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MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI 110002

DOCUMENT DESPATCH ADVICE

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE:

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION) SECTIONALCOMMITTEE, CED 29

ADDRESSED TO:

1. All Members of Civil Engineering Division Council, CEDC2. All Members of CED 293. All others interests

Dear Sir(s),

Please find enclosed the following draft:

Doc No: CED 29(7778) : Guidelines for Construction Project Management :Part 5 Health and Safety Management

Kindly examine the draft and forward your views stating any difficulties which you are likely toexperience in your business or profession if this is finally adopted as National Standard.

Last Date for comments: 15 October 2011.{

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In case no comments are received or comments received are of editorial nature, you may kindly

permit us to presume your approval for the above documents as finalized. However, in case ofcomments of technical nature are received then it may be finalized either in consultation with theChairman, Sectional Committee or referred to the Sectional Committee for further necessary action if sodesired by the Chairman, Sectional Committee.

This document is also hosted on BIS website www.bis.org.in.

Thanking you,Yours faithfully,

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DRAFT IN WIDECIRCULATION

Reference Date

CED 29/T-32 10 August 2011

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Draft Indian Standard

(Not to be reproduced without the permission of BIS or used as an Indian Standard)

Construction Project Management - Guidelines:

Part 5 Health and Safety Management

[Draft IS 15883 (Part 5)]

ICS: 03.100.40; 91.010.01;13.100

Construction Management (Including Safety Last Date for Commentsin Construction) Sectional Committee, CED 29 15 October 2011

FOREWORD

(Formal clauses will be added later )

A construction project is an endeavor undertaken by a project team on behalf ofowner/client to create a built facility suited to the defined functional objectives. Frominception to commissioning, the project goes through various distinct stages leading toprogressive achievement of project objectives. Each stage involves specific inputs,processes (both technical and managerial) and deliverables. Typically, the life cycle of aproject from commencement to completion involves the following stages:

a) Project appraisal- inception, feasibility and strategic planning;b) Project development - project brief development, planning and design, finalization

of proposals, procurement strategy, construction documentation including tenderdrawings, construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates, bills of quantities,procurement documents;

c) Planning for construction - Sequencing of project components, planning tools,resource planning and time cost trade off

d) Tender action - open competitive bidding/pre-qualification of agencies, issue oftender documents, evaluation of bids, negotiation if required and award of work;

e) Construction - execution, monitoring, control, work acceptance; andf) Commissioning and handing over - contractual closeout, financial closeout,

defect liability commencement, facility handing over.

The distinct features of a construction project include the temporary nature of the projectteam involved, the evolutionary process of project deliverables during projectdevelopment stages and the unique output as the built facility. As a result of thesefeatures, unless there is efficient and effective project management, a constructionproject is faced with challenges of uncertainties leading to time overruns, cost over-runs,changes in project parameters, loss of quality and inability to meet the functionalobjectives. While technical soundness of a proposal is an important aspect of aconstruction project, the management aspects, which involve techno-legal, financial andother issues, have also a significant role in the success of a project. Therefore,

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management functions and technical processes in a construction project need to beintegrated towards achieving project objectives. Top management commitment plays animportant role in harmoniously achieving these project objectives. In some of the publicdomain projects, it may be necessary to share relevant information with public at largethrough appropriate means.

To provide necessary guidance on effective construction project management, a seriesof standards are being developed as part of IS 15883 ‘Guidelines for ConstructionProject Management’. Part 1 General, of the standard since published asIS 15883 (Part 1):2009, covers general aspects of overall construction projectmanagement. The other parts of the standard are under preparation which will coverfunctions such as scope management, procurement management, time management,cost management, quality management, risk management, communicationmanagement, human resources management, health and safety management,sustainability management and integration management.

This Part 5 Health and Safety Management has been prepared with the aim to provideguidelines for completing the project in a safe manner and without harm to safety andhealth of the employees and others associated. This standard is intended to coveraspects on Health and Safety Management as a part of construction projectmanagement and information regarding the management system requirements. It givesguidelines on project health and safety planning, implementation, operation andmeasurement, and monitoring of health and safety performance.

