...Unit 27-Understanding Health and Safety in the Business Workplace P1 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The health and safety at work act is a legislation that covers health and safety in the UK. The health and safety executive is responsible for enforcing this law relevant to the working environment. The health and safety act protects health and safety for workers if there were any injuries to a worker when they are at work then they is protected by this law. BAM Construction Site In a BAM construction site to follow the health and safety at work act is very important, this is because in a BAM construction site there are many workers that have got different jobs to do that are a risk for the workers such as the crane driver, the job role for the crane driver is to direct heavy equipment from the floor around the construction site to the location it needs to be and without the right training the heavy equipment can slide of and fall on workers or on the building itself. However BAM construction site worker follow the health and safety at work act very seriously because there have been very few injuries at the construction site. In 6 months there have only been two injuries in the construction site and the injuries were minor however any injury that happens on a BAM construction site has to be reported. The amount of risks that are in the construction site are very high and to have two minor injuries in the amount of time the construction site has been there is an achievement...
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...regulations for ensuring the health, safety and security of those employed in business. General Construction Co is one of the most significant construction companies situated in the U.A.E. General Construction Company is a Corporation as a legal structure of a LLC company, established in U.A.E 1996. Company’s Success is greatly due to our qualified engineers and dedicated staff appointed from various countries. Company’s Staff consists of 49 engineers, 36 managerial and financial personal, 2249 of technician and ordinary workers. General Construction Company is equipped with the most modern Heavy Equipment& Machinery like cranes and bulldozers which are required to carry out any major specialized project The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) The HSE is the UK government body responsible for enforcing health and safety at work legislation. The HSE also plays a major role in producing advice on health and safety issues, and guidance on relevant legislation. The role of enforcement is split between HSE and local authorities depending on the business sector. In addition, HSE conducts research into the effectiveness of regulations and other health and safety issues, consults with employers and employees representatives, and advises legislators and government on health and safety. The HSE online website contains a wealth of information and guidance on maintaining health and safety at work, and detailed advice on complying with health and safety regulations. [About H S...
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...NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety [pic] UNIT IGC3: HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION IGC3 – The Health and Safety Practical Application Candidate and course provider declarations: For completion by the candidate: I declare that the work submitted for this practical application assessment ie. the completed observation sheets and the report to management, is my own work. I recognise that contravention of this statement constitutes malpractice and may result in my being subject to the penalties set out in the NEBOSH Malpractice policy. Name (Print) Signature Date 15/06/2014 For completion by a course provider representative (e.g. internal practical assessor): I declare that the work marked is identical to that received from the candidate. I recognise that contravention of this statement constitutes malpractice and may result in my being subject to the penalties set out in the NEBOSH Malpractice policy. Name (Print) Maitha Hassan Abdulla Signature Date 15/06/2014 For completion by the course provider’s internal practical assessor: I declare that I have marked this work and am both qualified and approved by NEBOSH to do so. I recognise that contravention of this statement constitutes malpractice and may result in my being subject to the penalties set out in the NEBOSH Malpractice policy. ...
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...WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION MATRICULATION NO : 811029015900002 IDENTITY CARD NO. : 811029-01-5900 TELEPHONE NO. : 012-7410614 E-MAIL : cute_pirate81@yahoo.com LEARNING CENTRE : IPTHO / OUM BATU PAHAT REPORT ON THE PROBLEMS TO THE HEALTH AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVED SAFETY STANDARD OF AM CONSTRUCTION & HARDWARE SDN BHD Prepared for Hamzah bin Kahar ( Managing Director ) AM Construction & Hardware Sdn Bhd 28-30 , Jalan Pt Jalil 83000 Batu Pahat , Johor By Suhaily bt Heait ( Occupational Health Director ) AM Construction & Hardware Sdn bhd 28-30 , Jalan Pt Jalil 83000 Batu Pahat , Johor 16th October 2012 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL The Managing Director , AM Construction & Hardware Sdn Bhd , 28-30 , Jalan Pt Jalil , 83000 Batu Pahat , Johor . Dear Mr Hamzah bin Kahar , Enclosed is the report you requested in September on the problems related to the health and safety standards in AM Construction & Hardware Sdn Bhd . After the recent tour of the company , it was discovered that the operators were blatantly ignoring the safety standards of the company . The problems are stated as follow : 1. Manual handling of hand tools 2. Sharp objects and rubbish: syringes, broken glass and rusty metal 3. tripping or slipping. 4. Violation of rules / Improper working behavior . I have identified the solutions...
