Safety and Health Programs Construction Industry

SAFETY &
HEALTH
PROGRAMS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
GROUP 2 : BSIE-3E
BELGICA, HONEY MAE
GEPOLLO, JAYMARK
OBIN, AIMEE EVETTE
PAJARON, FRANCIS IAN
TIBAL, SHIELA
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Construction is a high hazard industry that encompasses a broad range of activities
that involve the construction, alteration, and/or repair of infrastructures.
Construction workers are exposed to numerous hazards, including falls from
rooftops, unguarded machinery, being struck by heavy construction equipment,
electrocutions, silica dust, and asbestos.
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INTRODUCTION
This Safety and Health Programs
provide responsible employers,
workers, and employee
representatives with a sound,
adaptable framework for
addressing safety and health
concerns on a variety of
construction job sites.
Additionally, they contain
information about general
contractor employment, staffing
agency employment, and
multiemployer work situations.
These recommended practices 3
INTRODUCTION
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 4

Source: OSHA
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BASED ON REPORTED OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES, THE
FREQUENCY RATE IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WAS 5.06 PER 500 FULL TIME
WORKERS OR ONE INJURED PERSON AT THE WORKSITE FOR EVERY 99 WORKERS.
OCCURRENCE OF DEATH CASES IN THE INDUSTRY WAS ESTIMATED AT 0.16 OR ONE
FATALITY FOR EVERY 3,125 WORKERS.
Source: LABOR STANDARDS STATISTICS DIVISION
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INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES:
RECOGNIZE
TO RECOGNIZE
THE DIRECT
THE
IDENTIFY THE DETERMINE
AND IMPORTANCE
ELEMENTS OF VARIOUS
INDIRECT COS AND BENEFITS OF
TS HAVING AN AN EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR
EFFECTIVE SAFETY AND PREVENTING
ASSOCIATED
SAFETY AND HEALTH WORKPLACE
WITH
HEALTH
PROGRAM FOR HAZARDS IN
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COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS
1. Production loss and process
delays.
DIRECT COSTS 2. Training of replacement
employee(s)
1. Medical expenses 3. Idle plant and equipment .
2. Lost wages 4. Reduced morale
3. Sick leave 5. Damage to equipment, plant,

tools, or other property
administration
4. Temporary disability INDIRECT COSTS
payments
5. Hospitalization
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Workers’ compensation claims for non-fatal
falls account for $2.5 billion annually.
Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) penalties can cost
from $13,653 to $136,532 for safety
violations.
The highest-recorded OSHA penalty in 2019 was

levied against Purvis Home Improvement Co.
Inc: $1,792,726 in fines for violations related to a
fatal fall.
Fatal construction injuries are estimated to cost

the United States $5 billion each year in health
care, lost income, reduced quality of life, and lost
production.
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BENEFITS OF SAFETY & HEALTH
PROGRAMS
 Improvements in
production and quality
of construction services.
 Improve productivity
and quality of the
workers.
 Better morale
 More favorable image
and reputation. 10
ELEMENTS OF
SAFETY & HEALTH
PROGRAMS
MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP
• Top management
demonstrates the elimination
of hazards and the consistency
of the safety and health
improvement to the
construction industry.
• They are the one who
communicates the
commitment to workers, and
sets program expectations and
responsibilities.
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ELEMENTS OF SAFETY & HEALTH
PROGRAMS
ACTION ITEM 1: Communicate your
Commitment to a Safety and Health Programs.
How to accomplish it?
• A written document signed by the Top Management
stating the implementation of Safety and Health Program
in a particular Construction Site.
• Communicate the written policy to the listed below:
- contractors, sub-contractors, staffing agencies and
temporary workers.
- suppliers and vendors at worksite.
- other businesses in a multi-tenant building.
- visitors and customers 12
PROGRAMS
ACTION ITEM 1: Communicate your
Commitment to a Safety and Health Programs.

