13CE915 Construction Safety

Practices

C.RameshBabu M.E., Ph.D(Pursuing),

Sr.Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College,
Sivakasi
UNIT I CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS
Accidents and causes - accident prevention
- principles of accident prevention -
potential hazards/risks associated with
construction sites - high risk activities - use
of hoists - working at height and working in
confined space - costs of construction
injuries - accident management.
UNIT II CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PROGRAMMES
Introduction - problem areas in construction
safety - elements of effective safety programme
- job safety analysis - fault Tree analysis - job-
site safety assessment - safety regulations at
construction sites - code of practice - human
factors in construction safety - construction
safety management safety meetings safety
incentives safety training - safety policy - safety
committees - safety inspection - safety audit.
UNIT III CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Government's policy in industrial safety -
safety scenario in construction industries -
safety and health legislation in India - safety
provisions in construction contracts - sub
contractual obligation -workers compensation
- substance abuse - safety record keeping.
UNIT IV DESIGNING FOR SAFETY Safety culture - safe
workers - first line supervisors - middle managers -
top management practices - company activities on
safety - safety personnel - project coordination and
safety procedures - safety technology - principles of
risk and loss control - machinery safety - machine
guarding - workplace ergonomics including display
screen equipment and manual handling - personal
protective equipment - first aid and emergency
preparedness - fire safety - electrical hazards.
UNIT V OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PRACTICES
Statutory requirements and regulations related to
health hazards - legal implications - dust hazards and
control - occupational and safety hazard assessment -
noise assessment and control measures - impact and
vibration.
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PROGRAM
The personal safety and health of each
employee of this company is of primary
importance.
The prevention of occupationally induced
injuries and illness is of such consequence that
it will be given precedence over operating
productivity.
To the greatest degree possible,
management will ensure that all
mechanical and physical facilities are in
compliance with the Occupational Safety
and Health (OSHA) standards and in
compliance with consensus standards
relating to the construction trades.
It is our goal to maintain a safety and health program
conforming with the best practices within the construction
industry.

To be successful, such a program must embody the proper

attitudes toward accident prevention of both supervisors
and employees.

It also requires cooperation in all safety health matters, not

only between supervisors and employees, but also
between employee's and their fellow workers.
 Our objective is a safety and health
program that will reduce the
number of disabling injuries and
illness to a minimum, not only in
keeping with, but surpassing the
experience of other operations
similar to ours.
Thereby reducing the cost of
insurance and making our
company more competitive in the
job market.
FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE

The site superintendent will determine the need

for emergency first aid responders. If the
employees are not within five minutes of
receiving emergency first aid by paramedics, fire
department , etc. the company will train and
designate first aid responders. Designated first
aid responders shall have a current first aid and
CPR card.
In addition, designated first aid responders
shall be trained in blood borne pathogens (HIV
(AIDS), hepatitis, malaria, etc.), and shall be
offered the hepatitis B vaccination series.
Individuals responding as good Samaritan
(employees not designated as first aid
responders) to render emergency first aid shall
receive follow up medical care by a licensed
physician immediately after exposure to
human blood.
FIRST AID KITS
First aid kits will be made available on the job.
Sufficient number of kits shall be on hand
to ensure immediate use.

First aid supplies, will include disposable

gloves, disposable mouth pieces for CPR, and
eye protection.
INJURY PREVENTION SAFETY PROGRAM
Occupational Health , Safety and
Environment
 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
A core challenge faced by emergency managers is how to prevent, prepare, mitigate,
respond and recover from a myriad of hazards. Several questions arise when faced with this
challenge:
What hazards exist in my area?
How frequently do they occur?
How severe can their impact be on the community, infrastructure, property, and the
environment?
Which hazards pose the greatest threat to the community?
A Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) assists emergency managers in
answering these questions. It is a systematic risk assessment tool that can be used to assess
the risks of various hazards.
There are three reasons why a HIRA is useful to the emergency management profession:
It helps emergency management professionals prepare for the worst and/or most likely
risks.
Allows for the creation of exercises, training programs, and plans based on the most likely
scenarios.
Saves time and resources by isolating hazards that cannot occur in the designated area.
 CAPA
Corrective and Preventive Actions
The Directorate General, Factory Advice
and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI)
comprises: Headquarters situated in
Mumbai; Central Labour Institute ...
Welcome to the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Zone. Here
you will find a information, guidence, resources and recommendations to
help you address the requirements of this standard, and to manage
health and safety more effectively.

OHSAS 18000 is an international occupational health and safety

management system specification. It comprises two parts, 18001 and
18002 and embraces BS8800 and a number of other publications.
UNIT II CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PROGRAMMES
Introduction - problem areas in construction
safety - elements of effective safety programme -
job safety analysis - Fault Free analysis - job-site
safety assessment - safety regulations at
construction sites - code of practice - human
factors in construction safety - construction safety
management safety meetings safety incentives
safety training - safety policy - safety committees -
safety inspection - safety audit.