CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETY

PRECAUTIONS

PROJECT TITLE: A PROPOSED TWO STOREY DUPLEX

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH PENTHOUSE
PROJECT LOCATION: BERNABE VILLAGE, BRGY.
ALMAGUER, BAMBANG, NUEVA VIZCAYA
PROJECT OWNER: MS. MARICAR V. MAGDAY

MARC ANTHONY P. FACUN,uap,SO

PRC No. 0038220 Valid until: 02/12/2022

PTR No. 2520805 Issued on: 01/05/2021
IAPOA NO. 34122 Valid until: 06/30/2022
DOLE Accreditation No. 1030-011917-0035
ACCESS ON SITE
1. Everyone get to their place of work safely - and work there safely.
2. Access routes should be in good condition and clearly signposted.
3. Edges which people could fall from provided with double guard rails or other suitable
edge protection.
4. Holes should be protected with clearly marked and fixed covers to prevent falls.
5. Temporary structures should be stable, adequately braced and not overloaded.
6. Permanent structures should remain stable during any refurbishment or demolition work.
7. Site should be tidy and are materials stored safely.
8. Lighting should be adequate, especially when work is being carried on after dark outside
or inside buildings.

SCAFFOLDINGS
1. Scaffolds should be erected, altered and dismantled by competent people.
2. All uprights should be provided with base plates (and, where necessary, timber sole
plates).
3. All uprights, ledgers, braces and struts should be in position.
4. Scaffold should secure to the building or structure in enough places to prevent collapse.
5. There should be a double guard rails and toe boards, or other suitable protection, at
every edge, to prevent falling.
6. Must have an additional brick guards provided to prevent materials falling from scaffolds.
7. There should be a working platforms fully boarded and are the boards arranged to avoid
tipping or tripping.
8. There should be effective barriers or warning notices in place to stop people using an
incomplete scaffold.
9. Scaffold should be strong enough to carry the weight of materials stored on it and evenly
distributed.
10. Scaffolds should be being properly maintained.
11. A competent person must inspect the scaffold regularly.
12. Proprietary tower scaffolds that has been erected and are they being used in
accordance with suppliers' instructions.
13. Have the wheels of tower scaffolds been locked when in use and are the platforms
empty when they are moved.

LADDERS
1. Ladders must be positioned so that users do not have to overstretch.
2. Ladders should rise a sufficient height above their landing place well.
3. Workers should be secured to prevent them slipping sideways or outwards.
4. Ladders should be rest against a solid surface and not on fragile or insecure materials.
5. Workers must be in good condition.
ROOF WORKS
1. People must keep away from the area below the roof work or have additional
precautions to stop debris falling onto them.
2. Must have taken precautions to stop people falling through fragile materials on the roof.
3. Should identified fragile materials such as cement sheets and roof lights.
4. Nets must be installed and hung safely.
5. During industrial roofing, have nets been provided to stop people falling from the leading
edge of the roof and from partially fixed sheets.
6. There must be edge protection to stop people or materials falling.

EXCAVATIONS
1. Excavation should be regularly inspected by a competent person.
2. Materials spoil and plant stored away from the edge of the excavation to reduce the
chance of a collapse.
3. Secured stop blocks must be provided to prevent tipping vehicles falling in.
4. Must provide barriers or other protection to stop people and vehicles falling in
5. Should have safe access into the excavation.
6. Must have safe method used for putting in the support, without people working in an
unsupported trench.
7. Must have adequate support for the excavation, or has it been sloped or battered back
to a safe angle

MANUAL HANDLING
1. If there were heavy materials such as roof trusses, concrete lintels, kerbstones or bagged
products which could cause problems if they have to be moved by hand,

If so,

 Workers must have been instructed and trained how to lift safely.
 Avoid the repetitive laying of heavy building blocks weighing more than 20 kg.
 Use wheelbarrows, hoists, telehandlers, and other plant or equipment so that
manual lifting of heavy objects is kept to a minimum.

TRAFFIC, VEHICLES AND PLANT

1. Vehicles and pedestrians must be kept apart. If not,
 Separate them as much as you can and use barriers.
 Tell people about the problem, and what to do about it.
 Display warning signs.
2. There should be adequate clearance around slewing vehicles.
3. Vehicles and plant properly maintained.
 4. Drivers must have a proper training and must be competent in driving or operating
vehicles.
5. Loads must be properly- secured.
6. Vehicles must not be used on dangerous slopes.
7. Workers should only be carried on vehicles designed to carry them.

