This document covers various health and safety topics for construction work. It discusses what constitutes an accident and the importance of reporting them. It also addresses common accident types in construction and good housekeeping practices. Specific hazards like materials storage, COSHH, risk assessments, safety signs, noise, drugs and alcohol are examined. Requirements around welfare facilities, manual handling, working at heights, ladders, scaffolds, electricity, underground cables, and PPE are outlined. Interactive activities are included to reinforce learning.
14. Materials Storage and waste management
• http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/safetytopics/storage.htm
15. Tips from HSE website for
storing materials
• Storage areas - designate storage areas for plant, materials, waste,
flammable substances eg foam plastics, flammable liquids and gases
such as propane and hazardous substances eg pesticides and timber
treatment chemicals;
• Pedestrian routes – do not allow storage to ‘spread’ in an
uncontrolled manner on to footpaths and other walkways. Do not
store materials where they obstruct access routes or where they
could interfere with emergency escape;
• Flammable materials - will usually need to be stored away from other
materials and protected from accidental ignition;
16. Tips from HSE website for
storing materials
• Storage at height - if materials are stored at height eg on top of a
container, make sure necessary guard rails are in place if people could
fall when stacking or collecting materials or equipment;
• Tidiness - keep all storage areas tidy, whether in the main compound
or on the site itself; and
• Deliveries - plan deliveries to keep the amount of materials on site to
a minimum.
22. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
COSHH stands for 'Control of Substances Hazardous to Health' and
under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002,
employers need to either prevent or reduce their workers' exposure to
substances that are hazardous to their health.
38. 7.You are nearly involved in an accident on site.
What should you do?
(a) Record it in the accident book
(b) Let your supervisor know
(c) Leave the area immediately
45. 4.What comes first, the risk assessment or the
method statement?
The risk assessment
46. 5.What is the biggest cause of fatalities in the
construction industry?
Falls from height
47. 6.What does COSHH stand for?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
48. 7.You are nearly involved in an accident on site.
What should you do?
(a) Record it in the accident book
(b) Let your supervisor know
(c) Leave the area immediately
(a) Record it in the accident book
50. 9.Who should complete Risk Assessments?
Risk Assessments should be carried
out by a person who is experienced and
competent to do so. Competence is
expressed as a combination of
Knowledge, Awareness, Training and
Experience.
51. 10.What “type” of sign is this?
The four types of safety signs
Mandatory - Must obey, white symbol on a blue background
Warning - Risk of danger, hazard ahead, triangular with a yellow background
Prohibition - Stop must not do, Red on a white background
Safe conditions - Gives you information, Green with a white symbol
57. Ladders
• A ladder should lean at an angle of 75º, i.e. one unit out for every
four units up
• make sure the ladder extends at least 1 m (three rungs) above where
you are working
• maintain three points of contact when climbing (this means a hand
and two feet)
• avoid holding items when climbing (consider using a tool belt)
58. • Mobile Access Towers are covered by PASMA. More Information
http://www.pasma.co.uk/
HSE key messages are that:
You must be competent in erection and dismantling of mobile scaffolds
