ACCIDENTS BY CAUSES:

Poor Techniques (Insufficient Training) – 35%

Insufficient guiding and signaling – 14.1%
Insufficient measures to keep out the hazardous
area – 7.6%
Improper Use (not for the designated use) – 6.6%
Management Faults – 5.8%
Insufficient Inspection and Maintenance – 4.7%
Improper Use – 4.7%
Others – 21.5%
WHY IS SAFETY IMPORTANT TO YOU?

3 BIG REASONS:
• ACCIDENTS DISABLE AND KILL
• ACCIDENT COST
• ACCIDENTS CAN BE AVOIDED
MEASURES TO SECURE SAFETY IN USING
CONSTRUCTION MACHINES

• Full understanding of machine

conditions and maintenance
• Safe Operations
• Safety Management at Work Sites
FULL UNDERSTANDING OF MACHINE
CONDITION AND MAINTENANCE
GENERAL PROCEDURES:
• Do not perform any work on
machine unless you are
authorized or qualified to do so.
• Read the manufacturer’s service
and operator’s manual.
• Attach “DO NOT OPERATE” tag
or similar warning tag before
performing maintenance.
PREPARE THE WORK AREA

• Choose a clean level work area.

• Make certain there is adequate
light and ventilation
• Clean the walking and working
surfaces.
PREPARE THE YOURSELF

• Wear all the protective clothing

the job requires.
• Safety glasses, goggles or a face
shield are always needed for eye
protection.
• Wear gloves and safety shoes
when handling wooden blocks,
wire rope or sharp edged metal.
 DAILY CHECKS BEFORE THE START OF
OPERATIONS

• Brakes and clutches

• Safety Devices
• Fuel and engine oil
• Water
• Air tanks
• Operator’s cab
• Gauges and other control
Daily inspections are concluded mainly by
operators
SAFE OPERATIONS

Conforming SAFETY before work

• Operations by qualified
personnel
WEARING SAFE CLOTHING AND PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT

• Hard hat
• Safety Shoes
• Safety glasses, goggles or face
shield
• Gloves
• Hearing Protection
• Reflective Clothing
• Respirator or filter mask
KNOWING THE WORKING AREA

• Location of Slopes
• Open Trenches
• Drop offs and overhangs
• Soil conditions
• Rocks and stumps
• Exact location of any buried
and/or electrical, gas, telephone,
sewer , or other utilities.
MEETING WITH OTHERS INVOLVED TO
ORGANIZE WORK ARRANGEMENTS
PRECAUTIONS IN GETTING IN AND OUT OF
MACHINES

• Maintain a 3 point
contact
• Face the machine when
either mounting or
dismounting
• Never jump on or off
the machine
CONFORMING SAFETY AFTER WORK

 Filling fuel tank

• Stop the engine
• Do not refuel near open
fires
• No smoking
• Conduct tank- filling
operations outdoors
CONFORMING SAFETY AFTER WORK

 Parking places
• Park on flat surfaces that
offer a solid foundation
• Do not park at a site
where mudslides may
occur
• Lower the bucket to the
ground
CONFORMING SAFETY AFTER WORK
 Precautions in leaving the
operator’s cab
• Stop the machine
• Lower the working device to the
ground
• Discharge any remaining
pressure
• Move operating levers to
neutral
• Stop the engine and remove the
ignition key
• Lock the door
SAFETY MANAGEMENT AT WORK SITES

 Organization for safety

management
• Appointment of safety
officer at construction
site
 Work qualifications and
education
• Skill training courses
• Safety and health
education
HAND SIGNALS FOR HOISTING OPERATIONS
HAND SIGNALS FOR HOISTING OPERATIONS
SAFETY IS ALL-PERVASIVE,
IT IS EVERYBODY’S
CONCERN
 SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION
In construction, safety does not begin with the morning bell. It
does not knock off at punch out time. It does not take a week
end vacation. It neither takes a maternity leave. SAFETY is a full-
time, full-impact endeavor that may not even go to sleep at the
end of the day.
Because of its importance, there should be no let up in reminding
everybody to be aware that to drop guard at any time could be
fatal and disastrous. For this reason we must congratulate the
organizers of this seminar for their effort and genuine concern to
underscore the importance of safety in construction.
 SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION

To discuss safety in construction would take a week-long

seminar and therefore with the very limited time given to us
to cover the subject, let us scan the following topics and see
what command priority without saying that any subject or
topic listed can be set aside or ignored.
Before we do that let us talk about management concern on
safety. In the Philippines it seems that only very few provide
for safety.
 SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION
1. Safety training education 9. Protective equipment
2. Housekeeping at the worksite 10. Hearing protection
3. Illumination 11. Eye and face protection
4. First aid 12. Welding filter
5. Sanitation 13. Laser protection
6. Noise exposure 14. Respiratory protection
7. Ventilation 15. Safety belts, lifelines, etc.
8. Potential health hazard