• The Safety and Health should be considered in all
decisions that will made by the Reinforce
Management Commitment.
• Conduct a regular schedule for toolbox meeting
on safety and health.
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PROGRAMS
ACTION 2: Define Program Goals

• Regular site visits by safety personnel.
• An established procedure for the emergency
evacuation of injured workers.
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PROGRAMS
ACTION 3: Allocate Resources

• Provide adequate PPEs and first aid equipment.
• Project budget and trainings is needed for
emergency personnel.

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PROGRAMS
ACTION 4: Expect Performance

• There is an assigned person who implement and
maintain the Safety at Construction sites.
• Establish ways for the both management and
workers to speak freely if they recognize safety and
health issues during working period.
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ELEMENTS OF
SAFETY & HEALTH
PROGRAMS
WORKER PARTICIPATION
TO BE EFFECTIVE, any
safety and health program
needs the meaningful
participation of workers and
their representatives.
Workers have much to gain
from a successful program,
and the most to lose if the
program fails. They also
often know the most about
potential hazards 17
PROGRAMS
WORK PARTICIPATION
Action 1:Encourage workers to
participate in the program

 Allow workers with the time and resources they need to
participate in the program.
 Acknowledge and provide a positive reinforcement to those
workers who participate in the program.
 Maintain an open-door policy that encourages employees
to speak with managers about safety and health concerns,
as well as to offer suggestions.
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PROGRAMS
WORK PARTICIPATION
Action 2: Encourage workers to report
safety and health concerns.
 All workers should be involved in finding a solution to the
problem that has been reported.
 All workers should be able to request or initiate a temporary
suspension or shutdown of any work activity or operation that
they believe is dangerous.
 Establish a simple process for the workers to report injuries,
illnesses, close calls, and other safety and health issues. 19
PROGRAMS
WORK PARTICIPATION
Action 3: Give workers access to
safety and health information

 Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)
 Injury and Illness Data
 Results of worker exposure monitoring at job sites
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PROGRAMS
WORK PARTICIPATION
Action 4: Involve workers in all aspects
of the program

 Develop a program that will eliminate injuries and
illnesses
 Report hazards and develop solutions
 Analyze hazards
 Defining safe work practices 21
PROGRAMS
WORK PARTICIPATION
Action 4: Involve workers in all aspects
of the program

 Conducting site inspections
 Evaluating and Developing training programs
 Participating in incident and close call/near-miss
investigations
 Train current co-workers and new hires
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ELEMENTS OF
SAFETY & HEALTH
PROGRAMS
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
IN CONSTRUCTION, unanticipated
hazards can arise due to changes in
project timelines, sequence of
events, and the fast pace of some
construction projects. Hazard
identification and assessment is a
crucial part of an effective safety
and health program.
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PROGRAMS
Action 1: Collect and review information
about the hazards present

• Review information with employees to identify what
sorts of risks may exist and which employees may
be exposed or at risk.
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PROGRAMS
ACTION 2: Examine the job location
for any risks
• Designate a competent individual to examine the
project sites, supplies, and equipment on a regular
basis.
• Be careful to keep track of your inspections so you
can go back later to see if any dangerous problems
have been resolved. 25
PROGRAMS
Action 3: Recognize potential health risks

• Identify Physical, Chemical and Biological Hazards
• Identify Ergonomic risk factors
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PROGRAMS
ACTION 4: Conduct incident
investigations

• Conduct investigations with a trained team that
includes representatives of both management and
workers.
• Conduct a root cause analysis
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PROGRAMS
Action 5: Identify hazards
associated with emergency
and nonroutine situations

• Examine possible emergency situations or non-
routine activities
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PROGRAMS
ACTION 6: Characterize the nature of identified
hazards, identify interim control measures,
and prioritize the hazards for control
• Prioritize the hazards such that the ones that pose the
most danger are dealt with first
• Consider the severity of potential outcomes, the
chance of an incident occurring, and the number of
employees exposed while evaluating each hazard 29
ELEMENTS OF SAFETY &
HEALTH PROGRAMS
EDUCATION AND
TRAINING provides
employers (owners and
executives), managers,
supervisors, and workers
with:
• Knowledge and skills
needed to do their work
safely and avoid creating
hazards that could place
themselves or others at
risk.
• Awareness and 30
PROGRAMS
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
ACTION 1: Provide program awareness training
How to accomplished it?

