MANAGEMENT and OPERATION with VISION and EFFICIENCY

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health

Managing Safely
in Construction
Accredited for Aldar Laing O’Rourke

2008/UAE

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 Introduction

1 In the event of the emergency alarm

sounding, the evacuation procedures
for this establishment are:

2 Please turn off any mobile phones

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 Introduction

Your name ?

Your present project ?

Your role on the project ?

What is your contribution to H&S ?

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 Course Objectives

By the end of the session delegates will:

• Understand the ALOR Safety Management System

• Be aware of the proformas and tools within the SMS

• Understand the principles of risk assessment

• Have an increased appreciation of construction safety

• Be better placed to promote H&S in their workplace

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 Day 1 Modules

1. Review Safety Management System

2. Overview of Safety Legislation

3. Construction Design and Management

4. Safe Systems of Work

5. Protection Of the Public

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 Day 2 Modules

1. Management of Temporary Works

2. Scaffolding

3. Managing Demolition

4. Excavations

5. Lifting Operations
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 Day 3 Modules

1. Work at Heights

2. Electrical Safety

3. Health Issues

4. Environment

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 Day 4 Modules

1. Plant and Transport

2. Confined Spaces
3. Fire and Emergencies
4. Welfare
5. Accident Reporting
6. Exam
7. Practical Assessment
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 Group Safety Management System

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 Why is safety so important?

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 Why Safety is so Important
Basic Safety Philosophies:
Accidents are usually the result of an organizational
failure, when one or more components of the organization
fail to perform properly an accident can occur.
There are three motivational factors for preventing
accidents:
• Moral reasons
• Legal duty
• Financial reasons
Although all three must be present in an organization in
order to be successful, the moral motivation must be
prevalent.
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 Moral

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 Moral

Construction fatalities 2004 to 2007

Employees 71
2004 - 2005 79 Members of the public 8

2005 - 2006 74
Employees
Members of the public
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Employees 70
2006 - 2007 77 Members of the public 7

Total fatalities in all industries for 2006-07 = 241

UK workforce = 29.22 million - Construction = 2.2 million (7%)
Source - National Statistics Office
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 Moral

Fatalities in construction 2006-2007

Falls from height 23
Struck by falling object 16
Trapped 8
Struck by vehicles 5
Electrical 10
Others without trend 8
Includes members of the public 7
Total 77 (32%)

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 Moral

Construction industry major injuries 2006-2007

• Falls from height 987

• Struck by falling/moving objects 649
• Slips and trips 988
• Manual handling 586
Total 3210

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 Moral

Construction industry 3 day injuries 2006-2007

Total 7108

(Main contributory cause - Manual Handling 2701)

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 Moral
Work related accidents/incidents in UK 2006/07
• 241 people killed at work
• 6000 died from cancer related diseases
• Over 330,000 serious injuries
• Over 15 million cases of ill health
• 9.5 million days lost due to musculoskeletal disorders
• 25,000 had to give up work due ill health/accidents
• 36 million working days were lost due to work related
ill health and accidents
At a cost to society of approx £30 billion
17 Source: IOD&HSC INDG 417
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 Moral

Accident/incident causation:

Contrary to belief, the majority of accidents and

incidents are not caused by “careless workers”
but by failures in the application of RCS (Risk
Control Systems) by management.

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 Moral
Reducing Accidents:
Design out risks
Risk control systems

Work place control

When holes line

up there is an
opportunity for
an accident

Taken from Prof James Reason’s model

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 Moral
HSE researched 100 construction accidents:
• 50% could have been designed out
• 50% attributed to bad house keeping, bad site layout
• 60% shortcomings in equipment and PPE
• 94% inadequacies in risk control by management
• PPE relied upon as a substitute to risk elimination
• Accident investigation often to superficial therefore
systems not put into place to prevent recurrences

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 Moral

LAING O’ROURKE GROUP AFR

1.20
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1.00 LOR Group 0.22
AFR (X 100,000)

LOR Average AFR 0.32

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0.80 ALOR Al Raha 0.04

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 Legal

We must comply with the laws of the land?