The guidelines may be applicable in general to all construction projects. However, forsmaller projects, the applicability of various provisions may be decided appropriately bythe parties concerned.

Nothing stated in this standard shall be construed to nullify any rules, regulations, safetystandards or statutes of the state governments or those contained in the various acts ofthe government of India. The specific acts, rules and regulations and pertaining to theprotection of the public or workmen from health and other hazards wherever specifiedby the local/state authority or central government take precedence over whateverspecified herein in case of a doubt or dispute.

For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard iscomplied with the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test oranalysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS 2:1960 'Rules for rounding offnumerical values (revised )'. The number of significant places retained in the rounded offvalue should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

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Draft Indian Standard

(Not to be reproduced without the permission of BIS or used as an Indian Standard)

GUIDELINES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

PART 5 HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

[Draft IS 15833 (Part 5)]

1 SCOPE

1.1 This standard covers guidelines for health and safety management aspects ofconstruction project management.

1.2 The health and safety management aspects to be considered during projectformulation and appraisal up to the stage of preparation of preliminary proposals forfinancial approval are not covered in this standard. The scope of this standard, therefore,covers the stages subsequent to the stage of approval (when a decision to implementthe project including its financing is taken) till commissioning and handing over of theproject.

1.3 The provisions of this standard are to be read in conjunction with IS 15883 (Part 1).

2 REFERENCES

The Indian Standards listed below contain provisions which, through reference in thistext, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editionsindicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreementsbased on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying themost recent editions of the standards indicated below:

IS No. Title

3786:1983 Method for computation of frequency and severity rates forindustrial injuries and classification of industrial accidents

15793:2007 Managing environment, occupational health and safety legalcompliance – Requirements of good practices

15883 (Part 1):2009 Guidelines for construction project management: Part 1 General

18001:2007 Occupational health and safety management system –Requirements with guidance for use

SP 7 (Part 7):2005 National building code of India: Part 7 Constructional practicesand safety

SP 70:2001 Handbook on Construction Safety Practices

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3 TERMINOLOGY

For the purpose of this standard, the definitions given in IS 18001 and IS 3786 shallapply.

4 GENERAL

4.1 Every construction project has an impact on health and safety during the projectexecution and its use subsequently. Construction projects have significant health andsafety hazards which need to be managed systematically since the project inceptionstage to achieve adverse incident free completion.

The activities under Health and Safety Management may be grouped under thefollowing stages:

1. Pre-construction stagea) Project developmentb) Planning for constructionc) Tender Action

2. Construction stage and3. Commissioning and handing over stage.

4.2 IS 18001 gives detailed requirements of Health and Safety Management System

requirements. IS 15793 gives requirements of good practices for managing environment,occupational health and safety legal compliance. This standard prescribes requirementsin addition to IS 18001 and IS 15793 and gives guidelines on implementing thesespecific to a construction project.

4.3 The requirements prescribed in various central and state regulations includingBuilding and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions ofService) Act , 1996 and rules framed thereunder with respect to managing health andsafety in construction projects, shall be complied with.

4.4 Organizational Structure for Health and Safety Management

4.4.1 Organizational Structure depends on the project delivery model. As an example,a typical organizational chart for Health and Safety Management in a Design-Bid-Buildmodel is given in Fig 1.

4.4.2 Health and Safety team shall directly report to the Project Manager.

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Fig.1 Typical Health and Safety Organizational Structure for Design-Bid-Build Model

4.4.1 Health and Safety Organizational structure in various stages of construction

During the stages of a construction project, activities may be undertaken as follows:

a) Pre-construction – Health and Safety Management during this stage may becarried out in-house and/or through a consultant.

b) Construction – This is carried out generally through one or more contractors.Each contractor may engage sub-contractors, although the main contractorremains responsible for the overall performance of the contract. Typical healthand safety organizational structure of a construction agency is given in fig 2.