TOOLS AND MACHINERY

1. Use only the right tools or machinery for the job.
2. All dangerous parts of the workers must be guarded.
3. Tools and machinery should be maintained in good repair and should be have all safety
devices and operating correctly.
4. All operators should be well trained and competent.

FIRES AND EMERGENCIES

1. Must have emergency procedures for evacuation on the site in case of fire, or for rescue
from a confined space.
2. People on site must know- what are the procedures in the construction.
3. Emergency alarm should have instructions and checked if it’s working.
4. Must have a way to contact the emergency services from site.
5. There must be adequate escape routes and must be kept clear.
6. There must be adequate first-aid provision.
7. Quantity of flammable materials, liquids and gases on site must be kept in to a minimum
and should be properly stored.
8. Must have suitable containers used for flammable liquids.
9. Flammable gas cylinders should be returned to a ventilated store at the end of the shift.
10. Smoking and other ignition sources must be banned in areas where gases or flammable
liquids are stored or used.
11. Gas cylinders, associated hoses and equipment must be properly maintained and in
good condition.
12. When gas cylinders are not in use, valves must be fully closed.
13. Flammable and combustible waste must be removed regularly and stored in suitable bins
or skips.
14. Fire extinguishers must be provided.

HAZARDOUZ SUBSTANCES
1. Must arranged health surveillance for people using certain hazardous substances.
2. Checked whether a licensed contractor is needed to deal with asbestos on site.
3. Identified and put into place precautions to prevent or control exposure to hazardous
substances.
 using a less hazardous material
  using tools fitted with dust extraction
4. Workers must have information and training so they know what the risks are from the
hazardous substances used and produced on site, and what they need to do to avoid
the risks
5. Must have procedures to prevent contact with wet cement that causes both dermatitis
and cement burns.
6. Must identify all harmful substances and materials, such as asbestos, lead, solvents,
paints, cement and dust.

CONFINED SPACES
1. Workers must work in confined spaces where there may be an inadequate supply of
oxygen or the presence of poisonous or flammable gas.

NOISE
1. Arranged health surveillance for people exposed to high levels of noise.
2. Identify and assessed workers' exposure to noise.
3. People who were not involved in the work should be kept away from the source of the
noise.
4. Hearing protection must be provided and worn in noisy areas.
5. Hearing protection zones should be marked
6. Workers must have information and training so they know what the risks from noise on site,
and what they need to do to avoid those risks.

HAND-ARM VIBRATION
1. Workers must have information and training so they know- what the risks are from hand-
arm vibration on site, and what they need to do to avoid those risks.
2. Arranged health surveillance for people exposed to high levels of hand-arm vibration,
especially when exposed for long periods.
3. Exposure to HAV should be reduced as much as possible by selecting suitable work
methods and plant.
4. Vibrating tools should be properly maintained.
5. Identify and assessed risks to workers from prolonged use of vibrating tools such as
concrete breakers, angle grinders or hammer drills and compactor.

WELFARE
1. Toilets should be readily available and should be kept clean and properly lit.
2. Wash basins should be provided hot and cold (or warm) running water, soap and towels.
And should be large enough to wash up to the elbow and are they kept clean.
3. There should be somewhere to change, dry and store clothing.
4. Drinking water and cups should be provided.
 5. There should be a place where workers can sit, make hot drinks and prepare food and
that everyone who needs to use them can get to the welfare facilities easily and safely.

ELECTRICITY AND OTHER SERVICES

1. All necessary services should be provided on site before work begins and should be
identify the existing services present on site and taken effective steps, if necessary, to
prevent danger from them.
2. Must use low voltage for tools and equipment.
3. RCDs should be checked daily by users and properly maintained.
4. Cables and leads must be protected from damage.
5. All connections to the system should be properly made and should use suitable plugs.
6. Tools and equipment should check by users, visually examined on site and regularly
inspected and tested by a competent person.
7. Hidden electricity cables and other services should be located and marked, and should
have precautions for safe working.

PROTECTING PUBLIC
1. Construction area must be fenced off from the public.
2. Road works must have barrier off and lit.
3. Public must be protected from falling material.
4. When work has stopped for the day,
 Boundary must be secured and undamaged.
 All ladders must be removed or their rungs boarded so that they cannot be used.
 Excavations and openings must be securely covered or fenced off.
 All plant must be immobilized to prevent unauthorized use.
 Bricks and materials must be safely stacked.
 Flammable or dangerous substances must be locked away in a secure storage
places.