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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY MAGAZINE

YAWAR HASSAN KHAN


ISSUE JULY-SEPTEMBER 2013

CONTENTS 1. EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS 2. SUPERVISION SKILLS IN HSE 3. TRENCHING SAFETY 4. STAIR WAYS SAFETY 5. HAZARD COMMUNICATION 6. SAFETY COMMITTEES 7. SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETINGS 8. JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS

1. EMER GENC Y ACTI ON PLANS YAWAR HASSAN KHAN

2. WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY ACTIONPLAN An action plan to organize employee and employer action during workplace emergencies

3. COMPONENTS OF AN EFFECTIVEEMERGENCY ACTION PLAN Ways to report fires and other emergencies Evacuation procedures Emergency escape route assignments Procedures to account for all employee after an emergency evacuation has been completed Name or job titles of personas who can be contacted for further information or explanation of duties under the plan.

4. NATURAL DISASTERS Avalanche Biological Drought Sand storms Earth quakes Extreme heat / cold Fire Flood Hurricane Landslide / Madslide Lightning Snow / Ice / hail Tornando Volcanic eruption Tsunami

5. TECHNOLOGICALEMERGENCIES Aircraft crash Structural collapse Business interruption Communication Levee failure Explosion/fire Extreme air pollution Financial collapse Fuel .resource shortage Hazardous material release Power / utility failure Radiological / nuclear accidents Transportation accidents

6. WHAT ARE THE STEPS INDEVELOPING EAP Development of emergency action plan Establish authority Conduct employee training and plan review Review , coordinate and update the plan

7. Make sure EAP meets specific needs 8. Consider and list potential natural or man made emergencies 9. Develop resue and medical assistance strategies 10. Consider communication 11. Identify methods for reporting fires 12. Develop methods to alert employees

13. Identify methods to alert employees 14. Identify how and when the employees will be trained 15. Address how and when drills and retraining will be conducted 16. One policy doesnt fit all situations 17. Designate someone who will stay to shut down critical operations during an evacuation

18. Determine specific evacuation routes and exits 19. Designate evacuation coordinates and workdens 20. Conduct EAP employee training 21. Update the EAP regularly

ADMINISTRATION SKILLS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOUR LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVE DECISION TAKING TIME MANAGEMENT STRESS MANAGEMENT

3. ADMINISTRATION SKILLS 4. THE SUPERVISORS JOBOrganizations can not be run properly withoutcompetent first level managers . Supervisors are the keyto success in any organization .They are usually heldresponsible for whatever goes wrong in anorganization.

5. WHO IS A SUPERVISORA supervisor is a manager who accomplishes workwith and through subordinates and directs the workactivities of people

6. DIFFERENT SUPERVISORY JOBS To prepare a budget Contribute a long range planning Solve technical problems

7. MANAGING RESOURCESA manager manages :People timeSpaceFinanceEquipmentinformation

8. ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS Administrators create high performance expectations

9. DEVELOPMENT CYCLEClose supervision and direction are helpful whenworking with individuals who have little experience isdirecting their own behavior.Administrators should maximize their performance bychanging their style.

10. UPGRADED ROLE OF SUPERVISION Supervisors require technical skills , human skills and direct responsibility for improving productivity and performance .

11. SUPERVISORY FUNCTIONS OR ACTIVITIESAn essential way of understanding the supervisoryrole is to examine the functions or activitiesperformed by supervisors.PLANNINGORGANIZAINGDIRECTINGCONTROLLING

12. TEN KEY QUALITIES FOR ADMINISTRATORSProviding clear directionsEncouraging open two way communicationWilling to coach and support peopleProviding objective recognitionEstablishing on going controlsSelecting the right people to staff the organizationUnderstanding the financial implications of decisionEncouraging new ideasGiving out clear cut decisions when necessaryConstantly demonstrating high levels of integrity.

13. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS 14. Communication means interacting with others topromote understanding achieve a result of some kindpassing information to another person so that he/shecan take action.

15. Face to face communication is the easiest. you canexplain what you mean.

16. The art of effective listening is essential to clearcommunication . Clear communication is necessary tomanagement.

17. In order to communicate effectively you mustproduce quality letters to your reader.

18. Quite often you may have to prepare a report. 19. We need to filter our messages to let othersunderstand true meaning of our communication

20. UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR 21. TYPES OF BEHAVIORSPassiveAggressiveAssertive 22. LEADERSHIP 23. Leadership is an inspirational process 24. A leader influences long term change in attitude. 25. Leadership is related to motivation and the process ofcommunication through which one person influencesthe behavior of other people

26. Functions of a leaderAs:ExecutivePlannerPolicy makerExportExternal group representativeController of internal relationsPurveyor of rewards and punishmentArbitrator and mediatorExamplerSymbol of the groupSubtitute of individual responsibilityIdeologistFather figureScape goat

