BARWA COMMERCIAL AVENUE

PROJECT

PRESENTED BY
HSE TRAINING DEPARTMENT

CONSTRUCTION
SITE:

It is a place where principal

work activity is construction work.

WORK:

Carrying out of any

building, civil engineering or
engineering construction work and
the following

Alteration, renovation, repair

Site clearance, exploration
Demolition

OBJECTIVE OF CONSTRUCTION SAFETY

TO BRING THIS

PROJECT TO AN END
SUCCESSFULLY AND
WITHOUT A SINGLE
WORK RELATED LOSS
TIME ACCIDENT.

SOME IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS

CLIENT: Any person,

company for whom a

project is carried out.
For BCA project,
BARWA is Client.

CONTRACTOR: Any

person or company who

carry out or manage
construction work.

SAFETY FILE: A file or

other record showing

all Accidents, Incidents
and occurrences.

PROJECT: Combination

of activities that include

or intended to include
construction work.

SOME IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS

DESIGN: In relation to any

structure includes
drawings, design details,
specification and bill of
quantities in relation to
the structure.

DESIGNER: Any person or

company who undertakes,

carry- out or manages
design work for structure
or part of structure

Safe Place of work: It

is the duty of Employer
or controller to provide
safe place of work for its
workers.
Access and Egress:
Safe Access to and
egress from the place of
work must be provided.

Company Safety Policies

To maintain a simple,

Employee safety must

clear, but
comprehensive
company safety policy.

receive a high priority

among all of the other
major concerns.

Train new hires on the

Management believes

safety policy during their

safety orientation;
review the safety policy.

that accidental injuries

are preventable.

Company Safety Policies

The company safety policy,

shall cover the safety of

anyone involved with the
worksite.
Strictly enforce the safety

policy and Safety Plan and

ensure that Supervisors are
aware of their responsibility
for Site Safety.

The company will provide

all of the support

necessary to achieve an
accident free environment.
Completion of the project
without a loss time
accident.
Company will supply safety
training to all employees,
so they can carry out their
work in a safe manner.

Employee involvement
To have an effective safety

management program, almost

every aspect of it needs
employee involvement.
On this project, like others,
safety is a condition of
employment and safety is
every bodys responsibility.
Offer assistance and support
to employees to participate in
safety and skill training.

Safety is a
responsibility, a
condition and
requirement of
employment
IT IS NOT AN
OPTION

INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
All safety incidents involving

actual or potential work place

injuries, illnesses, or property
damage must be investigated as
soon as possible by the
Supervisor.
Each investigation must include
fact gathering that lead to the
root cause.
Corrective actions need to be
completed before closing the
incident-investigation.
Data from investigation should
be recorded and used in training
to other employees.

GENERAL SAFETY RULES

Recommended Basic Rules:

Unsafe behavior (correct)

Unsafe conditions (correct)
Near miss and injuries (report /
investigate)
Personal protection (wear / maintain)
Smoking / alcohol (refrain)
If you dont know ask (from who knows)
Unauthorized operation of equipment.
(could lead to accidents)
Practice good housekeeping. (always)
Ladder / scaffolds (routine inspection)
Excavation (properly done / safe)

Planned Job Observation (PJO)

What is PJO?
PJO is:

An event
A daily meeting prior to starting work
A review of hazards and risks
A communication tool

What is the importance of conducting PJO?

Gives detail of the risks and the
control measures
Provides communication on
additional HSE information
Provides a record of the
briefing and comments made
Provides an opportunity for
employee feedback

PJO CARD

PJO CARD

Personal Protective Equipment

Head protection (Hard hat)
Eye protection (Goggles)
Ear Protection (Muffs)
Face protection (Screens)
Respiratory Protection

(Masks)
Hand Protection (Gloves)
Body protection (Overalls)
Foot protection (Safety
shoes)

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Engineers, Foremen, Charge

hand, supervisors are

responsible for ensuring that all
personnel within their respective
workgroups, are provided with
the appropriate PPE, trained in
its use and care and use it
correctly at all times.

