Construction Safety

Building Operation is used in reference to works/activities related to construction.

Include: Construction, structural modification, repair works and building maintenance works (including refurbishing
and cleaning of external building structure), destruction of buildings and building foundation works

Exclude works of engineering construction.

Construction Hazards Management strategies

• Heat Stress 1. Establishment of a Safety and
Health Committee
• Loud Noise
2. Hazard Identification at the
• Mineral Dust workplace/site
3. Risk Assessment
• Radiation
4. Implementation of safety 1. Formulate a Safety and Health
• Chemicals measures and controls Policy
2. Plan work activities before
• Lighting
undertaking
• Drowning 3. Inspect the site, machinery, and
equipment
• Mechanical hazards 4. Formulate and implement safety
and health rules at the
• Electrical hazards
workplace
5. Formulate and implement safe
• Ergonomic hazards
work procedures for all high-risk
• Biological hazards activities
6. Introduce a work permit system
• Working at height for high-risk activities
7. Monitor and supervise high-risk
• Confined space
activities
8. Provide safety induction training
for all workers
9. Provide suitable PPE
10.Provide suitable and safe
equipment for work tasks
11.Select and appoint competent
and trained persons for high-risk
activities
12.Investigate accidents and DO
13.Endure an effective system of
communication to enable and
encourage worker feedback
14.Implement a scheduled PPM
program to all machines and
equipment used
15.Install and display signages when
necessary
Accidents Sources
Falling from Height Working on:
Ladder, Work platforms, roofs,
holes/manholes, scaffolding
Falling from same level Stepping on or tripping over
materials that are left on the
work floor.
Crushed by Falling Common objects fall from
Object construction building: stones,
wood, hand tools
Buried under  Buried where there are
Landslide or Falling Excavation works, in the
Structure trenching, digging of drain
 Falling Structure during
concrete works or erection
of scaffolding.
Electrical Shock Powered hand tools and
equipment
Inhalation of Toxic Painting, cement mixing,
Chemicals cleaning of floors, machine
repair works & work in
confined space
Drowning /  Confined space due to lack
Suffocation of oxygen
 Water while working in a
pool or water treatment
plant area
Collision with Vehicle Lorries during work on site
Contact with  Rotating parts of equipment
Machinery / Object or stuck/crushed in between
objects while operating the
machine
 Machine for cutting,
bending, gondola, etc
Causes
 No guarding/fencing
 No maintenance of equipment used
 No inspection prior to works
 Scaffolding is erected by incompetent persons
 Faulty design of stairs/structure
 Use of damaged ladder/scaffold
 Use of unsuitable ladder/scaffold
 Unsuitable location of ladder/scaffold
 Poor housekeeping
 No specific pathways/routes
 No inspection of workplace
 No designated storage areas
 Workers not trained on the importance of good
housekeeping
 Poor housekeeping
 No toe-board on the work platform
 No installation of safety net
 Unsafe lifting technique
 Failure to install support for land / structure during
works
 Unstable scaffolding during concrete works
 Uneven land/work surface
 Faulty structural design
 No guidelines and safe work procedures
 Overloading
 Contact with electric current due to faulty
conductor
 Use of damaged or modified electrical equipment
 No earthing
 Equipment is not equipped with safety devices.
 Installation is conducted by incompetent persons
 Failure to wear proper respiratory protection
 Lack of proper ventilation
 No exhaust fans
 Workers are not given proper training on chemical
safety
 Insufficient ventilation
 No exhaust fans
 No guidelines and safe system of work
 Excess water in confined spaces
 Inexperienced and incompetent workers
 No specific / designated pedestrian walkway
 No fencing/guards to isolate workers from work
area
 No implementation of road safety rules in work area
 Poor vehicle maintenance
 Drivers lack proper training and experience
 No machine guarding
 Guards used are damaged/no longer effective
 Worker lack of proper training on safe handling of
machinery
 Unsuitable design of guards
 Location of guards not strategic/unsuitable