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What do you THINK?

HSE Philosophy
Roles and Responsibilities
Accident Prevention
Key Construction Safety Areas
Safety Auditing
Key to Safety Execution

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What is the function of the Supervisors with regard to safety?

What are the Project Safety Targets?
Accidents are the inevitable consequence of construction activity
Accident prevention efforts should be directed at manual workers who
are prone to accidents
Safety is an issue that should be addressed as soon as construction
commences
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Safety is not integral part of the construction progress, but is something

that must be superimposed upon it.
Method of Statements are good tools for planning a sequence of events
but are useless in terms of safety
Permit to Work should be handled by Safety Officers and the Permit
Applicants. My only interest is that they are signed and in my hand.
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Safety is a number 1 value

We must complete this job without a fatality or a permanently disabling
injury
People are our most important asset
Result of an accident;

>Pain – All injuries hurt

> Inconvenience – Personal, Work related
> Work Restriction – Replacement may not be easy to find
> Financial Loss – Personal, Company
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Program in place
> Measurement of Compliance and Control
> Safety Auditing
> Inspections
Training
> Induction
> Toolbox Meeting
> General & Specific Training
Reward – Reaching Safety Milestone/Targets

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The supervisor is the key player in meeting Project Objectives

He has authority over those resources devoted to the completion
of the work
The supervisor must control the work
He must ensure that it is carried out in a safe manner; and that
the planning of the work includes planning for safety
All equipment required is available – the right tools for the right
job, Permit, Work Procedure and JSA are available
Personnel understand the requirements of the procedures
All procedures are followed – shortcuts inevitably lead to
accidents; set example

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 Accident Prevention

“Accident Prevention” suggests that accidents are lurking around

the corner

Needs a more positive stance;

Accidents are not inevitable consequences of an operation

Accidents arise from an unhealthy interaction of a number of

factors (people, materials, environment, equipment)

Virtually all are controllable

Management/Supervisor has the greatest degree of control

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 Accident Prevention
Exertion of this control at the Disagree!! Remind yourselves
earliest opportunity will of the definition of
eliminate or minimize the “Supervisors”. “ Somebody who
effect of Accident has effective control over the
“But I’m not the guy having the work activities of their
accidents. It is my steel subordinates”
erectors and laborers that you Emphasis on CONTROL
should be talking to. They’re By failing to exercise this
the ones that can get hurt. control, or by exercising it
Focus your efforts on them. incorrectly, supervision is
They are the people who can contributing to, and indeed,
stop accidents”. causing accidents!

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To be able to control, supervisors must identify in advance what needs to
control
Accidents are immediately caused by;
> Unsafe acts (Somebody walking across a steel beam),
or
> Unsafe conditions (An unprotected excavation), or
> A combination of both
The injured persons all work under the supervision
li.e. They are persons who SHOULD all be under the effective control of a
supervisor
It is a lack of effective control that puts that person into an environment
where he is exposed to hazards
It is a lack of effective control that allows a person to carry out an unsafe
act
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Use our failures (i.e. Accidents) to identify where to direct our efforts in
order to improve our performance
So how are accidents caused?

> “Peel back the Onion”: Delve into the layers/ levels of causation that give rise
to the accident

The levels occupied by activities/ omissions of supervisions/ management

are invariably the most influential.
The removal of the cause at these levels/ layers would remove the
accidents

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Sample Incident from a Project;

Mr. Dee a worker, tripped on redundant stacked
scaffolding materials
He was trying to find somewhere to wash his
tools
It was dark
There was no lighting provided
Mr. Dee fell into cable trench
He suffered a serious injury.

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Why?

> Injured because - Fell down in cable trench - Why?

> Because -Tripped over scaffolding materials- Why?
> Because - He did not see the scaffolding - Why?
> Because -There was no lighting provided - Why?
> Because -Supervisor had not requested any lighting

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Or,

> Injured because - Fell down in cable trench - Why?

> Because - Tripped over scaffolding materials- Why?
> Because - Visiting cable trench to wash tools - Why?
> Because - No other facilities to wash tools - Why?
> Because - Normal washing facility had not been filled up with water - Why?
> Because - Supervisor had failed to checked/ allocate responsibility to
someone to replenish water supplies

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Each chain of causation illustrates a failure by the supervisor to exercise
control over the work environment. The removal of any link within the
chain of causation maintains the safety of the situation prior to the work
activity
Most effective way is to remove the earliest link in the chain
Leaves less to chance, and relies less on individuals’ behavior
This is important since we are invariably dealing with workers that may
be:
a) Unskilled in their trade
b) Inexperienced in the construction industry
c) Migrant
(a) + (b) + (c) = Unpredictable Behavior
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YOU as Supervisor must direct efforts in ensuring a safe working

environment that either
1. Eliminates the opportunity for workers to carry out unsafe acts e.g.
Providing ladder access, providing a scaffold platform or
2. Minimize the consequences of an unsafe act e.g. Providing fire
extinguishers & safety harnesses
> You extend these controls beyond conditions to cover unsafe acts
> Change behavior by instruction, example, disciplinary action etc
YOU are thereby undertaking your supervisory responsibilities, by effectively
controlling the activities and environment
YOU ARE DOING YOUR JOB!