Functional ReportingAdministrative Reporting

Fig.2 Typical Health and Safety Organization Structure of a Construction Agency

Owner / Client or hisRepresentative

ProjectManager

Consultants

Services

Construction Agency

Planning

Design

Quantity Survey

Health & Safety

Other Services

QA/QC

Civil Works

Electrical/Mechanical Works

Health & Safety

Project Manager

PlanningManager

ConstructionManager

Civil

ConstructionManager

Mech/Elec

Health &Safety

Manager

QA/QCManager

Plant &MachineryManager

Health & SafetyEn ineer s

Health & SafetyFrontline

Supervisor(s)

Admin & AcctsHead

Corporate Health & Safety

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c) Commissioning and handing over – While the construction agency or agenciesmay hand over the project or the concerned component, owner may also beinvolved in commissioning and subsequent operation of the project

The organizational structure for Health and Safety Management process will vary fromproject to project. On large and medium projects, it may be necessary to have aseparate Health and Safety team for each sub-contractor who in turn shall report toHealth and Safety Team of the main construction agency. In small sized projects, thisrole may be merged with some other functions.

5 MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF THEPROJECT

5.1 Pre- construction Stage

Pre-construction stage activities of the project shall be required to be reviewed beforethe project management processes are initiated for the construction stage. It isdesirable to assess decisions of the briefing and feasibility stage outputs such as overallplanning and construction methods affecting health and safety, which may have bearingon construction stage.

While the project documents and proposals are reviewed for the adequacy of health andsafety measures, it is essential to ascertain timeframes and budgets relating to health

and safety measures, including extent of management systems proposed to beemployed during construction.

5.1.1 Health and Safety Management System of Construction Agency

A concise Health and Safety Management System of construction agency shall beestablished from the pre-construction stage itself. The tender documents of the projectshall clearly communicate the health and safety requirements of the project to theprospective contractors. This may include

a) Project specific objectives and targets,b) Project specific health and safety requirements (technical as well as

management systems),c) Requirement of posting safety engineers,d) Coordination among owner/client, project manager, consultants and construction

agency,e) Welfare facilities at the project for workmen,f) Reward system for good health and safety performance,g) Penalty system for non-compliances, violation and adverse incidents,h) Health and safety monitoring measures, andi) Health and safety reports to be submitted and frequency.

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The construction agencies may be asked to submit a project specific Health and SafetyPlan proposing the methodology for managing health and safety and their capability incompleting the project in a safe manner.

The proposed Health and Safety Plans of the construction agencies and their pasthealth and safety performance shall be considered as one of the criteria during pre-qualification and selection of construction agencies.

It is also desirable to review and asses the need for further enhancing the coordinationplanned amongst the owner/client, design and other consultants and constructionagencies for taking appropriate actions for health and safety.

5.2 Construction Stage

Prior to the start of construction work, detailed planning shall be carried out which mayinclude.

a) Identifying aspects of design that have bearing on health and safety duringconstruction stage.

b) While scheduling the various activities of the construction, making adequate timeallowance to carry work in accordance with health and safety requirements.

c) Reviewing the proposed method statements of various activities, identifyinghealth and safety hazards of activities in the project and assessment of the risklevel.

d) When the risk level is unacceptable, taking additional control measures includingrevision of the work methodology so that all identified risks are at ALARP (AsLow as Reasonably Practicable) level.

e) Planning and establishing the facilities for implementation of health and safetysuch as workmen training facility, health centre for medical checkup and first aid,access control of employees, etc.

f) Ensuring that the temporary establishments at project site such as site offices,workmen camps, toilets, canteens and rest sheds, etc are created meeting therequirements of the relevant statutes and standards.

Project manager shall ensure that the construction agency has understood the

challenges and has planned to meet the project specific health and safety requirementthrough appropriate competencies.

Health and safety measures need proper coordination by the construction agency andsuch efforts of the construction agency shall be reviewed, monitored and appropriatelyguided by the owner/client and consultants.

