Construction Safety

☛ 1. Danger due to fire/ explosion

☛ 2. Danger due to toxicity

☛ 1. Operating any equipment without properly authority

☛ 2. Failure to warning

☛ 3. Operating at unsafe speed

☛ 4. Failure to use PPE

☛ 5. Using hands instead of tools and equipment

☛ 6. Unsafe loading or placing or stacking

☛ 7. Unsafe position/ posture

☛ 8. Working on moving equipments

☛ 9. Wearing loose clothes while working on running machine

☛ 10. Working at height without safety belt

☛ Fire protection

☛ Fire prevention

☛ Quantity control

☛ Preventive Maintenance

There are 4 types of accidents

☛ Near miss accident – escape

☛ No lost time reported 48hrs. before

☛ Los time – reported 48hrs. after

☛ Fated – Death

☛ It is considered as maximum allowable concentration not to be exceeded at any time during 15 minutes continuous expose period.

☛ It is a maximum on concentration to which works or can be exposed to a period of to15 minutes continuously without suffering from irritation.

☛ 1. Select the right ladders forth job

☛ 2. Inspect ladder before you see it

☛ 3. Setup the ladder with care

☛ 4. Climb in carefully

☛ 5. Use safe practices

☛ 1. Plan

☛ 2. Clear the path

☛ 3. Move in close to the load

☛ 4. Secure your grip

☛ 5. Hold your head upright

☛ 6. Maintain normal curves of the spine

☛ 7. Power the lift with legs and body weight

☛ 8. Don’t twist

☛ 1. Keep fire extinguisher nearby

☛ 2. Keep fire watch near by

☛ 3. Remove all combustible from work area

☛ 4. Use all necessary PPE

☛ 5. Never put welding gas cylinder in side a confined space

☛ 6. Hoses shall not be laid in path ways

☛ 7. Gas cutting torch should have flash back arrestors

☛ 8. Gas test to be done to check for presence of flammable gas in site.

☛ 9. Good house keeping and ventilation necessary in working area.

☛ 10. Hose connections should be made properly

☛ Presence of toxic,

☛ High temp.

☛ Excessive noise

☛ Emission of radiation

☛ Improper lighting

☛ Improper ventilation

☛ Process involving handling of poisonous.

☛ There are 5 types inspection ; pressures of boilers( supervisor)

☛ 1. Continuous inspection – select employees / operator

☛ 2. Periodical Inspection – material storage, fire fighting equipments, handling equipments

☛ 3. Intermittent inspection – un announced inspection done by safety officer, safety committee. ( Particular work spot)

☛ 4. Statutory inspection – storage area, location at height ( cranes, ropes, chains, it my tackles inspection)

☛ 5. Special inspection – accident investigation

☛ 6. Inspection of new building, general lighting, use of PPE’s etc. construction work.

☛ 1. Oxygen cylinders should not be kept near combustible materials.

☛ 2. Oxygen cylinders should not be handled with grassy hands or gloves.

☛ 3. Oxygen cylinders and their fittings should not be tested with oil based soap solution.

☛ 4. Oxygen cylinders and other combustible gas cylinders should not be stored together.

☛ 5. The top cover of the cylinder should be kept in position and screwed safety when not in use.

☛ 6. Cylinders should not be used as rollers for moving materials

☛ 7. Oxygen must not be use for ventilating confined spaces.

☛ 1. All vehicles requiring security vehicles pass

☛ 2. All drivers should have valid driving licence

☛ 3. Drivers should not use fork lift trucks for carrying passengers

☛ 4. All traffic regulations and speed limit should be strictly followed in side the plant area

☛ 5. All vehicles area in a road worthy condition

☛ 6. Vehicles park in the operation area must always unlocked with in ignition key in position

Safety tag can be defined a surface made of card board or paper board on which English local languages letters written for warning safety instructions to employees.

The safety audit is the process that identifies un-safe conditions and unsafe acts the plant and recommended safety improvement. Walk through It evaluates the unsafe condition notice able to naked eye during work through the plant. ( Stores, civil work, erection work) Inter mediate-more details study and review of plant design and plant operation. Comprehensive –It evaluates the safety factors in the plant on the base engineering, analysis, testing, measurement.

1. The speed limits displayed along the road should be strictly

2. Short cuts and cutting across the corners should be avoid

3. No body should try to cross the level crossing when drop gates are closed

4. Signal given blocking the road ‘ stop’ look, listen and proceed should be followed.

1. Not following defensive arriving techniques

2. Not observing lane displine

3. Overtaking on turns or from wrong side

4. Not obey traffic signals

5. Poor road condition

6. Poor maintained vehicle

It is an equipment used to project the person from hazards such dust, dirt, fumes and sparks etc. It is the barrier between hazard and person.

Source of ignition

☛ Procedure – Rules, regulation

☛ Protective gear – PPE

☛ Promotional aspects – Competitions, rewards

☛ Publicity – Bulleting, posters

☛ 1. Safety appliance for PPE

☛ 2. Safety appliance for general protection