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 Legal

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 Legal
Prosecutions against Laing O’Rourke
06.10.05 - London fined £16000 - gate on site
hoarding not fitted correctly fell off 1 man injured
12.01.06 - Glasgow fined £6500 - Man injured 2
broken legs and back - pre-cast pile knocked him
off lorry
30.08.06 - Birmingham fined £100,000 – Table
form fell from Beetham Tower
Several possible prosecutions outstanding!

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 Legal

Bill Callaghan Chairman of the HSC attributed the

unacceptable levels of fatalities and serious
accidents in the construction industry in part to:

• Shortcomings in planning and management

• Often confrontational culture
• Tendency of clients and others to equate best
value to lowest cost, leading to corner cutting

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 Financial

Accidents and incidents cost us money

Approximately how much do LOR have to put
aside each year for insurance claims?

Approx £3.2 million – years vary, but in 2006 this is

the reserve put on by our insurers for claims that
have already been entered on IMPACT
This comes directly off the Groups bottom line

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 Health and Safety

How do Laing O’Rourke manage

and control Health and Safety?

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 Positive Safety Culture
By having:
• Easily understood & applied systems (SMS)
• Clear expectations of what is required
• Consistent application across the business
• Management leading by example – don’t walk by

Behavioural based safety systems:

• That involve & consult the workforce (IIF)
• That observe persons at work
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Laing O’Rourke Safety Publications
 The Laing O’Rourke SMS

The SMS takes into account:

• Statutory obligations UK / UAE
• Authoritative guidance (HSG 65)
• The diverse needs of the Company
• The needs of managers
• The need to continuously improve
• The lessons learned from experience
• Best practice
 The SMS is
available on
Successful Health & Safety Management
 Successful H&S Management

Our SMS is based on the

principals laid down in HSG 65
Of which the 5 key elements are:
• Policy - sets the direction
• Organisation - structure for delivery of the policy
• Planning - effective implementation of SMS
• Measuring performance - identify ways to improve
• Audit & review - lessons learned from experience
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 Successful H&S Management
Information link
Control link

Policy

Organising

Planning and
Auditing Implementing

Measuring
Performance

Reviewing
Performance

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 Successful H&S Management

The Policy

Ref.SMS part 1
 Successful H&S Management
Effective H&S Policies contribute to overall
business performance by:
• Supporting HR development
• Minimising financial losses through planning
• Recognising that accidents/incidents are failings in
management control not just the fault of individuals
• Changing the cultural approach to H&S
• Systematic identification of risks and controls
• Initiating continuous improvement plans
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 Laing O’Rourke Group Policy Statement

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 Successful H&S Management
Policy

Organising

Planning and
Auditing Implementing

Measuring
Performance

Reviewing
Performance

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 Organisation – 7 ‘C’s & 6 ‘W’s

Directors, Managers and Supervisors at all levels

are responsible for:

• H&S of persons under their control

• H&S of others possibly affected i.e. public
• Ensuring H&S issues properly considered

Management of health & safety is a key responsibility

of all line and service department managers
43 Ref. SMS Section 2: H&S Responsibilities
 Organisation
Competence:

• The JV is required to provide competent staff and

operatives in all operational features of ALOR

• Therefore the effective delivery of safety and

competence training to all management and
operatives on site plays a major part in ensuring we
have the right people in the right place at the right
time

What else determines COMPETENCE?

 Organisation
Competence needs to include a balance of:

• Skills

• Knowledge

• Ability

• Training

• Experience

Knowing your own limitations

45 Ref. SMS Section 3: Training, Competence & Induction

 Organisation
Definition of a “Competent Person”
• Is a person who can demonstrate that they have sufficient
professional or technical training, knowledge, actual
experience and ability to enable them to:
• Carry out their assigned duties at their level of
responsibility
• Understand any potential hazards & REDUCE THE RISK
• Detect any technical defects or omissions in the activity or
equipment, recognise any implications for H&S caused by
those defects or omissions, and be able to specify the
remedial action to mitigate the implications
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 Organisation
Control
Supervision levels determined according to:

• Level of risk in task

• Complexity of task
• Competence of those undertaking task

What about Local Developers, Client JV’s and

Subcontracted work?

