SAFTY MANAGEMENT

AT CONSTRUCTION SITE

Ar.Shiva N.Rathod
M.Arch (Sem-I)
SAFTY MANAGEMENT
AT CONSTRUCTION SITE

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 Introduction

Most accidents can be prevented by taking simple measures or

adopting proper working procedures. This handbook is intended to
outline important issues on safety and health that should be paid

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attention to on construction sites for easy reference by the workers.
If w e work carefully and take appropriate safety measures, there w ill
definitely be fewer work injury cases, and our sites will becom e a
safe and secure place to work in.

Employees' Responsibilities
Employees should cooperate with their employers and other
persons in complying with the safety legislation and
guidelines, and should not do anything to endanger themselves
and other persons.

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 Basic Rules for Safety
Tidy up construction sites
■ Keep passages clear all the time.
■ Sort out materials and pile them up safely. The stacks should
not be too high.
■ Beware of floor openings and ensure that they are fenced or

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covered.
■ Remove refuse as soon as possible.
■ Provide sufficient lighting.
■ Familiarize with the location and the operation of fire-fighting
equipment.

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

Personal Safety
■ Wear protective equipment.
■ Do not drink or take drugs while working.
■ Pay attention to personal hygiene.
■ Do not play in the workplace.
■ Report to your supervisor immediately if you notice any unsafe
condition.

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 Emergency Response to
Accidents
■ You should have a good understanding of your working
environment and the instructions given by your supervisor. When
evacuation is required in an emergency, you should keep calm
and find out :

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■ What dangerous situation the alarm refers to.
■ The routes for evacuation.
■ The safe place that you should go to as designated by the
company.

■ When someone is found seriously injured, you should :

■ Keep calm.
■ Seek help immediately.
■ Accompany the injured person.
■ Assist in the immediate rescue work as far as possible.
■ Call the site safety staff.
■ Do not try to move the injured person unless it is really
necessary to do so.
■ Do not tamper with the accident scene while waiting for the
arrival of the investigation team.

■ When a fire breaks out, you should remember :

■ Put out the fire with a fire extinguisher if it is a small
fire.
■ If the blaze is out of control, do not try to extinguish the
fire on your own. Call the Fire Services Department right
away.

■ Emergency telephone numbers :

■ Always pay attention to the emergency telephone numbers posted
on the notice board in the site office.

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 ‘Tips’for Workplace Safety
Falsework, scaffold and fencing
Falsework

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If you are e n g a g e d
ework :
ope tion, you should
falsra
the r the falsework is
■ Ch ec k whe
ce with the
erected in acc or dan
design. is
■ M a k e sure
that the falsework
securely e rected. the
■ C h e c k whethe
r the struts of
.
falsework a re secure
pro ps are e rected
■ Ensure that the
ed at
vertically a n d arrang
a table d istance in a
sui
Report to your sup
row . ervisor
■
w h e nunsafe situation is found.
an y

Scaffold
■ D o not us e scaffolds
hav en ere unless they
bee cted by trained wo rk
under me n an d
the supervision of a comp
■ D per so n. etent
o not us e a scaffold
hasen ins unless it
be pected an d certified
safe
abycompe ten t person
useict
■ Str . ly fol before
low the instructions
of mp
co a ete nt
person. D o not alter
theffold
sca unless authorized to
Dso. do
o not wo rk on an unf
sca ffo ld inished
■ W .
h e n it is necessary
mobffo ileld, to wo rk on a
sca lock the wheels of the
scaff
bef orold
e yo u start
wor
■ D kin
o notg.work on a sca
beov enided ffold unless it ha s
pr with a suitable worki
platform. ng
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 Fencing
■
D o not
wo r k i n
upnllaecses it a da ng e
r ou s
a n s f loo r
opednings edges
ha v e b e
swietchure e n insta
lled
■ fencing
If you .n
places otice any dan
th at h a v e g er o u s
not b e e
fweitnhcing n install
ed
or the f
dbaeme an g e d encing h
a s
the , reinstall
fe ncing. I or repai
y f this is b e r
caopuarbilit y o n d
y, infor
syuopuerrvis m
once. o r at

