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CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 1

OVERVIEW:

CONSTRUCTION
OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY &
HEALTH
MANAGEMENT

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History of Occupational Safety and Health in the Philippines

The OSH Standards was formulated in 1978 Occupational Safety and Health Standards
(OSH Standards):
 Compliance with the Constitutiona
Constitutionall Mandate
 Safeguard the Worker’s  Amended in 1989
 Country’s Central Legislation
 Social and Economic Well-being
 Promoting a Safe and Healthy Workplace
 Physical Safety and Health.
for ALL Working People
 Protecting against all Hazards in the
The Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) Work Environment.

 Established through Executive Order No. 307, Republic Act No. 11058
• Signed by the late President Corazon Aquino,
 OSH Law was updated on August 17, 2018
on November 4, 1987.
 Strengthening Compliance with
• Mandate
 Champions the cause of Work SafSafety
ety and Occupational Safety and Health Standards
 Providing Penalties for Violations
Health in the Philippines
Philippines..
 The IRR was published on December 7,
2018 through D.O No. 198.

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History of Occupational Safety and Health in the Philippines

Republic Act No. 11058 Seven (7) Golden Rules of OHS

 Every employer shall provide his workers free 1) Take
ake Lea
Leade
ders
rship
hip  Demonstrate Commitment
of charge 
 Protective Equipment for their Eyes, 2) Id
Iden
enti
tify
fy Ha
Haza
zard
rdss Control Risks
3) Defin
Definee Targ
argets
ets  Develop Programs
Face, Hands and Feet. 4) Ens
Ensur
ure e a Safe
Safe a
and
nd  Be Well Organized
Examples of Protective Equipment: Healthy System
 Safety Belt or Harn
Harness,
ess, 5) Ens
Ensur
ure eSSaf
afety
ety and  Correct Equipment, Work
 Gas or Dust Respirator
Respiratorss or Masks, Health in Machines, Safety Plan, Maintain &
 Protective Shields Equipment and Check Equipmen
Equipmentt
Workplaces. Regularly
6) Imp
Improv
rove e Qualifi
Qualifica
catio
tions
ns  Develop Competence
DOLE - D.O Series
Series of 1998
7) In
Inve
vest
st in
in Pe
Peop
ople
le  Motivate by Participation
 Guidelines Governing Occupational Safety
and Health in the Construction Industry in
the Philippines
Philippines..

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Construction Occupatio
Occupational
nal Safety and Health
Health Management

Workplace

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Construction Occupational
Occupational Health and Safety Management

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)

Poor Working Condition

affects
Worker’s
Work er’s Health and Safety

Encompass
 Social

Unhealthy or Unsafe
 Mental
Working
Working Cond
Conditio
ition
n
can be found anywhere,
 Physical  Workplac
Workplacee is Indoors or
Well-Being Outdoors

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Construction Occupational
Occupational Health and Safety Management

Objectiv
Objective
e of COSH COSH Risk Managemen
Managementt

 To protect every workingman against Process

the danger of injury, sickness, or
death
 Safe and Health
HealthyyWWorking
orking Managing
Conditions Construction Activities
 OHS Standards
Standards shall be appl
applied
ied to s
e
the Construction Industry. i
t
li
a
t
a
40 Hrs. Mandatory COSH Training F
r
o
• Equip Participants with the Basic s
e
i
Knowledge and Skills in performing r Eliminate
ju
n
 Saf
Safety
ety Audits
Audits I

 Assessments
Assessmen ts and An
Analysis
alysis of
Hazards and Risks

or Minimize

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Construction Occupational
Occupational Health and Safety Management

COSH Risk Managemen

Managementt

Examples of Construction Risk

1) Work
orking
ing at H
Heig
eight
htss
3) Tool
oolbox
box Talk
alkss
Use of Scaffolding and
Harnesses to Safely Work
at Heights.

