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UNIT IGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION
Candidate Name
!"ammad S"a#ir
Lo+ation arina Terra+e Terra+e D!$ai, UAE
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ana4ement Report
(* Introd!+tion This report is based on the HSE inspection of “arina “ arina Terra+e Terra+e +on5tr!+tion Pro6e+t7 with a view to assess the existing Health and safety standards. While preparation of this report the focus remained on the HSE management of the project that whether the standard rules and regulation are properly being followed and a good HSE culture is developed in wor site! as well as to identify unsafe acts! unsafe conditions. The "arina Terrace Terrace is a #$$!$$$ S%uare feet new residential building project consists on &$ floors which is situated in 'ubai marina! ()E. *resently it is under construction where the main contractor is ')")+ ,-(* and consultant is W"E and around / subcontractors are woring under 'amac ,roup. This is a prestigious construction project in 'ubai which is about on &$ minutes drive from 'ubai 0nternational )irport. The project consist of Engineering ! *rocurement 1 construction which divided in to & units and given names 23H4! 53H4! &3H4 where currently the third unit &3H4 apartments are under construction. +omplete construction area is divided into small sub areas with name given to it in alphabet and numbers. Each area name is displayed through placards. )round 6$$worforceincluding 6$$worforceincluding sub7contractors is engaged in wor every day. day. )round 26 cars! 8 buses! & bobcat! / shovel and 5 mobile cranes are in movement all times. Wor is going on round the cloc. HSE 'epartment is headed by HSE "anager and constitutes of 5 Senior Safety fficers and # Safety fficers. 0n general! 0 found the standard of Health and safety good but when too a loo closely the number of issues found which re%uires urgent management attention to maintain good HSE culture and to avoid accidents and enforcement actions.
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UNIT IGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION
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!"ammad S"a#ir
Lo+ation arina Terra+e D!$ai, UAE
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&* E8e+!ti.e 5!mmar2 0 am so grateful to HSE "anager who allowed me to visit the complete site with a Safety fficer to let me complete my assessment. 0t was a good experience and a great start of my carrier to see such a large construction project with about 6$$ worforce and huge plant9machinery. While entering to site proper induction is given to me about site and detail of entry to site were noted which was a good sign of good HSE culture. )nother good thing 0 have noted that almost all worers were using proper **E! another good thing was observed that there were enough number of fire extinguishers placed in a good position9condition! more over 0 have observed throughout the area there was ade%uate houseeeping and also there were enough welfare facilities at all areas. ,eneral woring looed good and safe. Worers are disciplined and supervisors were more co7operative and shared some informative nowledge with me. However! after all such good observations during visit when 0 checed things closely 0 could find enough area needed further improvements as many worers and wor conditions found unsafe. There were environmental issues as well. :ew measure riss to worers were observed which need urgent attention and improvement. The measure areas of concern was the ade%uate maintenance of vehicles! maring of escape routes! training provision! concrete spillage! electrical issues! some unsafe machines! paring plan! unsafe woring at heights! ramps etc. The aim of this inspection is to highlight the health! safety and environment issues and to discover the worplace ha;ards related to activities! welfare measures and indicate the good safe wor practices. While inspection some of the findings observed and highlighted to bring the management attention for improvement and effective actions. ut of all issues few re%uires immediate remedial action in absence of which there is ample chances that accident will happen and in result company could suffer big losses.
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'etails of all observations are attached with this report.
3* ain Findin45 3*(*
O$5er.ation 9%(,No de5i4nated area5 -or 5mo#in4
)lmost at the site 0 found cigarette buds and the reasons is there are no proper designated areas for smoing. )s there are no smoing shelters it can lead to fire accident one day. 3*&*
O$5er.ation9%&,Untrained Ri44er5 In.ol.ed in "ea.2 li-tin4 operation
-iggers doing heavy lifting operation but they do not have riggers proficiency certificate or training card and on asing it is found that the trained riggers are on leave and they are woring in place of them without training. This is a very serious violation and can lead to very serious crane accidents. 3*3*
O$5er.ation 9%3,Generator i5 not 4ro!nded or improperl2 4ro!nded
)t one area generator is found ungrounded and while another generator was grounded but with the help of a steel rod and cable attached with the help of insulation tape.
O$5er.ation 9%:,La+# o- 5eparate pede5trian /al# /a25
)t the woring area at site road no separate pedestrian wal ways are provided. 0t can lead to worers accident colliding with the vehicles.