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 Organisation
High 100%

Self supervision

Degree of
supervision

Imposed supervision

Low 0%
Low Competence High
High RISK Low

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 Organisation
Tidy work places have less accidents - FACT

Less of this More of this

Your attitude will determine the standard of H&S
and the safety culture at your place of work

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 Organisation
Communication
The Company will create and sustain awareness of the
importance of health & safety issues through:
• Safety inductions
• Site rules and Alerts
• Newsletters
• Risk assessments - M/S, task sheets, TBT etc.
• Daily activity briefings (DAB’s)
• Safety Committees / Meetings and Forums
• Training and mentoring
• Visible behaviour - safety tours, inspections etc.

Ref. SMS Section 3: Training, competence & induction

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 Organisation

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 Successful H&S Management
Policy

Organising

Planning and
Auditing Implementing

Measuring
Performance

Reviewing
Performance

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 Planning & Implementation

Setting H&S Standards:

Standards to be agreed, understood & communicated to all
involved through the H&S plan & uniformly applied.

Subcontractors and Suppliers

to sign up to the:
“Contractors Health & Safety
Standards” document

Requirements for Local Developers &

Client Contractors

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 Planning & Implementation

Health & Safety Plans:

There must be a plan setting out requirements for the
management of H&S for each LOR establishment:
• Legally required for construction work (CP Plan).
• To include specific standards to be achieved.
• The SMS contains a mandatory format for the plans
Employees must be left in no doubt as to the
importance of following set systems and procedures
Ref. SMS Section 5: CDM & Section 15: Office Establishments
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 Planning & Implementation
Safety Challenges for 2008-2009:
• Continual improvement
• Competence – of staff and workers
• Culture – and behaviour
• Consistency – across the group
• Continuity - consultation
• Care and health – of our employees
• Campaigns - awareness

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 Successful H&S Management
Policy

Organising

Planning and
Auditing Implementing

Measuring
Performance

Reviewing
Performance

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 Measuring Performance
Workplace Monitoring:
• Will be carried out by different levels of management
• Monthly safety review HS&E programme check list
• Formal recording can demonstrate compliance
• Informal – i.e. observation, pocket books etc
• Both assist in measuring performance &
improvements - ALOR KPI
• Highlights observations and required actions
• Close outs
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 Measuring Performance
Observation of People
If individuals put themselves or others at risk, we
must determine the reason why:
• Do relevant procedures exist?
• Are they appropriate to specific task?
• Does the individual know the procedures?
• Do they appreciate the risk of non compliance?
Dialogue is needed to establish why the system
failed so appropriate solutions can be put in place
to prevent any re-occurrence.
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 Successful H&S Management
Policy

Organising

Planning and
Auditing Implementing

Measuring
Performance

Reviewing
Performance

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 Reviewing Performance

Review procedures:

• Reviewing all monitoring / inspection data

• Reviewing current industry best practice
• Reviewing “Risk Assessments”
• Reviewing workplace precautions are in place
• Reviewing and updating H&S Plans
• Reviewing Group procedures

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 Reviewing Performance
ALOR Al Raha to date – 11c

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 The SMS In
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and how to
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 Key Health & Safety Legislation

What is the key piece of H&S legislation that

covers people at work?

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 Key Health & Safety Legislation - UK
Primary legislation:

Acts of Parliament HASAWA 1974

Secondary legislation:

Management H&S At Work 1999 and the 6 pack

Control of noise at Work 2005
CDM 2007
Work at Heights 2005

Supporting ACOP's (Approved Code of Practice)

documentation BS & EN Standards
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 Key Health & Safety Legislation - UAE
Primary Legislation

• Federal Law No 8 – Regulations on Labour Relations

• Federal Law No 24 – Protection and Development of the
Environment

Ministerial Order No 32

• Secondary Legislation
• Abu Dhabi Code of Practice for Construction
• Electricity Wiring Legislation

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 Overview of Legislation

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 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Municipality Order No 32

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 Duties on employers to provide:
• Safe system of work
• Safe place of work
• Safe access and egress
• Policy statement
• Information, instruction,
training and supervision
General Duties

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 Is this a
safe system
of work?

