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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY

FRUMENCIO T. TAN

Accredited Safety Consultant


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At the end of this seminar-workshop, the participant will be able:

To obtain background information on the general framework ofConstruction Project Safety anagement!

To demonstrate ade"uate knowledge on the concept of accidentpre#ention in construction sites!

Learning Obecti!es"


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To understand the importance of construction safety - both theeconomic and human point of #iew!

To understand $epartment %rder &o' () and other go#ernmentregulations pertaining to construction safety!

To plan, implement and monitor safety and health programs forconstruction projects!

Learning Obecti!es"


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To know the pertinent functions of a construction safety officer,including routine construction site safety health inspection,accident in#estigation and reporting! and

To formulate correcti#e actions and measures to minimi*e if noteliminate safety and health ha*ards within construction sites'

Learning Obecti!es"


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IM#ORTANCE OF OCCU#ATIONAL SAFET$ AN%

&EALT& 'OS&( IN T&E CONSTRUCTION IN%USTR$

)lobal OS& Situationer+% eport ./0 April /11)2

*+, Million Accidents Re-orted //0,,, of 12ic2 are fatal

34, Million 1or56related illnesses re-orted

*0,,,0,,, 1or5ers %IE e!ery year

More t2an 3,,0,,, 1or5 fatalities occur e!ery 7ont2

More t2an /0,,, e!eryday 8 e!ery 7inute.


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#&ILI##INE OS& SITUATIONER


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1 (111 /111 )111

Agriculture

anufacturing

Construction

%thers

3ork-relatedaccidents

#&ILI##INE OS& SITUATIONER

/01 establishments with 4,/50 cases .C6 (5502


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9or5 Accident:Inuries Sur!ey

';9C(0 3


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9or5 Accident:Inuries Sur!ey';9C("

Construction Industry0 3


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ACCI%ENT >ICTIMS '3


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;9C Sur!ey0 3


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;9C Sur!ey0 3


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;9C Sur!ey0 3


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;9C Sur!ey0 3


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Work-Alert Cases:

+n (555, data showed that the

construction industry ranked

highest in number of accident caseswith += cases, followed by

manufacturing with /1 cases and

ser$ices with 0 cases'


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COMMON T$#ES OF ACCI%ENTS

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SAFET$ #RO;LEMS IN CONSTRUCTION

3( 9or5ers are te7-orary and constantly c2anging0 as a result t2ereis often a tendency to ta5e s2ortcuts.

*( Eac2 site includes 7any contractors -erfor7ing different ty-es of

1or5 in close -ro?i7ity to eac2 ot2er.

( 9or5ing surfaces0 7ac2inery0 trenc2ing0 and scaffolding areconstantly 7o!ing0 being reasse7bled0 and 7odified and ne1

2a@ards are continually e7erging.

8( 9or5ers often do not 2a!e control o!er t2e -2ysical 2a@ard

-resent on t2e 1or56site.

/( En!iron7ental 2a@ards are often encountered by t2e 1or5ers.

T2ese include to?ic gases generated as by -roducts of

co7bustion0 dust fro7 cutting sa1s0 !a-ors fro7 sol!ent0 and

noise fro7 eui-7ent.


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SOME REASONS 9&$ R# CONSTRUCTION

IN%USTR$ LA) IN SAFET$

3( Failure of contractors0 builders0 and o1ners to reali@efreedo7 fro7 accidents is a 7aor ste- to1ards

construction efficiency.

*( #ersistent use of inefficient and unsafe construction

7et2ods aside fro7 see7ing absence of 1or5 -lanning.

( Lac5 of for7al training and education of construction

-ersonnel and 1or5ers in safety -rocedures.

8( %ifficulty or la?ity in i7-le7enting go!ern7ent regulations0

codes0 and standards go!erning construction safety.

/( Inadeuate go!ern7ent control of safety -ractices in

construction sites.