Ladder uction,
g o o d constr
ladder wh ic h is of h.
Use a te strengt
a n d ad eq ua
■
so un d material using it
e the ladder before
Ex am in intervals. 1M
it at regular
■

a n d inspect vel and

on a le
■ Place the ladder
firm footing. appropriate fastened
ladder at an
■ Place the
securely
angle. er ha s a
■ En sure
that the ladd
up pe r e n d
ffic ient length. Th e
su b e at least
th e la dder should t
of nding agains
me tr e ab o v e the la ４
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dder leans.
which the la less its
no t us e a ladder un
■ D o s
r e n d ha
up p er or lowe cu re d by
been
securely fixed or se
er.
another work llations
e are electrical insta
■ If ther dders. １
, d o not
us e metal la
nearby metres
rried out 2
If wor k is ca us e a suitab
le
the floor,
■

m o r e ab o v e
or
work ing platform.
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 Equipment and Electricity
Gear
Lifting Appliance and In the case of a
e unless trained. crane,
a lifting applianc
■ D o not operate
a certificate is shackle or chain s
ling,
required. using i
lt
fn
ig gea r such as hook,
Before

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■

check whether the

re is any wear and
lifted.
tear. ck the weight of the load to be
■ Che d
■ D o not exceed
the safe working loa
of fting appliance or lf
ii
tng
a li
gear.
■ Adopt the corr
ect lifting method.
or lifting
■ D o not use
a lifting appliance
gearss it has bee n examined and
unle
certified by a competent examiner.
safe unless
■ Do not use
a lifting appliance
it repaired and
has bee n regularly
maintained by a com petent person.
N o unauthorized rep
air is allowed.
tions
■ Follow the
safe working instruc
of a i
lt
fng
i appliance.
of the manufacturer
h any sus pended load.
■Do not work beneat

Material Hoist
■ D o not ride on a material hoist.
■ D o not operate a material hoist without
prior proper
training.
■ D o not exceed the safe working
load of a material
■ Dhoist.
o not use a material hoist unless it
has been examined
and certified safe by a competent
examiner.
■ D o not use a material hoist unless
its gates have been
installed with an effective interlocking
safety system.
The hoist is only operable after all the
gates have been
closed.
■ D o not use a material hoist unless
it has been repaired
and maintained by a competent person.
No unauthorized
N o ca rriag e
o f P ers on s repair is
■ allowed.
D o not put loose materials into receptacles
unless properly
secured.
■ Ensure good communication with the
operator of a material
hoist. All signals should be understood and
followed.
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 Loadshifting M
achinery
■
Unless yo u ar
co e a w orker
doncnoern ed,
t wo rk
loader, in an area wher
an excavator, et e a
■ operation.
c. is in
D o not op
loadshiftingerate an y
ma chinery with
an d out training
ap proval.
■
Operators of
tr forklift
buucllks
do,zers, loader
excavators, s,
tr ucks or lorrie
po s se ss s should
ap propriat
certificates.e

Portable
Power T
■
D o not ool
use a
tool
(s portable
uch a s power
saw, gr
unless inder a
its d a n g n d drill
e r ou s )
b e e n effe parts h
ctively a v e
■
Place th gu ar de d .
e electr
h o s e of ic cable
a tool at and
a
popsi
pti
roonpriate an
Fixing Tool to avoid
Cartridge-operated hazards. tripping
■ D o not operat
e a
ca rt ridge- g tool unless you
operated fixin
ha ve lid
po ss es se d a va
certifi cate.
■ We ar suitable
ey e an d
r operating
protectors while
ea
acartridge-operated fixing
g
tool.
■ Us e a cartridg
e-operated fixin
tool
with great
care.

