Construction accidents and safety management

2. Safety is the state of being safe;
freedom from danger, risk, or
injury.
Safety is the absence of danger

3. Basic Terms
An accident :
An accident can be defined formally
as 'an undesired event, which results in
physical harm and/ or property damage
(injury, property damage, interruption,
delay).
An injury :
An injury is a consequence of an
incident.

4. 1. UNSAFE ACTS
2. UNSAFE CONDITIONS

5. Working without authority
 Leaving equipment in a dangerous condition
 Using equipment at the wrong speed
 Disconnecting safety devices such as guards
 Using defective equipment
 Using equipment the wrong way or for the wrong tasks
 Failure to use or wear personal protective equipment
Bad loading of vehicles
 Failure to lift loads correctly
Smoking in areas where this is not allowed
 Drinking alcohol or taking drugs

6. Missing platform guardrails
Defective tools and equipment
Inadequate fire warning systems
Fire hazards
Hazardous atmospheric conditions
Excessive noise
Not enough light to see to do the work

7. Illustration of Accident Illustration of Safe Practice

8. Illustration of Accident Illustration of Safe Practice

9. • No provision of safety harness
• Faulty design of structure / stairs
• Use of damaged stairs / scaffold
• Use of unsuitable stairs / scaffold
• Improper position of stairs / scaffold

10. Illustration of Accident Illustration of Safe Practice

11. Illustration of Accident Illustration of Safe Practice

12. • Poor housekeeping
• No toe-board on work
platform
• No overhead protection
• No installation of safety
net
• Improper lifting
techniques
Harness
Shell
(Structure of a Safety Helmet)
A clearance of 25–50mm between the
harness and the inside of the
shell should be maintained

13. Illustration of Accident Illustration of Safe Practice

14. • Contact with electricity current due to faulty conductor
• Use of electrical equipment's that are damaged or modified
• No earthling
• No provision of suitable PPE

15. • Hazard assessment is the process followed to identify, assess, and
eliminate or manage workplace hazards and the risks to worker
health and safety.
• The assessment is an essential part of an organization’s safety culture
and safety management system.

17. Role of various parties in safety
management
1. Designer
2. Employer
3. Worker

18. Designer
• At the planning stage, the architect, engineers and designers and
designers should give due consideration to safety of the workers.
• Take into account the safety problems associated
• Avoid anything in design which would require the use of dangerous
structural procedures and hazards.
Employer
• Should provide and maintain plant and equipment well and organise the
work
• Ensure proper supervision to workers
• Workers should be given proper instructions about safety requirements.

19. Workers
• Al workers should do everything within their power to provide safety
to themselves and to co-workers
• Before stating the day’s work they should inspect the place of work
and equipment they have to use and any defect by them should be
reported to the supervisor or another competent authority.
• Should use all safeguards and safety devices

20. • A safety program is a set of policies and work practices specifically
designed by a company for their own company.
• It addresses OSHA regulations and ways to reduce the exposure to
hazards in their work areas
It has been found that effective management of safety programs
• Reduces the extent and severity of work related injuries and
illnesses
• Improves employee morale and productivity
• Reduces workers’ compensation costs

21. • Reduced workers’ compensation claims
• Reduced expenses related to injuries and illnesses
• Lower employee complaints
• Increased productivity
• Reduction of hidden cost
• Reduced insurance cost

22. The safety meeting is designed to reinforce safety knowledge and
management's commitment to "doing it the right way" and "making
safety a way of life".

23. • Plan to hold a safety meeting at least once a month
• Plan your meetings for a regular time on a specific day and time.
• Choose a safety topic for each meeting. Make sure you have
enough handouts for each member of the team/crew.
• Invite members of your team/crew to handle specific parts of the
meeting. It helps everyone to become involved.

24. • Conduct the safety meeting on a worksite.
• Have someone keep minutes of the meeting and distribute the minutes
so everyone can sign their name in ink, know what was discussed, what
actions were decided, and who is responsible for each action.
• Distribute information handouts and spend a couple of minutes
highlighting some of the more important points.
• Encourage members of the team/crew to comment on the information
• Don't let the meeting drag
• Encourage each member of the team/crew to take the handouts home to
their family.

25. • A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something.
• Incentives not only reward employees for following your safety
program and not having accidents, but they help to keep safety in the
forefront of thought.
• The use of incentives is another tool to help create more awareness of
the need to be safe on the job and reduce the number of accidents.

26. • The majority of accidents happen when employees disregard safety
rules (Unsafe acts) and management ignore the presence of unsafe
conditions.
• improve safety behaviour of workers
• Conduct safety training programmes, lecture series etc