In respect of sub-contractors, Project Manager of the construction agency shall ensurethat the sub-contractors meet the health and safety requirements of the project. Healthand safety control and monitoring shall be established specific to the needs of theproject.

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5.3 Commissioning and Handing Over Stage

During completion and handing over of the project, effectiveness of health and safetymeasures and management system shall be reviewed for future planning. Experienceand recommendations which may be necessary during operation and maintenancestage of the project, shall be documented.

6 HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS

6.1 Health and Safety Policy

The agencies involved in the project development such as the owner, consultant and

contractor jointly or separately shall have a written statement prescribing the health andsafety policy of the organization.

The health and safety policy conveys the management commitment and intent of theorganization towards health and safety, its organization and arrangements to ensurethat the set objectives are met. It also provides a framework for establishing,maintaining and periodically reviewing health and safety objectives and targets.

Health and safety policy shall meet the requirements of Building and other ConstructionWorkers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act , 1996 and IS 18001.

The policy shall be communicated to all stakeholders through display and other means.The policy shall be displayed in local language(s) which may be understood by majorityof the workmen.

6.2 Project Specific Health and Safety Planning

A project specific health and safety plan shall be developed by the main constructionagency and submitted to owner/client and the consultants for approval. On approval, theproject health and safety plan shall be reference document for implementation, controland monitoring of health and safety aspects of the project by the main constructionagency, owner/client, consultants and other parties concerned.

Project health and safety plan shall describe how the project specific health and safetyobjectives and targets shall be achieved. It shall define the road map for achieving thestandards that an organization lays down for itself so that efforts can be coordinated,synergized and monitored.

Health and safety plan shall explain the means of establishing a positive health andsafety culture at the project site. Health and safety plan shall identify and enumerate thecontrol measures to mitigate the risks to the project completion arising out of health andsafety issues so that the project is allowed to proceed without interruption and executedas per schedule.

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Salient aspects that may be covered in the project health and safety plan are

a) Project specific health and safety objectives, targets and programmes in line withhealth and safety policy;

b) Hazard identification and risk assessment;c) Meeting legal and other requirements;d) Health and safety organization;e) Resources, roles, responsibility and authority;f) General health and safety rules;g) Health and safety requirements to be followed by sub-contractors;h) Operation control procedure;i) Activities requiring work permit system and its procedure;

j) Management of traffic safety inside the project;k) Access control of employees;l) Safety of visitors;m) Management of critical activities such as work at height, material handling and

working with plant and machinery;n) Ensuring the competency and awareness of the workmen;o) Fire prevention and fire fighting plan;p) Emergency preparedness and response plan;q) Traffic management plan;r) Training matrix; ands) Personal Protective Equipment Matrix.

t) Health and safety performance monitoring measures such as Inspection, Auditu) Incident reporting and investigation procedurev) Proactive and reactive indicators of health and safetyw) Reward and reprimand for health and safety performancex) Checklist and formats

The risk control measures identified shall meet the provisions of Building and otherConstruction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act , 1996and other legislations. Provisions of various safety related standards (see Annex A),SP 7(Part 7) and SP 70 shall also be referred to while identifying the control measuresfor ensuring compliance of the same.

6.3 Resources, Roles, Responsibility and Authority

Project manager shall define, document and communicate the roles, responsibilities andauthorities of all personnel who manage, perform and verify activities having an effecton health and safety risks. It shall also include subcontractors and visitors.

Ultimate responsibility for health and safety shall rest with top management of therespective organization be it the owner/client, consultants or construction agency. Theline management personnel who are responsible for execution of activities are directlyresponsible for health and safety in the work under their control.

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Health and safety department/function and health and safety officers are responsible forguiding the top management on health and safety issues and facilitating theimplementation of health and safety in the project site. For qualification, duties andresponsibilities of health and safety officers refer Building and other ConstructionWorkers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act , 1996.

Health and safety officers shall administratively report to the project manager andfunctionally report to the senior health and safety representative of the organization.

