Construction Site Hazards and Controls

Hazards Identification and controls

ICT team Jan 2016

Topics

Hazard Identification and controls

• Definition

• Hazard Awareness

• Causes of Accidents

• PPE

• Positions of People

• Reaction of People

• Tools & Equipment

• Procedures & Orderliness

• Conclusion.

Warning


Some pictures are graphic

Hazard Awareness


• WHAT ARE HAZARDS?

• DO WE RECOGNISE THEM?

• HOW CAN WE CONTROL THEM?

What is a HAZARD?


• A Hazard is anything that hasthe potential to cause harm, e.g.chemicals, electricity, workingup a ladder.

• Any source of potential damage,harm or adverse health effectson something or someoneunder certain condition at work

What is a HAZARD? – Anything that can..


What is a Risk?


• A Risk is the chance orprobability that a person will beharmed or experience anadverse health effect if exposedto a hazard.

• It may also apply to situationswith property or equipment loss.

What is a Risk assessment?


• Identify hazards

• Analyze and evaluate the riskassociated with the hazard

• Determine appropriate ways toeliminate and control the hazard


Three questions to ask BEFORE we start any job !


Question 1?

How could others or myself get hurt doing this job?

Question 2?

What could the injuries be?

Question 3?

What could we do to prevent it?

The Causes


96% of ALL injuries are caused by an unsafe act or unsafecondition!

Unsafe Acts/Conditions that Cause Accidents


Typical 10-Year Period in DuPont

Unsafe Acts/ConditionsAssociated with Percent of Injuries

Personal Protective EquipmentPositions of PeopleReactions of PeopleToolsEquipmentProceduresOrderliness

12%30%14%20%

8%11%1%

Total Injuries Caused by Unsafe Acts

Total Injuries with Other Causes

96%

4%

100%

Injuries: How bad it will be?


1FATA L

30MAJORS

(Disabling Injuries)

300RECORDABLE

INJURIES

3,000NEAR-MISSES OR FIRST AID

30,000HAZARDS

• Unsafe Acts• Employee-Created

Unsafe Conditions

Employee falls and breaks leg

Employee slips and sprains ankle

Employee slips on spill

Coffee spilled and not cleaned up

Employee falls and strikes head on counter


Personal Protective Equipment

(PPE)

12%

Personal Protective Equipment


• Is it right for the job?

• Head to toe check

•Correct type for the hazard

• Is it in good condition?

• Has it been tested – is it in date?

• Is it compatible with other items?

• Does the person know how to wear it?

PPE would have prevented this!!



Positions of People

30%

Positions of People…30%


• Spot the unsafe act

• What could happen?

• What injuries?

Positions of People


• What could go wrong?

• What would happen ifit did?

• How could we controlit?

Unsafe Act…Unsafe Act…


• What could happen here?

• What injuries could occur?

• What else could happen?

• How can we prevent it?

What could happen?


• Death or Disability

• Serious Injury

• Minor Injury

• Loss of Job

• Injury to Others

• Spillage

• Damage to Plant orEquipment

Think!!!


• Turn towards handrail

• Grip underside of rail

• Trail hand and arm as alifeline

Prevention


• Feet turned towardshandrail

• More contact with stair

• Better grip

In Control


• Feet turned towardshandrail

• Hand used as lifeline

• Load carried on downstairsside

In Control – really?


In Control – best practice


• When erected, the ladder must beat an angle of 75°. Use the 1 in 4rule

• If you cannot achieve this angle,because the ladder is too short,too long or something is in theway, then don’t use it.

• If the top of a ladder is 6 m up awall how far out from the wallshould the base be?

• When working from a ladder, tryand maintain three points ofcontact with it at all times (eg bothfeet and one hand).

In Control – step ladder


• Make sure the stepladder is thecorrect length.

• Don’t use the top two steps of astepladder unless it has asuitable handrail.

• Don’t use the top three steps ofswing-back or double-sidedstepladders where a step formsthe very top of the stepladder.

In Control – best practice



Reactions of People

14%

Reactions of People


• Adjusting or adding Personal Protective Equipment

• Changing position suddenly

• Rearranging the job

• Stopping or leaving the job

• Attaching grounds (earths)

• Performing lockouts

Reasons for “At Risk” Behaviours


Underlying causes

• Attempt to save time

• A belief that the practice is correct because no one has corrected it before

• A lack of knowledge or training

• A belief that “it can’t happen to me” or “it won’t happen this time”

• A habit

• The unavailability of correct personal protective equipment

• An attempt to get attention or to be part of a group

• Will full disregard for safety

• Because the boss said so!

• A sense of priorities that places comfort, production or quality above safety


Tools and Equipment

Tools - 20%

Equipment – 8%

Tools and Equipment


The way people used tools and equipment accounts for 28% of all injuries.

Question?

ü Is it right for the job?

ü Is it being used correctly?

ü Is it in good condition?

ü Do we really know to use it?

ü Are they being tested for performance?

ü Are they made out of crude material

Tools and Equipment


• Unsafe Condition?


• How bad would it be?

Tools and Equipment


• What is wrong?


• What can be done toprevent it?

Tools and Equipment


• What is wrong?


• How bad would it be?


Tools and Equipment


• What is wrong?


• How bad?

• What needs to be done?

Tools and Equipment


• What is wrong here?



Which is correct?


One is not too big to save others


Tools and Equipment



Procedures and Orderliness

Procedures - 11%

Orderliness – 1%



Procedures:

• Are they adequate for the job (Risk Assessment)

• Are people aware of them (Tool Box Meeting)

• Are they up to date (Audits & Review)

• Do people understand them (Specialised Training)

• Are they being followed (Supervision)



Orderliness:

• Are the floor dry at all times?

• Are tools clean and store at designated areas?

• Are there any no tripping hazards created by equipment,hoses, cabling, etc.

• Have a good Check list

Best practices


How safe is this store?


• What injuries could occur inthis store?

• How high are the shelves?

• How do we reach the topshelves?

Unsafe condition


• How many hazards?

• Fire

• Smoke – logging

• Blocked escape

• Chemical

Housekeeping


• How many hazards?

• Fire

• Protruding nails

• Blocked escape

• Tripping hazards

Housekeeping


What hazards in this area?


• Housekeeping

• Chemicals

• Dust

• Leaks

• Crushing

• Falling

• Fire

• Slips – Trips - Falls

What Controls you expect here?


• Guard pm grinder

• Correctly adjusted tool rest

• Correct abrasive wheel

• Routine maintenance procedure

• PPE available

• Authorized personnel only notice

• Colour coded slings

• Electrical cables marked/tested

• Guards on drill

• Hand tools in good condition

• Segregated waste bins

• Door locked when not in use

Be a champion – inform others


Safe?


Be a champion – inform others


Don’t ignore the signs


Warning


Next pictures are graphic

Be a Survivor – Not a victim

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Be a champ!

Thank you!

Be safe!

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