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Site Safety Supervisors
Site Safety Supervisors
4. Safety committee.
a. The main contractor of a worksite shall establish a Safety and Health Committee (on which both employees and management are represented) for the purpose of keeping under review conditions in the worksite which may affect the safety and health of the persons employed therein. b. The Safety and Health Committee shall consist of a senior member of the main contractor's staff at the site, the Safety And Health Officer and other members as per the Safety and Health Committee regulations . c. The Safety and Health Committee shall meet at least once a month. d. The Safety and Health Committee shall inspect the site regularly and report any unsafe act and conditions for action by the main contractor. e. Regular tool box meeting to brief or train workers are encouraged.
The main contractor shall maintain a safe passageway and working surface condition. a. All passageways, platforms and other places of work shall be kept free from accumulations of dirt and debris and from other obstructions that could cause tripping. b. Any projection which could cut an employee shall be removed or otherwise made safe.
9.2
Chemical hazard
All corrosive, toxic or hazardous substances shall be stored and used as not to endanger employees. a. Suitable protective equipment for the use of such substances shall be provided. b. Clean water or appropriate cleansing materials shall be readily available for washing off spillage of any corrosive substances on employees. c. Information in the form of a complete chemical data safety sheet shall be displayed at place of use and storage. d. All workers using such chemicals shall be trained on the handling of this substance.
9.3
Electrical hazards.
a. Before work is begun, the contractor shall ascertain by inquiry or direct observation, or by instruments, where any part of an electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, is so located
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d. e.
that the performance of the work may bring any person, tool or machine into physical or electrical contact with it. The contractor shall post and maintain proper warning signs where such a circuit exists. The contractor shall advise his employees of the location of such lines, the hazards involved and the protective measures to be taken and shall, if practicable, de-energize the electric power circuit. Where electrical appliances and current-carrying equipment have provisions made for earthing, they shall be properly earthed. All temporary electrical installations in building and engineering construction worksites shall be provided with earth leakage circuit breakers.
9.4
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Hand Tools
a. Contractors shall not issue or permit the use of unsafe hand tools. b. All hand tools and similar equipment, whether furnished by the contractor shall be maintained in a safe condition. c. Employees using hand and power tools and exposed to the hazard of falling, flying, abrasive, and splashing objects, or exposed to harmful dusts, fumes, mists, vapours or gases shall be provided with the necessary personal protective equipment to protect them from hazards.
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Ladders
a. Every ladder and step-ladder shall be of good construction, sound material and adequate strength for the purpose for which it is used. b. Ladders and step-ladders shall not stand on loose packing, but shall have a level and firm footing.
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Scaffold
a. Every scaffold and every part thereof shall be of good construction, of suitable and sound material and of adequate strength for the purpose for which it is used. b. Sufficient material shall be provided for and shall be used in the construction of scaffolds. c. Metal parts used for scaffolds shall be of suitable quality and be in good condition and free from corrosion or other patent defect likely to affect their strength materially.
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Disposal of debris.
a. b. c. d. Debris shall be handled and disposed off by a method which will not endanger persons. Debris shall not be allowed to accumulate so as to constitute a hazard. Debris shall be kept sufficiently moist to lay the dust. Protective dust masks are to be worn if the dust are not tolerable.