ACCESS EQUIPMENT
SCAFFOLDINGS
Selection

Erection
Safety Harnesses
Inspections
Movement / transfer
Work platform
Scaffold Safety

LADDERS

Material
Position
Stability
Landing area
Working conditions

Fall Protection -100% Tie OFF

MANY HAVE DIED AROUND THE WORLD.

When Fall Protection is Needed

Walkways & ramps

Open sides & edges
Holes
Concrete forms & rebar
Excavations
Roof
Wall openings
Bricklaying
Residential Construction

Guardrails
Top Rail
Mid Rail
Toe board

Top rails between 39 and 45 inches tall

Toe-boards at least 3 1/2 inches high

Safety Line Anchorages

Must be independent of
any platform anchorage
and capable of
supporting at least 5,000
lbs. per worker

Types Of Safety Provision

Double lanyard full

body harness
The body harness consists of
waist belt complete with shoulder,
chest and leg straps that secures
a person in a manner that
distributes the arresting force
over at least the thigh, shoulder
and pelvis, with provision for
attachment to a safety line or
rescue line or deceleration
device.

Housekeeping
Make sure your crews

know how important it is

to practice good
housekeeping at their
worksite.
Provide the containers,
equipment, and support
needed for an effective
housekeeping program.
Do not accept sloppy work
areas, specially at the end
of the work day.
Make routine to do
housekeeping at the end
of every shift.

HAZARDS:
Morale of workforce
Excessive generation
of waste
Fires
Accidents
Bad Look of the area

ELECTRICITY
Basic Electrical Hazards:
Fires:
Fires can be prevented by the use of
safe installation and operating
practices. Fires have been
associated with the use of
following appliances:
1.
Electric tools and equipment
2.
Electric wiring , installations
3.
Electric welding and cutting
equipment
Consider the following:

Carefully inspect the equipment,

outlets and cords

Do not over load circuits and

outlets

Follow good housekeeping

practice

Keep your equipment properly

maintained

ELECTRICITY
Shock and burns:
The longer the
electricity is allowed to
pass through the body,
the more harm is likely
to be done
Strong shocks can
cause damage to
internal body organs
Electric burns could be
as worst as fire burns

HAZARD COMMUNICATION
Employees must understand what Hazcom is
Supervisors must explain how their Hazcom applies to the worksite
Must train their employees on how to understand the communication on

Hazcom including MSDSs and labels, and how to protect them selves.
With all products, Material Safety Data Sheets need to be provided

Fire Prevention
Make sure that all employees are trained on fire prevention techniques
Establish a procedure for hot work activities Hot Work Paermit
Store flammable liquids in safety cans (No Plastic container) in

approved storage cabinets

Follow good housekeeping procedures
Keep electrical equipment, cables, and sockets well maintained and in
good order
Portable Fire Fighting Equipments
Fixed Fire Fighting Equipments
Fire Alarm Devices
Rescue procedures
Response Plan
Escape routes

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Instruct crews on safe use of power tools, hand tools, and

other equipment at worksite . Provide training when

required.
Discuss safe procedures for using tools and equipment.
Formal training sessions and tool box meetings, using
demonstrations and hands-on-practice
Periodically inspection of tools and equipment Color
coding
Inspect the tools your employees use, even the tools are
their personal property, and insist that the tools be in good
repair and properly maintained

SIGNS, SIGNALS BARRICADES, AND TAGS

Train employees when, where and how to use barricades,

signs, signals, and tags

Enforce the active use of barricades, signs, signals, and tags
through out the worksite
Signs are the warnings of hazards temporarily or permanently
fixed or placed, at location where hazard exist
Signals are the moving signs, provided by workers, such as
flagmen, banks men etc

SIGNS, SIGNALS BARRICADES, AND TAGS

Barricades or obstructions to deter the passage of persons

or vehicles
Tags are used to prevent accidents in hazardous or
potentially hazardous situations which are out of the
ordinary, unexpected, or not readily apparent
Tag explains the specific hazardous condition or the
precaution. For example High voltage Do not start this
machine Do not use Do not operatehands Off

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MATERIAL HANDLING
Unload and store material, equipment and tools out of the way, yet

in the most convenient location possible.

