Construction

Manpower
Safety
BSCE 4-EC2
 GROUP NO. 7

LEDESMA, JESIBEL SACLAUSO, JOAN PYM SULLEZA, MAE

PRESENTOR PRESENTOR PRESENTOR

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction
II. Overview
III. What is Accident ?
a. Causes of Accidents
IV. What is Safety?
V. What is Manpower Safety?
a. Basic Rules for Safety
b. Safety Measure
c. Personal Safety
d. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
e. Personal protective equipment and clothing
VI. Identification of Activities that may Cause Risks
VII. Types of Risks
VIII. Duties of Workers on Occupational Health and Safety
IX. Managing Safety and Health on Construction Sites
-Safety policy
-Risk assessment
-Organizing the Site
-Common facilities to be provided
-Site access
-Site boundaries
-Hazard in the Workplace
-6 Types of Workplace Hazards.
X. What Is Workers' Compensation?
-Workers' Compensation Programs
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 The civil engineering industry is one of the biggest
industries in modern times.

It is also an industry where extensive use of labor is

required, and where such large amount of human labor is
involved a matter of safety arises. In Philippines, safety in
construction is not serious issue and is neglected quite
Introduction often.

For proper development and growth of economy,

apart from rapid industrialization, a stable and
productive work force is a must. To build a productive
work force it is essential that management strive to meet
the worker’s social psychological and welfare needs and
take steps to humanize work and work environment.
 Breakdown of fatalities according to
type of accident in construction 58%
falls from
industry 21%
height
trapped by
10% something
struck by a collapsing or
5% moving overturning
4% contact with
3% struck by a vehicles
electricity or
contact with flying/ electrical
1% exposure moving falling discharge
to a hot or machinery object
harmful or material during
substance being machine
machined lifting of
materials

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 What is Accident?

Accidents are readily recognized when there is a damage to

properties and someone is injured. Generally, an accident is defined as
"an event which is unexpected or the cause of which is unforeseen" or it
can also be defined as " any occurrence that interrupts or the cause of
which is unforeseen."

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 Causes of Accident

HUMAN CAUSES FAULTY WORKING STRUCTURAL

METHODS FAILURES

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 What is Safety?

Safety is the state of being "safe"

(from French sauf), the condition of being
protected from harm or other non-
desirable outcomes. Safety can also refer
to the control of recognized hazards in
order to achieve an acceptable level of
risk

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 What is Manpower Safety?

Is committed to providing a safe and healthy working

environment for its temporary and permanent employees. We are
committed to preventing occupational illness and injury in the
workplace. Concern for our employees' health and well-being is a top
priority at all levels.

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 Basic Rules for Safety

a. Tidy up construction site

b. Keep passages clear all the time.
c. Sort out materials and pile them up safely. The stacks should not be
too high.
d. Beware of floor openings and ensure that they are fenced or covered.
e. Remove refuse as soon as possible.

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  Safety Measure

a. Before you operate a machine, ensure that the dangerous part of the machine has
been installed with a guard.
b. Avoid going to any area with insufficient lighting as there may be some dangerous
places which have not been provided with fencing.
c. Keep vigilant all the time and watch out for moving cranes, hooks or other lifting
equipment.
d. Before you use any electrical installation or tool, check the condition of its electric
cables.
e. Avoid dragging electric cables on the ground or allowing the cables to come into
contact with water.
f. Use electrical tools installed with an earth leakage circuit breaker. g. Use and
handle chemicals with care.
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 Personal Safety

a. Wear protective equipment.

b. Do not drink or take drugs while working.
c. Pay attention to personal hygiene.
d. Do not play in the workplace.
e. Report to your supervisor immediately if you notice any
unsafe condition.

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 Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) Personal protective equipment
(PPE) refers to protective clothing,
helmets, goggles, or other garments
or equipment designed to protect
the wearer's body from injury or
infection. The hazards addressed
by protective equipment include
physical, electrical, heat, chemicals,
biohazards, and airborne
particulate matter.

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 Personal Protective Equipment
and Clothing can include:

 Overalls and protective aprons.

 Protective headgear - safety helmets, wide brimmed hats to protect
against the sun.
 Safety boots or shoes.
 Safety glasses or goggles.
 Gloves.
 Respirators and masks.
 Earmuffs and earpieces.

