SBC 3363

CONSTRUCTION
SAFETY
Lecture 03
 Last Lecture’s recap….
 The history of Safety and Health
regulations
 OSHA Act 514

 Main clauses in Act 514

 Standard Form OF Contract PWD 203

and PAM/ ISM
 Building by-law
IGNORANCE OF LAW

IS NOT AN EXCUSE IN LAW

 Factories and Machinery Act 1967
(Act 139)
 Approved in 1967
 Implemented in 1 February 1970
 Regulation for various industries i.e.:
1. Steam Boiler and Unfired Pressure Vessel
(FMA regulation 1970)
2. Electric Passenger and Goods Lift (FMA
regulation 1970)
3. Fencing of Machinery Safety (FMA
regulation 1970)
 Factories and Machinery Act 1967
(Act 139)
4. Persons-In-Charge (FMA regulation
1970)
5. Safety Health and Welfare (FMA
regulation 1970)
6. Administration (FMA regulation
1970)
7. Compounding of Offences (FMA
regulation 1978)
 Factories and Machinery Act 1967
(Act 139)
8. Lead (FMA regulation 1984)
9. Asbestos Process (FMA regulation
1986)
10. Building Operations and Works of
Engineering Construction (Safety)
(FMA regulation 1986) (BOWEC)
11. Noise Exposure (FMA regulation 1989)
12. Mineral Dust (FMA regulation 1989)
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
15 Parts i.e.:
 Preliminary

 General Provisions

 Concrete Work

 Structural Steel and Precast Concrete

Assembly
 Cleaning, Repairing and Maintenance of
Roof, Gutters, Windows, Louvres and
Ventilators
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
6. Catch Platforms
7. Chutes, Safety Belts and Nets
8. Runways and Ramps
9. Ladders and Step-Ladders
10. Scaffolds
11. Demolition
12. Excavation Work
13. Material Handling and Storage, Use and
Disposal
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
14. Piling
15. Blasting and Use of Explosives
16. Hand and Power Tools
17. Miscellaneous

#Next slides onwards are sections

related to construction activities
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Protective Apparel (Sect 15)
1. Pursuant to section 24, Act 139
2. Must worn by every employee required
to PASS or WORK WITHIN AREAS
WHERE THERE IS DANGER
3. Must wear suitable clothes/ suits
according to conditions/ nature of sites
4. E.g. waterproof boots, coat or hat for
wet conditions
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Storage of Materials and Equipment
(Sect 21)
1. Building materials should not obstruct
any passageway or place of work
2. Should be stored, stacked in a safe
and orderly manner and stability
3. Do not place close to edge of floor, or
on weak platform
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Site Safety Supervisor (Sect 25)
1. Main contractor shall appoint a part
time site safety supervisor
2. Work at least 15 hours per week
3. Safety supervision and on
promoting safe conduct on site
4. Must have approved qualifications
and min 2 yrs experience as a site
foreman
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
5. Shall [1] ensure regulations are
complied with [2] promote safe
conduct on site
6. Duties are:
 Inspecting/ rectifying any unsafe place of
work
 Correcting unsafe practice
 Checking sub-con’s safety conduct
 Liaise with Contractor’s Safety Supervisor
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Danger Sign (Sect 48)
1. Warning notice: simple but effective
2. In Bahasa or English
3. Place in strategic position to warn
and be seen by public or employees
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Safety Belts (Sect 50-54)
1. Safety belts, life lines and all devices
shall be of adequate strength
2. Safety belt should attached to the life
line at all time
3. Must be inspected before use by an
employee
4. Should not use damaged or
deteriorated safety belt
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Safety Nets (Sect 55, 56, 57)
1. Shall be a type tested and approved
by a testing body
2. Sufficient size and strength to catch
any person at any area of possible
fall
3. Every safety net should be attached
to sufficient anchorage or supports
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Safety Helmets (Sect 24)
1. Any person who are performing any
work or services in a worksite shall
wear safety helmets
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Scaffolds (Part 10)
1. Every part of scaffold must be of good
construction, suitable material and
adequate strength
2. Timber scaffold must be keruing wood or
wood of equal or higher strength
(#wooden scaffold spec in sect 72 (4) &
(5))
3. Metal scaffold must be suitable quality,
good condition and free from corrosion or
defect
4. Should properly maintain (sect 73)
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
5. Scaffold must be erected or
dismantled under direct supervision
of a designated person
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Working Platforms (Sect 86-90)
1. Platform which a person is liable to fall
more than 3 metres
a. Closely boarded, planked and plated
b. At least 635mm wide if it is not used for the
deposit of any materials
c. At least 860mm wide if it used for the
deposit of material
d. At least 1.1 m wide if the platform is used
to support any higher platform
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
2. Sect 87-90: how to assemble the
platforms
3. Sect 88: provision on guard rails which
is required in certain conditions
4. Platform should be free from any
obstruction, material, rubbish or
projecting nails (sect 90)
5. Slippery platform should be rectify
(sect 90)
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Chutes (Sect 46)
1. For removal of materials
2. Must be at an angle of 45o
3. All opening should be closed when
not in use except the top openings
 BOWEC (Safety) (FMA regulation
1986)
 Eye Protection (Sect 13)
1. Also in Safety, Health and Welfare sect
32 (c) (Goggles)
2. Suitable eye protection equipment
should be provided by the employer
3. Used while welding or cutting operation
4. Also use while chipping, cutting or
grinding any materials which particles
may fly and endanger the eyes
 Safety, Health and Welfare (FMA
regulation 1970)
 Safety Boots (Sect 32 (a)(v))
In operations or processes where
ordinary foot-wear is not suitable,
persons employed on such
operations or processes shall be
provided with boots, heavy shoes or
other footwear of suitable and
adequate protection
 Safety, Health and Welfare (FMA
regulation 1970)
 Gloves (Sect 32 (f))
1. Any person involved in handling sharp,
abrasive objects, corrosive substances,
hot metals or toxic substances should
be provided with suitable gloves
2. Don’t wear gloves for works like
drilling, punch pressing or machinery
which hand may be caught in moving
parts
 Safety, Health and Welfare (FMA
regulation 1970)
 First Aid (Sect 38)
1. Injured person must received first aid
treatment and further medical attention
2. As per sect 25 (1) (c) of Act 139, first aid
box/ cupboard must be:
1. Equip in accordance with the 4th schedule
2. Clearly mark red crescent/ cross on white
background
3. Kept lock and kept by a responsible person
during working hours
4. Responsible person must be trained,
available during working hours and a notice
with his/her name on should be affixed in
prominent places
 Safety, Health and Welfare (FMA
regulation 1970)
 Working Clothes (Sect 32)
1. As in section 24 of Act 139 regarding
personal protective clothing and
appliances
2. Good fit, no loose flap or strings, loose
aprons, torn or ragged garments and
neckties
3. No key chain or watch chain worn near
moving machines and safeguard your
hair
 Safety, Health and Welfare (FMA
regulation 1970)
 Working Clothes (Sect 32)
4. Activities exposed to toxic dust
must not wear clothing that have
pockets or cuffs that might collect
dust
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