Midterm Part 3 Flashcards
What are the hazard to pedestrians?
•Slips, trips and falls on the same level
•Falls from work at height
•Collisions with moving vehicles
•Being struck by moving, falling or flying objects
•Striking against fi xed or stationary objects
Several thousand construction workers are injured each
year following a trip or slip whilst at work on a building site.
Around 1000 of these injuries involve someone __________________.
fracturing bones or dislocating joints
The highest reported injuries are reported in the______ and
related industries.
Food
Slip hazards are caused by:
- wet or dusty floors
- spillage of wet or dry substances
- loose mats on slippery floors
- unsuitable footwear
- sloping floors
Trip hazards are caused by:
- uneven surfaces
- cables across walkways
- poor housekeeping
- poor lighting levels
- unsuitable footware
Most common cause of serious injury or death in the construction industry
Fall from work at heights
___%of all deaths at work and ___% of all major accidents are due to falls from a height.
25
19
These accidents often result in fractured bones.
Fall from work at heights
18% of fatalities at work ar caused by
collisions between pedetrians and ___________
Moving vehicle
Reasons why there are collisions with moving vehicles:
poor lighting
blind corners
lack of warning signs
barriers at road crossing points
Second highest cause of fatality in the
construction industry. Causes 18% of fatalties at work.
Being struck by moving, falling or flying objects
Example of moving objects:
- moving parts of machinery or conveyor belt systems
- articles being moved
often generated by the disintegration
of a moving part or a failure of a system under pressure
Flying objects
These are a major problem in construction (due to careless working
at height) and in warehouse work (due to
careless stacking of pallets on racking)
Falling objects
Injuries are cause to a person either by colliding with a fixed part of the building structure, work in progress, a machine member or a stationary vehicle or by falling against objects.
Striking against fixed or stationary objects
The______ is the most vulnerable part of the body to this particular hazard.
head
remove or minimize the risks by using appropritae control measures and
defined working practices (e.g. covering all trailing leads)
Planning
involve employees and supervisors in the planning process by defining
responsibility for keeping given areas tidy and free from trip hazards.
Organization
record all cleaning and maintenance work.
Control
carry out regular safety audits of cleaning and housekeeping procedures and include trip hazards in safety surveys.
Monitoring and review
Several different type of vehicle used for construction
Dumper trucks
Large goods vehicles
All-terrain vehicles
Fork lift trucks
How many people are killed in workplace vehicular incidents in a year?
70
Over 1000 significant accidents (including serious fractures, brain
injuries, and amputations) are also caused by:
- people falling from vehicles
- people being struck by objects falling from vehicles
- people being struck by an overturning vehicle
- communication problems between vehicle drivers and employees or members in the workplace.
Different general dangers involving
people and automobiles
- reversing of vehicles, especially
inside buildings - poor road surfaces and/or poorly
drained road surfaces - poor or no regular maintenance
checks - roadways poorly marked out and
inappropriate or unfamiliar signs
used - poor environmental factors, such
as lighting, dust and noise - Different general dangers involving
people and automobiles - vehicles used by untrained and/or
unauthorized personnel