• Provide training and information to all the workers
about the safety and health hazards of the job site and
the controls for those hazards.
• The training language(s) and literacy level should be
understandable to everyone.
• All the workers have the right to report injuries,
incidents, hazards, and concerns and to fully
participate in the program without fear of retaliation. 31
PROGRAMS
ACTION 2: Train employers, managers, and
supervisors on their roles in the program
• Reinforce employers, managers, and supervisors’
knowledge of their responsibilities under the OSH
Act and the workers’ rights guaranteed by the Act.
• Instruct everyone on incident investigation
techniques, including root cause analysis.
• Consider providing the OSHA 30-hour construction
safety course, or a similar course. 32
PROGRAMS
ACTION 3: Train workers on their
specific roles in the safety and health program
• Instruct workers on how to report injuries, illnesses,
incidents, and concerns.
• Require to have the basic computer skills to submit
an effective report.
• They are needed to be aware on their specific roles
within the safety and health program
• Allow workers to be open in asking questions and in
providing feedback. 33
PROGRAMS
ACTION 4: Train workers on hazard
Identification and controls
• Train workers on techniques for identifying hazards,
such as job hazard analysis
• Train workers on the proper use of work practice and
administrative controls.
• Train workers on when and how to wear required
PPE.
• Provide additional training, as necessary, when 34
ELEMENTS OF
SAFETY & HEALTH
PROGRAMS
PROGRAM EVALUATION
and Improvement includes:
• Establishing, reporting,
and tracking goals and
targets that indicate
whether the program is
making progress.
• Evaluating the program
initially, and periodically,
to identify shortcomings
and opportunities for
improvement.
• Providing ways for 35
PROGRAMS
PROGRAM EVALUATION
ACTION 1: Monitor performance and progress

• Analyze performance indicators and evaluate
progress over time.
• Share results with workers and invite their input
on how to further improve performance.
• When opportunities arise, share your experience
and compare your results.
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PROGRAMS
PROGRAM EVALUATION
ACTION 2: Verify that the program is
implemented and is operating.
• Involve workers in all aspects of program evaluation
• Verify that the following key processes are in place
and operating.
• Review the results of any compliance audits to
confirm that any program shortcomings are being
identified.
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PROGRAMS
PROGRAM EVALUATION
ACTION 3: Correct program shortcomings
and identify opportunities to improve.
• If you discover program shortcomings, take actions
needed to correct them.
• Proactively seek input from managers, workers,
supervisors, and other stakeholders on how you can
improve the program.
• Determine whether changes in equipment, materials,
key personnel, or work practices trigger any need for
changes in the program. 38
ELEMENTS OF
SAFETY & HEALTH
PROGRAMS
HAZARD PREVENTION
AND CONTROL
EFFECTIVE CONTROLS
protect workers from
hazards; help avoid
injuries, illnesses, and
incidents; minimize or
eliminate safety and health
risks; and help employers
provide workers with safe
and healthful working
conditions. The processes
described in this section 39
PROGRAMS
HAZARD PREVENTION AND CONTROL

ACTION 1: Identify control options.

• Review sources
• Investigating and Determining control measures
used at other worksites
• Getting input from workers
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PROGRAMS
ACTION 2: Select controls

• Eliminate/Control all serious hazards
• Reviewing and Discussing control options w/ workers
• Selecting controls according to a hierarchy
• Avoid selecting controls that may introduce new
hazards
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PROGRAMS

ACTION 3 : Develop and update a
hazard control plan

• List the hazards
• Assigning responsible for installing/implementing
the controls
• Establish and Plan how you will track progress in
completion
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PROGRAMS
ACTION 4 : Select controls to protect
workers during nonroutine tasks and
emergencies
• Developing procedures to control hazards
• Modifying plans to control hazards
• Conducting emergency drills
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PROGRAMS

ACTION 5 : Implement selected
controls on the job site

• Implementing hazard control measures
• Implement measures on a “worst-first”
basis
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PROGRAMS
ACTION 6 : Follow up to confirm that
controls are effective

• All control measures have been implemented
• Workers have been trained well
• All engineering controls have been properly installed
and tested
• Conducting regular inspections
• Evaluating control measures
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ELEMENTS OF
SAFETY & HEALTH
PROGRAMS
MULTI-EMPLOYER
WORKSITES typically
have workers who are
employed by a general
contractor and other
workers who are
employed by a
contractor or
subcontractor, or
workers from other
sources. 46
PROGRAMS
MULTI-EMPLOYER WORKSITES
ACTION 1: Establish effective communication.

