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topic 1: overview of safety Flashcards

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() is an aspect of construction-related activities concerned with protecting construction site workers and others from death, injury, disease, or other health-related risks.

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Construction Safety

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CORE PILLARS OF A
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (4)

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  1. Safety Policies and Objectives
  2. Safety Risk Management
  3. Safety Assurance
  4. Safety Promotion
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includes all the documentation required for a safety policy, defining the management commitments, safety accountabilities, emergency coordination, and safety activity records.

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Safety Policies and Objectives

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  • All about proactively managing risk
  • Starts with hazard identification allowing you to pre-emptively implement appropriate safety measures
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Safety Risk Management

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This involves the evaluation of current safety system and adaptation of policies to new challenges

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Safety Assurance

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  • Creating a two-way safety culture
  • It means communicating safety policies and procedures to management and employees regularly
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Safety Promotion

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At least () fatalities occur at construction sites, around the world, every year.

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60,000

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One fatal accident occurs every ()

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10 minutes

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Around ()% of all fatalities at work (1 in every
6) are construction fatalities

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17%

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IMPORTANCE OF CONSTRUCTION
SAFETY MANAGEMENT (5)

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  • Prevents workplace injuries and fatalities
  • Ensures compliance with legal regulations
  • Reduces project delays and costs
  • Protects company reputation
  • Enhances worker morale and productivity
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DIRECT COST OF ACCIDENTS (4)

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  • Medical Expenses
  • Equipment Damage
  • Wasted Raw Materials
  • Litigation Expenses
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INDIRECT COST OF ACCIDENTS (5)

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  1. Injured Workers
  2. Other Employees
  3. Supervisors
  4. Replacement
  5. Equipment
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  • Lesser productivity due to interruption on the day of injury
  • Loss in efficiency
  • Loss of income
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  1. Injured Workers
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Loss of productivity due to:
* Work stoppage out of curiosity
* When assisting an injured person
* Due to the inspection
* Loss in efficiency out of sympathy for the injured

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  1. Other Employees
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Lost productivity
* When assisting the injured
* Due to an accident investigation
* In preparing a report
* During inspection

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Supervisors

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A () is a dangerous phenomenon,
substance, human activity or condition. It may cause loss of life, injury or other health
impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods
and services, social and economic disruption,
or environmental damage.

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hazard

17
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Types of hazards (7)

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  1. physical hazards
  2. chemical hazards
  3. biological hazards
  4. ergonomic hazards
  5. electrical hazards
  6. psychological hazards
  7. safety hazards
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COMMON HAZARDS IN CONSTRUCTION

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  1. WORKING AT HEIGHTS
  2. MOVING OBJECTS
  3. NOISE
  4. VIBRATORY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
  5. MATERIAL HANDLING – MANUAL AND BY EQUIPMENT
  6. AIRBORNE FIBRES AND MATERIALS
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  • **Most common cause of fatal injuries to workers. **
  • The HSE estimated that 47% of worker fatalities were due to a fall from height.
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WORKING AT HEIGHTS

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  • A construction site is an ever-changing environment, with many objects moving around, often on uneven terrain.
  • Delivery vehicles, heavy plant machinery and overhead lifting equipment pose a hazard to site workers and operators. Sites should always be planned to manage plant and pedestrian interface where physical barriers and suitable segregation is in place.
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moving objects

21
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  • Working around** loud, excessive and repetitive ()** can cause long term hearing problems, such as **deafness. **
  • () can also be a dangerous distraction and may distract the worker from the task at hand, which can cause accidents.
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noise

22
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  • HAVS (Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome) is a debilitating and painful disease of the blood vessels, nerves, and joints.
  • It is typically caused by the continued use of hand-held power tools, including vibratory power tools and ground working equipment.
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VIBRATORY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

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  • Materials and equipment are constantly being lifted and moved around construction sites, whether manually or by equipment. Either way, handling carries a degree of risk.
  • For manual handling, improper handling of materials may cause injury to the muscles and bones.
  • For lifting equipment handling, there are lots of risks, especially when operating lifting equipment on uneven ground.
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MATERIAL HANDLING – MANUAL AND BY EQUIPMENT

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  • Unsurprisingly, a lot of dust is produced on construction sites. This dust is often an invisible, fine, and toxic mixture of hazardous materials and fibres.
  • This can damage the lungs and lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, silicosis and other such diseases.
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AIRBORNE FIBRES AND MATERIALS

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