2) Ele
Electr
ctrica
icall Saf
Safety
ety

Routine
Routine Inspe
Inspection
ctionss on
Regular Toolbo
Regular oolboxx Talks with
Electrical Supplies
Supplies to Ensure
Ensure the Workers to ensure Focus
they are in Safe and Good
on Safety
Safety and Critical Risks
Working Order
Maintained.

All these form part of the approach to managing often

Safety on Construction
Construction Site and any Uncertainty
Uncertainty and Risk
Risk involve
involve in Construction
Construction Activities

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Construction Occupa
Occupational
tional Health and Safety Management
Strategies
Health and Safety Risk on Construction Projects

1) Controls (the minimum) 3) Safety and Design Process 5) Legislation 7) Investigations

2) Safe Work Method 4) Competency/Training 6) Maintaining Awareness 8) Reporting

Statements

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Construction Occupational
Occupational Health and Safety Management
Strategies
Health and Safety Risk on Construction Projects

Categories of Control:
1 CONTROL
 Elimination  Engineering
 
Construction Activities are Risk Associated
Associated:: Substitution 
Administrative
PPE
 Isolation
 Working at Heights
 Excavation Ranking
Ranking of Control
Control
1) Elimination
Appropriate controls need to be in place to manage
 Physical Removal of the Hazard
risk in each activity.
 Effective during Design/Planning
How do we know the controls in place are sufficient
Example: Complete Activity at Ground Level
to safely undertake the activity? rather than at Height.
 Use of Hier
Hierarch
archy
y of Controls
Controls

2) Substitution
Categorize
Categorize and Rank from the Highest
Highest Level of
Protection and Reliabili
Reliability
ty  Substitute Hazards with a Safer Option
 Through
Through the Lowest
Lowest and Least
Least Reliabl
Reliable
e Form
Formss of Example: Excavation
Excavation with Vacuum Excavation
Protection. rather than an Excavator (Non-Destructive
Digging)

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Strategies
Health and Safety Risk on Construction Projects

1 CONTROL 5) Administrative

Put in place a system to engineer out a risk
3) Isolation Example:
 Physically Isolating People from the Hazard o Using traffic signs or cones to warn people

(rather than Completing or Substituting it) of the hazard.

Example:
o Concrete Barriers to Protect Worke
Workers rs from Road 6) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Traffic.
Traffic. (Use of Concrete Barrier to isolate
 Lowest level of protection
protection and last line of
workers from traffic and reduce the risk from
defense and by far the least effective form
being struck by incoming traffic)
of protection.
 Least effective form
4) Engineering Control
 Put in Place a System to Engineer Out a Risk Examples:
o like helmets, gloves, Hi-Vis, Glasses)
Example:
o Putting a Ventilation when Working with
Dangerous Chemicals.

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Construction Occupational
Occupational Health and Safety Management
Strategies
Health and Safety Risk on Construction Projects

1 CONTROL

How do we know what level of control is

sufficient for an activity?
 As a Minimum, all Hazard should be Managed Minimum Level of
with at Least an Engineering Control. Control

 An Activity cannot Proceed if there are only

Administrative Control and PPE in-place to
Manage the Activity Hazard.

Minimum Level of Control

 often referred to as having an above the line
control in place with the line drawn on the
hierarchy control above administrative.

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Occupational Health and Safety Management
Strategies
Health and Safety Risk on Construction Projects

2 SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT

STATEMENT
Example: SWMS
Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT

 Document used to Identify and Control all Whatare the Task Involve? W ha ta
tar et he Ha za rd sa nd R si ks? W ha ta
tar e th er
er is kc ont ro lme as ure s

Hazards List of HRCW work tasks

Example:
Listthe Hazards and Risks of Listthe risk control measures
theTask
Example: Example:
List howthe controlmeasureswill List who is responsible forthe
be implemented
Example:
control measuresbeing
Example:

 Minimum Controls in Place Ro of titi li ng S il pp n

i go
gor fa
fa li ng
ng fr
fr om th
th e Scaffold with catch platform and Scaffold or guard railsupplied and PrincipalContractor/Builder
roof or guard rail system erected by supplier or competent

 Needs for all High-Risk Construction

person
Fallrestraint system such as Fall restraintsystem installed and Roofer/Roofing Supervisor
harness and appropriate anchor used by appropriately trained

Activities points persons.

