safety and health programs in construction sites is important for several reasons: 1) To prevent accidents, injuries, and sickness among workers. 2) To protect the lives of workers and company properties. 3) To achieve a good safety record and business purposes. Common hazards in construction sites include electricity, which can cause electrocution, fire, or glare. Proper compliance with electrical safety regulations can reduce these risks. Other hazards include dangerous atmospheres due to weather conditions such as heat, cold, dust and fumes. Implementing proper safety measures and training can help address these risks.

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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Topic: IMPORTANCE OF
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH
WITHIN CONSTRUCTION SITES
Duration : 60 minutes
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2. 1. Update on occupational safety and
health in the construction
industry, including relevant
current statistics.
2. General phases of construction
from project conceptualization to
project completion.
3. Reasons for implementing safety
and health program within the
construction site.
General Contents:

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1.2 DO#16
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Update on occupational safety and health in the
construction industry, including relevant
current statistics.

4. General phases of construction from project
conceptualization to project completion.
1. PRE-MOBILIZATION STAGE
1.1 PLANNING- DETERMINING
1.2 LISTINGS OF NEEDED- PPEs
1.3 REQUEST ORDERS
/PROCUREMENT OF ALL NEEDED
TOOLS AND EQUIPTS.
1.4 DETERMINE LIST OF MAT’LS
TO BE BROUGHT TO SITE-
TEMFACIL

5. 2. MOBILIZATION STAGE
2.1 CONDUCT ORIENTATION
TO:
2.1.1 DRIVERS
2.1.2 OTHERS RE:TRANSPOR-
TATION/TRAVEL SAFETY

6. 3. CONSTRUCTION STAGE
3.1 CONDUCT ORIENTATION TO
NEWLY HIRED WORKERS
3.2 SUBCONTRACTORS
3.3 CONDUCT OF SEMINARS
/TRAINING, MEETINGS,
INSPECTIONS, ETC.

7. 4. DEMOBILIZATION STAGE
4.1 SAFETY ORIENTATION
RE: TRANSPORTATION/
TRAVEL SAFETY BACK TO C.O.
4.1.1 SAFETY OF ALL
MATERIALS & EQUIPTS.
4.1.2 OTHERS

8. Reasons for implementing safety and health
program within the construction site.
1) PREVENTION OF ACCIDENT, INJURY
AND SICKNESS
2) TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF
WORKERS AND COMPANY
PROPERTIES
3) TO ATTAIN GOOD RECORD FOR
BUSINESS PURPOSES

9. Reasons for implementing safety and health
program within the construction site.
1) TYPES OF ACCIDENTS
CLASSIFICATION:
. CONTACT WITH MOVING
MACHINERY OR MATERIAL BEING
MACHINED
. STRUCK BY MOVING, FLYING OR
FALLING OBJECTS
. STRUCK BY MOVING VEHICLES
. STRUCK AGAINST SOMETHING FIXED
OR STATIONERY

10. TYPES OF ACCIDENTS
(CLASSIFICATION:CONT’D.)
. INJURED WHILE HANDLING,
LIFTING OR CARRYING
. SLIP, TRIP OR FALL ON SAME
LEVEL
. FALLS FROM HEIGHTS
- UP TO AND INCLUDING 2 M
- OVER 2 M
- NOT KNOWN

11. TYPES OF ACCIDENTS
(CLASSIFICATION: CONT’D.)
. TRAPPED BY SOMETHING
FALLING OR OVERTURNING
. DROWNING OR ASPHYXIATION
. EXPOSURE TO OR CONTACT WITH
HARMFUL SUBSTANCE
. EXPOSURE TO FIRE
. EXPOSURE TO AN EXPLOSION

12. TYPES OF ACCIDENTS
(CLASSIFICATION: CONT’D.)
. CONTACT WITH ELECTRICITY OR
AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE
. INJURIES BY AN ANIMAL
. OTHER KINDS OF ACCIDENTS
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13. SITE HAZARDS
 The extensive use of temporary or
semi-permanent wiring on
construction sites,
 the rough usage that equipment gets,
the hostile conditions under which it
is used and, often,
 the lack of knowledge of those using
the equipment contribute to the high
risk potential of the use of electricity.

14. SITE HAZARDS
 Compliance with the Electricity at
Work Regulations will reduce the
hazards.
 Categories of hazards
 1) Electrocution
 2) Fire
 3) Glare
 4) Dangerous and unhealthy
atmospheres

15. Electrocution
THREE OPERATIONS THAT CARRY THE
HIGHEST RISK OF ELECTROCUTION:
1. USE OF PORTABLE TOOLS
2. STRIKING A BURIED CABLE
3. CRANES AND DIGGERS MAKING
CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWER
LINES

16. Fire
Usually caused through overloading a circuit,
frequently because of wrong fusing;
 Repeated rupturing of the fuse should be
investigated to find the cause rather than
replacing the blown fuse by a larger one in
the hope that it will not blow.
 Caused through water getting into contact
with live apparatus and causing a short
circuit which results in overheating of one
part of the system.

17. Glare
Not usually recognized as a hazard, ;
 glare can prevent a crane driver from
seeing clearly what is happening to his
load and it can cause patches of darkness
in access-ways that prevent operators
from seeing the floor or obstacles.
 Electric arc welding flash can cause a
painful condition known as ‘arc eyes’ so
welding operations should be shielded by
suitable flame resistant screens.

18. Glare cont’d.
 Floodlights are designed to operate at
a height of 6 m or more and must
never be taken down to use as local
lighting as the glare from such
misuse could create areas of black
shadow and may even cause eye
injury.
 Floodlights should not be directed
upwards since they can dazzle tower
crane drivers.

19. Dangerous and unhealthy
atmospheres
 Conditions under which work is
carried out on construction sites is
largely dictated by the weather,
ranging from soaking wet to hot, dry
and dusty and suitable protection for
the health of the operators has to be
provided.
 . Cold and wet
 . Heat
 . Dust and fumes
 Etc.

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