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 • Carry out a risk assessment
• Operate risk control hierarchy
• Capabilities and training
• Information for employees
• Health and safety arrangements
• Safety management systems

Management
issues
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 • Maintenance of workplace
• Ventilation, temperature & lighting
• Space, work stations & floors
• Doors, gates & traffic routes
• Stacking & racking of materials
• Loading & unloading of vehicles
• Facilities for changing, rest & meals
Workplace
issues

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 Abu Dhabi Municipality Code of Practice for
Construction Projects

Who are listed as key duty holders under

the ADM Codes of Practice for Construction
Projects?

Designers – Architects, etc

Consultants – Manager of projects, etc

Contractors – Principal or Main………

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 • Key duty holders
• Construction phase plan
Construction,
• Competence of those involved
Design and • Communication and planning
management
• Welfare requirements
• Traffic routes
• Emergency procedures
• Lighting and heating

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 Control of Vibration at Work Regs 2005

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 •No Specific UAE Requirement
Control of
Vibration
•Elimination or control of the risk
• Assessments of risk to health
• Exposure Limit Values
• Exposure Action Values
• Health surveillance
• Information, instruction and training

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 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

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 Manual Handling

• Assessment of risk
• Avoid manual handling
where there is a risk of injury
• Consider mechanical alternatives
• Reduce the risk of injury
• Provide information,
instruction and training

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 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regs 1998

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 P.U.W.E.R

• Very wide definition of equipment

• Must be suitable for task
• Adequately guarded and maintained
• Planned inspection
• Information and instructions
• Training in use

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Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regs 1998

Sections 19 and 20

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 L.O.L.E.R

• All equipment for lifting loads

• Cranes, hoists, MEWPS, forklifts etc
• Organisation of lifting operations
• Lifting equipment for lifting persons
• Thorough examinations & inspections
• Keeping of information

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 Control of Substances Hazardous To Health
Regulations 2002 (COSHH)

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 C.O.S.H.H
Requirements

• Assessment of the risks

• Avoid exposure
• Substitute harmful materials
• Control exposure
• Information, instruction & training

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 Work at Height Regulations 2005

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 • Planning of work
• Competence of all involved
WAH
• Avoid WAH if reasonable to do so Requirements

• Requirements of work equipment

• Danger areas
• Daily inspections

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 Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005

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 • Assessment
• Remove noise at source
• Reduce noise exposure
• Work to the set action levels
• Audiometric testing
Noise
• Information, instruction and Requirements
training

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 P.U.W.E.R L.O.L.E.R

Manual Handling C.O.S.H.H

Requirements

Health and
Control of Safety At Work WAH
Vibration etc Act Requirements

Construction
Noise
Design and
Requirements
Management

Workplace Management
Regulations
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 P.U.W.E.R L.O.L.E.R

Manual Handling C.O.S.H.H

Control of WAH
Vibration

C.D.M. Noise

Workplace Management

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Who enforces legislation?
 Enforcement Bodies UK

(Policy)

Local Authority
(EHO)

INSPECTORATES
i.e. Construction, Your work
ND, EMAS (Employment location
Medical Advisory Service)

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 Enforcement Bodies UAE

• ADM Safety Engineers

• ADM Consultant Engineers
• ADM Engineer / Inspectors

• POLICE – Criminal Law

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 Powers of Enforcing
Authority
Can issue:
Improvement Notices

• Non Appointment of Safety Officer

• Not providing PPE
• Untidy site
• Non provision of or maintenance of Welfare
• Uncertified crane
• Non provision of fire fighting equipment
• No security fencing
• No appropriate safety signs
• Deficiency in safety training

28 days to rectify violation

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 Powers of Enforcing Authority
Can Issue:
Prohibition Notice

• Confined space – no monitor or equipment

• Incorrectly boarded platforms above 2m.

• Overhead hazards no head protection

• Unsupported / battered excavation sides

• Unsafe lifting operations and equipment

Immediately cease work

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 Powers of Enforcing Authority

Penalties

• Final decision by Legal Section of Abu Dhabi

Municipality’s Specialist Court!

