Site Safety Management Session 4

1. Site Safety ManagementSession 4

2. Performance Objectives • Understand the roles and responsibilities of a site supervisor • Plan for specific safety hazards • Use safety audits • Identify hazards that create the highest number of deaths and injuries in construction An AGC Construction Learning Tool

3. Focus Four Four most common sources of accidents in construction: • Falls • Struck-by’s • Caught-in-between • Electrical hazards An AGC Construction Learning Tool

4. Falls • In the last 5 years, statistics show that falls account for 33% of construction fatalities • Causes? • Remedies? • Passive systems • Active systems • Alternative systems An AGC Construction Learning Tool

5. Struck-by’s • Statistics show that struck-by accidents account for 25% of construction fatalities • Causes? • Remedies? An AGC Construction Learning Tool

6. Caught-in-between • Statistics show that caught-in-between accidents account for 20% of construction fatalities • Causes? • Remedies? An AGC Construction Learning Tool

7. Electrical • Statistics show that electrical accidents account for 12% of construction fatalities • Causes? • Remedies? An AGC Construction Learning Tool

8. Other Hazards • Health Hazards • Chemical exposure • Old building materials • Ergonomic Issues • Repetitive injury • Soft-tissue injury • Confined Spaces • Lockout/Tagout An AGC Construction Learning Tool

9. Session 4 Summary • Perform site safety audits to avoid hazards • Focus on “Focus Four” • Falls • Struck-by • Caught-in-between • Electrical • Avoid other health hazards An AGC Construction Learning Tool