27. STYLES OF LEADERSHIPAuthoritarianDemocraticLaissez faireSituational

28. EFFECTIVE DECISION TAKINGDecisions are made to achieve identifiable goals

29. TIME MANAGEMeNTTo do time management identify priorities andmanage your priorities.

30. STRESS MANAGEMENT 31. FEELING UNDER STRESSLow self esteemAct in clumsy mannerFeel over whelmedFeel guiltyAlways angryFeel less competent

32. COPING WITH STRESSUnderstanding and accepting of selfTackle the problemSelf nurturingEmotional expressionActive distraction

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2. 2 Hazard: Trench collapses cause dozens of fatalities and hundreds of injuries each year. Trenching deaths rose in 2003. 3. 3 Never enter an unprotected trench. 4. 4 Always use a protective system for trenches 5 feet deep or greater. 5. 5 Employ a registered professional engineer to design a protective system for trenches 20 feet deep or greater 6. 6 Protective Systems: Sloping to protect workers by cutting back the trench wall at an angle inclined away from the excavation not steeper than a height/depth ratio of 11 2 :1, according to the sloping requirements for the type of soil. 7. 7 Shoring to protect workers by installing supports to prevent soil movement for trenches that do not exceed 20 feet in depth.

8. 8 Shielding to protect workers by using trench boxes or other types of supports to prevent soil cave-ins.

9. 9 Always provide a way to exit a trench--such as a ladder, stairway or ramp--no more than 25 feet of lateral travel for employees in the trench.

10. 10 Keep spoils at least two feet back from the edge of a trench 11. 11 Make sure that trenches are inspected by a competent person prior to entry and after any hazard-increasing event such as a rainstorm, vibrations or excessive surcharge loads.

1YAWAR HASSAN KHAN 2. Hazard: Slips, trips and falls on stairways are a major source of injuries and fatalities among construction workers

3. Stairway treads and walkways must be free of dangerous objects, debris and materials.

4. Slippery conditions on stairways and walkways must be corrected immediately

5. Make sure that treads cover the entire step and landing. 6. Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches must have at least one handrail

1. PROGRAM YAWAR HASSAN KHAN 2. HAZARD COMMUNICATION RULEThe hazard communication rule applies to any chemical which is known to be present in the workplace in such a manner that employees may be exposed under normal conditions of use or in a forseeable emergency

3. RESPONSIBLITY Chemical manufacturers and importers must evaluate chemicals produced in their workplaces or imported by them to determine if they are hazardousEmployers must assess the hazards of chemicals and develop a written hazard communication plan along with training and information

4. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETChemical manufacturers and importers must obtain and develop a materialsafety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import andmust develop appropriate labels that provide hazard warning information

5. EMPLOYEE TRAINING How toReference the chemical test or hazards Use material data safety sheetsUse protective practices including PPE Recognize a release of chemicals Detect over exposure to chemicals Write secondary container labels

6. HAZARD COMMUNICATION PLAN Employers must develop , implement and maintain a written hazardcommunication plan that contains a list of hazardous chemicals being used in the workplace , assign responsibilities and describes procedures for : Labeling containers

Maintaining and using material safety data sheets Information and training Pipe labeling Non routine tsk procedures Contractor procedures 7. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCEIs any chemical which poses a physical or a health hazard 8. PHYSICAL HAZARDSAre hcemical reaction that could result in a fire , explosion and/ or tosic gas release which cause physical trauma if chemicals are handled or stored improperly 9. HEALTH HAZRDSAre health effects caused directly by the chemicals themselves , not an injury resulting from a reaction 10. FORMS OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALSDusts , fumes . Fibres . Mists . Vapors , gases , solids , liquids 11. CHEMICAL EFFECTSOn various organs of the human body depend on several important factors : solid , liquid or gas ? Ingested , inhaled , absorbed or injected ? How much chemical makes its ways into the body? How poisonous is the chemical? 12. ROUTES OF ENTRYRoutes of entry of chemicals may take must be known when assessing the workplace for chemical hazards. 13. ALTERNATIVE LABELING METHODSHMIS ( hazardous material information system) NFPA (national fire protection association ) 14. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETUsed to communicate chemical hazard information from the manufacturer to the employee to train and inform on safe use of hazardous chemicalsEmployers must obtain a MSDS from the chemical manufacturer or import as soon as possibleEmployers must maintain in the workplace copies of required material safety data sheets 15. EMPLOYEE MUST KNOW The hazard communication program The measures to protect themselvesDetect the release or presence of

hazardous chemical Physical and health hazardsWhen new hazardous chemical is used in organization 16. HAZWOPERHazardous waste operations and emergency response covers response to uncontrollable releases

1. YAWAR HASSAN KHAN 2. Purpose of safety committee Help protects employee by providing knowledge of safety Helps protect employee by providing a solution to issues Bring together labor and management for health and safety Help the employee give training to manager , supervision and workers for better hazard identification and control and health and safety performance

3. Roles of safety committee Know the feelings and thinking of employee by survey and interview Analyze the behavior of employee by observing Do safety inspections at workplace Do safety audits Control measures and safety improvements measure should be monitored Evaluate quality of safety culture in long terms Develop and submit the written recommendations

