CONSTRUCTION MANPOWER

SAFETY

Presented by: Group 7

Julius Caesar Toledo
Albert Sayson
• What is Safety?
Safety is the state of being “safe” the condition of being protected fro 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.
• 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.
• Basic Rules of Safety
1. Tidy up Construction site
2. Keep passages all the time
3. Sort out materials and pile them up safely. The stacks should not be too high
4. Beware of floor openings and ensure that they are fenced or covered.
5. Remove refuse as soon as possible.
• Safety Measure
1. Before you operate a machine, ensure that the dangerous part of the machine has been installed with a guard
2. Avoid going to any area with insufficient lighting as there may be some dangerous places which not have
seen
provided with fencing.
3. Keep vigilant all the time and watch out for moving cranes, hooks or other lifting equipment.
4. Before you use any electrical installation or tool, check the condition of its electric cables.
5. Avoid dragging electric cables on the ground or allowing the cables come into contact with water.
6. Use electrical tools installed with an earth leakage circuit breaker.
7. Use and handle chemical with care.
• Personal Safety
1. Wear protective equipment.
2. Pay attention in personal hygiene.
3. Do not work in the workplace.
4. Report to your supervisor immediately if you notice any unsafe condition.
• Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE )
- Personal protective equipment 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.
- Safety helmet
- Safety boots
- Gloves
- Safety goggles
- Ear muffs
- Harness lanyard
- Chap pants
- High visibility vest
• Identification of Activities that may cause Risks
1. Scaffolding
2. Concreting
3. Excavation
4. Welding
5. Loading and Unloading
6. Formwork
• Types of Risks
1. Cut
2. Bum
3. Injury
4. Fatality
5. Causality
6. Explosion
 Managing Safety and Health on Construction Sites
• Safety Policy
Every employer of 50 or more 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.
• Risk Assessment
The employer should make a suitable and sufficient assessment of:
- Any risk to the safety and health to which any employee is exposed while he is at work.
- Any risk to the safety and health of any person not in his employment arising out of 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:
1. Underground services.
2. Presence of live bare electrical conductors, underground/overhead insulated cables
3. Ground conditions.
 4. Contract documents.
5. Nearby schools, foothpaths and roads
6. Other activities going on the site.
• Common Facilities to be Provided
Ensure provision of basic facilities to ensure safety, health and welfare of employees
• Site Access
Adequate, safe and separate pedestrian and vehicular traffic routes should
• Site Boundaries
Fence the construction site to prevent the entry of unauthorized persons on construction sites, which are located in built up
areas and alongside vehicular and pedestrian traffic routes.
 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
2.) Fall protection (scope, application, definitions)
3.) Excavations (general requirements)
4.) Ladders
5.) Head protection
6.) Excavations (requirements for protective systems)
7.) Hazard communication
8.) Fall protection (training requirements)
9.) Construction (general safety and health provisions)
10.) Electrical (wiring methods, design and protection)
1.) 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.

2.) 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;
3.) Excavations:

Hazard:
~ Falls into trenches or excavations
cables.
~ tripping over equipment, debris and spoil
~ excavated material or other objects falling on workers.
~ exposure to underground services or overhead electrical
~ unstable adjacent structures.
~ mishandled or poorly placed materials.

Solutions:
~ Inspect trenches daily before work begins ~ Be mindful of the
location of utilities underground.
~ Check weather conditions before work, be mindful of rain and storms ~ Always wear proper protective equipment.
~ Keep heavy equipment away from trench edges ~ Don't work beneath raised
loads.

4.) 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.
5.) Head Protection
~ is to safeguard workers from falling debris, low-hanging objects, electrical hazards, or even direct sunlight.

6.) Excavations (requirements for protective system)

~ Trenches 5 feet (1.5 meters) deep or greater require a protective system unless the excavation is made entirely in stable rock. If
less than 5 feet deep, a competent person may determine that a protective system is not required.

7.) Hazard Communication

~ The goal of the Hazard Communication Program (also known as HazCom) is to protect people from injuries and illnesses
associated with using hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

8.) Fall Protection (training requirements)

~Our 1-Hour OSHA Fall Protection Certificate Course for the Construction Industry provides you with the tools to identify fall
hazards and decide how to best protect workers by reducing or eliminating fall hazards in the construction industry.

9.) Construction (general safety and health provisions)

~ Cosh Training is aims to equip participants with the basic knowledge and skills in performing safety audits, assessments and
analysis of hazards and risks in the construction industry.

10.) Electrical (wiring methods, design and protection)

~ connecting or disconnecting electricity supply wiring to and from electrical equipment; or. installing, removing, adding, testing,
replacing, repairing, altering or maintaining electrical equipment or an electrical installation.
6 Types of Workplace Hazards:
~ Hazards exist in every workplace, but how do you know which ones have the most potential to harm workers? By identifying
hazards at your workplace, you will be better prepared to control or eliminate them and prevent accidents, injuries, property
damage and downtime.

Safety Hazards:

~ Safety Hazards are unsafe working conditions that can cause injury, illness and death. Safety hazards are the most common
workplace hazards

Biological Hazards:

~ Biological Hazards include exposure to harm or disease associated with working with animals, people, or infectious plant
materials. Workplaces with these kinds of hazards include, but are not limited to, work in schools, day care facilities, colleges and
universities, hospitals, laboratories, emergency response, nursing homes, or various outdoor

Physical Hazards:

~ Physical hazards can be any factors within the environment that can harm the body without necessarily touching it.
Ergonomic Hazards:

~ Occur when the type of work, body positions and working conditions put a strain on your body. They are the hardest to spot
since you don’t always immediately notice the strain on your body or the harm that these hazards pose. Short-term exposure may
result in “sore muscles” the next day or in the days following the exposure, but long term exposure can result in serious long-term
illness.

Chemical Hazards:

~ Are present when a worker is exposed to any chemical preparation in the workplace in any form (solid, liquid or gas). Some are
safer than others, but to some workers who are more sensitive to chemicals, even common solutions can cause illness, skin
irritation, or breathing problems.

Work Organization Hazards:

~ Hazards or stressors that cause stress (short term effects) and strain (long term effects). These are hazards associated with
workplace issues such as workload, lack of control and/or respect, etc.