BCSS Course
BCSS Course
BCSS Course
Contents
1. Roles and duties of Site Personnel in Safety and Health
2. Safety Planning and Organization
3. An Overview of Workplace Safety and Health Legislations
4. WSH (Construction) Regulations
5. Work At Height
6. Demolition, Excavation and Piling
7. Mechanical and Electrical Hazards
8. Material Handling
13.
Accident Prevention
14.
Incident Investigation
9. Occupational Health
Course Assessment
Lesson : 1
Roles & duties of Site Personnel
in Safety and Health
Introduction
importance of safety & health
To familiarize with regulatory requirements related
to construction safety
To familiarize with roles & responsibilities of a
safety supervisor
To conduct basic risk assessment
To be aware of safety issues at the worksite
To be aware of what to do in-case of any
emergency
Introduction
WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH (WSH) ACT
New WSH Act took effect on 1 March 2006
Replaces Factories Act or Bowec regulations
The Workplace Safety and Health Act is an essential part of a
New Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Framework to
cultivate good safety habits in all individuals at the workplace
from top management to the last worker.
Seven Subsidiary Legislations under WSH Act:
Introduction
importance of safety & health
Building Safety
supervisor generally
want the site personnel
not to get hurt whilst
doing their jobs.
Essentially, the name
of the game is
prevention and
evaluating hazards in
the workplace.
As a Safety Supervisor
Duties & Responsibilities :
Safety supervisor is responsible for the day to day
monitoring and implementation and recording of daily
WSH process these includes :
To assist in the delivery and recording of the site
orientation programmed for all personnel coming to the
worksite
To arrange and participate in the site Safety training
activities as well as coordinate and or conduct additional
worksite project specific employee safety training as
identified through the project training needs analysis
On safety Inspections
Safety supervisor must conduct regular
inspections to uncover safety or health
lapses at the workplace. Such
inspections also help to educate
workers on the hazards they might face
at work
Follow-up Actions
Upon discovery of any safety or health
risks, corrective action should promptly
be taken to eliminate or reduce the
chances of a workplace incident, and any
injuries or illnesses that might occur as a
result.
Benefits of Conducting
Safety Inspections
Workplace inspections help companies to meet
legal requirements on safety and health.
Ultimately, the inspections enable companies to
improve operations efficiency, productivity and
worker morale through an accident and injury
free workplace.
Inspection Steps
Group committee inspections should involve:
A) Listening to the concerns of workers and supervisors;
B) Gaining a thorough understanding of jobs and tasks;
C) Identifying existing and potential hazards;
D) Determining the underlying causes of hazards;
E) Monitoring hazard controls (E.g. personal protective equipment,
engineering controls, policies and procedures); and
F) Recommending corrective action based on an inspection's
findings.
Safety Supervisor
primary roles and duties
Safety Supervisor primary role & duties:
To assist the WSH coordinator and the safety officer in
safety & health matters
Function in a similar capacity as a Site safety supervisor
in a small factories.
To carry out the duties stipulated in the company HSE
duties and responsibility
To assist the HSE dept in the Investigation of fatal
accident, injury, dangerous occurrences and occupational
disease
Safety supervisor
Primary roles and duties
To assist in the worksite accident investigation.
Act as a secretary for safety meetings
To assist in the enforcement of site rules & regulations
Advice and assist with the job safety analysis, instruction
training, safe work procedure. Method statements, risk
analysis, safety Management system, safety talks, get feed
back from the workforce.
To Conduct health & environmental
monitoring of workplaces
The Criteria
In order to perform the duty and play the role effectively.
Safety supervisor must be:
Co ordination
Safety supervisor must co ordinate between:
Authority, regulation bodies and the
company
Top Management and down to the work force
All departments in the work site.
Company and community (public)
Company and the developer
Factory (worksite) and its neighborhood
Safety promotion
Safety promotion can be done by motivation and
communication through:
Education and training eg: safety inductions,
Talks and presentation eg: tool box meeting,
Video shows and exhibition eg: safety
programme, new poster, in other languages
Safety campaigns, eg: health issue, noise, etc
Safety notice board ( to be updated regularly)
Safety news eg: paper cutting, accident, other
information
Safety promotion
Safety promotion
Safety meeting
The Safety meeting is a legal requirement by MOM. It must be
planned, objective, recorded and encourage participation.
Safety meeting should be conducted at least once a month
and :
Safety Inspection
Site Safety inspection must be:
Organized eg: do a weekly plan
Scheduled eg: between paper works
and others
Periodic eg: how long you spend
Subject targeted eg: which location
Result oriented eg: need to write and
report
Safety inspection
After site inspection :
Falling Hazards
Falling hazards or material falling from height is the most
common hazards found in the construction site.
Work related
Legally required
Personnel upgrading
Future needs
Promotion
Work enlargement
Work rotation
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