Capital University of Science and Technology,

Islamabad

CE- 5833
Construction and Safety Management
Week No. 01

Dr. Syed Shujaa Safdar Gardezi

Department of Civil Engineering

 Course Overview:
• Course Objectives

To familiarize :

• Linkage of construction sector and safety

• Role of safety in construction

• Impact of safety issues on construction output

• Strategic Safety management

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 Course Overview:
Week Contents Tasks/Activities
1 Introduction to Construction and Safety Management NIL
2 Safety Issues in Construction, Construction Hazards NIL
Announcement of Project Part 1
3 3 D Image of Construction Industry
Announcement of Quiz No. 01
4 Principles of Construction Safety Quiz 1
5 Safety Risks NIL
6 Managing occupational health and safety in construction Announcement of Quiz No. 02
Quiz No. 02, Submission of Project
7 The Safety Policy
Part 1
Occupational health and safety management systems ,
8 NIL
Techniques of Construction Safety Management
Assessing safety issues in construction , Safety
9 NIL
Monitoring and its performance measurement
10 Safety Management Plan Announcement of Project Part 2
Legal Requirements of Health and Safety in
11 Announcement of Quiz No. 03
Construction
12 OSHA Standards Quiz 3
13 OSHA Standards NIL
Strategic Safety Management in Construction and
14 Announcement of Quiz No. 04
Engineering
Quiz No. 04, Submission of Project
15 Legal Implications of Safety concerns in Construction
Part 2
16 Revision NIL

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 Course Overview:
• Marks Distribution

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 Course Overview:
• Grading Criteria

Allocated marks distribution

Grading Allocated %age Allocated Marks
Grading Items Marks Total Marks

A 10 %
Projects
20% - 20 %
(Class part - 5%)
B 10 %

1 5%
2 5%
Quiz 20% - 20 %
3 5%
4 5%
Mid-term 20% - - 20 %
Final Exam 40% - - 40 %
Total marks - - - 100 %

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 Course Overview:
• Tentative Schedule

Assessment Item Schedule

Announcement Week Due Week

A 03 07
Project
B 10 15

Quiz 1 03 04

Quiz 2 06 07
Quiz
Quiz 3 11 12

Quiz 4 14 15

Mid-term - - 09

Final Exam - - 16

Note : No submission of assignment shall be entertained after the due date

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 Know Your Teacher:

Dr. Syed Shujaa Safdar Gardezi

Phd in Civil Engineering (Construction and Project Management) – UTP Malaysia
MSc Engineering Management – UET Taxila
BSc Civil Engineering – UET Taxila

Professional Experience – 15 years (2004 to current)

1. Director BIM Centre of Excellence - CUST
2. Assistant Professor (CUST) – 2017 to present
3. Resident Engineer (NESPAK ) – 2005 to 2017
4. Junior Engineer (CWO) – 2004 to 2005
5. Management Trainee (DESCON) - 2004

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 Class Discipline

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 Safety :

• Safety is the state of being "safe"

• Condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss

• To protect against failure, breakage, or accident
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 Safety :

• Absence of Danger

• There is no arbitrary state of

‘Absolute safety’ and there is
always a chance of something
going wrong – A risk , however
small that chance may be.

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 Construction and Safety :

• The construction industry contributes a great deal to improving

our quality of life. However, for many workers and their families
and friends, involvement in the construction industry leads to the
unimaginable pain and suffering associated with an accidental
death or serious injury.

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 Health and Safety in Construction:
• Nature of Construction Industry
• Fragmented
• 3 D (Difficult , Dirty, Dangerous)

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 Health and Safety at Construction Projects:

▪ Unfortunately, construction is a hazardous business.

▪ Despite active safety programs on the part of contractors, owners and
many legal regulations, accident experience continues to place the
construction industry among the most accident prone of all types of
work.

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 Health and Safety at Construction Projects –
Dangerous :

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 Health and Safety at Construction Projects-
Difficult :

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 Health and Safety at Construction Projects- Dirty:

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 Construction and Safety :

• The construction industry is recognized internationally as one of

the most dangerous industries in which to work.

• The construction industry’s rate of occupational injury and

disease is 44.7 per 1,000 persons, which is nearly twice the all-
industry rate.

• The construction industry continues to kill and harm more of its

workers each year than almost any other industry.

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 Safety :

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 Safety – Basic Terms :

• Accident
– An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally,
typically resulting in damage or injury.
– An event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate
cause.

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 Safety – Basic Terms :

• Injury

– One of the consequence of accidents

– A physical trauma or damage to the

body caused by external force. This
may be caused by accidents, falls,
hits, weapons, and other causes

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 Health and Safety at Construction Projects:

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 Health and Safety at Construction Projects:
▪ Hazards
▪ A hazard is a situation that poses a level of
potential threat or risk, to life, health, property,
or environment.

▪ More directly, a hazard is a source of potential

harm or negative outcome from past, current, or
future exposures.

▪ Most hazards are dormant or potential, with

only a theoretical risk of harm; however,
once a hazard becomes "active," it can create
an emergency situation.

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 Health and Safety at Construction Projects:
▪ Hazards

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 Safety – Basic Terms :

• Risk
– A probability or threat of damage, injury, liability, loss, or any other
negative occurrence that is caused by external or internal exposures
– However , it may be avoided through preemptive action.

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 Safety – Basic Terms :

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 Safety – Basic Terms :

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