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 Identification of Activities
that may Cause Risks
Scaffolding
A temporary structure on the outside
of a building, made usually of
wooden planks and metal poles, used
by workers while building, repairing,
or cleaning the building
Welding
Is a process that uses fusion to
connect metals together. It is the
strongest and most durable way
to join metals and is used in many
industries.
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Concreting
A strong hard building material
composed of sand and gravel and
cement and water
Loading and Unloading
Carrying on head or person or in a trolley
or work carried out for the transportation
or movement of such articles or goods
from one place to another
Excavation
Is the process of moving things
like earth, rock, or other
materials with tools, equipment,
or explosives.
Formwork
An indispensable constituent in the
construction industry and can be
termed as temporary or permanent
form into which concrete is poured,
which subsequently becomes hard.
 Types of Risks

▪ Cut
▪ Burn
▪ Injury
▪ Fatality
▪ Casualty
▪ Explosion

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Duties of Workers
on Occupational
Health and Safety
Every employee is required to
cooperate with his employer in carrying
out the occupational health and safety
provisions of the labor code.
1. To report to his supervisor any work hazard in
his work place or to the regional office of the
department of labor and employment.
2. Every worker is required to use all safeguards
and safety device provided for his protection and
others.
3. Every worker shall follow all instructions of the
employer dealing on the provisions on
occupational health and safety.
 Managing Safety and Health on
Construction Sites
 Safety policy
Every employer of 50 or
employees shall make a
written statement of his
policy with respect to the
safety and health of his
employees and make
arrangements to give effect
to the policy.
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 Risk assessment
The employer should make a
suitable and sufficient assessment
of:
(a) Any risk to the safety and
health to which any employee is
exposed whilst he is at work.
(b) Any risk to the safety and
health of any person
not in his employment arising out
of or connection with the conduct
by him of his undertaking.
 Organizing The Site
• Planning the work
Make a good planning by
gathering as much information
about the project and the
project site before works begin
to ensure safety during
construction phase
 Information that could be
sought should be:

a. Underground services.
b. Presence of live bare electrical conductors,
underground/overhead insulated cables. Advice from the
authority concerned should be sought prior to start of work.
c. Ground conditions.
d. Contract documents.
e. Nearby schools, footpaths and roads.
f. Other activities going on the site.

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 Managing Safety and Health on
Construction Sites

 Common Facilities  Site Access  Site Boundaries

to be Provided

Adequate, safe and Fence the construction site

Ensure provision of separate pedestrian and to prevent the entry of
basic facilities to ensure vehicular traffic routes unauthorized persons on
safety, health and should construction sites, which
welfare of employees are located in built-up
areas and alongside
vehicular and pedestrian
traffic routes.

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 Hazards in the Workplace

Hazards & Solutions For construction, the 10 OSHA standards most frequently
included in the agency's citations in FY 2004 were:

1. Scaffolding protective systems)

2. Fall protection (scope, application, 7. Hazard communication
definitions) 8. Fall protection (training requirements)
3. Excavations (general requirements) 9. Construction (general safety and
4. Ladders health provisions)
5. Head protection 10. Electrical (wiring methods, design and
protection)

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 Scaffolding

▪ Hazard: When scaffolds are not erected or used properly, fall

hazards can occur. About 2.3 million construction workers
frequently work on scaffolds. Protecting these workers from
scaffold-related accidents would prevent an estimated 4,500
injuries and 50 fatalities each year.
▪ Solutions: Scaffold must be sound, rigid and sufficient to carry its
own weight plus four times the maximum intended load without
settling or displacement. It must be erected on solid footing.

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 Fall Protection

▪ Hazard: Each year, falls consistently account for the greatest

number of fatalities in the construction industry. A number of
factors are often involved in falls, including unstable working
surfaces, misuse or failure to use fall protection equipment and
human error. Studies have shown that using guardrails, fall
arrest systems, safety nets, covers and restraint systems can
prevent many deaths and injuries from falls.
▪ Solutions:  Consider using aerial lifts or elevated platforms to
provide safer elevated working surfaces;

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 Ladders

▪ Hazard: Ladders and stairways are another source of injuries

and fatalities among construction workers. OSHA estimates that
there are 24,882 injuries and as many as 36 fatalities per year
due to falls on stairways and ladders used in construction. Nearly
half of these injuries were serious enough to require time off the
job.
▪ Solutions: Use the correct ladder for the task.

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 6. Work Organization 1. Safety Hazards
Hazards

6 Types of
2. Biological Hazards
5. Chemical Hazards Workplace
Hazards

4. Ergonomic Hazards 3. Physical Hazards

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 What Is Workers' Compensation?

▪ Worker's compensation is a system of laws outlining specific

benefits to which an injured employee is entitled, including lost
wages and medical expenses. It is an important safety net for
employees when they are injured while on the job.

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 Workers' Compensation Programs

Under most state workers' compensation programs, an injured

employee is entitled to:
• Medical Care
• Temporary Disability
• Permanent Disability
• Vocational Rehabilitation

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 Safety is very important in the civil engineering
industry but the safety scenario in the construction
industry, especially in the Philippines is very poor, which
results in lots of casualties which hampers the normal
working of the project.

A safe working environment can be very easily

Conclusion achieved by the proper interaction of the contractor,
designer and the laborers. Also, the constitution can also
play its part in maintaining the proper habitable conditions
for the workers and ensuring the safety by being strict on
those who do not follow rules and penalizes accordingly.

Unless all these factors do not work together the

accidents will keep occurring and the safety will be
compromised.
 It’s better to be safe for a minute, than dead
for the rest of your life.

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BEST - BE Safe Today
 THANKS!
Any questions?

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