4. Functions of safety committee To have knowledge Skills Abilities Of health and safety

5. Benefits of safety committee Consultant Identify hazards protect employee and employer Communication between labor and management

6. Duties of safety comm itteemembers Receive concerns , reports and suggestions by employees and give them to manager level and give the management level response to employees Workplace inspection Receiving training Attending meetings Control measures and safety improvement progress Monitoring Hazard identification communication

7. Benfits of training the safetycommittee Know their purpose of job Know the role Know the function Know the responsibility Know the skills Know the abilities Know the information on health and safety Hazard identification profit for company Competition leading Effective audit Lower injury and illness rates

8. Three areas for effective safety committee training Safety committee operations Hazard identification and control Accident investigation procedures

9. Hierarchy of controls Engineering controls Administrative controls Personal protective equipment

10. Accident investigationprocedures Write data of accident Know the surface and root causes Make the report Suggest safety measures

11. Causes of accident reportfailures Surface causes are uncovered but , root causes are not uncovered Hazardous conditions are uncovered Unsafe work practices uncovered Failure in safety management uncovered

12. Causes of majority injuries Inadequate supervision ,education , accountability , and resources

13. Hazardous conditions Material Equipment Environment People system

14. System design andimplementation Objectives Policy Plan Procedures Processes Budget Report Rules

15. Safety inspection In safety inspection we give time to know for a thorough inspection to be conducted to know what is happening

16. Job hazard analysis Employee , managers together solve the problems

17. Problem solving techniques Understand the problem Discuss causes Target solutions Sell solutions Implement solutions

18. 5 wh analysis Who is getting hurt ? What actually caused the injury ? When workers are getting hurt ? Where workers are getting hurt ? how workers are getting hurt ?

19. How to conduct a survey Gather a team of trained employees Determine who you are going to sample Decide how will you conduct the survey ? Tell everyone why you are going to conduct survey ? Conduct the survey Summarize result Discuss the result with CEO

20. Characteristics of an effectivesafety committee Organized meeting Good communication Roles and purposes are understood Standard of behavior Objectives and completion dates are set Members trained

3. How often do safety committees meet Some once a month and some more often 4. When committee meeting should be held Its most effective if the safety committee conducts a meeting immediately after the inspection 5. What happens in an effective safetycommittee meeting Discuss findings Ensure identified hazards are reported to responsible supervisors or managers Analyze findings and discuss their possible rootcause Make recommendations to improve safety programs 6. Purpose of safety committee meeting To bring management and labor together 7. Preparing for the meeting Chairperson preparation Recorder must be trained Prepare the agenda and keep it brief Prepare the meeting room 8. Thank every one for coming 9. Call the meeting to order 10. Note attendence 11. Introduce visitors 12. Review ground rules 13. Review meeting minutes 14. Review agenda topics 15. Discuss unfinished business 16. Review observations of conditions and behaviors 17. Evaluate incident and accident report

18. Receive safety committee status reports 19. Conduct safety committee training / education 20. Conduct a safety inspection 21. Handle problem situations Disagreement conflict 22. Evaluate Meeting process and outcomes 23. Improve Meeting process

1. YAWAR HASSAN KHAN 2. INTRODUCTION YAWAR HASSAN KHAN CERTIFIED HSE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT SAFETY OFFICER ASSOCIATED CONSTRUCTORS LIMITED.

3. JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS : It focuses on the relationship between the worker , task tools and environment .after you identify uncontrolled hazards , you will take steps to eliminate or reduce them to an acceptable risk level . You can prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.

4. IMPROVE YOUR EMPOYEES Get together with your employees and talk about the actual and potential hazards and unsafe behaviors they believe might exist in their current work and surroundings .Discuss the possible accident that might result from the hazards and behaviors . Next come up with ideas to eliminate or control those hazards and behaviors.

5. LOOK FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND UNSAFE BEHAVIOURS Material safety data sheets Experienced workers Accident and incident reports First aid statistical record Behavior based safety reports Safety committee meeting minutes Safety inspection reports Previous JHAs Existing work procedures Equipment manuals Preventive /corrective maintenance records

6. HIGH RISK BEHAVIOURS Working at evaluation , no matter what job is Lifting , lowering , pushing , pulling and other manual handling operations Other working above or below the work area Use of bridge cranes man lifts , or other heavy equipment Working on or near energized

equipment /components Working alone or in isolated workplaces Operating vehicles Working within a confined space or under temp extremes 7. RISK ANALYSIS Risk = probability*severity 8. JHA FORMAT JHA includes three columns: Basic job step Hazard present Preventive measures 9. GOALS WHILE CONDUCTING A JHA What can go wrong What are the consequences ? How could the hazard arise ? What are the other contributing factors ? How likely is that hazard will occur ? 10. TIPS Write safe job procedure Hire professionals to conduct JHA Improve the JHA process by taking a team approach

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