Construction Safety Management

Construction Safety
Management
Elements of A Safety Program
Safety Program Development

Assignment of responsibility
Hazard identification and control
Training and communication
Documentation and enforcement of safety
rules
Safety Program
Maintenance of safe working conditions
Setting performance goals
Rewarding safety performance
Reviewing circumstances involved in
incidents
Taking appropriate correction actions
Safety Program (contd)

Establishing Safety performance objectives
for all levels of management
Including safety as part of management
performance reviews
Measuring effectiveness
Benefits of a Safety Program
Benefits
Reduced workers compensation claims
Reduced expenses related to injuries and
illnesses
Reduced absenteeism
Lower employee complaints
Benefits (contd)
Improved employee morale and satisfaction
Increased productivity
Reduction of hidden cost
Reduced insurance cost
Consequences
Hidden Cost
Workers Compensation Cost
Replacement and training cost for new or
substitute employee
Poor Quality
Penalties for non-compliance
Establishing Project-Specific
Activities
Planning a Project
Develop goals and objectives
Define project team
Project Manager
Site Supervisor
Site Safety
Other Programs
Roles and Responsibilities
Supervisors/Management
Establish safe work practices

Enforce safety rules and regulations
Train employees how to avoid hazards
Enforce reporting work-related injuries, illnesses,
and near misses
Investigate causes of incidents or near misses

Take the appropriate action to prevent recurrence
Ensure prompt medical attention
Roles and Responsibilities

(contd)
Safety Professional
Develop and implement accident prevention
programs
Advise management on company policies and
governmental regulations
Evaluate effectiveness of existing safety
programs
Train management in safety observation
techniques
Why Have a Plan?
Designed to Protect
Personnel
Environment
Public
Operation and Equipment
Why Have a Plan (contd)
Government Regulations
OSHA
EPA
State/Local
Public/Private Requirements
Typical Programs
Recordkeeping
OSHA 300 log and supplementary forms
OSHA 301, accident investigations
Workers' compensation cases
Employee's medical history
Typical Programs (contd)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Proper use
Employee training
Enforcement
Dusty Operations
Unknown hazards
Hazardous waste operations and Emergency
Response
Typical Programs(contd)
Hazard communication program

Written program development and implementation
Chemical Inventory
Communicate safe work methods for:
Jobs-Specific activities
Non-routine tasks
Labeling requirements
MSDS
Employee training (contractors)
Machine guarding
Make sure that machine guarding is:
Replaced and tested for proper function when
removed for maintenance
Review electrical and mechanical interlocks to see if
they work properly
Equipment Repair
Inspect and repair and/or replaced defective
parts
Lockout/Tagout
Make sure that lockout/tagout procedures are established
Employees trained
Others
Confined-space entry
Excavation
Heavy equipment
Air monitoring
Top Violations
Citation Reference
Description
29 CFR 1910.1200 (e)(1) Hazard Communication

29 CFR 1904.2 (a)
29 CFR 1903.2
29 CFR 1910.147
Recordkeeping
Signage
Lockout/Tagout
Top Violations(contd)
Citation Reference
Description
29 CFR 1910.212 (a)(1)
Machine Guarding
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
Personal Protective Equipment
29 CFR 1910.215 (b)(9)

29 CFR Subpart I
Formulating the Plan
Team Effort Required

Management
Supervisors
Laborers
Formulating the Plan (contd)

Developing Scope of Work
Identifying Controls for Reducing Hazards
Reviewing Hazards of each Task
Physical
Chemical
Biological
Formulating the Plan (contd)
Review
Facility
Operations
Hazardous Materials
Points to Consider
Details of the Plan
Degree of Action Required
Envision Potential Incidents
Review Previous Incidents
Finalizing the Plan

User-Friendly Plan
Final Review
Outside Audit
Implementing the Work Plan

Essential in reducing injuries and illnesses
Maintains a safe environment
Designed to protect employees, companys
facilities, and local community
Work Plan (contd)