• Contravention of Prohibition notice 10,000AED per day

• Contravention of Improvement Notice 1000AED per day

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 Construction Design & Management
at ALOR Al Raha Beach Development

Ref. SMS Section 5: CDM

 CDM Requirements

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 CDM Requirements
CDM is required to ensure health & safety is taken into
account and managed throughout all stages of a
project from:
• Conception
• Design
• Construction
• Commissioning and handover
• Any subsequent repair, maintenance of the structure
• Demolition
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 CDM Requirements
The Aims of CDM
Integrate H&S into the management of the project
to encourage all involved to work together to:
• Improve the planning and management of the
work from start to finish
• Identify hazards early on so they can be
eliminated or reduced at design stage
• Target H&S effort where it can most good
• Discourage unnecessary bureaucracy

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 CDM Requirements
General Management Duties under CDM
No duty holder can arrange for or instruct a worker
to carry out or manage construction work unless the
worker is:
• Competent or under the supervision of a
competent person
• Competent to perform any requirement and
avoid contravening any prohibition imposed
upon him by or under any of the relevant
statutory provisions
• Applies to ALL construction activities
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 CDM Requirements

Who are the 3 key duty holders under CDM?

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 CDM Requirements
CDM Key Duty Holders

• Designer
• Contractor
• Consultants

Note: The above list of duty holders will be

extended with the forthcoming review of
Legislation

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 CDM Requirements
Designers Duties:
• Consider the Hazards and Risks that could arise from
construction and maintenance activities
• Design to avoid risk to Health and safety, SFAIRP
• Ensures the design
– Avoids foreseeable risks to Health and Safety during
constructing / cleaning the structure at any time. What
about residual risk?
– Combats risk at source that impact on the Health
Safety and Environment of any person involved
– Gives priority to measures that will protect all persons
who carry out construction or cleaning work
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 CDM Requirements
Designers Duties:

Additionally the Designer shall consider

• Selection of environmentally friendly
materials
• The development of the design

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 CDM Requirements
Consultants Duties

Pre-Tender H&S Plan

• Irrespective of whether they are the main designers

or are managing the project shall in conjunction with
the original designers prepare a pre-tender H&S Plan

• This plan MUST allow prospective bidders to price

and plan for Health and Safety
• A copy of this plan must accompany each tender

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 CDM Requirements
Consultants General Duties

• Prepare and submit to ADM HSE Unit a copy of

their Policy and SMS
• Ensure the Contractors comply with H&S
standards and ADM Construction Codes of
Practice – SFAIRP
• Appoint a Full/part time safety officer
• Report all accidents / Injuries and DO’s

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 CDM Requirements
Consultants General Duties

• Arrange Pre-construction & Site H&S

meetings
• Implement the ADM’s enforcement policy
• Submit to the ADM - Contractors safety
performance data
• Set a high example of H & S on all ADM
construction projects

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 CDM Requirements
The Contractor Shall at the bidding stage

• Submit H&S Policy / SMS and confirm

– Policy statement
– Safety organization
– Safety responsibilities
– Provisions for SSOW
– Safety training
– Safety committees
– Meetings
– Accident reporting
– Emergency preparedness

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 CDM Requirements
The Contractor Shall at the bidding stage

• Ensure adequate resources are allocated for effective

safety management
• Provide initial copy of CPH&S Plan

• Note a plan will not be required on contracts that are

exempt
– Employ less than 20 employees
– Lasting less than 30 days
– Repairs, extensions additions and renovations
– Any other contract due to size, nature and
peculiarities it is agreed this is impracticable

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 CDM Requirements
The Contractor – General Duties

• Ensure subcontractors comply with the ADM

Codes

• Appoint a full / PT safety officer

• Submit M/S and RA for specific operations or

as directed

• Provide accident / DO information

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 CDM Requirements
The Contractor – General Duties

• Conduct safety training

• Attend site safety meetings

• Appoint first aiders and provide resources

• Submit monthly H&S Reports to Consultants

• Comply SFAIRP with ADM Codes of Practice for

Construction Projects

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 CDM Requirements
CDM additional requirements for:
• Site security
• Demolition and dismantling
• Excavations
• Inspections
• Prevention of drowning
• Vehicles and traffic routes
• Fire prevention, emergency routes and exits
• Fresh air, temperature and weather protection
• Lighting
114 We cover most of these issues later in the course
 CDM Requirements
CDM implications for ALOR:
• The PC we will always retain the legal responsibility on
site
• Where different Local Developers are on the same
projects - roles and responsibilities must be clearly
defined and agreed before project commencement
Remember
It is illegal for any contract to commence without a Risk
Assessment and/or adequate Construction Phase Plan
in place

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 Safe Systems of Work

Ref. SMS Section 7: Risk Assessment

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 Is this a safe system of work?

