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TAKE ACTION: A RISK ASSESSMENT HAS TO BE RESPONDED TO WITH STEPS TO ACTUALLY MANAGE THE RISKS AND MINIMIZE THE

POTENTIAL HEALTH AND


SAFETY PROBLEMS THEY PRESENT TO WORKERS, BY OUTLINING PREVENTATIVE ACTION. FOR EXAMPLE, INCLUDING ACTION BEING TAKEN TO SEPARATE WORKERS
FROM MOVING VEHICLES, FOR ENSURING TOOLS, EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING PPE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MASKS, VISORS AND EAR DEFENDERS) ARE CHECKED
AND FIT FOR PURPOSE.
TAKE TIME TO COMMUNICATE: PUTTING STEPS INTO PLACE TO PROTECT WORKERS ONLY GOES SO FAR, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO COMMUNICATE TO EMPLOYEES,
SHIFT AND SITE MANAGERS WHAT PROTOCOLS AND PROCESSES ARE AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE FOLLOWED. THIS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS IN
THE EVENT THAT AN ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR ON-SITE.
TAKE TIME TO TRAIN: AND SOMETIMES, THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE PROCEDURES IS TO TRAIN EMPLOYEES IN HOW TO FOLLOW THEM. FROM THE SAFE USE
OF EQUIPMENT, TO WORKING AT HEIGHT PROTOCOLS, NO WORKER (INCLUDING TEMPORARY AND SUBCONTRACTORS) SHOULD BE UNDERTAKING A TASK WITHOUT
BEING TRAINED TO DO SO OR WITHOUT USING THE PPE EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH.

NAME: INSTRUCTOR: RESEARCH TITLE: SHEET CONTENT:

TAMAYO, KARLO D. BSCE VC CONSTRUCTION MANPOWER


PEREZ, QUEENIE D. BSCE VC
LOPEZ, MICHELLE MAE G. BSCE VC
ENGR. ROMEL N. VINGUA HEALTH AND SAFETY 9 19

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