Keep aisles, passageways, and staircases clear for safe walk
Combustibles and flammable must be stored so to minimize the
potential of fire
Plan difficult material or equipment moves in advance
Extra caution when handling sheet supplies, glass, metal banding,
compressed gas cylinders
Employees must be trained on proper use of material handling
equipment
Employees need to understand how to perform manual handling

MOBILE EQUIPMENT
Allow only trained, authorized operators to run mobile

equipment.
Operators must perform safety and operating checklist
inspections of equipment before they begin their days work
Mobile equipment must be outfitted with working safety
components such as seatbelts, rollover and overhead
protection, horn, backup alarm, lights, entry-grab handles, and
fire extinguishers
Operator error could prove fatal for those working alongside.
Prohibit them from working there
Serious injuries can occur when operators jump out of the
vehicles instead of using three point access system

MOBILE EQUIPMENT SAFE OPERATION

Basic rules
Know the capacity and operating characteristics of the

machine so that it can be kept under control at all times

Pre-operation checklist should be completed before work
begins. (Operators manual)
Never modify or remove any part of the machine except
for servicing.
Employ trained BANKS-MEN
Keep others away from the operation and that goes no
matter how experienced the operator is.
Look before backing up
Carry the load as low as safely possible

MOBILE CRANES

Only allow the qualified rigger/Banks-man to direct the crane.

Never allow individuals to work beneath a suspended load
Use tag lines with suspended loads to help direct the placement

of those loads
Ensure the rigger inspects all lifting slings, wire ropes, hooks,
clamps, and related attachments before use. All hooks require
safety latches.
Barricade the swing area
Check for valid test certificate at the start of shift
THE CRANE DRIVER HAS THE LAST SAY REGARDING A
LIFT.

MOBILE CRANES

Edge pads or softeners must be used when lifting loads having

sharp edges to prevent damage to the rigging

Allow no employee to hitch rides on slings or other rigging
attachments that are lifted off the ground
Climbing on or off the machine cause 20% of the injuries
Always use double slings ad minimum for long load

AERIAL LIFTS
Serious hazards with aerial lifts include:
Operating too closely to overhead
electrical lines
Overloading or attempting to overreach
Falling from the basket
Improper setup on uneven ground
without stable out rigging
Traveling with the boom raised high in
the air
Using the aerial lift as crane
Failing to inspect entire unit before
each work job

EXCACVATION
Ensure supervising, inspecting,

identifying, and correcting hazardous

conditions and practices related to
excavation.
Soil identification and analysis
The use of protective system such as
sloping, benching, shoring, bracing,
underpinning, and shielding
All employees need to be trained in
safe work practices dealing with
excavation.
proper access to excavtion
Confined space training
Work permit

BEFORE STARTING EXCAVATION

Take the site condition into
account.
Traffic
Proximity of structure and their
conditions
Soil
Surface and ground Water
Overhead and underground
utilities
Weather

EXCAVATION HAZARDS
Collapse of an excavation
Material and objects falling or

rolling in the excavation

People falling in the excavation
Confined space, hazardous
atmosphere
Accidentally digging into
underground electric or gas
lines.
Presence of water
Presence of mobile equipment
and machinery.
Hazards of sprains, strains,
Twisted ankles, etc..

Transport

Traffic area / Roads

Traffic signs
Traffic rules and regulations, speed limits
Defensive driving training
Control of vehicles on site and plant area
Vehicle pass

30 KM/hr

WEATHER
Working in hot-weather

conditions
Acclimatization
Heat cramps
Heat exhaustion
Heat stroke
Sun burn
Working in cold weather

WELFARE FACILITIES
Toilets
Drinking Water
Mess rooms
Changing rooms
Rest areas
Smoking shelters
Lockers for personal

belongings
Transportation
Meal time
Coffee breaks

SITE SECURITY

Access control at site gates

Security inspection of the

site
Trespassing
Control of cards and badges
Control of vehicles and
equipment
Over all security of the site
or construction area.

Seeking advise
Seek advise if in doubt
Ask professionals to do the

job
Feel your responsibility
Follow company policy and
procedure
And Remember:
S = STAY
A = ALERT
F = FOR
E = EACH
T = TASK
Y = YOU-DO