Pre-entry briefing to alert personnel of
hazards
Conduct Job Hazard Analysis as appropriate
Periodic safety inspection
Correct known deficiencies
Must be available for review and updated as

required
Preparing Scope of Work
Teamwork
Brain Storming
Project Impact Items

Show Stoppers
Delegating Responsibilities
Project Review
General Requirements
Company Policies
Site Description, Background
Site Security
Emergency Response
Identifying Project-Specific
Requirements
Job Hazard Analysis

Select activities with highest risk
Break activity into individual components
Identify potential hazards in each component
Develop procedures to eliminate/reduce hazard
Contractor Pre-qualification
Must complete pre-qualification
Incident rates
Experience Modification Rates (EMR)
OSHA recordable cases
General company information
Safety programs
Medical surveillance programs
Management philosophy
Project Start-Up
Review Contractors
Scope of work
H&S plan
Site-Specific training
Pre-Construction Meeting
Determine Contractor Relationship

Identify who supervises contractor
employees
Must have on-site project
supervisor/manager
Must share responsibility/liability
Contractor Project Management

Must share responsibility/liability
Must be able to interpret/manage safety
programs, solve problems effectively
Must have skills to recognize legal, financial,
and customer relations
Contractor-Management
Responsibilities
29 CFR 1926.16(d)
Where joint responsibilities exists both the prime and
their subcontractor or subcontractors, regardless of tier,

shall be considered subject to the enforcement provisions
of this Act
29 CFR 1926.16(c)
With respect to subcontracted work, the prime contractor
and any subcontractor or subcontractors shall be deemed

to have joint responsibility
Develop Emergency Response

Qualified to Perform
Equipment/Response Time Adequate
Aware of Operations and Hazards
Problems with Emergency

Response
Guidelines NOT Followed
Improper Initial Response
Non-functioning Equipment
Environmental Conditions
Emergency Response Critique

OSHA/EPA Requirements
Reviews Incidents
Develops New Procedures
Enhances Training
Continual Improvement
Guidelines must be created for improvement

Company policies
Contractors rules/procedures
H&S Plan
Learning from mistakes

Safety must be measured and monitored
Reviewing On-Going Operations
Conduct site safety inspections

Review training records and work permits
Review air monitoring data
Review how deficiencies are detected and
corrected
Conduct progress meetings
Summary
Eliminate hazards
Reduce risks when hazards cannot be
eliminated
Provide warning devices
Develop and implement procedures and
training
Summary (contd)
Engineering controls
Preferred
Permanent
Not as dependent on human errors as other
types of controls, and is less likely to fail
Problem is usually corrected for good
Summary (contd)
Accountability must be present
Management commitment must be visible
Teamwork is a requisite for success
Paper safety programs are not acceptable

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Construction Safety

Elements of A Safety Program

Safety Program Development

Taking appropriate correction actions

Safety Program (contd)

Benefits of a Safety Program

Roles and Responsibilities

Establish safe work practices

Investigate causes of incidents or near misses

Ensure prompt medical attention

Roles and Responsibilities

Why Have a Plan?

Why Have a Plan (contd)

Typical Programs (contd)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Hazard communication program

29 CFR 1910.1200 (e)(1) Hazard Communication

29 CFR 1910.212 (a)(1)

29 CFR 1910.215 (b)(9)

Formulating the Plan

Team Effort Required

Formulating the Plan (contd)

Formulating the Plan (contd)

Finalizing the Plan

Implementing the Work Plan

Work Plan (contd)

Correct known deficiencies

Must be available for review and updated as

Preparing Scope of Work

Project Impact Items

Job Hazard Analysis

Must complete pre-qualification

Determine Contractor Relationship

Contractor Project Management

their subcontractor or subcontractors, regardless of tier,

and any subcontractor or subcontractors shall be deemed

Develop Emergency Response

Problems with Emergency

Emergency Response Critique

Guidelines must be created for improvement

Learning from mistakes

Reviewing On-Going Operations

Conduct site safety inspections

types of controls, and is less likely to fail

Problem is usually corrected for good

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