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To plan and complete activities safely, you must

have an awareness of what actually constitutes a
hazard.
Use your resources!
> HSE Handbook
> Contract document
> HSE Section

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Safe Access & Egress
> Common areas used by many
> Essential in times of emergency
> Secured ladders, steps with handrails
> NOT : Cable tray/ ladder racking
> NOT : Outside of the scaffold

Working Platforms
> Fall Protection is the last line of defense
> Secure, with double handrails
> Scaffolding: Minimum width 3 boards, handrails, toe-boards, etc
> NOT : Single boards spanning pipework
> NOT : Unprotected beams
> NOT : Pipework
>Consider other methods, Man-lifts, man-basket
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Lifting Activities
> Extremely high loss potential
> Crane and operator checks
> Setting up of crane
> Lifting equipment; shackles, slings, hooks

Personal Protective Equipment

> The “Norm” - Boots, Helmet, Spectacles
> Specialist - Goggles, dust masks, gloves, safety harness, etc

Electrical
> Extremely high loss potential
> Industrial fittings and fully insulated
> Earth circuit breakers
> Grounding rods

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Fire Prevention
> Critical in view of location and potential consequences
> Fire extinguishers
> Fire blanket
> Fire watchers
> Presence of Flammables materials
> Flashback arrester

Correct Tools and Equipment

> Mushroomed heads
> Split shafts
> Poorly maintained
> Rebar seen as an “all-purpose” tool

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 Safety Auditing

Essential ingredient of the Safety Program

Provides dedicated and concentrated focus on safety
Highlights problem areas and measures behavior
Safety auditing part of the job - All the time
Need to be observant - Take time to see the whole picture
The whole picture includes workers as well as work area
Project Multi-tiered approach
What you see is not always the whole picture
-Hidden problems i.e. Permit Violations, Peoples’ lack of knowledge

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Remember the objectives :

- To identify problems and PREVENT RECCURRENCE

- A group exercise - Client/ Contractor/ Subcontractor
-Identify the safety violations
-Correct immediately any potential hazards
-Allocate responsibility for correction of others hazards
-Follow up is critical

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Who should participate?

> Supervisors must be involved (Managers, safety officers, workers, etc)
> They must be accountable for Safety
> Choose a geographical area/ subject
> Allocate a time
> Record what you find
> Allocate actions in writing
> Put problems right immediately
> Monitor trends and use them as basis for the development of a safety
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Who should participate?

> Supervisors must be involved (Managers, safety officers, workers, etc)
> They must be accountable for Safety
> Choose a geographical area/ subject
> Allocate a time
> Record what you find
> Allocate actions in writing
> Put problems right immediately
> Monitor trends and use them as basis for the development of a safety
program

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 Planning: The Key to Safety Execution
Safety: “A time-consuming restriction that is placed on the performance of
the work activity, once that activity has commenced”.
Disagree: Safety is an integral part of any activity, and must be engineered
into the method by which that activity is to be carried out, at the planning
stage.
Safety is not an afterthought; it is not a “bolt-on”
Must be addressed throughout the 5 key phases of an activity:
•Planning
•Preparation
•Implementation
•Evaluation
•Demobilization
These are the “5 Steps to Safety”.

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The foundation of the “5 Steps to Safety” is Planning

Is at the heart of quality performance. Quality in this sense, includes safety

Planning entrails the timely identification of all aspects of the work activity
(cost, safety, progress, specifications etc.), and results in the production of a
method of carrying out this work which accommodates all areas of Safety.

You are all aware of the value accredited to safety on this Project.

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An effective and widely used way of doing this, is the development of a
Method Statement

Develop a sequence of activities, and establish whether or not there are any
hazards that arise from their execution, within the particular environment.

Based on this, compile a list of measures that need to be taken to ensure

that these hazards are controlled

Most engineering construction tasks are combinations of a number of

familiar regular activities, the control of which are well known to most of us.

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Hot Work
> Fire hoses/ extinguishers, fire blankets, fire watcher etc

Lifting
> Tag lines, clear lifting area, correct set up of crane
Excavation
> Access, Shoring/ Stepping/ Battering Back

Vessel Inspection
> Isolation, Standby man, gas test, safety harness etc…

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The sequence, interaction and location of these activities within certain
environments, may give rise to additional safety measures e.g. Hot work
within a confined space may require continual gas monitoring, the use of
extractors, etc…
Once you have established the requirements for undertaking the task,
without comprising safety, you should then consult the Client HSE
Department
Once agreed, you have a document that outlines your sequence ofactivities,
and the resources (equipment, labor) required to complete them.
The document can then be used at both the planning and the
implementation stage;
Recite to workers to familiarize themselves with task and execution Keep at
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“And the end is that the workman shall live to enjoy the fruit of his labor;

That his wife shall not be untimely a widow;

That his children shall have a father, and that cripples and hopeless workers
who were once strong men, shall no longer be a by-product of industry” .

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