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SAFET$ AN% &EALT& CON%ITIONS

IN CONSTRUCTION 9ORBSITES

3. SAFET$ &EALT& MANA)EMENT

#oor Co7-liance on"

Organi@ation of Safety &ealt2 Co77ittee

Recording Re-orting of Accidents:Illnesses E7-loy7ent of Safety and &ealt2 #ersonnel #ro!ision of Adeuate First6Aid Medicines

*. &OUSEBEE#IN)

obstructed -assage1ays

accu7ulated 1astes floor 1all o-ening


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. 9ELFARE FACILITIES

co7fort roo7s are not -ro!ided

!ery fe1 -ro!ide -ortable urinals

8. SCAFFOL%IN)

No #ro!ision for"

guardrails:7idrails

toeboards access ladder cross bracing:anc2orage


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/. LA%%ERS:STAIRS

7ade of defecti!e 7aterials

unsafe -osition no 2and2old

4. LIFTIN) %E>ICES

safe 1or5ing load is not indicated

+. CONCRETE 9ORBS

in2alation of ce7ent -o1der s5in contact 1it2 ce7ent 7i?ture


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=. FORM9ORBS

no 2el7et and safety s2oes i7-ro-er 2andling of tools

ATION

no barrier around e?ca!ation eui-7ent:!e2icle -ar5 near t2e edge of e?ca!ation no s2oring or ti7bering no access ladder


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3,. STEEL9ORBS

no scaffolds no safety belt0 2el7et0 safety s2oes0 glo!es

33. 9EL%IN) AN% FLAME CUTTIN)

s7o5ing 12ile 1or5ing no fire e?tinguis2er no goggles0 glo!es no fra7e or cart


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3*. 9OO%9ORBIN) MAC&INES

i7-ro!ised 7ac2ine no 7ec2anical guards

no -us2 stic5s

3. TEM#ORAR$ ELECTRICAL FACILITIES

undersi@ed ser!ice entrance

i7-ro-er s-acing of 1ires 1ires installed in t2e scaffolds li!e 1ires on 1et floor unta-ed s-lices


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3. TEM#ORAR$ ELECTRICAL FACILITIES

o-en safety s1itc2es

burned out fuses re-laced by co--er 1ires i7-ro-er grounding

38. #ERSONAL #ROTECTI>E EUI#MENT

no -olicy on t2e use of ##E 1or5ers -ay for t2eir ##E


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38. #ERSONAL #ROTECTI>E EUI#MENT

-oor co7-liance fro7 1or5ers

feel uneasyobstruction to ob

cannot afford to buy

baldness

not a1are of 2a@ards

no orientation on t2e use of ##E


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A)ES OF >ICTIMSConstruction Industry

, 3, *, , 8, /, 4,

3+ 6 3=

3< 6 *3

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*4 6 ,

3 6 /

4 6 8,

83 68/

84 6 /,

/3 6 //

/4 6 4,

43 6 4/

4/ abo!e

No. of Cases

Ages


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FACTS AN% FI)URES ON OS&Construction Industry

Se!enteen -ercent '3+( of t2e sur!eyed co7-anies2a!e e?-erienced deat in t2eir -resent 1or5-lace

Se!enty6one -ercent '+3( of t2e 1or5-laces do not

2a!e first-aid station

Se!enty6t1o -ercent of t2e 1or5-laces do not 2a!e

trained first aide personnel

Si? '4( out of ten '3,( clai7ed t2at !ersonal !rotecti"e

E#uipment $!!Es%1ere not issued to t2e7

Se!enteen -ercent '3+( of t2e sur!eyed co7-anies

accounted disability


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FACTS AN% FI)URES ON OS&Construction Industry

T1enty6one -ercent '*3( of t2e sur!eyed co7-anies

re-orted maor inuries

Forty6t1o -ercent '8*( 2a!e minor inuriesoccurring

in t2e sur!eyed obsites

Only se!en '+( out of ten '3,( used scaffoldings

Only t1o '*( out of ten '3,( used lifelines

Only ten -ercent '3,( use t2eir safety belts


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&I%%EN COSTS OF ACCI%ENTS

Re-resented by an ICE;ER)

Indirect and

&idden Costs ofAccidents

%irect CostMedicalCo7-ensation

Ti7e lost fro7 1or5 by inuredLoss ti7e by fello1 1or5ers%a7age to tools and eui-7entTi7e da7aged eui-7ent is out of ser!ice

S-oiled 1or5Loss ti7e by su-er!isionLoss of #roductionLitigation costs%a7age to cor-orate i7age


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C'(S)*+C),'( SAE).

