Safety and health in constrcution
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The document discusses safety and health in construction. It aims to prevent accidents, ensure project success, and save workers' lives. It applies to construction activities and offshore oil rig construction. Various basic construction safety terms are defined. Competent authorities, employers, workers, clients, and engineers have general safety duties and must cooperate. Precautions must be taken against falls, fires, and unsafe lighting or equipment. Special attention is needed for lifting appliances, transport, machinery, work at heights, excavation, and other hazardous construction tasks. Health hazards must be prevented and occupational health services provided, including first aid and protective equipment. Workers' welfare, including facilities for food, sanitation, shelter and accommodation, must also be ensured. Safety
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Mechanization in the construction industry can increase safety risks and environmental issues if not implemented carefully. Some key safety risks of mechanization include excavation cave-ins, improper blasting techniques, falls from scaffolding and ladders, and formwork or demolition accidents. Environmental issues arise from increased emissions, deforestation, water and soil pollution from construction sites, and noise pollution. Proper safety planning through hazard analysis and precautions is needed to control risks and realize the benefits of mechanization like increased efficiency and productivity.
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Stairways safety
Slips, trips and falls on stairways are a major cause of injuries among construction workers. To prevent these hazards, stairway treads and walkways must be kept free of debris and slippery materials, and stairways with four or more steps or rising over 30 inches must have at least one handrail.
Slings safety
This document provides guidelines for safely using and inspecting various types of slings, including alloy steel chain slings, wire rope slings, and synthetic web slings. It lists conditions that would require removing slings from service and safe practices for using, storing, and rigging slings. The document emphasizes the importance of inspection programs and only allowing trained workers to rig loads.
Scaffolding safety
This document outlines safety guidelines for erecting and using scaffolds. It states that scaffolds must be properly erected and supported to hold at least 4 times their intended load without movement. Scaffolds must have guardrails and toeboards installed, and damaged scaffold parts must be replaced. A competent person must inspect scaffolds at designated intervals to ensure safety compliance.
Safety management
The document outlines 8 modules for an effective safety management system: top management commitment; labor and management accountability; employee involvement; effective communications; hazard identification and control; incident and accident investigation; safety education and training; and total quality safety management. Each module provides guidance on key aspects of that topic such as developing safety policies, holding employees accountable, communicating effectively, identifying and controlling hazards, investigating incidents, providing safety training, and integrating quality and safety management. The overall message is that an effective safety system requires commitment from all levels, identifying and mitigating risks, holding people accountable, effective communication, and continuous improvement.
Protecting yourself in the sun
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight causes premature aging of the skin and increases risk of skin cancer. The amount of damage depends on strength, length of exposure, and skin protection. Skin cancers often appear as changing spots on the skin. To protect skin, cover up with clothing, use sunscreen with SPF 15 or greater, wear a hat, sunglasses, and limit time in the sun between 10am and 4pm. See a doctor immediately if any unusual skin changes appear.
Personal protective equipment
This document outlines the requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the workplace. It states that employees are responsible for wearing and maintaining appropriate PPE whenever there are process, environmental, chemical, radiological, or mechanical hazards present. The PPE rules prohibit the wearing of jewelry that could come into contact with machinery or electric circuits. Feedback on PPE can be provided to the specified email address.
Osha record k eeping
The document outlines OSHA's record keeping and reporting requirements for employers, including recording work-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses using OSHA Form 300. It states that injuries or illnesses must be recorded if they result in death, days away from work, job transfer or restriction, medical treatment beyond first aid, loss of consciousness, or diagnosis of a significant injury or illness. Employers must involve employees in the record keeping system and calculate total recordable case rates using OSHA Form 300-A and 301. Feedback can be provided to yawarhkhan@hotmail.com.
Lead and silica
The document discusses hazards associated with lead and silica exposure on construction sites. Lead is commonly found in construction materials like paint, alloyed metals, mortars, and can be exposed during activities like grinding, cutting or welding. Exposure to lead can occur through inhalation, ingestion or skin absorption and can cause health effects like lead poisoning. The document outlines steps employers should take to assess lead exposure risks and comply with OSHA requirements. Silica exposure is also common in construction and can cause silicosis, a serious lung disease, particularly during tasks like cutting concrete or sandblasting. The document recommends ways to control silica dust like substituting less hazardous materials, using water controls and proper ventilation.
