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Safety Precautions and PPEs
Vinay Jain
Any
construction site is a dangerous occupation for all personnel, especially for
labors working on site and so one must be prepared every day for safety.
For
this purpose, various safety measures have to be taken.
Safety
Procedures at Construction Site
Personal
protective equipment (PPE) are supplied to all the personnel’s working on site
and even for the personal who are temporary visiting to the site
Personal
protective equipment (PPE) can be classified as:
Minimum
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Additional
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Minimum
PPE Requirements for Safety at Construction Site
Hard
Hat or Helmet
Hard
hat or helmet is issued to each and every personnel working on site. It has to
be worn all times at job site.
Safety
Glasses
Safety
glasses are required at construction site every time debris is filled in air
due to activities on site.
Hand
Protection Gloves
Hand
gloves are supplied to all personals to protect against cuts when handling
material or equipment’s, during cleaning operations, cutting metal studs or
similar works.
Safety
Vests
Safety
vests also called as high visibility shirts. Purpose of safety vest is to keep
the person always clear in view, even in the dark and he should be visible to
everyone.
Safety
vests are of different bright colors like red, green, yellow so it’s easy for
workers to see and locate each other
Proper
Clothing
Shirts,
long pants and hard sole shoes, a 6-inch-high boot is recommended.
Additional
PPE Equipments for Safety at Construction Site
Hearing
Protection
It
is compulsory to wear hearing protection equipment near any equipment, tool or
machinery which makes loud noises. As per standard practice if you are 2 foot
away from somebody and you need to shout to talk, putting hearing protection is
necessary.
Respiratory
Protection
Sometimes
as voluntary respiration policy dust mask is supplied, any employee looking for
additional comfort or safety while working with fiber glass, fire proofing,
cleaning the floors or handling debris.
Face
shields
A
full face shield should be worn along with safety glasses when working in a
high debris, operating grinder or any spark producing activity or similar
activities or when done on site. An approved welding shield is compulsory to
wear during all welding operations.
Safety
Harness
The
safety harness is an attachment between a fixed and mobile object and is
usually fabricated from rope, cable and locking hardware.
Full
body safety harness to be used as a procedure for fall protecting system,
ignorance can result in severe physical harm. Safety harnesses keep workers
safe and are helpful in freeing their hands for work even while hanging on the
side of a building.
Material
Storage
Material
on the job site should be stored properly when not in use to prevent injury and
wastage of materials. Ensure proper storage and good housekeeping.
Proper
storage can prevent the falls of the materials leading to material damage and
accidents. Weight of the material stored should be within safe loading limits
of the building floor.
Keep
the passageway always clear for walking of personal and prevent injuries.
Always store the material away from traffic.
Store
material at least 6 feet away from the openings in the floor and 10 feet from
the edge of the floor if the wall is not built on edge of floor.
Storage
of Materials at Construction Site
The
personnel should be aware of his weight lifting capacity and if required take the
help of another person if required instead of taking all load himself and use
proper lifting techniques. Always need to wear the safety equipment’s while
working on construction site.
Mechanical
Material Handling
Mechanical
material handling also requires same amount of safety as in case of manual
material handling. Equipment Operator needs to take care of the weight lifting
capacity of the equipment like forklifts, cranes and other similar to avoid
accidents.
Ground
personnel should be in machine operator’s vision always and should be aware of
the safety procedures while working around the heavy mechanical equipment.
Basic
Safety Precautions at Construction Site
In
any construction project for basic safety precautions to be implemented are:
Guard
rails to be installed at open scaffold areas, all openings in the building
floor, in the excavated areas, at mobile elevated platforms.
Yellow
stickers with safety notes to be pasted where necessary
All
the working platforms should be stable, properly braced, should not be
overloaded and safe for the working personnel
All
the working areas and passageways should be free from waste or debris or any of
obstruction like stored material
The
site should be clean all the times and the material should be stored safely
There
should be proper arrangement of collection and disposal of waste materials
First
aid should be available at all times on site for cuts burns or any mishaps
Fire
extinguishers to be placed on site on proper locations in case of any fire
That
should be proper lighting arrangements on the site especially when the work is
carried out during the night stand
To
summarize, world class construction project execution is impossible without
proper health and safety management
Vinay Jain
As a Civil Engineering
Professional, possess more than 15 years’ experience of which International
experience of 8 years in gulf in the areas of construction-related Project
management. With proven Technical & Civil engineering capabilities, I have
managed the operations of various prestigious high-cost construction projects
at a number of sites while achieving the best possible quality of work
provided.
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