Health and safety officers and health and safety department shall be empowered by theproject manager for stopping any unsafe practices which is of imminent danger toemployees. Health and safety department shall directly report to no less than the headof the project.

Health and safety supervisors shall be engaged to assist the health and safety officersin performing their duties.

Management shall provide adequate resources essential to effectively manage thehealth and safety management system requirements of the project. The resources shallinclude human resources, organizational infrastructure, technology and financialresources.

6.4 Competence, Training and Awareness

It shall be ensured that all employees are competent to perform the assigned worksafely on the basis of appropriate education, training or experience.

The competency requirements of different categories of employees shall be mappedand procedures shall be implemented to ensure that those deployed meet thecompetence requirements.

Training needs of the different category of employees shall be identified at thebeginning of the project and a training matrix and training plan shall be prepared forimplementation.

6.4.1 The objective of health and safety Training shall bea) to equip the employee with necessary knowledge and skill to perform the work

assigned to him in a safe manner;b) to foster continual improvement; andc) to imbibe safety culture.

6.4.2 Preferably, the training should be carried out away from the working place of theparticipants to ensure focused attention on the training for both trainer as well astrainees.

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6.4.3 Attributes of trainer shall include the following:

a) Trainer should be a technical person well versed with project specific health andsafety requirements of the work site, statutory compliances and health and safetymanagement systems.

b) He should possess effective communication skills and ability to sensitize theemployees on behavioral aspects.

c) He should assess and analyze extent and content of training based on thetechnical understating of trainees.

d) He should have formulated required training module in advance.e) He should be able to communicate in a language understandable by majority of

workmen.

6.4.4 Training Effectiveness Assessment

After completion of training due procedure shall be followed for obtaining the feedbackfrom the participants on the effectiveness of the training. Effectiveness of trainingimparted shall be monitored for continual improvement and necessary corrections inimplementation.

6.5 Health and Safety Communication

Procedures shall be established to communicate significant hazards and risks to andfrom employees and other interested parties. The health and safety hazards and risks

may be communicated in the following ways:

a) Sharing of accidents case studies which occurred in the project site as well inother similar projects

b) health and safety posters and displaysc) health and safety campaigns and competition involving the employeesd) Sharing of results of the audits, inspections and other monitoring systemse) Establishing a system for collecting feedback on health and safety from

employees and other interested partiesf) Tool box meetingg) Safety signage.

Health and safety communications addressed to workmen shall preferably be in locallanguage(s) understandable by majority of the workmen.

6.6 Health and Safety Reporting

Procedures shall be established for timely recording and reporting of informationrequired for continual improvement of health and safety performance. Internal reportingprocedures shall cover:

a) Incident reporting

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b) Non-conformance reportingc) Health and safety performance reportingd) Hazard Identification reporting

External reporting shall cover

1) Statutory reporting requirements2) Stakeholder reporting

The recording of reporting of health and safety performance shall be clearlydocumented in the project health and safety plan.

6.7 Operation Control

The hazards identified during the planning process and the control measures identifiedtherein shall be incorporated with the work method statement and operational controlprocedures shall be developed. These procedures shall form single point guideline forthe frontline employees in executing the job in a safe manner.

These procedures shall include the legal and other requirements, control measuresidentified to bring down the risk level as low as reasonably practicable and themeasures to meet the project objectives and targets.

6.8 Permit to Work Systems

Activities requiring permit to work shall be decided before starting the construction andshall be suitably documented in the project health and safety plan. Some of theactivities which may require permit to work are:

a) Excavationb) Entry into confined spacesc) Electrical work (HV/LV)d) Opening manholes, covers and grillse) Blasting operationf) Hot work

g) Industrial radiographyh) Work on plant, machinery and other power driven equipment.i) Working at height

j) Working at night

The project team may establish a permit to work system for any other hazardous activitywhich they feel need to be controlled administratively for safe execution.

6.9 Design and Engineering

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Design drawings, construction methodology and plans shall be reviewed to determinewhether any additional risks may arise during the construction due to the features in thedesign or methodology.