• The general contractor should communicate and
disseminates all the information with contractors,
subcontractors, and staffing agencies because of the
following :
-to ensure protection of all on-site workers before
work begins.
-to prevent or to control such hazards.
-to conduct site visits and inspections 47
PROGRAMS
ACTION 1: Establish effective communication.
• Contractors, subcontractors, and staffing agencies regularly
give the general contractor any information about injuries,
illnesses, hazards, or concerns reported by their workers and
the results of any tracking or trend analysis they perform.
• The general contractor gives contractors, subcontractors,
and staffing agencies the following:
-the right to conduct site visits and inspections
-the right to access injury and illness records and other safety
and health information.
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PROGRAMS
ACTION 2: Establish effective coordination.

• General contractors:
- Include in contracts and bid documents any
safety-related specifications and pre-qualifications
and ensure that contractors, subcontractors, and
staffing agencies selected for the work meet those
requirements.
- Identify issues that may arise during on-site
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work . This may be accomplished through pre-

PROGRAMS
ACTION 2: Establish effective coordination.

• General contractors coordinate with contractors,
subcontractors, and staffing agencies to:
- Ensure that joint-employed workers are adequately
trained and equipped before arriving on the worksite.
- Harmonize their safety and health policies and
procedures to resolve important differences.
• General contractors, contractors, subcontractors, and
staffing agencies:
- Work together to deal with unexpected staffing needs
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PREVENT/CONTROL WORKPLACE
HAZARDS
METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND
CONTROLLING RISKS IN THE
WORKPLACE:
Benefits of effective
controls
1. Workers can be more
comfortable and
productive.
2. Can avoid injuries and
incidents
3. Lessen/Eliminate safety
and risk 51
HAZARDS
INVOLVE WORKERS
1.Understanding of
the conditions that
can cause hazards
2.Identify and
evaluate on how
hazard can be
controlled
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HAZARDS
• Identify and evaluate options
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HAZARDS
• Use a hazard control plan to guide the selection

and implementation of controls, and implement
controls according to the plan
• Identify and evaluate options for controlling
hazards, using a “hierarchy of controls.”
• Examine the efficacy of existing controls and look
into new technology.
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SUMMARY
• This Program summarizes the improvement of Health and Safety
in Construction Industry using a proactive approach of “finding
and fixing job site hazard.
• It is vital to the construction industries to implement Safety and

Health Program that provides valuable information and
demonstrates the safety of the people in the working
environment.
• Implementing safety means protecting valuable assets like

workplace morale, productivity, reputation, time, money and the
most significant asset, their workers.
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WHY SAFETY AND HEALTH IS IMPORTANT IN
A CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY?
• Safety on Construction Sites protects the Public.
• Safety reduces work-related accidents.
• Decrease time, and money lost after an Accident.
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REFERENCE(S):
https://www.environmentalsafetyupdate.com/osha-compliance/bls-releases-preliminary-census-of-fatal-occupational
-injuries/
https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/OSHA3886.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0H2gNhgz7dMqhw4JY1Zcto0vXqeSpTl3RrRCFz
nC8el26Y00g-tt6fXU4
https://www.irbnet.de/daten/iconda/CIB10330.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324443457
_Fatal_occupational_injuries_in_the_Malaysian
_construction_sector-causes_and_accidental_agents
https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/construction-safety-statistics
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https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/vol6_20.pdf
THANK YOU!
GROUP 2 : BSIE-3E
BELGICA, HONEY MAE
GEPOLLO, JAYMARK
OBIN, AIMEE EVETTE
PAJARON, FRANCIS IAN
TIBAL, SHIELA

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