

'einitions $aety is ree rom risk and danger

A**idents is deined as an une+,e*ted and desirable e-entresulting in damage or harm

Ha.ards is an unsae *ondition or a*ti-ity/ that i letun*ontrolled *an *ontribute to an a**ident

isk is the assessment o ,robability o loss and ,otential

amount o loss

2n3ury is bodily harm su*h that as an ,un*ture/ ound/ ra*tureet* $ustained as a result o an a**ident



Causes of AccidentsCauses of Accidents

5nsae a*ts as ,art o orkers

2n3uries sustained to orkers around ma*hine 6 ma*hine tools

5nsae handling o materials

Falling o ob3e*ts

7olla,se o stru*tures !ro-ision o inade8uate s,a*e

Falling o orkers rom the height

Falling o ladders/ s*aolding

E+,losi-e a**idents !resen*e o ,oisonous gases in tunnels

Failure o e+*a-ation substratum



Precaution to be taken to avoidPrecaution to be taken to avoid

AccidentsAccidents E-eryone *an get to their ,la*e o ork saely

Edges rom hi*h ,eo,le *ould all are ,ro-ided ith double

guard rails or other suitable edge ,rote*tion

Holes are ,rote*ted ith *learly marked and i+ed *o-ers to

,re-ent alls

$ite is tidy

ood lighting

Fen*ed o rom ,ubli* here should be regular ins,e*tion/maintan*e and *onstru*tion

ma*hinery/ tools and e8ui,ment



Hygiene on *onstru*tion site *an be suitably

im,ro-ed

7harts/ ,osters and sho ilms on the need to ollo

saety measures should be dis,layed E+*hange o ideas beteen labour and management

i-e irst aid training to some orkers



Working atWorking at HHeighteight

5sing ladders or s*aolding ithout ,ro,er i+ing is5sing ladders or s*aolding ithout ,ro,er i+ing is

*ra.y*ra.y

"e-er use in*om,lete s*aolding "e-er use in*om,lete s*aolding

Make sure there are hand rails and toe boards at allMake sure there are hand rails and toe boards at all

edgesedges

hings all on sites/ ear your helmethings all on sites/ ear your helmet

Beore starting ork at heights *he*k or *learan*eBeore starting ork at heights *he*k or *learan*erom any o-erhead ,oer linesrom any o-erhead ,oer lines



Safe Ladders

"e-er allo more than one ,erson on a ladder

5se tool belts or hand lines to

*arry ob3e*ts 'o not lean out rom the ladder in

any dire*tion

2 you ha-e a ear o heights ;

dont *limb a ladder

'o not allo others to ork

under a ladder in use



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Right for the job. Would scaffoldingRight for the job. Would scaffolding

or a cherry picker be better?or a cherry picker be better?

In good shapeIn good shape

Secured near the topSecured near the top

On a fir base and footingOn a fir base and footing

! up " # out! up " # out

Rising at least # eter beyond the landing place ORRising at least # eter beyond the landing place OR

that there is a proper hand holdthat there is a proper hand hold

$l%ays ha&e a fir grip on the ladder$l%ays ha&e a fir grip on the ladderand keep a good balanceand keep a good balance

LETHAL LADDERS:LETHAL LADDERS:

Ladders kill a lot of people.Ladders kill a lot of people.

Make sure the ladder is:-Make sure the ladder is:-



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Working near SewageWorking near SewageHealth isks!Health isks!

"Gastroenteritis "He#atitis

"Weil$s disease %Le#tos#irosis& {Rats Urine}"Asthma "Skin'E(e infections ")nflammation of the lungs

How to become infected!How to become infected! Hand*to*mouth contact%eating+ drinking+ smoking+ wi#ing the face with contaminated gloves& , most common

Skin contact%cuts+ scratches or wounds and some organisms enter the bod( through the e(es&

-reathing%either as dust or mist&

How to #rotect (ourself!How to #rotect (ourself! nderstand the risks

nderstand how (ou ma( be infected

Wear #rotective clothing

Avoid sewage if #ossible

A##l( good #ersonal h(giene

Cleanse all wounds / cover

Change out of contaminated clothing

Clean e0ui#ment / tools etc on site )f in doubt * see (our doctor



CA1E SA2E34CA1E SA2E34 he eight o the load must behe eight o the load must be

*areully estimated*areully estimated he *rane must be itted ith anhe *rane must be itted ith an

automati* sae load indi*ator (one thatautomati* sae load indi*ator (one that

orks)orks)

he *rane must alays ork on ahe *rane must alays ork on a

hard/ le-el basehard/ le-el base

he load must be ,ro,erly i+ed andhe load must be ,ro,erly i+ed and

se*uredse*ured he banks man must be trained to gi-ehe banks man must be trained to gi-e

*lear signals*lear signals



THE ROOF: A RISK !LA"E TO #E.THE ROOF: A RISK !LA"E TO #E.