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...The Cost Impact of Construction Safety in Alberta’s Workplace December 8, 2012 The attached report offers insight into the cost impacts of a safety program in the construction industry in Alberta. It examines the positive aspects of a safety program vs. the negative situations when one does not exist. The following is a breakdown of what is included in the report: 1. A brief look at what a safety program is and what defines it as successful. 2. The construction industry’s impact on Alberta’s economy, including growth and current trends. 3. Cost impacts on various parts of a construction company, including morale, legal and direct costs and expenses. 4. Implications of not maintaining a program and how that can affect an organization financially. The research includes a variety of information, primarily from Alberta Industry Profiles and personal experience working for a Construction Safety Organization. My personal experiences are supported by publications on principles of construction safety. Thank you for the opportunity to examine the far-reaching impact of safety on the construction industry. Sincerely, TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 What is a Safety Program 1 Components of the Industry 1 The Industry in Alberta 2 BENEFITS OF A SUCCESSFUL SAFETY PROGRAM 2 Benefits on Employee Morale and Impact on Organization 2 Legal Benefits and Impact on Organization 3 Cost Benefits and Impact on Organization 3 Workers’...
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...Pearson BTEC Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment (QCF) – Workbook Pearson BTEC Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment (QCF) Level 1: 4 Credits Learner name: | | Learner registration number: | | Centre name/number: | | Assessor/tutor name: | | Your job role (if applicable): | | Main Organization:(This will either be the organization the Learner is employed by or, if the Learner is not currently employed within the construction sector an organization they are familiar with.) | UNIT SIGN OFFI confirm that the answers given within this workbook are my own work. Learner signature: Date: | I confirm that the evidence in this workbook has been assessed against the assessment criteria for this unit and has judged for validity, authenticity, currency, reliability and sufficiency.Assessor/tutor signature: Date: | Assessment Guidance It is expected that the majority of learners who will be undertaking this qualification will be preparing for employment within a construction role in an organization. The expectation is that learners will choose to complete this workbook in the context of their own job role. This method should allow learners to access the material required with ease and utilize the information in the workbook as evidence against a knowledge-based qualification where appropriate. However, it is necessary...
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...The implications of health, safety and security legislation and regulations for a business in a workplace environment. An example of a Job role in HRC is the role of a lecturer in Construction. Health and safety rules would affect this job role. Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 “These regulations are concerned with the working environment. They place a duty on employers to make sure that the workplace is safe and suitable for the tasks being carried out there, and that it does not present risks to employees and others.” Impact on job role: A construction lecturer is responsible for the welfare of their students and others around that come into the construction site. Walkways must be clear, objects must not be obstructing the entrance. Lecturers should pull students up on the rules such as always having an ID badge and making sure bags are not in the way. Tutors are responsible for telling students what is waste and make students aware of cleaning facilities. Implications if the regulations are not followed effectively: Students and staff might be harmed. They could slip, trip or fall over. Waste material left out unnecessarily could become an obstruction. It is essential for students and staff to clean up after working in construction so they are not irritated and do not risk others; such as if they handle certain chemicals they must wash themselves off. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 “a duty on all employers "to ensure, so far as is reasonably...
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...1) The full words of OSHA is Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994. This act is an act to make further provision for securing the safety, health and welfare of person at work, for protecting others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work, to establish the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, and for matters connected therewith. The objective for this act is to ensure safety of workers, protect workers at place of work, encourage conducive work environment and improve standard of safety. PC Construction shares over half a century of industry-leading excellence with every client they meet. PC Construction offer general contracting, construction management, and design-build service to private or public companies for projects of all size. With their headquarters in Vermont and a network of locations in Florida, Georgia, Maine, New York and North Carolina, they manage project offices up and down the east coast and boast an annual volume average of $500 million. Likelihood of an occurrence This value is based on the likelihood of an event occurring. You may ask the question “How many times has this event happened in the past?” Assessing likelihood is based worker experience, analysis or measurement. Likelihood levels range from “most likely” to “inconceivable.” For example, a small spill of bleach from a container when filling a spray bottle is most likely to occur during every shift. Alternatively, a leak of diesel...
