Construction Report 1
Construction Report 1
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Part 1: Background
Hazard category Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
and hazard and how? required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
Vibration Worker using jack Safety signs are placed near 1. Training and instruction regarding 1 month HSE
hammer and operator the working area. vibration should be conducted. Representatives
Employee are 2. Maintenance of machine should 2 months (1-8)
using The workers are using Health Surveillance are be done periodically.
Jackhammer was jackhammer without conducted periodically. 3. Install vibration dampening to 3 weeks Maintenance
being used anti vibration gloves avoid high source of vibration. Staff (2,3)
without vibration and without provision of . 4. Ensure effective monitoring and 1 day
dampening vibration dampening supervision. Construction
device/covering. device. Jack hammer 5. Anti- vibration gloves, shoes and 1 weeks manager
creating high vibration safety helmet should be provided (1,3,4,5,7)
along with noise which to each worker.
leads to numbness, 6. Area should be cordon-off. 2 days Area In-charge
tingling sensations, 7. Provision of job break and job 3 weeks (1-8)
discoloration of fingers, rotation of worker.
muscle fatigue or 8. Ensure to maintain the 4 days
weakness, poor range occupational limits of vibrations
of motion in the hand, for the employees. The daily
arm joints or fingers, exposure limit value is :( 5.0 m.s-2
permanent or A (8) for hand-arm vibration).
temporary loss of use (1.15 m.s-2 A (8) for whole-body
of hands or arms. vibration).
Working at Mechanical Forman, Provision of emergency 1. Barricaded the area where work 3 days HSE
Hazardous Workers, labours, Rest breaks are provided 1. Medical examinations and clinical 2 weeks HSE specialists
substance supervisor and by frequently. tests of a worker should be (1-7)
passers. Local Exhaust Ventilation conducted timely.
Asbestos used as system is present at the site. 2. Job rotation should be provided 3 weeks Area Manager
a fireproofing It employees are using Safety signs are placed. to workers. (2,5,6,7)
material on steel asbestos material for 3. Training must be provided 1 week
and columns and fire proofing material regarding asbestos hazards and
workers are and residue of precautions.
working without hazardous substances 4. Asbestos should be avoided as
respirators. are present. Moreover, fireproofing material. 2 days
Manual handling All the workers involved Safety shoes and gloves are 1. Conduct short tool box talk to 3 days HSE specialists
in manual handling provided to the workers workers about safe manual (1-8)
Workers are activity. handling and proper lifting
manually posture before start the work. Area Manager
unloading cement Outside the building in 2. Provide frequent rest breaks to 3 weeks (2,3,4,5,6,7)
bags from laydown area workers workers.
delivery truck to are manually unloading 3. Provision of hand trolley or 3 weeks
storage area. cement bags on their handling aids to minimize manual
back from delivery truck handling hazard.
to storage area without 4. Reduce manual transportation of 1 month
provision of Handling- heavy material by providing fork
Aids machines. Lifting lift truck for transportation of
posture of workers was cement bags.
totally incorrect and 5. Provide conveyers and cargo lifts 2 months
improper. Weight of for transportation of cement bags.
each sack was 50kg 6. Provide information and arrange 3 weeks
and most of workers training about manually lifting
are lifting two bags at a weight.
Confined Space Employees working in 1. Tool Box Talk (TBT) are 1. Provision of breathing apparatus 2 week Health and
the confined space and conducted on daily basis. BA and BA technician. Safety
Maintenance and the near-by passing 2. A Hole-watcher is present 2. Developed the permit-to-work 1 weeks Manager
cleaning work employees. outside the confined (PTW) system. (1,2,4,5,6,9)
takes place inside space. 3. Check the proper gas testing and 5 days
the storage tank Cleaning and 3. PPE’s are available. oxygen level before entry into the Site Engineer
without proper maintenance activities confined space. (1,3,5,6,7,8,9)
ventilation takes place in the 4. Develop safe working method of 3 weeks
system. confined space of the confined space.
tank. There are no 5. Develop safe access and egress 6 days HSE Manager
adequate ventilation method. (1-9)
system, difficult access 6. Develop emergency rescue 5 days
and egress path. There arrangements.
is no implement of 7. Area must be barricade. 3 days
PTW. These hazards 8. Safety sign should be mounted. 5 days
lead to loss of 9. Ensure level of supervision. 2 days
consciousness, suffer
with asphyxiation,
excess sweating,
dehydration and
headache.
Action Install vibration dampening to avoid high source of vibration. (Hazard Category,“Vibration”)
Action Provide guardrails around the stairs .(Hazard Category “Working at height”)
Specific legal arguments ILO Convention C167 - Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167)
“Where workers are required to work on or near roofs or other places covered with fragile material,
through which they are liable to fall, preventive measures shall be taken against their inadvertently
stepping on or falling through the fragile material.”
According to Occupational Safety and Health Laws in Pakistan
“All floors, stairs, passages and gangways must be of sound construction and properly maintained
and where it is necessary to ensure safety, steps, stairs, ladders, passages and gangways must be
Action Provide Moldex respirator with asbestos removal kit. (Hazard Category “Hazardous Substances”)
Specific legal arguments ILO C162 - Asbestos Convention, 1986 (No. 162)
“Workers who are or have been exposed to asbestos shall be provided, in accordance with national
law and practice, with such medical examinations as are necessary to supervise their health in
relation to the occupational hazard, and to diagnose occupational diseases caused by exposure to
asbestos.”
Pakistan Hazardous Substances Rules, 2003
Safety precautions for workers
A licensee shall ensure the following safety precautions are taken in respect of workers employed
for handling hazardous substances.
No worker aged below 18 years or over 60 years shall be employed for any job involving
physical handling of hazardous substances.
Planned review date/period with The company policy to review the risk assessment will be almost after 1 year, so I will set up the
reasoning date of 26, March 2022.if there will be change of international safety standard or purchasing of new