Attention shall be paid to

a) Providing permanent hooks and loops for tying safety slings of workers,b) Providing holes or such arrangements to the structure to which safe working

platforms and safety nets can be connected,c) Laying permanent slings, grab rails/bars to be used by the workers,d) Permanent provision for attaching railings,e) Provision for alternative access to the trapped or distressed workers,f) Provision for communication,g) Design facilitating barricading of the area around work site without causing

hindrance to building functional activities,h) Durability of such safety related permanent design integrated elements, andi) Other safety practices required for the type of woks involved.

Analysis of design and integration of safety measures, as described above, should beundertaken as value engineering through multi-stakeholder consultation, necessarilyinvolving designers, owner/client, operation/maintenance management and constructionagency.

While need for special work methodology and enabling infrastructure is considered to

make conditions safe for construction, attention shall also be drawn to the safety duringmaintenance operations (including inspections which may be necessary before projectcommissioning as well as maintenance).

It shall also be ascertained whether it would be feasible (within the time and costconsiderations) to erect necessary temporary enabling infrastructure. If, in the dueassessment of the Project Manager, it is established that the design, as proposed,would continue to be unsafe during construction and maintenance operations unlessspecial enabling infrastructure is created and work procedures specifically drawn, thedesign shall be reviewed.

6.10 Certification of Plant and Machinery, Lifting Tools and Tackles

Lifting appliance such as crane, hoist, derrick, winch, gin pole, sheer legs, jack, pulleyblock and other equipment used for lifting materials, objects or building worker; liftinggear such as ropes, chains, hooks and slings; and other accessories of a liftingappliance shall be tested and examined by a competent person for the first time. Theseshall thereafter be tested and examined by a competent person once every year as perthe provision of Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employmentand Conditions of Service) Act , 1996 and other relevant central and state rules andregulations.

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Apart from the above statutory testing and examination, project specific proceduresshall be established to ensure the fitness of machinery and equipments being deployedat the project for the first time. Regular Inspections shall be carried out to ensure thatmachinery and equipments continue to be in safe condition.

6.11 Subcontractor Management

Past health and safety performance and capability of subcontractors to complete the jobsafely shall be given due consideration during selection of subcontractors. The projectspecific health and safety requirements shall be clearly communicated to thesubcontractors and a commitment obtained from them on meeting the requirements.

The health and safety performance of subcontractors shall be monitored on a regular

basis and necessary directive and support shall be given to achieve the set health andsafety objectives and targets.

6.12 Fire Prevention and Control

Hazard identification and risk assessment conducted during the initial stage of theproject shall identify the fire hazards from various activities and the appropriate controlmeasures.

As per the identified risk, fire prevention measures such as controlling the ignitionsource and segregation of flammable materials shall be implemented to prevent fire.

Adequate firefighting facilities such as portable first aid fire extinguishers, fire bucketsfilled with water and sand, water pipelines and hoses shall be established andmaintained regularly. Fire fighting arrangements provided shall be suitable to fight thepossible type of fire that may occur depending on the type of flammable material.

Fire facilities shall be placed strategically such that they are accessible from anylocation of the site without travelling for long distances. Employees shall be trained onfire prevention and firefighting measures on a regular basis.

6.13 Access Control

It is advisable to establish access control measures at the construction project to controlmovement of workmen and visitors. Access control may be achieved by entry pass, bar-coded cards and biometric systems or other suitable means. Implementation of accesscontrol system helps in the following manner:

a) it ensures that only competent and trained workmen are deployed for work.b) it helps in monitoring of working hours of employees so that working hours do not

exceed the statutory limits.c) Head count in case of emergencies becomes easy as it is known how many

employees are at work at any point of time.

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6.14 Safety of Visitors

Visitors for the project shall be given health and safety induction before they are allowedin to the construction project. It shall include the minimum PPE to be used, hazards andrisks at the work area, restricted areas of entry, emergency response arrangements, etc.

