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Health and Safety
What must you know
What is an accident?
Reporting accidents
A Bricklayers song
Activity
Read the newspaper report and in small groups fill out the accident
record form
What types of accidents are most common in the construction industry?
Activity Complete the bar chart
The importance of good house keeping
Materials Storage and waste management• http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/safetytopics/storage.htm
Tips from HSE website forstoring materials
• Storage areas - designate storage areas for plant, materials, waste, flammable substances eg foam plastics, flammable liquids and gases such as propane and hazardous substances eg pesticides and timber treatment chemicals;
• Pedestrian routes – do not allow storage to ‘spread’ in an uncontrolled manner on to footpaths and other walkways. Do not store materials where they obstruct access routes or where they could interfere with emergency escape;
• Flammable materials - will usually need to be stored away from other materials and protected from accidental ignition;
Tips from HSE website forstoring materials
• Storage at height - if materials are stored at height eg on top of a container, make sure necessary guard rails are in place if people could fall when stacking or collecting materials or equipment;
• Tidiness - keep all storage areas tidy, whether in the main compound or on the site itself; and
• Deliveries - plan deliveries to keep the amount of materials on site to a minimum.
Waste management
RISK ASSESSMENTS
Risk assessments
Types of hazards
COSHH
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
COSHH stands for 'Control of Substances Hazardous to Health' and under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, employers need to either prevent or reduce their workers' exposure to
substances that are hazardous to their health.
Method Statements
Safety signs and the law
Safety signs and the law
Welfare facilities in the workplace
Noise in the Workplace
Activity
• What do bricklayers do that exposes them to noise and what can we do to reduce , eliminate or control the noise.
Drugs and Alcohol
Group Activity Re-cap!
1.How many can you get right?
• What Does RIDDOR stand for?
2.True or False?
• A blue and white sign = Mandatory
3.What does CDM stand for?
4.What comes first, the risk assessment or the method statement?
5.What is the biggest cause of fatalities in the construction industry?
6.What does COSHH stand for?
7.You are nearly involved in an accident on site.
What should you do?
(a) Record it in the accident book
(b) Let your supervisor know
(c) Leave the area immediately
8. What does HSE stand for?
9.Who should complete Risk Assessments?
10.What “type” of sign is this?
1.
• What Does RIDDOR stand for?
2.True
• A blue and white sign = Mandatory
3. Construction Design Management
4.What comes first, the risk assessment or the method statement?
The risk assessment
5.What is the biggest cause of fatalities in the construction industry?
Falls from height
6.What does COSHH stand for?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
7.You are nearly involved in an accident on site.
What should you do?
(a) Record it in the accident book
(b) Let your supervisor know
(c) Leave the area immediately
(a) Record it in the accident book
8. What does HSE stand for?
9.Who should complete Risk Assessments?
Risk Assessments should be carried
out by a person who is experienced and
competent to do so. Competence is
expressed as a combination of
Knowledge, Awareness, Training and
Experience.
10.What “type” of sign is this?
The four types of safety signs
Mandatory - Must obey, white symbol on a blue background
Warning - Risk of danger, hazard ahead, triangular with a yellow background
Prohibition - Stop must not do, Red on a white background
Safe conditions - Gives you information, Green with a white symbol
Manual Handling
Manual Handling
Working at Heights
“Scaff Tags” (scaffolding tags)
Never get onto a scaffolding
withoutan up to
date “Scaff Tag”
Ladders
• A ladder should lean at an angle of 75º, i.e. one unit out for every four units up
• make sure the ladder extends at least 1 m (three rungs) above where you are working
• maintain three points of contact when climbing (this means a hand and two feet)
• avoid holding items when climbing (consider using a tool belt)
• Mobile Access Towers are covered by PASMA. More Information http://www.pasma.co.uk/
HSE key messages are that:
You must be competent in erection and dismantling of mobile scaffolds
Working with Electricity
Under ground cables
Over head power cables
PAT (Portable Appliance Testing)
Identifying Voltages110 volts
Identifying Voltages230 Volts
Identifying Voltages410 Volts
Transformer
The main hazards of working with electricity
Know how to use personal protective equipment PPE
Why is PPE important?
• mailto:http://www.hse.gov.uk/toolbox/ppe.htm
Work through the activities
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