Alays ins,e*t a roo beore you alkAlays ins,e*t a roo beore you alkon iton it

<ou must ha-e ,rote*tion to sto, you<ou must ha-e ,rote*tion to sto, you

rom alling o the edgerom alling o the edge

<ou<ou mustmust use ,ro,er saety harnessesuse ,ro,er saety harnessesand running *ables hen orking onand running *ables hen orking on

to, oto, o aa roo roo

50% of fatal injuries involving roofs are50% of fatal injuries involving roofs are

falls thru falls thru’ ’ fragile materials, 30% are fragile materials, 30% are falls from edges and openings falls from edges and openings



E5CA6A3)71 W78 E5CA6A3)71 W78

All e+*a-ations dee,er than 1=&meters must beAll e+*a-ations dee,er than 1=&meters must be

shored or batteredshored or battered

E+*a-ations dee,er than = meters must ha-e a guardE+*a-ations dee,er than = meters must ha-e a guard

rail or barrier rail or barrier >ehi*les orking too *lose to the side>ehi*les orking too *lose to the side o the tren*h oro the tren*h or

rubble ,iled on the sides may *ause *olla,serubble ,iled on the sides may *ause *olla,se

>ehi*les ti,,ing into the e+*a-ation>ehi*les ti,,ing into the e+*a-ation must usemust usesto, blo*kssto, blo*ks



Make sure the e+*a-ation is ins,e*tedMake sure the e+*a-ation is ins,e*ted

dailydaily

Make sure you kno here anyMake sure you kno here any

underground ,i,es and *ables areunderground ,i,es and *ables are beore you hit them beore you hit them

ren*h sides *an *olla,se ithoutren*h sides *an *olla,se ithout

arningarning



rai* >ehi*les 6 !lant

>ehi*les and ,edestrians should be ke,t a,art on?site ;

se,arate them as mu*h as ,ossible using barriers

Ade8uate *learan*e around sleing -ehi*les

A-oid re-ersing here ,ossible 6 use one?ay system >ehi*les should ha-e re-ersing alarms@sirens

!assengers only on -ehi*les designed to *arry them



Ele*tri*ityEle*tri*ity

reat ele*tri*ity ith res,e*treat ele*tri*ity ith res,e*t

7he*k *onstantly that *ables are not damaged or orn7he*k *onstantly that *ables are not damaged or orn

%ee, trailing *ables o the ground and aay rom%ee, trailing *ables o the ground and aay rom

ater ater

"e-er o-erload or use makeshit ,lugs and uses "e-er o-erload or use makeshit ,lugs and uses

Ma*hine should be o,erated only ater the instru*tionMa*hine should be o,erated only ater the instru*tion

are re*ei-edare re*ei-ed



-AS)C SA2E34 PH)L7S7PH4-AS)C SA2E34 PH)L7S7PH4

27 SCCESS27 SCCESS All a**idents are ,re-entable

"o 3ob is orth getting hurt or

E-ery 3ob ill be done saely

2n*idents *an be managed

$aety is e-eryones res,onsibility 7ontinuous im,ro-ement

$aety as a ay o lie or =4 hours@day

All indi-iduals ha-e the res,onsibility and a**ountability to

identiy eliminate or manage risks asso*iated ith their ork,la*e 2ndi-idual ill be trained and e8ui,,ed to ha-e the skills and

a*ilities to ensure an a**ident ree ork,la*e



Personal protective clothing andeqiupment (PPE)

Legal re'uireents (ye protection Respiratory protection

(ar protection )ace protection *ead protection *and protection

)oot protection +ody protection )all protection



Hints or sae orking

ood housekee,ing/ *leanliness o ma*hine tools/e8ui,ments/ ,la*e o ork/ good dis,osal o astes at

site

5se o a,,ro,riate tools or ea*h 3ob

Handling o ele*tri*al a,,lian*es/ ele*tri* tools 6

i+tures in *onstru*tion o,eration must be done ith a

s,e*ii* *are

Ma*hine should be o,erated only ater throughinstru*tions are re*ei-ed

7onstru*tion ma*hinery should be sto,,ed 6 lo*ked

in a stationary ,osition beore being oiled lubri*ants



saety e8ui,ments

5se o goggles hile drilling/ elding

$uitable 6 sae shoes/ helmets should be used

$uitable glo-es 6 ,ads should be used hile handling

shar,/ hea-y/ rough or hot material

$aety shoes ha-ing a steel toe *a, orm a ,rote*tion

or hea-y material handlers

es,irators orn o-er the nose 6 mouth to ,uriy the

air are used or s,ray ,ainters or orkers ine+tremely dirty ,la*es



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!euriy/ *onstru*tion ,lanning/ e8ui,ment 6 methods

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