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 r
Compressed Ai for
s ed air only
■ Us e co mp re s
sp ecified
purposes. ss ed
■ D o not us
e an y co mp re
vant
r pes an d rele
equipment, pi
ai
co nstruction
de vices are of go o d
unless they certified
d am in e d an d
ha ve be en ex
an
before
fe nt examiner
by a co mpe te
sa
use.
■ Fix the co
nnectors
pr op erly . t the
■ D o not twis
of
pipe s.
■ D o no t ab
us e the us e
mp re ss ed air
purp os e. Us e a brush
co
for cleaning e dust
or a ner to re mo v
va c u um clea
om
clothing an d
fr
sk .
in

Electric T
ool
■
Before us
ch ec k th ing a n el
tool a n d eit ectric tool
s plug a n ,
■ cable. d connect
D o not u ing
■ tool.
se a d a m
D o not u aged
unless s e a n elect
its connect ric tool
we ll ing cabl
prot ected. e is
■
D o not
unless us e a n electric to
it s metal ca ol
sing is ea
paonwde ritssu rthed
pply is p
awit
n hearth le rovided
■ breaker
akage circ
D o not .re uit
el ect pair or al
ri c
installatilona ter any
■ so.
unless co
If y o u m mp e te n t
e e t an y to d o
ire
t ptoort
your super
fault or
problem,
immediate visor
ly.

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 Workplace Safety and Fire
Prevention
Excavations
■
Ke e p the fe
si nce on all
andeex
s of
cavation

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■ intact.
Us e safe
ingress ac ce ss for
an d
■ egress.
D o not pile
other soil or an y
ma terials at th
an e ed ge of
ex cavation.
■
M a k e sure
trench is that a
se curely shor ed
before
wo rking in
it.

Cutting Flashback
W eld ing a nd Flame arrestors
Gas for ga s
e the eq uipme nt tained
■ D o no
t us h av e at
less y ou .
weldi
or fl
ng
am e cutting un
hold a va
lid certificate
and
1 8 years ss it
the a g e of linder unle
e an y g a s cy
■ Do
not us k arrestors.
fitted with flashbac
ha s b e e n ipment.
on al pro tective equ
■ Wear
pers
ace clean.
■ Ke e p the wo rk pl
uishers
■ Pla ce fire exting
h.
within reac in an
g a s cylinders
■ Ke e p secure
n d
rig ht position a
up overturning.
op e r ly to avoid
it pr ,
age is detected
■ If g a s leak isor
your superv
report it to
.
immediately

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 Fire R isk However,
ys a fire
There is alwa ca n b e
risk.e ch an ce s of fire
th o
reduceyo d, will k n o w wh a t to d
an d u
w h e ne breaks out if
a fir rkplace clea
n
you:
■ Al ways
ke ep the wo
an d tidy. a n d tools
that
■ Ha nd l e
ma ch iner y
or heat
te sparks
m a y genera
carefully.
k e or us e
■ D o not s m o e
na es in an y area wh er
k e d
flam osive
and expl
flammable d.
substance are store
s
uishers
e fire exting
K n o w wh er e
h o w they ar
■
are
located a n d s em bl y
usned . place of as
■ K o w the
for .
fire evacuation

Public Safety
■ Pa y attention to
public
Msaf
e mety
b e.r s of th e publ
often ic are
un aw ar e of or d o
understand not
th e work carried
on out
construction sit
risks es an d the
in volved.
■ Ta
ke great care to
the fall prevent
of materials from
heoight.
■ D
not stack materi
flo or als on
ed ge s or on
scaffolds.

