Al Huda Engineering

Health & Safety

Training
Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved by:
Danish Khan Elvin Fajutagana
HSE Officer Projects Manager
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Introduction of Trainer

Evacuation of the Training Room

No Smoking / Breaks

Mobile Phones

Welfare Facilities
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 Safety
Representative
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 Overview
1.Introduction
2.Company’s Policy
3.Duties & Rights
4.Workplace hazard identification and
control
5.Workplace inspection
6.Monthly Safety Representative Meeting

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 Introduction
GENERAL
Safety Representatives play a key role in
improving health and safety in the workplace by
ensuring that Occupational Health and Safety
(OHS) issues concerning employees they
represent, are communicated to the appropriate
person for resolution.

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 Introduction
THE ROLE OF THE SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE
Safety Representatives are valuable partners between
employers and employees in addressing important health
and safety issues affecting employees.
Safety Representatives must have a good knowledge of
the work task and worksite
Safety Representatives have a key role in the prevention
of risks to employee’s health and safety and promoting
good OHS practice.
Safety Representatives must be adequately trained,
supported and encouraged if they are to be effective in
their role.
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 Introduction
SELCTION OF HEALTH & SAFETY
REPRESENTATIVES
Any employee of the work place who does not
exercise managerial functions can be selected.
Usually, the Gang Leaders are pre-selected and
appointed by the Project Manager/Director.

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 Company’s Policy
Zero Accident philosophy
Zero Pollution and Damage to the environment
Zero Damage to equipment and property
by
 Elimination of ‘human error’ as the cause of accidents
and incidents
 Effective communication of lessons learned throughout
the project
 Implementation of pre-task planning activities to
minimise risk in the workplace
 Promotion of a ‘fair and just’ culture to encourage
reporting of near miss incidents.
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 Duties & Rights
Duties and Rights of the Safety Representatives:
• represent employees in discussions with the employer
on health, safety or welfare issues and in discussions
with the HSE department
• inspecting the workplace
• requesting an investigation with regards to hazards and
dangerous occurrences
• accompanying an investigator during an investigation
• investigating complaints by employees
• accompanying employees at certain interviews
• examining records relating to employees

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 Duties & Rights
Duties and Rights of the Safety Representatives:
• accessing OHS information relating to employees
• issuing provisional improvement notices
• consulting, communicating, promoting and monitoring
OHS activities with employees
• attend HSE committees and HSE meetings
• spend time on carrying out their functions and to
undergo training
• participate on Incident & Accident Investigations
• follow all relevant HSE Procedures and documentation
(Permit To Work, Lift Plans, etc.)

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 Duties & Rights
In summary, the Safety Representatives will participate in the
following HSE activities:

Meetings: Investigations:
• Weekly HSE Meeting • Incidents & Accidents
• Monthly Safety Representative • Disciplinary Actions
Meeting • Complaints

Inspections:
• Daily workplace inspections
• Safety Tours
• Walkthroughs
• Sampling

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 Hazard Recognition & Control
In order to keep our workplace safe, all health & safety
hazards have to be recognized and proper control
measures must be implemented.
All employees are to be involved in the identification of
such hazards.

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 Hazard Recognition & Control
Health hazards
Chemical

Physical

Biological

Ergonomic

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 Hazard Recognition & Control
Safety hazards
Machine hazards

Energy hazards

Confined space hazards

Materials handling hazards

Work practice hazards

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 Hazard Recognition & Control
Contributors to workplace hazards
People

Equipment

Materials

Environment

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 Hazard Recognition & Control
Recognizing potential hazards
Workplace inspections
Accident/incident investigations
Labeling
COSHH & MSDS
Task Safety Analysis and Pre-Task Briefings
Work processes
Past experiences - reports; records; first aid logs; work
procedures; directives
Surveys - ideas from suggestion boxes and safety talks
Professional assistance
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 Hazard Recognition & Control
Types of Controls
Engineering controls
 Elimination Remove the hazard
 Substitution Use less hazardous substance
 Isolation Isolate hazard or person

Administrative controls
 Safe work practices
 Job rotation
 Safe operation procedures
 Training

Personal Protective Last resort

Equipment controls

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 Workplace Inspections
Steps in workplace inspections
Planning the inspection

Conducting the inspection

Completing the report

Implementing corrective
actions
Monitoring effectiveness
of corrective actions
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 Safety Representative Meeting
Safety Rep’s will meet on a pre-determined scheduled
basis, with the HSE Manager and HSE Officers in order to
discuss all health, safety, environmental or welfare issues
raised by the employees. The raised issues will be
recorded in the minutes of meeting and added to the
ATAR (Action Tracking And Recording).
The HSE Department is
following up on the
issues and will assure
the close out of all raised
action items.

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 "Safety is not an event... it’s a process."
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 REMEMBER…

We want YOU to return

home SAFE!!!
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