Visitors shall always be accompanied by one of the employees of the project site.Visitors shall not be allowed in the hazardous areas unless they are competent andtrained to work in such areas.

6.15 Traffic and Logistics Management

Traffic management plan shall be prepared as a part of the project health and safetyplan at the initial stage of the project to manage the traffic inside the project site. Trafficmanagement plan shall include:

a) Measures for segregating pedestrian and vehicle traffic;b) Establish project specific traffic rules such as speed limit and one way etc;c) Managing the flow of traffic such that blind zones and hazardous junctions are

not present;d) Managing the flow of traffic such that reversing can be avoided as far as

possible; ande) Use of traffic control devices such as road humps, convex mirrors, delineators

traffic signals and barriers.

It shall be planned to deploy flag man, security personnel and traffic marshals at criticalareas to regulate traffic.

6.16 Performance Monitoring and Improvement

The health and safety performance monitoring and measurement procedures shallprovide for

a) both qualitative and quantitative measures appropriate to the project,

b) monitoring the extent to which project health and safety objectives are met,c) proactive measures of compliance that measures compliance with health and

safety plan, operational control procedures and legislation; andd) reactive measures of performance to monitor accidents, ill health, near misses

and non-conformances.

6.16.1 Proactive Monitoring Measures

6.16.1.1 Health and safety management audits

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Health and safety audit is a systematic and independent examination to estimate ifplanned arrangements and activities are effectively fulfilling organization’s health andsafety policy, plan and objectives. Its purpose is to find out

a) whether the organization has adequate procedures for identifying specific healthand safety requirements;

b) whether such laid down procedures are followed and specific health and safetyresponsibilities are understood;

c) whether health and safety policies and risk assessment procedures identify themeasures needed to avoid risks to employees and other interested parties.

d) whether the company has adequate procedures for devising, reviewing its healthand safety standards;

e) whether the company’s health and safety standard identifies measurable targets;and,

f) whether the company has established adequate procedures for planning,implementing, controlling, monitoring and reviewing the health and safetymeasures

Project health and safety management audits provide the method for monitoring andcontrolling health and safety activities and procedures throughout the life of the project.Audits can be internal or external. Internal audit can be conducted by the persons fromthe same organization who are not directly connected with the work site to be audited.The external audits are performed through external professional experts.

6.16.1.2 Health and safety inspection

Health and safety inspections shall be preferably conducted by a team of the concernedengineer, health and safety officer and area in-charge. Project manager and othersenior personnel shall also join in some of the health and safety inspections.

The type of inspections that shall be carried out and the frequency shall be decidedduring the planning stage and documented in the project health and safety plan. Thehealth and safety inspections may include

a) general site health and safety inspection,

b) electrical safety inspection,c) plant and machinery inspection,d) health and hygiene inspection, ande) scaffolding safety inspection.

6.16.1.3 Project health and safety committee

Project health and safety committee shall be constituted with project manager as thechairman, health and safety head as the secretary and representatives from variousdepartments and functions including workmen representatives as the members. Theconstitution and functioning of the committee shall meet the provisions of Building and

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other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act ,1996.

This committee shall review the status of implementation of project health and safetyplan, health and safety objectives and targets. Health and safety indicators and findingsof the walk down by the committee members shall also be discussed and action planderived.

6.16.1.4 Other proactive health and safety indicators

Status of health and safety implementation shall be measured and monitored by severalproactive indicators which include the following:

a) compliance level of project health and safety plan,b) compliance level of health and safety observations with in the target date,c) implementation status of training plan,d) implementation status of corrective and preventive actions,e) compliance level of pre-employment medical checks and periodic medical

checkups,f) compliance level of legal and other requirements, andg) percentage of activities for which detailed project specific risk assessment is

conducted.

6.16.2 Reactive Monitoring Measures

6.16.2.1 Incident reporting and investigation

Procedures shall be established to report, investigate and analyze incidents. Theprocedures shall involve

a) members of the incident investigation team,b) agencies to be reported in case of incidents,c) time period within which incidents need to be reported, andd) methodology for investigation and determining the root cause of accidents.

