Safety Precautions

Lifting of Weights

For continued lifting, a male worker shall not be made to lift, carry or move any load over fifty
kilograms (50kgs.) and female workers over twenty five kilograms (25kgs.). Weights over these shall
either be handled by more than one worker or by mechanical means.

Protruding Nails and Loose Materials

 Materials or lumber with protruding nails shall not be used in any work or be allowed to
remain in any place where they are a source of danger to the workers

 Loose materials shall not be placed or left on working platforms, gangways, floors or
other workplace but shall be removed, stacked or stored not to obstruct passage. Materials
shall not be stacked in a manner causing danger to the workers or overload and render unsafe
any platform, gangway, floor, roof, or the other part of a building or structure.

Storage of Materials

 Building materials and equipment shall be placed or stored on a permanent or

temporary structure exceeding its safe load carrying capacity

 Lumber structural steel and similar building materials shall be properly stored and
secured against collapsing or tipping. Cross pieces shall be used in a pile of lumber more
than 1m (3ft) high.

Vehicle Loading

 No person shall operate any vehicle or equipment in a construction during loading or

unloading except those required to be there and only when all necessary protection against
hazards are provided.
Vehicle Driving

 No person shall operate any vehicle or equipment in a construction site unless he has
adequate training and experience to operate such vehicle or equipment and is
authorized by immediate supervisor.

Internal Combustion Engine

 No internal combustion engine shall be operated in an enclosed are unless:

o The exhaust gases or fumes are discharged directly outside to a point where the
discharge gases or fumes cannot return to the enclosure.

The place is ventilated to protect workers from exhaust gases

Tools, Materials and Machinery

 Tools or materials shall be kept a minimum of 1 m(3ft) away from the edge of the
excavation to prevent their being knocked down into the excavation

No vehicle or other machinery shall be driven, operated or located near the edge of an excavation at
least a distance one-third (1/3) of its depth.

Machine Guarding

All moving parts of machinery used shall be guarded in accordance with the requirements of
Machine Guarding.
Lighting of Work Areas

Every work are and approach thereto, every place where raising or lowering operations with
the use of a lifting appliance are in progress, and all openings dangerous to workers, shall be lighted with
the minimum requirements provide in that rule.

Pipelines

Repair work on any section of a pipeline under pressure shall not be undertaken until the
pipeline is released of the pressure or the section under repair is blocked off the line pressure to ensure
that no worker shall be endangered.

Protection to Public

A safe covered walkway shall be constructed over the sidewalk for use by pedestrians in a
building construction work less than 2.3m (7ft.) from a sidewalk or public road.

Protection from Falling Materials

 Steps shall be taken to protect workers from falling materials, such as the provision of
safety helmets and safety shoes.
 Tools, objects and materials (including waste materials) shall not be thrown or tipped
from height, but shall be properly lowered by crane, hoist or chutes. If such is not
practicable the area where the material is thrown or lowered shall be fenced and no
person allowed in the fenced area.

Traffic Control

In construction sites where a worker’s safety is likely to be endangered by a vehicular traffic,

flagmen, warnings, barriers or lane control devices shall be installed.
Provision for Barricades

The top of the walls of an excavation more than 2.0 m (6ft.) deep shall be barricaded to a height
of at least 1m (3ft.) to prevent the fall of workers.