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...Samantha D’Cunha MGT 4400 Human Resource Management OSHA Business and industries need safety and regulations to protect their workers from injuries and illnesses. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. It was created to guarantee secure and beneficial working conditions and it is administered through the Department of Labor. Its purpose is to make sure employers and employees have a safe and nonhazardous workplace. It has developed a number of training programs, compliance system, and health and safety recognition in its past history. It wanted to improve existing safety standards and health standards. OSHA was created to have mandatory job safety and health standards. They keep track of job illnesses and injuries. OSHA has cut down the percent of workplace deaths, illnesses, and injuries. They have performed thousands of inspections and have made thousands of visits to employers with safety concerns. The supporting body of OSHA is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which develops research and standards. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission reviews OSHA actions and addresses disputes. OSHA enforces, assists, and cooperates. This act performs well for the domestic construction business by enforcing rules and regulations that they are obliged to. The construction business encounters many fatalities, but OSHA cuts down this percent. The act covers 50 states private sectors including others like Columbia, Guam,...
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...R. Williams Construction Co. V. OSHRC Katrina Dickey Strayer University Dr. Banks HRM 510-Business Employment Law December 1, 2013 R. Williams Construction Co. V. OSHRC Safety has been on the top of the list since many can remember. Having safety work practices can make or break a company. It did just that for R. Williams Construction Company. OSHA (Occupational Saftey and Health Act) was put into place to help protect employers and employees. When regulations are not followed it could cause employers money and employees injury. In this paper it will review the case of R. Williams Construction Company V. OSHRC, discuss the legal issues in the case, and analyze why R. Williams construction Company was fined for over three safety violations. What was the legal issue in this case? The legal issue in the case R. Williams Construction Company v. OSHRC was the result after a trench collapsed, which resulted in the death of one employee from the construction company, Jose Aquiniga and serious injury of another employee, Adam Palomar. After close investigation, OSHA charged R. Williams Construction Company with four violations that all resulted in expensive fines. The violations included failure to instruct employees and managers on how to recognize and avoid hazardous work conditions. The next is the failure to ensure that employees did not have to travel more than twenty-five feet to safe zone. (Walsh, 2010) Third was the failure to have a competent person who was specifically...
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...R. WILLIAMS R. Williams Construction Co. v. OSHRC Employment Law for Human Resource Practice Professor Jama Rand Mishell December 2, 2012 Introduction This case is based around the laws and regulations of OSHA. OSHA is an Occupational Safety and Health Act that has been put into place to ensure the safety of employees while on the job. These regulations are put into place to help reduce the number of on the job injuries and death. In this case, Williams Construction was put under investigation after a trench collapse, which resulted in the death of one employee and a serious injury in another. After the investigation Williams was charged with four OSHA violations that all resulted in expensive fines. What was the legal issue in this case? This case is followed by the laws and regulations of OSHA. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) is an organization that has been put into place to ensure the safety of employees while on their jobs In this case with Williams Construction the company was put under investigation after a trench collapse, which resulted in the death of one employee Jose Aguiniga and a serious injury to another employee Adam Palomar. After the investigation, OSHA charged Williams Construction with four violations that all resulted in expensive fines. The violations found from the investigation included; 1. The failure to instruct employees and managers on how to recognize and avoid hazardous work conditions...
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...Development of WHS Management Plans COP | Code of Practice | D&C | Design and Construction | MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet | NUL | National Uniform Legislation | NTG | Northern Territory Government | PC | Principal Contractor | PCBU | Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking | PPE | Personal Protective Equipment | SWMS | Safe Work Method Statements | WHS | Work Health and Safety | Practice and code PCBU | A Person Conducts a Business or Undertaking whether:- Alone or with others- Is conducted for profit or gainIt includes partnership or an incorporated association.Note: Employer is captured under the definition of PCBU(Refer to Subdivision 2, Section 5 of the WHS Act 2011). | PC | A PCBU that commissions a construction project is, thePrincipal Contractor (PC) for the project.If the person engages another PCBU as PC for theconstruction project and authorises the person to havemanagement or control to the workplace and to dischargethe duties of a PC, the person so engaged is the PC forthe project.Note: Construction projects can only one PC at anyspecific time.(Refer to Reg 293 of the WHS (NUL) regulations). | A Work Health and Safety (WHS) Legislation was developed as a result of acomprehensive national review into work health and safety laws across Australia, whichinvolved substantial public consultation. This initiative provided a framework to protectthe health, safety and welfare of all workers at work and of all other people who might beaffected by the work...
