Personal Protective Equipment

(ppe)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) IN THE CONSTRUCTION SITE

ARE ADDRESSED IN SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT PROTECT WORKERS AGAINST

HEALTH OR SAFETY RISKS ON THE JOB AND REDUCES EMPLOYEE

EXPOSURE TO HAZARDS.
 safety helmets / hard hat
Occupational health and safety administration (osha) standard
1926.100, employees working in the areas where there is a possible danger
of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from
electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

protective clothing / reflected vests

reflective vests are for use in low light levels and night time work
environments. the vests reflect light that is shined on the workers, this
is for workers to be seen easily.

safety boots
this boots prevent the workers foot from getting injuries to
slippery surface, heavy falling or rolling objects, sharp piercing edges,
pinch points, rotary machines, hot objects, loops of ropes under tension,
splinters, electricity, chemicals or even bad weather.
 eyes protections
if the working area has particles, flying objects, or dust, you must at
least wear safety glasses with side protection (side shields) if you are
working with chemicals, you must wear goggles.

hand protection
hand protection is designed to guard against a wide range of
hazards, including: cuts and abrasions; extreme temperatures;
skin irritation and dermatitis.
hearing protection
osha requires employers to implement a hearing
conservation program when noice exposure is at or above
85 decibels averaged over 8 working hours; or an 8-hour
time- weighted average (twa).

safety harness and safety belts

osha requires construction workers to wear safety harnesses whenever
they are working at a height of 6 feet or more above a lower level. safety
belts is a device worn around the waist to serve as a direct connection point
to a lifeline or elevated structure.
 why is ppe important in a
construction site?

workers should not see ppe only as manager-mandated accessories.

explaining the specific function of each equipment can prevent any harm.

to prevent workers from using improper ppe, teach them how to recognize

deficiencies by consistently inspecting the equipment.

common accidents that
might happen in the
workplace
 common
cause effect recommendation
accidents
falls from height due to poor construction a person or worker safety harness and safety belts
of scaffolding and other might have a broken should be used when work at
platflorms bones, fractures, back height. planning and organizing
injuries, or cost them work properly before executing.
their lives. selecting and using the right
equipment. keeping the walkway on
site clear from obstructions.

workers must wear the

slips, trips, and falls slick spots on walking
surfaces, debris, unsafe sprain or strains;
stairs, improper
scaffolding, ramps without
skid- or slip- resistance
surfaces.
this may result in
appropriate footwear with a good
grip. avoiding small changes in the
level of doorways whenever
possible. installing ramps and some
other ways to provide easy and safe
access. one thing that would also
help is putting signage to warn
workers to be aware.

a product with a defective defecive tools that are if a tool is defective, remove it
defective equipments design. it could be the used by the workers can from service, and tag it clearly "
misuse, overuse of lead to severe limbs, out of service for repair". replace
equipments and poor crushing injuries and the damage tool immediately.
maintenance fractures.
 common
cause effect recommendation
accidents the person who supervise the
electrical accidents occur
electric shock electric shock or workers should allow his/her
because of unsafe and
electrical accidents can workers to use well-insulated
unmonitored working
cause serious burn, cable, avoiding workers to work
conditions. this can also
nerve damage, blindness, near a high voltage area if
occur due to inadequate
and other injuries. possible, checking and reporting
training, negligence, and
electrical hazards, and wearing
lack of supervision
appropriate ppe.

musculoskeletal
the workers support loads, manual handling causes the supervisor and workers should
disorders (mds)
often in an awkward over a third of all identify and assess who, what, and
positions. they are moving workplace injury. this where should the materials be
or carrying heavy could cause pain and carried to. think about eliminating
materials/loads over injuries to arms, legs and or reducing lifting and carrying
rough, uneven ground. joints, and repetitive risks where possible like using
strain injuries of various mechanical lifting aids like
sorts conveyors, hoists, and cranes.

difficulty in hearing metal and stone cutting when exposed too long workers should always wear ear
warning signals and grinding produce very from the excessive noise defenders. clamping the work
high noise levels. it can cause long-term blades may help reduce noise level
damage like hearing loss but hearing protectors may still be
and tinnitus. needed.
 construction safety aims to ensure that a
construction site or the industry as a whole is safe
and will not be the cause of immediate danger to the
public around a construction site, or to the workers
at the construction site, as well as making sure that
the finished product of the construction meets the
required safety standard.
understanding
construction
site safety
signs
 construction site safety
signs are displayed to
deliver a health and
safety message. failing to
understand the meaning of
a health and safety sign
might mean you lose your
life - or your job.
prohibition
signs Do Not

The first sign you might be

Examples: stop, no familiar with is the prohibition
entry, no smoking sign, although you might just

recognise it as a red danger sign.
meaning: do not, you On the entrance to nearly every
must not, stop it if construction site, you will see
you are this type of sign, usually with the
text 'No unauthorised access'.
 mandatory
you must signs

Mandatory signs are the opposite of Examples: wear

a prohibition sign. Instead of telling hard hats, safety
you not to do something, they tell footwear must be
you what you must do. You can also worn, keep locked
spot this type of sign through shut
construction sites, telling you what

you need to do, for example, 'Safety meaning: you must

helmets must be worn' or even 'Keep do, obey
out'.
warning
be aware
signs

Examples: deep
excavations, high Warning signs don't tell you what to
voltage, asbestos, do, but they are used to make you aware
work overhead of a danger or a hazard. The first sign
you might see on a construction site is

a warning sign, with the text 'Warning

meaning: you have
Construction Site' or 'Danger
been warned, be Construction Site'.
careful, be aware
 safe condition
follow me signs

Safe conditions signs can be

considered the opposite of a
warning sign. Instead of warning
you about danger, they are alerting
to you to a safe place. You might see
examples: fire exit, first aid
this type of sign on a construction

site to let you know where the first

meaning: follow this sign to reach
aid kit is, where the fire exits are, or
safety
who to report to.
 fire
equipment here it is
signs

Fire equipment signs let you know

Examples: fire alarm, where fire equipment is. They are red
in colour but square so that you can
hydrant,
tell them apart from prohibition signs.
extinguisher
You will find this type of sign on

construction sites where the fire

meaning: here is the extinguishers are located, or at fire
fire equipment call points.
construction safety is not put up for decoration, and
the colors have not been chosen because they just
look pretty. each signs has its own meaning and the
different color represents different message.

being aware of construction health and safety signs

mean is necessary because they could be warning you
about a danger, or telling you to do something. if you
are not able to identify and get the message of each
sign it can lead you to danger.