1. Safety in Construction
CE 401 – CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Safety in Construction
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2. Running a Construction site

6. What you need to know as a busy builder
You are responsible for health and safety – even if you don’t directly employ the people working on your site
Give enough time to planning organising and controlling the work
Check what is actually happening, and stop dangerous practices
Think about health as well as safety risks

7. Construction Safety

8. Initiative : Target: ZERO
Focus on safety in the workplace, on construction sites, and with the traveling public to assure ZERO tolerance for any safety hazard.

9. Focus on Workplace Safety
 Safety & Health Policy
Organizational S & H work plan
Worksite safety audits
Safety training programs

10. Protect workers and the public
Keep your site clean and tidy, with clear space for people to work in
Keep people, including the public, away from danger
Fence the site off and use warning signs

11. What you need to know as a busy builder – protect workers and the public
Keep your site clean and tidy, with clear space for people to work in
Keep people, including the public, away from danger

12. Structures and excavations
Make sure walls and structures are kept in safe condition
Plan demolition work properly, and write it down
Make sure trenches and excavations can’t collapse and people can’t fall in

13. What you need to know as a busy builder – structures and excavations
Make sure walls and structures are kept in safe condition

14. Work at height AVOID work at height if you can
PREVENT falls – use the proper gear, such as scaffolds or cherry pickers
MINIMISE the chances of people being hurt if they fall – use nets or crash bags
Ladders can be used for ACCESS, but working from ladders allowed only as last resort

15. What you need to know as a busy builder – work at height
Minimise the chances of people being hurt if they fall – use nets or crash bags

16. What you need to know as a busy builder – work at height
working from ladders allowed only as last resort

17. Manual handling Prevent unnecessary lifting and carrying
Choose lighter materials, smaller bags of cement and aggregates
Use trolleys, hoists or telehandlers
Avoid repetitive laying of heavy building blocks and installing heavy lintels by hand

18. What you need to know as a busy builder – manual handling
Prevent unnecessary lifting and carrying

19. What you need to know as a busy builder – manual handling
Use trolleys, hoists or telehandlers

20. Electricity and power
Use low voltage systems or battery-operated power tools, and make sure these are inspected regularly
Make sure connections to the system are properly made and suitable plugs used
Cables and leads in good condition and protected from damage
Locate hidden cables and other services, and mark on plans

21. What you need to know as a busy builder – electricity and power
Cables and leads in good condition and protected from damage

22. What you need to know as a busy builder – electricity and power
Connections to the system are properly made and suitable plugs used

23. Welfare facilities Provide on-site or nearby:
Clean and working toilets
Washbasins with hot and cold running water, large enough to wash hands, face and forearms
Soap and towels
Drinking water, and cups if needed
Rest area to sit, make hot drinks and eat

24. What you need to know as a busy builder – welfare facilities

25. Heavy Equipment Operation and Your Personal Safety
Workplace Safety for Local Agencies
Autumn 2008
Heavy Equipment Operation and Your Personal Safety

26. Heavy equipment is vital to getting the job done.
From time to time many, if not all of these machines, operate close to workers on foot.

27. Today’s Situation
Being struck by or caught in-between are two of the leading causes of injuries and fatalities on construction and maintenance work sites. STRUCK BY (22%) CAUGHT IN-BETWEEN (18%)

28. OSHA Study of Top 5 Highway/ Heavy Contractor Fatalities
1. Construction equipment backed over a worker on foot.
In some cases, the victim was the signal person.
Some accidents occurred even though the backup alarm was working properly.
2. Employee hit by motorist.
Traffic lanes not closed to the public.
Vehicle jumped over the concrete barrier.

29. OSHA Study of Top 5 Highway/ Heavy Contractor Fatalities
3. Construction equipment ran forward over an employee.
May have involved employees jumping or falling off vehicles.
4. Machine rolled over and crushed employee – lack of ROPS(rollover protection system) or no seat belt in use.
5. Equipment hit overhead power line.

30. # 1 Citation
No backup alarm on equipment with an obstructed view to the rear.
Most fatalities are the result of equipment running over employees.
Constant signals may be “tuned out” and ignored because they become part of the work environment.

31. Common Citations Working under hydraulic-supported equipment.
Employees crushed when hydraulics failed on front-end loaders and dump trucks.
Lockout program – use 4 x 4 blocks or a bed prop in case of hydraulic failure.

32. Common Citations Horn not working.
Provide a signal before equipment starts to back up.
Useful when equipment loses braking power.
Alert other operators to prevent equipment from backing into each other.

33. Common Citations Equipment closer than 10 feet from power lines.
Includes skid steer loaders, power concrete pumpers, dump trucks, cranes, gradalls, backhoes.
All types of equipment with articulated booms.

34. Workplace Safety for Local Agencies
Autumn 2008
General Hazards
Striking people and collision with other equipment.
Pinch points between equipment and objects.
Worker pinned under equipment

35. Workplace Safety for Local Agencies
Autumn 2008
More General Hazards
Injuries to operators jumping out of the cab.
Being struck by limbs of trees or other overhead obstructions, and by moving equipment.
Risk of Hitting Power Line
Nearby Power Lines and Trees

36. Working Around Vehicles and Heavy Equipment
Workplace Safety for Local Agencies
Autumn 2008
Working Around Vehicles and Heavy Equipment
On-foot workers should be trained to work safely around the equipment
Wear high visibility clothing
Do not assume operators can see you
Signal person may be used to assist the operator
Good communication is essential
Use standardized hand signals
Use walkie-talkies (two-way-radios)
This worker is clearly visible!

37. View From The Operator’s Seat

38. Safety Within the Work Zone: Internal Traffic Control Plan
Workplace Safety for Local Agencies
Autumn 2008
Safety Within the Work Zone: Internal Traffic Control Plan
Internal Traffic Control Plans Paving Model Plan – Traffic Adjacent
The purpose of an Internal Traffic Control Plan is to control the flow of construction vehicles, equipment, and workers inside a busy work zone.
Establishing a predictable pattern of movement minimizes the need for backing up limits exposure of workers on foot to construction traffic and will reduce the risk of injury or death.

39. Safety Within the Work Zone: Internal Traffic Control Plan
Workplace Safety for Local Agencies
Autumn 2008
Safety Within the Work Zone: Internal Traffic Control Plan
Control the flow of equipment traffic to minimize backing within the work zone.
Establishes procedures for entering and exiting the work zone.
Distance to change lanes and decelerate into the work zone.
Distance to accelerate into high speed traffic when leaving the work zone.
Restrict access points into work areas.
Design buffer spaces to protect pedestrians from errant vehicles or work zone equipment.
Provide signs within the work zone to direct and guide pedestrians and equipment operators.

40. Safety Issues
Understand and follow the job site safety plan.

41. Start Every Work Day the Safe Way
Analyze the work to be done. Identify the critical safety procedures. Decide what personal protective equipment is required.

42. Start Every Work Day the Safe Way
Step back 2 yards for 2 minutes and ask yourself: “Am I focused and have I identified all the hazards?”

43. Construction Safety

44. In conclusion
You are responsible for health and safety – even if you don’t directly employ the people working on your site, so -
Give enough time to planning, organising and controlling the work
Check what is actually happening, and stop dangerous practices
Think about health as well as safety risks

45. In conclusion
You are responsible for health and safety – even if you don’t directly employ the people working on your site, so -
Give enough time to planning, organising and controlling the work
Check what is actually happening, and stop dangerous practices
Think about health as well as safety risks

47. What Not To Do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EReAhKH2zvU