These procedures shall form a part of the project health and safety plan and monitoredon a regular basis for its effectiveness.

6.16.2.2 Analysis of incidents

All incidents including near miss cases, accidents and dangerous occurrences shall bethoroughly investigated, direct and root causes determined and corrective actionplanned. Incidents may be analyzed covering the following ways to prepare andimplement an effective prevention plan:

a) body part injured,

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b) age of the victims,c) time of accidents,d) causes of accidents, ande) nature of injury.

For detailed guidelines on analysis of incidents and computation of injury rate referIS 3786.

6.16.3 Reactive Health and Safety Indicators

The following reactive health and safety indicators may be used to measure and monitorthe health and safety performance of the project site:

a) number of near miss cases,b) number of first aid cases,c) lost time injury frequency rate, andd) lost time injury severity rate.

6. 17 Reward and Reprimand

It is important to acknowledge and encourage good health and safety performance andsuitably reprimand repeated violations, non-conformances and poor health and safetyperformances. Project specific reward and reprimand system shall be prepared as apart of the project health and safety plan.

6.17.1 Reward for Good Health and Safety Performance

To motivate the employees and organization to work safely the following measures canbe implemented based on the suitability.

Selection and rewarding on a monthly basis

a) safest workmen,b) safest supervisor,c) safest area,

d) safest sub-contractor, etc.Subcontractors and employees may be rewarded when the project achieves significantmillion man-hours without any lost time injury.

6.17.2 Reprimand for Poor Health and Safety Performance

Poor health and safety performance in the form of repeated violations, frequent adverseincidents and accidents shall be dealt with firmly. Depending on the seriousness of theviolation the following options shall be considered:

a) Issue of violation memorandum and obtaining written commitment for safeworking,

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ANNEX A(Clause 6.2)

INDIAN STANDARDS ON SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION

A-1 Listed below are the relevant Indian Standards relating to safety in construction.All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standardare encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of thestandards indicated below:

IS 3696(Part 1):1987 Safety code of scaffolds and ladders: Part 1 Scaffolds

IS 3696(Part 2):1991 Safety code of scaffolds and ladders: Part 2 Ladders

IS 3764:1992 Code of safety for excavation work (first revision)

IS 4014(Part 2):1967 Code of practice for steel tubular scaffolding: Part 2 Safetyregulations for scaffolding

IS 4081:1986 Safety code for blasting and related drilling operations (FirstRevision)

IS 4130:1991 Safety code for demolition of buildings (second revision)

IS 4138:1977 Safety code for working in compressed air (first revision)

IS 4756:1978 Safety code for tunneling work (first revision)

IS 4912:1978 Safety requirements for floor and wall openings, railings andtoe boards (first revision)

IS 5121:1969 Safety code for piling and other deep foundations

IS 5916:1970 Safety code for construction involving use of hot bituminousmaterials

IS 7293:1974 Safety code for working with construction machinery

IS 7969:1975 Safety code for handling and storage of building materials

IS 8989:1978 Safety code for erection of concrete framed structures

IS 10067:1982 Material constants in building works

IS 10291:1982 Safety code for dress divers in civil engineering works

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IS 13415:1992 Code of safety for protective barriers in and around

IS 13416(Part 1):1992 Recommendations for preventive measures against hazardsat workplaces: Part 1 Falling material hazards prevention

IS 13416(Part 2):1992 Recommendations for preventive measures against hazardsat workplaces: Part 2 Fall prevention

IS 13416(Part 3):1994 Recommendations for preventive measures against hazardsat workplaces: Part 3 Disposal of debris

IS 13416(Part 4):1994 Recommendations for preventive measures against hazardsat workplaces: Part 4 Timber structure

IS 13416(Part 5):1994 Recommendations for preventive measures against hazardsat workplaces: Part 5 Fire protection

IS 13430:1992 Code of practice for safety during additional construction and alteration to existing buildings

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