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...Tasks: 1 a) The roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare on a construction site The employer Employers have a general duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 1974 to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, your health, safety and welfare at work’. Specific responsibilities Specific responsibilities are listed in the HASAWA 1974 under the general duties to employees and are as follows: The provision of such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of his employees. It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees. The provision and maintenance of a working environment for his employees that is, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe, without risks to health, and adequate as regards facilities and arrangements for their welfare at work. The provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are, as far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health. Arrangements for ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances. The employee Under the HASAWA, employees have the following general duties: To act with due care for themselves and others, e.g. to walk rather than run down a corridor...
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...MANAGING RISKS IN CONSTRUCTION WORK Draft Code of Practice Table of Contents FOREWORD 4 SCOPE AND APPLICATION 4 1. INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 What is construction work? 5 1.2 Who has duties relating to construction work? 7 1.3 What is involved in managing risks relating to construction work? 10 2. MANAGING RISKS WITH CONSTRUCTION WORK 12 2.1 Identify the hazards 12 2.2 Assess the risks 12 2.3 Control the risks 13 2.4 Review control measures 14 3. SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENTS 16 3.1 What is a safe work method statement? 16 3.2 Preparing a safe work method statement 17 3.3 Implementing a safe work method statement 18 3.4 Reviewing a safe work method statement 19 4. WHS MANAGEMENT PLANS 21 4.1 What is a WHS management plan? 21 4.2 Preparing a WHS management plan 21 4.3 Implementing the WHS management plan 21 4.4 Reviewing and revising a WHS management plan 22 5. LICENCES 23 5.1 High risk work 23 5.2 Other licences 23 6. INFORMATION, TRAINING, INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION 25 6.1 General construction induction training 25 6.2 Workplace specific training 26 6.3 Other training 26 6.4 Supervision 27 7. FACILITIES AND THE WORK ENVIRONMENT 28 7.1 Facilities at a construction workplace 28 7.2 The work environment 29 7.3 Emergency plan 31 8. CONTROLLING RISKS IN CONSTRUCTION WORK 32 8.1 Falls and falling objects 32 8.2 Traffic management 37 8.3 Essential services 38 8.4 Hazardous manual tasks 39 8.5 Hazardous chemicals...
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...Occupational Safety and Health at SMK Senibong Construction Site, Lundu, Kuching, Sarawak Pau Chiong Hing Pusat Pelajaran Sarawak SUPERVISOR’S NAME: Tuan Haji Mahmood bin Long STUDENT’S PERSONAL DETAILS NAME : Pau Chiong Hing MATRIX. NO : 570416135561001 ADDRESS : 116 , Taman Siang, 95000 Sri Aman, Sarawak. PHONE : 019-8986891(H/P) 083-322961(R) EMAIL : pauch@oum.edu.my OCCUPATION : Site Safety Supervisor SPONSOR (IF ANY) : nil PROJECT TITLE : Case Study on the Occupational Safety and Health at SMK Senibong Construction Site, Lundu, Sarawak Table of Contents Page Acknowledgement i Declaration ii Abstract iii 1. Introduction 2.1 Research Background 1 2.2 Problem Statement 2 2.3 Objective of Study 3 2.4 Historical Perspective of Occupational Safety and Health in Malaysia 3 2. Literature Review 2.1 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994 7 2.2 Letter of Appointment of Contractor 10 2.3 Safety Manual of PN Construction Sdn Bhd 11 2.4 Organization Chart of Safety and Health Committee 13 2.5 Safety Statistic for SMK Senibong Project for year 2013 14 2.6 Occupational Safety and Health Issues in Construction 15 3. Research Methodology 3.1 Desktop Review 17 3.1.1 What is Tool-box Talk 21 3.1.2 Skill Level of Workers 23 3.2 HIRARC at Senibong Construction Site ...
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