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 posal
Waste Dis and
l wastes,
Dispose dal po sed of
tels mu s t b e dis
■
n wearnia
umat
ted
a designa
at
visor of
pla
■ Notify
ce . your super
t for the
equiremen
trhe
al
se para of chemic
te
disposal
le
inflammab
or
nks with
w a
■ D o not
st es . l ave pla
e
na ils
on ays.
pa ss a ge w

Safety Superv
is ors
■
Their responsi
assist bility is to
ot hers to wor k
smoothly
an d
sa
Thfe
■
e yly.ha ve rece
specific ived
sa fety training
are an d
im portant m e m b
the e r s of
co nstruction
■ team.
Th ey ha v e le
responsibility gal
or liability for th
safety e overall
of the constructi
■ site.
on
Yo u should ge
your t to kn o w
sa fety
supervisor.

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 Personal Safety and
Hygiene
Eye Protection
inly take
■ A wise worker will certa
goo d care of his eyesight.

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■ A small fragment
may
causouse cons equ enc es if
seri
it
enters one's eyes.
■ Wh e n there is a risk of eye
injury, such as in concrete
breaking or using abrasive
wheels, you should wear
suitable eye protectors.
■ Take proper care
of the eye
protectors provided to you.
■ Rep lace d a m a g e d
or defective

eye protectors immed iatel y.

, a n d kee p clean.
that eye prote ctors are comfortable to wear
■ Ensure it on your h e a d
protectors for eye protection ─ d o not put
■ U s e eye
or han g it on your but not your eyes.
protectors are replaceable,
■ Bear in min d that eye
neck.

Noise
■
We a r ear prot
areas ectors in
wi th high nois
■ levels.
e
Properly we
protectors a r ear
ac cording to th
manufacturer e
in structions 's
■ .
D o not reuse
ear disposable
pl ugs.
■
Cl ean ear
regularly. protectors

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 Personal Protective
Equipment
■ For your o w n safety
an d interest, us e th
perect
prot son alequipment
ive
e
provided by your emp
■ W e a r gloves w h e n loyer.
handling or con tacting
chemicals.
■ R e m e m b e r to wea
r a m a s k wh e n
iwo
n rki
a dusngty
■ Wenv
e air
r onm
eyeent
a n.d ear protectors
whe nev er
necessary.
■ W e a r a safety harnes
s a n d secure it
to
a safe anc ho rag e
point w h e n working
height. A b a m b o o at
scaffold is not a
safeho rag e poin
anc t, so d o not fas
ten the
safety harness to i
t.
■ W e a r safety sho es
to prevent foot inj
■ Consult your superv ury.
isor if in doubt.

First
Aid
■
If yo u sustai
or n an injury
feel not well wh
work, ile at
ev en if it is mi
go to nor,
th e first aid ro
aw om right
foraymedical
an d treatm ent
no tify your
su pe rvis
Put the or ca.s e on
■

record.

Safety Helmet
helmet on a
■ We ar a safety
construction s
rn
ite.
ess of the
急救
■ Ke e p the
ha
helmet clean a
nd m a k e First Aid
sure it fits well.
that
on the
■ D o not dr
ill an y holes
fo r
met or us e it
hel
pounding.
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Manual Handling Operations
as far as
■ Avoid manual handling operations
risk of injury.
possible to minimize the
■ Estimate the weight of the load.
■ Lift an object with a correct posture.
■ W e a r suitable protective equipment.
Put on gloves as far as possible
to protect your hand s
from cut, scratch or puncture,
any
and wear safety boots or shoes
to prevent injury to toes
by
heavy falling objects.
■ Seek assistance from s o m e o n e
in lifting a load if
necessary.

Personal Hygie
ne
■
Ke e p yourself
■ clean.
W a s h ha n d s
me al s before
an d after using
■ toilet.
th e
Dress tidily
protective an d in
clothing.

s
Alcohol and Drug
ohol, or take
■ D o not drink alc
work.
drugs, while at
u n e e d to ta
ke dr ug s
■ If yo
due it to
to illness, report
your visor.
super

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THANK YOU….

Ar.Shiva N.Rathod
M.Arch (Sem-I)