Construction: Safety & Duties

1. Construction And Duties of The Owner To Prevent Workplace Accidents

2. About the Project To discuss various aspects of Owner’s duties to prevent accidents 01. The role of the owner Duties of the owner to prevent these accidents 04. Introduction A brief description of the topic 02. Conclusion Summarising the whole topic 05. Accidents Discuss on various accidents that occur on the site 03. Thank You 06. Compliments

3. 01 About the Project

4. About the Project Safety on the construction project has always been a debatable subject. Most owners would probably leave it to the contractor. The reasoning behind this approach is an operational issue in which most owners do not feel comfortable becoming involved.

5. About The Project Such should not be the case. The owner should set the direction for the upcoming construction project. Past experience of highly successful construction projects has clearly demonstrated that early and active involvement of the owner has major impact on the safety and quality performance of all contractors on the job.

6. 02 Introduction

7. Introduction Safety is too important to leave to the contractor. The owner should take an active part in providing the direction. The slight additional cost required at the beginning of the construction project to implement an effective safety program will provide a high rate of return at project completion.

8. Mishaps Costing the lives of people Damaging the construction site

9. 03 Accidents

10. Accidents There are commonly 5 major accidents that can happen at the workplace of a construction site. They are, Slip,trips and falls, Falls from height, Struck by moving vehicles, Hit by flying or falling objects, Electrocution. In 2015 alone, 26,000 Canadian construction workers were injured on the job and 186 were fatally injured.

11. Accidents A Pre-start Health and Safety Review helps significantly with the prevention methods of these accidents. Preventing accidents should be your first line of defence against workplace accidents. But in the event of accidents, your second line of defence is being protected with adequate insurance coverage.

12. 04 The Role of the Owner

13. The Role Of The Owner Understand and apply the requirements of the Regulations and current applicable standards Have in place a written Occupational Health and Safety policy, practices and procedures Train your employees and keep a record of such training

14. The Role Of The Owner Have your façade access system inspected by qualified persons under the supervision of a professional engineer Maintain all equipment and systems in your property in such a condition that it does not constitute a hazard Have an accident investigation and reporting system in place.

15. Additionally, Ensure that; Such facilities as are prescribed are provided. Any facilities prescribed to be provided are maintained as prescribed. The workplace complies with the Regulations. No workplace is constructed, developed, reconstructed, altered or added to except in compliance with the Act & Regulations. ● ● ● ●

16. A Proper Planning and Prevention can save lives

17. 05 Conclusion

18. Conclusion Construction job safety can be successfully influenced by owners. The degree to which owners should involve themselves in this process should be based on the costs, benefits, and risks involved. All owners have a legal and moral responsibility to use reasonable care to correct or warn contractors of any non-apparent hazards present on the site which could affect the safe performance of the construction and to use reasonable care to prevent contractors from injuring others on the site.

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