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 Safe Systems of Work

How would you plan ‘A safe system of work’?

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 Safe Systems of Work
A “Safe System of Work” will normally include:
• Risk Assessments (requirement MHSW)
• Company standards
• Codes of practice/industry best practice
• Method statements
• Task sheets/tool box talks
• Consideration of permits to work
• Monitoring procedures
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Risk Assessment
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 Risk Assessment

Are risk assessments required by law?

Do all risk assessments have to be recorded?

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 Risk Assessment

ADM Code of Practice for Construction Projects:

Every employer is to carry out a “suitable and

sufficient” risk assessment:

• To Identify the significant risks

• Any assessment that identifies “significant

findings” must be recorded

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 Risk Assessment

What is meant by “Suitable and Sufficient”?

• Significant risks identified

• Statutory requirements complied with
• Controls appropriate to the nature of the task
• Information communicated to all those affected
• Reviewed and revised regularly

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 Risk Assessment

What does the term “significant findings” imply?

This means identifying the “significant hazards”
associated with an operation …… recording the
“significant findings” including the conclusions and
the precautions arrived at to eliminate or adequately
control the risks that are likely to occur ……and be in
sufficient detail to demonstrate that it is “suitable and
sufficient” for the intended task/operation

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 Risk Assessment
Management responsibilities: CECRMR
As a manager you will be involved in the risk
assessment process for tasks under your control.
Risk assessments must contain certain key issues :
• Identification of any hazards in the operation
• Identifying who might be harmed and how
• Evaluating the likelihood of that harm occurring
• Control measures, information to those involved
• Systems to monitor, control and review
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 Risk Assessment
Sensible Risk Management IS about:
• Ensuring workers and public are properly protected
• Balancing benefits against risks with a focus on risk
hierarchy
• Enabling innovation and continual improvement not stifling it
• Ensuring those that create risks manage them
• Enabling individuals to understand their roles and
responsibilities and continually developing them
• Providing adequate resources to successfully manage risk

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 Risk Assessment
Sensible Risk Management IS NOT about:
• Creating a totally risk free society
• Generating useless mountains of paperwork
• Scaring people by exaggerating or publicising trivial
risks
• Spending large amounts of money on tolerable
risks
• Allowing production pressures to reduce the control
measures required to manage risks
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 Risk Assessment

What is a Hazard?

A Hazard is a potential to cause harm

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 Risk Assessment

What is a risk ?

Combination of:

Hazard X Likelihood Of
= Risk
Severity Occurrence

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 Risk Assessment

Do you know what the risk control hierarchy is?

?
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 Risk Assessment
Risk control hierarchy:

Eliminate the risk

Substitute - problem / article
Control or contain i.e. mechanical methods
A lter the work method
Protect personnel with PPE
E ducate & enforce (training)

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 Risk Assessment Exercise

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 Risk Assessment Exercise
Identify the hazards and risks associated with
this operation:
• 23 kilometers of cast insitu Diaphragm Walling which
has to be reduced in level to accommodate fascia
panel and coping beam
• Location – Various throughout the East of the Site
• Access for mechanical plant is restricted
• Work to be completed on a 24 hour cycle
• Neighbouring sites / areas will continue working in
adjacent areas
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 Risk Assessment Exercise
Issues to be considered with the operation:
• Interface with others
• Access and fall protection
• Mechanical and non-mechanical hazards
• Plant and equipment to be used (breaker etc)
• Out of hours working
• Reducing risk SFAIP
• Resources required

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 Risk Assessments

Additional hazards/risks we can encounter

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 Risk Assessments
Additional issues that require consideration 1:
• Stress in the workplace
• Violence in the workplace
• Lone working (maintenance etc.)*
• Pre-existing medical conditions
• Expectant mothers*
*Risk assessments are required for these activities