Ladders safety
Ladders and stairways are a major cause of injuries for construction workers, with OSHA estimating 24,882 injuries and 36 deaths per year due to falls. Proper ladder safety is important to prevent accidents - ladders should be visually inspected for defects before each use, the right ladder should be chosen for the task, and ladders should not be overloaded beyond their weight rating. Damaged ladders should be marked as unsafe and destroyed.
Introduction to osh training
This document discusses occupational safety and health training. It explains that safety education can come from personal experience, formal classroom training, and on-the-job training. Effective safety education must explain why safe procedures are important. There are natural consequences from unsafe actions and system consequences imposed by others. Most common training is "how to" technical safety instruction using lectures. Training programs aim to develop professionals and evaluate delivery and management. Elements of accepted training practices, roles of safety trainers, and guidelines for evaluating programs are outlined.
Forklifts safety
The document provides safety guidelines for operating forklifts, including training and certifying all operators, prohibiting employees under 18 from operating forklifts, properly maintaining equipment, examining forklifts for defects before use, following safe operating procedures, prohibiting stunt driving or handling loads heavier than capacity, and ensuring rollover protective structures and reverse alarms are in place.
First aid
First aid is emergency medical care for injured or ill persons using available materials. The objectives of first aid are to preserve life, prevent worsening of injuries or illnesses, and promote recovery. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act and Regulation 1101 specify employer obligations for first aid equipment, facilities, trained personnel, and procedures. Requirements include well-stocked first aid kits, facilities like stations or rooms, and personnel trained to minimum standards like Standard or Emergency First Aid levels set by St. John Ambulance. Employers must also have documented first aid procedures.
Electrical safety
Electrical safety guidelines require that all power be shut off and grounds attached before working on energized circuits. An effective lockout/tagout system must also be in place. Frayed, damaged, or worn electrical cords or cables should be promptly replaced. Extension cords must have grounding prongs, and flexible cords and cables should be protected from damage by avoiding sharp corners and projections. Electrical tools and equipment must be properly maintained and checked regularly for defects, with defective items taken out of service. Protective systems and devices should not be bypassed, and overhead power lines must be properly identified and maintained at a safe distance.
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Safety and health in constrcution
- 1. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION YAWAR HASSAN KHAN
- 2. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION The objective of studying safety in construction is to : Preventing accidents Ensure success of project Saving life of worker
- 3. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION It’s applied to : Construction activities The fabrication and erection of oil rigs and of offshore installations while under construction on shore
- 4. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION So , one must have awareness of basic construction safety terms which are : adequate, bearer , brace , by hand , cartridge-operated , client , code of practice , competent authority , competent person , construction , construction site , danger , employer , guard-rail , hazard , hoist , ledger , lifting appliance , lifting gear , means of lifting , putlog , raker , scaffold , sound material , toe board , and transom
- 5. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION Competent authorities , employers , self-employed persons , workers , clients , and engineers should fulfill their general duties with regard to safety and there must be coordination and cooperation between them
- 6. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION Entrance and exit should be indicated and maintained safely A suitable house keeping programme should be continously implemented at site Precautions against fall of materials , person , and collapse of structures must be taken
- 7. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION There must be prevention of unauthorized entry There must be fire prevention and measures of fire fighting Proper and safe lighting should be provided in the absence of natural light
- 8. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION Scaffolds and ladders must be used if required They must be made by the material and designed with safety point of view Inspection must be done by a competent person when they are being used
- 9. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION Very special attention with respect to safety laws must be given in following works : Lifting appliances Gears Transport Material handling equipment Plant machinery Hand tools Wood working machines Work at heights Excavation Shaft
- 10. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION Earthworks Underground work Cofferdams and caissons Work in compressed air Structural frames Formwork Concrete work Pile driving Work over water Demolition Electricity explosives
- 11. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION There must be prevention against any kind of health hazards Occupational health services must be provided including first aid Personal protective equipment and protective clothing must be provided
- 12. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION Special attention towards welfare of workers and employees must be paid which includes : Drinking and food facility Sanitary facility Shelters Living accomodation
- 13. SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRCUTION Proper safety information and training must be provided Reporting of accidents and diseases must be made urgently