SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION

VISION

TO PROVIDE A SAFE WORKPLACE, FREE FROM ALL RECOGNIZED HAZARDS

“ Pray as if everything depended on God, & work as if everythingDepended upon man”.

“Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful”

Goal and Objective

Prevent workplace accidents! Prevent personal injuries between moving equipment and those

workers who are on foot. You must see and be seen!!! The Operation of Heavy Equipment in the Presence of Personnel On

the Ground

Today’s Situation

Being struck by, or caught in- between, two of the leading cause of injuries and fatalities on construction sites!

Struck by (22%) Caught in-between (18%) Unsafe Act Unsafe Condition

SITE SENARIO

Many Mobile Construction Equipment are available for use. Contractors doing a wide variety of work. Operate within a close proximity to persons on foot. Present similar

types of known hazards. This training session is devoted to identify, and better educate those

who must work around or operate these types of equipment, All possess the capability to cause serous injury or death.

Available Solutions glorious

Management Commitment Employee Involvement Pre-construction Work-Site Analysis Hazard Prevention and Controls Equipment Maintenance Employee Awareness Training

Periodically Review Procedures

C.E.O. Responsibilities Identify hazards Communication Engineering revision Process change Education and training P.P.E Enforcement

CONCERNS FOR SAFETY

PROBLEM: YOU HAVE A CONGESTED CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH PERSONNEL ON FOOT, AND MOBILE MACHINES WORKING IN THE SAME AREA, AT THE SAME TIME

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER. TURNOVER OF 4000BILLION. WORKERS ARE MOST VULNERABLE SEGMANTS OF UN ORGANISED SECTOR.

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER. TURNOVER OF 4000BILLION. WORKERS ARE MOST VULNERABLE SEGMANTS OF UN ORGANISED SECTOR HIGH RATE OF FATEL ACCIDENT 4 TO 5 TIMES OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. 10 MILLION CONSTRUCTION WORKERS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS RELATIONSHIP TO EMPLOYER. UNCERTAN OF WORKING HOURS LACK OF BASIC AMENTIES. INADEQUACE OF WELFARE FACILITIES. INHERANT RISK TO LIFE

APPLICABLE CONSTRUCTION ACT.

PROVISION OF LABOUR LAWS. MINIMUM WAGES ACT 1948 CONTRACT LABOUR ACT 1970. INTER STATE MIGRANT WORKMEN ACT1979

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

CENTRAL LEGISLATION. 1.THE BUILDING &OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ACT-1996 2.THE BUILDING &OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE CESS ACT-1996 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

DIVEDED IN TO THREE SEGMENTS

1.GENERAL CONSRUCTION2.HEAVY CIVIL ENGINEARING

3.SPECILISED CONSRTUCTION

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. THE LAW & REGULATION OBJECT TO REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT& CODITION OF SERVICE OF WORKERS WORKERS SAFETY ,HEALTH AND WELFARE MEASURES CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. Factories act 1948 & Mines Act1952 CONSTRUCTION ACT 1966 PROVIDE A.PROVISION OF ADV.COMMITTEE

(CENTRAL & STATE LEVEL) B.REGISTRATION OF FIRM C.REGISTRATION OF WORKERS

D.CONSTITUTION OF WORKERS WELFARE BOARD E.RELIEF TO ACCIDENT,OLDAGE PENSION,GROUP INSURANCE,MEDICAL

ASSISTANCE. ETC F.HEALTH & SAFETY MEASURES G.SAFETY COMMITTEE H.PENALITIES & FINE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE-NBC2005. MODEL CODE FOR LOCAL BODIES GOVT.DEPT PVT.CONST.AGENCEY

Management Commitment Restrict entry onto site of non-essential personnel. Establish Controlled Entry Points to site. Coordinate Operations of Various Trades Working in the Same Areas. Provide Fundamental Site Rules and Training to all Persons at Risk. Adequate Lay-Down Areas Established.

Pre-Construction Work- Site Analysis Identify Potential Known Hazards. Job Conditions: Haul Roads, Access Points. Lay down/Storage Areas.

Office, Tool, Storage and Change Trailers. Methods of Construction, (increases Risk?) Also Consider : Unwanted side effects of the Job Schedule.

Types of hazards: 1. Electrical hazards 2. Hazards associated to vehicles and equipment 3. Hazards in excavation 4. Hazards due to failure of centering, shuttering and shoring