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 Risk Assessments
Additional issues that require consideration 2:
• Bullying by management/supervision
• Intimidation from co-workers
• Drug / alcohol / substance abuse
• Summer working and Ramadan
• Stress – domestic issues, lack of sleep, overworked
• Racial and sexual harassment

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Method Statements
 Method statements

Planning and implementation:

Method statements are not required by law but:
• When we control a workplace, we must
understand the work processes and interfaces
and establish a safe system of work (SSOW)
• Written method statements may be the prime
mechanism to demonstrate we have done this!
 Method Statements

What issues do you think should be covered in

a method statement ?

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 Method Statements
LOR require Method Statements to include:
1. Introduction
2. Scope of works
3. Sequence and method
4. Programme
5. Competency of those involved
6. Equipment to be used

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 Method Statements

LOR require means Statements to include:

7. Emergency procedures
8. Supervision
9. Monitoring or work
10. Environmental issue
11. Approval and review
12. Appendices – risk assessments / COSHH /
task sheets / drawings?

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 Permit to Work

Ref. SMS Section 7 Permits

 Permit to Work
Issuing a Permit to Work:
• Permits to work are not legal requirements
• However can be used as evidence

• The issue of a permit does not automatically

guarantee control

• The need and provision of adequate resources

to ensure compliance with it must be assessed.
• Procedures for the issue, operation and control
must be agreed and put in writing.
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 Permit to Work
Certain operations require a high level of control:
• Electrical work
• Confined spaces
• Radiography
• Hot work
• Excavations
• Mechanical or electrical isolations
A permit to work may be deemed appropriate by RA

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 Protection of the Public

Ref. SMS Section 5: CP Plan

 Protection of the public

Construction activities between 2001-2007:

Killed 42 members of the public in the UK and

seriously injured many more

Why is the risk greater to members of the public?

Because they are unaware of the dangers

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 Protection of the Public

Employers have duty under ADM Code of Practice for

Construction Projects to ensure persons not in their
employment are not exposed to danger

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 Protection of the Public

WHY Is this a major consideration

for the Al Raha Project?

How can we protect the public?

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 Protection of the Public
What we need to do:
• Carry out a risk assessment
• Establish suitable perimeter fence / hoarding
• Control unauthorised access
• Prevent materials falling i.e. sheeting & fans
• Provide protected and segregated walkways etc.
• Pedestrian management – ADM Code of Practice
Section 22
•Provide suitable signage
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 Al Raha Beach - Lorry Park
Fence protecting main office car park
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 Protection of the Public

Type of perimeter protection

Factors to be considered:
• Site location
• Nature and type of the construction work
• Density and type of population in the area
• Site’s attraction to unauthorised persons
• Proximity of schools
• Security arrangements
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 UK Project - Unsuitable layout / poor standards of erection /
Hazard not controlled – level of Risk to public HIGH

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 Protection of the Public

Inspection and maintenance

Regular inspection of the perimeter must be made,

any damage should be recorded and appropriate
remedial works undertaken

Any agreed temporary dismantling of the fence for

access purposes must be controlled

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 Protection of the Public

Visitors:
Any person coming onto our premises must be
inducted. Those not formally inducted MUST be
escorted at all times until they leave.
These persons include:
• Consultant Safety Offices / Police
• External Emergency services
• Delivery personnel
• Client and consultant teams
• Others???

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 Protection of the Public

Specific hazards:
Despite perimeter fencing or security, we still have a
duty to protect persons accessing premises illegally:
• Guarding holes & excavations
• Denying access to scaffolds i.e. removing ladders
• Isolating plant & machinery
• Keeping hazardous substances locked up
• Warning signs on perimeter fence and inside the site

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 Protection of the Public

We must also consider:

Disabled (DDA), elderly and children
Such groups need special consideration when
passing construction sites
What provisions would you put in place to
protect these groups?

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 Must ensure that the code of practice requirements are
complied with at ALL times!
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 We MUST ensure we inspect security fencing
regularly and replace damaged areas
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 MANAGEMENT and OPERATION with VISION and EFFICIENCY

Managing Safely in Construction

End of Day 1

Thank you for your attention

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