The frst duty obusiness is to survive,and the guiding

principle o businesseconomics is not themaximization o proftit is the avoidance oloss.

Peter Drucer


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!"#$T% T$&'()*+*%

Accident Incident Safety

Control &a@ards Ris5

Safety #rogra7s

Manage7ent Safety Audit


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ACCI%ENT

Is an undesired e!ent t2at results in 2ar7 to

-eo-le0 da7age to -ro-erty or loss to

-rocess.

It is usually a contact 1it2 a source of energy

abo!e t2e t2res2old li7it of t2e body or

structure.


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INCI%ENT

Is an undesired e!ent 12ic20 under slig2tly

different circu7stances0 could 2a!e resultedin 2ar7 to -eo-le0 da7age to -ro-erty0 or

loss to -rocess.


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"ccident &atio !tudy

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SERIOUS

MINORINGUR$

#RO#ERT$

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NEAR6MISS

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SAFET$

+s the control of ha*ards to attain an

acceptable le#el of risk'


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CONTROL

To regulate or restrain'


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&AHAR%S

Are @nsafe Practices or Conditions,

that if not controlled, may result into

the occurrence of an accident or an

incident'

'3' ?+&+C ST@$6@nsafe Practices - 00D@nsafe Conditions - (1D


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UNSAFE ACTS

Are beha#iors which could permit

the occurrence of an accident or

incident'

$e#iation from standard

procedures or practices'


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UNSAFE CON%ITIONS

Are circumstances which could

permit the occurrence of an

accident or incident'

$e#iation from standard

conditions .e"uipment, materials,

or en#ironment2'


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RISB

+s a chance of a physical and

personal loss'


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SAFET$

+s the controlof recogni*ed ha!ardsto

attain an acceptable le#el of risk'


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SAFET$ #RO)RAMS

Are acti#ities designed to assist

management and employees in the

recognition, e$aluation and control ofworkplace ha*ards'


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MANA)EMENT

+s a special group of people whose job is to direct

the effort and acti#ities of other people toward

common objecti#es'

Eetting things done through other people'


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MANA)EMENT

Manage fro7 Italian J7aneggianeK 7eaning to

2andle or train 2orses. Root 1ord is Latin J7anusK0

J2and.K

Manage7ent6a -rocess by 12ic2 7anagers create0

direct0 7aintain and o-erate -ur-osi!e organi@ation

t2roug2 coordinated0 coo-erati!e 2u7an effort.

)etting t2ings done t2roug2 ot2er -eo-le.


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SAFET$ AU%IT

is a critical eamination of the safety and

health management programs to

determine their effecti#eness andcompliance to regulatory standards'


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Safety Co7-liance Audit Ste-s

#roect Initiation

Audit #re-aration

?stablish Communication

Protocols Prelim +nformation e"uest Customi*e Audit Approach

Site >isit

%pening Conference Site +nspections Site +nter#iews


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#ROACTI>E ACCI%ENT #RE>ENTION CONCE#T

ACCI%ENT

@&A>? @&A3A? @&%T+FAT?$ @&+$?&T+


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CONSTRUCTION #ROGECT SAFET$

MANA)EMENT FRAME9ORB

CONSTRUCTION

9ORB #LAN

SAFET$ STAN%AR%S

SAFET$ #OLIC$0#RO)RAM0

ACTI>IT$ #LAN

SAFET$ %UTIES0

FUNCTIONS0AN% RES#ONSI;ILITIES

&AHAR%

ANAL$SIS

EM#LO$EE

ORIENTATION

SAFET$ MEETIN)S

SAFET$ INS#ECTION

TRAININ)

COAC&IN) %ISCI#LININ)

RE#ORTIN)

IN>ESTI)ATIN)

ACCI%ENTS

MOTI>ATIN)

FOR SAFET$

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