 Prepared by a person or persons conducting

the work
 Reviewed by Head-Contractor (if work done
by a Sub-Contractor)
 Head Contractor must have a SWMS
Checklists form and
 Set of Minimum Controls/Standards

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DOLE – CSHP Templa

Templates
tes

4-Page CHSP Form 2B 33-Page Comprehensive CSHP Template

2023 Template

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Strategies
Health and Safety Risk on Construction Projects

3 SAFETY AND DESIGN PROCESS Influence on Safety Overtime

 Integration of Hazard Identification and Risk  Ability to Influence Change
Assessment Methods into Design Process
 Asking “How can we make this Safer” As the Project Progresses from Planning
throughout the Design Process into Delivery:
 Useful Life-Construction, Operations,
Maintenance,
Mainten ance, Demolition.  Ability to Influence Safety
 Series of Workshops during the Design Phase Decreases.
with Representatives from all Phases
 Comments Raised and Recorded in Safety in
Example: Safety in Design
Design Register
Register..
 Comments Closed out during Design Process
 Above-the-Line Controls
 Legislative Requirements

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Safety in Design Example

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4 Competency/ Training 5 Legislation

Safety is an ethical responsibility. It is also important

 Verify Workers have the Skills and
to acknowledge the Rule of Legislation like Legal
Expertise to Complete
Complete Tasks
issues on Contract like:
 Electricians Performing Electrical Works  Failure to provide a safe workplace is a
 Excavator Operator is Competent criminal offense.
 Different from contract law
 Project Specifics
 Jail time/large fines as punishment
 Site Inductions
 Industry Standards  OSH Mandated
Mandated by Legislation
Legislation
 Job/Task Specific  DOLE-CHSP - D.O 13 s. 1998:
1998: Guidelines
Governing OHS in the Construction Industry.
 Safety In Design
 Specific Risks

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Occupational Health and Safety Management
Strategies
Health and Safety Risk on Construction Projects

6 Maintaining Awareness 8 Reporting

 Ensuring safety is at the forefront of
everybody’s minds  Reporting on key health and safety metrics
 Accountability
Accountabi lity and responsibil
responsibility
ity
 Workplace culture with a focus on safety
 Lead indicators and trend analysis
Example
 Pre-Starts Examples:
 Toolbox Talks  LTIs (Lost Time Injuries)
 TRIFR (T
(Total Report for Injury Free Rate)

7 Investigations These metrics helps paint a picture of how

the project and company is performing in
 Understand the Root Cause of Events/Incidents regard to safety.
 Positive/Negative
 Near Misses

 Address Root Causes to Modify Behavior

Behavior
in Future

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 All in all, as a Project Engineer, Safety

Safety is critically
an important part of our job.

 Safety is our Ethical Responsibility and we need

to be ensuring work are performed in such a way
that everybody can go home from work to their
families safely.

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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH

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1. What would you do iiff some of the workers were not using the neces
necessary
sary safety
equipment? How would you handle it?
o Immediately stop work and address the issue with the workers involved.

o Emphasize that Safety is non-negotiable.

o Make sure everyone understands the importance of using the proper safety equipment.

o All of the above

2. What is the Guid

Guidelines
elines Governing Occupational Safety and Health in Phili
Philippine
ppine
Construction Industry?

3. What is the lowes

lowestt level of control and last line
line of d
defense,
efense, and least e
effective
ffective fform
orm of
safety protection?

4. What do y you
ou call th
the
e risk documen
documentt needed for al
alll high-risk cconstruction
onstruction activit
activities
ies which
identify and control all hazards?

5. How do we know wha

whatt leve
levell of contro
controll is suffi
sufficien
cientt for an activit
activity?
y?

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