Health and safety is one of the most important considerations you should take before any construction project gets underway. You should always make sure that all aspects of health and safety have been considered before you step foot on the construction site. Health and safety in construction are particularly important because the industry is prone to hazardous situations and can be dangerous at times.This can lead to a huge loss in working hours and also mean that workers are unhappy within their job roles. There are some major reasons why health and safety is important in the workplace.
2. • What is safety?
• Hazards at construction site.
• Safety Procedures at Construction Site.
• Basic Safety Precautions at Construction Site.
• Responsibilities of Safety Engineer at Construction
Site.
3. The condition of being protected from or unlikely to
cause danger, risk, or injury.
5. Falls are among the most common causes of deaths on
construction sites, and include incidents suc has
falling off scaffolding, ropes, or ladders.
Construction site falls are commonly caused by poorly
organised fall protection covers, in addition to loose
guard rails and not using safety harnesses when
working in scaffolds
6.
7. Electrocution is typically caused by workers coming in
contact with overhead power lines and wiring without
appropriate gear. In fact, working close to machines,
equipments, and tools that are connected to power
lines may also be fatal due to the lack of circuit
interrupters.
8. Another common cause of fatalities at construction
sites are incidents where debris from buildings, or even
slabs of the structure, falls on workers.
In the past, construction sites around the world have
also unfortunately seen situations of building
materials such as cement, sand, and steel falling on
workers due to poor installation.
9.
10. In the past, global construction sites have seen
incidents of limbs getting stuck between the
components of various construction equipment. These
injuries are called caught-between, or 'caught in
between', incidents. Such issues may be caused by, for
instance, the use of a hammer, with a fingernail or
finger getting damaged in the process, or more serious
incidents of workers getting caught between heavy
equipment such as tractors or loaders.
11. Crane collapses are perhaps among the most
commonly reported causes of construction site
fatalities, and can occur if the equipment has not been
installed or fitted out correctly.
Additionally, crane collapses may also cause damage to
human and material assets in the construction site's
surrounding area.
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13. At times, construction site fires may be caused by the
carelessness of workers or supervisors. Fires may
start or spread due to the prominence of items such
as fuel and wood on site. Additionally, welding
equipment, if left unattended near combustible
materials, can also contribute to a site fire.
14. According to Workplace Health and Safety
Queensland, there are various factors that contribute
to the risk of slips and trips. Slips usually occur when
there is a loss of grip between the shoe and the floor.
Trips occur when a person’s foot hits a low obstacle in
the person’s path, causing a loss of balance. Often, the
obstacle is not easily visible or noticed.
15. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work,
according to ILO, indicates that the most telling health
effects of nanomaterials have been found in the lungs,
with evidence of oxidative stress,nflammation and
tissue damage, fibrosis, and tumour generation.
In addition, nanomaterials are also found to
translocate from the lungs into the blood stream, to be
taken up by secondary organs including the brain,
kidney and liver, among others. Finally, some types of
carbon nanotubes can lead to asbestos-like effects.
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17. Considering the labourious work that is involved with
construction sites, fatalities may be caused due to
exhaustion and stress.
Overwork can also lead to sleep deprivation and
fatigue.
18. According to ILO, heat-related health risks can cause
heat stroke, heat exhaustion, poorer chemical
tolerance, fatigue, poorer cognitive function, increased
risk of injury or safety lapses, altered responses to
exposure to chemical and biological hazards,
dehydration, increased burden of respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases, cataract, skin and eye cancer,
and weakened immune function.
19. • Personal protective equipment (PPE) are supplied
to all the personnel’s working on site and even for the
personal who are temporary visiting to the site
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) can be
classified as:
Minimum Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Additional Personal protective equipment (PPE)
20. Hard Hat or Helmet
Safety Glasses
Hand Protection Gloves
Safety Vests
Proper Clothing
21.
22. Hearing Protection
Respiratory Protection
Face shields
Safety Harness
Material Storage
Mechanical Material Handling
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26. In any construction project
for basic safety precautions
to be implemented are:
Guard rails to be installed
at open scaffold areas, all
openings in the building
floor, in the excavated
areas, at mobile elevated
platforms.
Yellow stickers with safety
notes to be pasted where
necessary
All the working platforms
should be stable, properly
braced, should not be
overloaded and safe for the
working personnel
All the working areas and
passageways should be free
from waste or debris or any
of obstruction like stored
material
27. • The site should be clean
all the times and the
material should be
stored safely
• There should be proper
arrangement of
collection and disposal
of waste materials
• First aid should be
available at all times on
site for cuts burns or any
mishaps
• Fire extinguishers to be
placed on site on proper
locations in case of any
fire
• That should be proper
lighting arrangements on
the site especially when
the work is carried out
during the night stand
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31. Before commencing any work
on site, Safety Officer is
appointed who will ensure
the safety measures at site
The safety measures to be
adopted at the site will be the
responsibilities of the
Engineer executing the work
The safety officer will go for
safety rounds all over the site
every day and advise the
concerned Supervisor
regarding any unsafe act or
condition and the remedial
action required will be
implemented.
• Safety trainings will be
conducted to all workers and
staff before they start their
work and as well as at regular
intervals.
• Those records of trainings
will be maintained by safety
officer.
32. HAZARDS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES Conference Paper (PDF
Available) · August 2003 with 19,070 Reads Conference: Proceedings of the
5th Asia-Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (APSEC
2003) 26 – 28 August 2003 Johor Bahru, MALAYSIA, At Johor Bahru,
MALAYSIA, Volume: 5
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