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O$5er.ation9%,Improper an!al Handlin4 $2 /or#er5
Steel Worers were found lifting steel rebar bundles without using proper lifting techni%ues and it looed lie that they are not trained properly about manual handling. Wrong lifting techni%ue would lead to W-(=' and it would lead to long absence of a worer on getting musculoseletal problem. 3*0*
O$5er.ation9 %0, Un5a-e 4a5 +2linder5
)t the road side i found one acetylene gas cylinder laid on the ground without cap. ) laid cylinder without cap can lead to fire! explosion and a major accident due to breaage of its no;;le by the moving vehicles and also it can explode due to hot temperature. 3*)*
O$5er.ation 9 %), Crane +erti-i+ate5, "2dra!li+5 lea#a4e and 5a-et2 pro.i5ion i55!e5
+rane third *arty +ertificate found expired! and due to poor maintenance some of crane>s hydraulics are leaing!:ire extinguisher was tied to frame by steel wire and not inspected for three months! no :irst )id 3ox. =ac of documents! maintenance and fitness of the crane can cause crane accident and failure to handle an emergency. 0t can cause legal problems as well. 3*'*
O$5er.ation9%', Fo!nd +"emi+al dr!m5 o- * C!re ('( #ept on 4ro!nd openl2
0t is a high ris of fire explosion on heating of drum due to sun heat in the noon time. 0t is better to mae a temporary shelter at the designated area with the shade and mae a provision to eep drums over a wooden support. )ll concerned worers and supervisors to be given in house training in batches about handling chemical drums. 0t is also better to erect chemical shelters at all areas of wor where chemicals will be used and put suitable posters and signages for correct storage.
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O$5er.ation 9 %;, Inade
'uring inspection it is found that inade%uate maring of escape9exitroutes. This can lead to confusion at the time of emergency and worers can get into wrong areas and also may get into trouble. 3*(%* O$5er.ation 9(%,No par#in4 plan )t vehicle paring area noticed no paring plan! no marings and signages and worers are running to get into the buses. This can lead to hitting of worers by 3us and a fatality. 3*((* O$5er.ation – ((,Li.e ele+tri+al +a$le5 pla+ed on /et 5!r-a+e 'uring my een observation 0 found! electrical cables are using taing no care of them! placing on wet surface! which is so risy and can lead to a big injury.
3*(&* O$5er.ation9 (&, No re5t area 5"elter /"ile /or#in4 in "ot /eat"er 0t is observed that there are no proper rest areas for worers! while they were woring in hot weather conditions. 0t leads to poor health! which increase absents rate! also ill health accident could appear in site. 3*(3* O$5er.ation 9 (3, Road ramp5 -o!nd ri5#2 0 found some of -amps werewith slip and fall ris as worers were struggling to wal on the road ramp due to sprinling of water for dust control which has become muddy and slippery. This can lead to slip and fall injury of worers and vehicle accidents on the ramp due to slippery condition.
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3*(:* O$5er.ation 9 (:, Goin4 too +lo5e to ed4e +an lead to -allin4 o- tipper into t"e lo/er area Tipper going too close to the edge in reverse to tip soil. ,oing too close to edge can lead to falling of tipper into the lower area which can cause vehicle damage and fatal accident of driver and worers of that area. 3*(* O$5er.ation 9 (;, Road ramp5 do not "a.e ed4e prote+tion Some of road ramps are found which do not have edge protection at its sides which has deep next level. =ac of edge protection can lead to tipping of vehicles from the sides which can damage vehicle and fatal accident of driver and other worers of that area.
:* Con+l!5ion Smoing shelters are re%uired to provide at woring area else it can lead to fire accident and can lead to legal action under "anagement of Health and Safety at Wor -egulations 2??5 and Worplace @Health! Safety and WelfareA -egulations 2??5. ther training re%uirement was noticed for riggers as they are woring but not certified. )s per law untrained men cannot be put on job. 0t also denies company HSE *olicy. )nother training re%uirement identified is for present HSE Trainer who is not suitably %ualified for the role. 0t will be better to hire a suitable HSE Trainer and let him wor as his assistant.
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,rounding of generator is another re%uirement noticed.
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)nother re%uirement identified was protecting the ramp sides which are ready to mae accident of vehicle falling to deep lower level from side. This is again a legal re%uirement as per Health and Safety at Wor )ct @H)S)W)A 2?B/ and "anagement of Health and Safety at Wor -egulations 2??5. )ll these identified areas are needed to improve as soon as possible. )ll this would not cost more than B!#$$ )E' if managed well and otherwise strict rules of ()E! if comes in action during audit! surprise chec or chec after an accident would cost to company millions and also loss of reputation and worers morale. 0f accident happens there would be many more unseen losses to company in the form of after effects of an accident.
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* Re+ommendation5 -ecommendation
=iely resource implications
*riority
,rounding of generator
,rounding copper rods and clamp 7 %ty7 2$ pc7 2$ x 5$$ 5$$$ )E'
[email protected]
High
-est )rea Shades
Tents type shelters re%uired # pc #x2#$ B#$ )E'. @ approxFA
"id
Two Wees
Separation of pedestrian
High
ne Wee Two wees
"aring of escape routes and maing drawing and placing on site "aing Smoing shelters
scaffold
High
Two wees
"anual handling training! training for riggers 1 for HSE Trainer
0nternal training7no extra cost! -iggers training G # x 2$$ #$$ )E'!
High
ne month
Dehicle paring plan
nly management action re%uired! no expenses
High
ne wee
High
Two wees
High
ne Wee ne wee
"aing of chemical and cylinder temporary shelters
gas
*rotecting the ramp sides Sprinling of water on ramp at non7woring time
< expenses as materials to mae it
there
High
Target date Two wees
High