Week 5

DECO Interiors LLC

Week 5 Public Safety Site Safeguarding

Company: _______________________

Safety Meeting No:____________________ Date:_______________

Presented By:______________________ Contract:____________

Number of employees present:________________

These regulations establish broad guidelines to keep a site safe.

IT IS OUR DUTY TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AGAINST ANY RISK TO WHICH THEY MIGHT BE EXPOSED BY

Effectively locking the danger area;

Effectively fencing off the danger area;

Effectively guarding the danger area;

Where the public may be exposed to falling objects, catch platforms, nets, and scaffold fans, pavement gantries or similar must be erected, and/or the area must be fenced off.

Public walkways must be kept free of waste material and obstructions.

Where the public is permitted access to the site, keep all walkways, stairs, passages and gangways clear and free of obstructions.

All reasonable measures must be taken to reduce the levels of dust, noise and fumes arising from the work being carried out.

Where lack of natural light may cause a dangerous situation on stairways, passageways, tunnels etc. the contractor is obliged to light these areas sufficiently- (E.R. 3(b) ).

Where there is danger that falling objects can harm the public, adequate precautions should be taken to prevent this.

When a member of public gets injured it normally becomes an Insurance claim or civil court case. Workmans Compensation does not cover these types of accidents.

Test Discuss the situation on site with regards to public safety.

1. Identify possible hazardous areas on your site considering public safety.

True/False

2. Discuss ways to improve or to prevent these risks.

True/False