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STORERAGE AREA
Observation 6
Near main store workers are cutting Immediate action:
concrete slab by using electric cutter The site supervisors are strictly 3 days
machine without guard. The disc may followed the policy rules
contact with body of the person that may To instruct the worker to use PPE like 3 days
cause abrasion that leads to serious gloves, goggles, shoes and not wearing
cuts and injuries. loose clothing to protect to hazards from
the work equipment.
Long term action:
To provides workers training, 2 weeks
demonstrating videos, instructions, and
informations of operating electric cutters
Regular Supervision on the workers. Every week
Observation 7 Immediate action:
Workers doing masonry work near Provide appropriate PPE such as ear 3days
generator store area, producing heavy muffs and ear buds to protect form noise.
noise that may cause hearing problems Regular supervision.
such as temporary loss of hearing or Long term action: Every day
tinnitus. The origination should purchase less
noise generating equipment.
Training should provide to the worker 4 weeks
on awareness on the hazards of the
equipment. 2 weeks
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Observation 10
Around storage area there is no 1 day
Immediate action:
directional sign board in blind spot. To provide the vehicle side mirrors on
Vehicles are loading and unloading 2 days
all blind corners.
materials and taking vehicles reverse Deploy flag man.
direction without signal man help, 3 weeks
Long term action:
while reversing vehicle may hit the Introduce one way traffic system and
workers or collide with columns and 1 month
drive in & drive out.
leads to serious incident like collide Segregate the pathway for workers and
with workers causes bone fracture. vehicles.
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CONSTRUCTION SITE
In the construction site ware house, To be provides a clear lighting in the 1 week
workers needs to construction materials ware house so that workers can carry
from the warehouse. Lack of lighting out work easily.
and housekeeping, workers may slips Regular house keeping Per day
trips and may also falls inside the
warehouse, resulting injuries such as Long term action:
head injury, bone fracture. Provide natural lighting. 1 month.
Provide provision for emergency 3 weeks
lighting
Welfare area
Observation 26
In the construction site organization Security and safety for workers materials. Continue
has provided locker facility for trade
workers.
Observation 27
Continue
Tea and snacks arrangement for the Motivating the workers.
night shift workers.
Observation 28
Continue
Provision of oral rehydration electrolyte Good working atmosphere for
drink facility for workers who are employees and ability to work with
working on the open area exposed to moral.
the sun.
Observation 29
Continue
In the work site sufficient toilets for Good welfare facilities for workers and
workers and separate toilets for visitors.
visitors, and maintaining neat & clean.
Provision of hand washes.
Location - BUSET CONTRACTING LLC, DUBAI, U.A.E. Date of review 27 /07 /2017
The scope of inspection was to identify any potential hazards, to check the effectiveness of
existing control measures and recommend any further control measure to ensure that
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residual risk are as low as possible and harmless. All findings recorded in the observation
sheets. The H&S inspection activity has been carried out in a BUSET CONTRACTING &
GENERAL TRANSPORT L.L.C. It is a building construction Company located in Dubai,
U.A.E., complying with occupational health and safety regulations. Activities carried out in a
day to day operation include material handling, welding work, civil work, loading and
unloading of construction materials. In the construction site the total number of worker is 125
people and it is AED 67 Million project. It is a Basement+Ground+7 floors commercial
building project. I am inspecting in the site store, under construction building, basement, fuel
storage area, warehouse, and rest room at the time 10 am to 2 pm on 28 January 2017.
Workers are carrying raw materials by manual handling and doing indoor activities such as
welding work on a wet floor area. Carpenters are working in a ground floor doing wood work
activities by using table mounted circular saw without any guards. Warehouse indoor
activities and safe stacking and storing of construction materials such as cement in the
warehouse and wood storage area. In the warehouse vehicles are loading and unloading
and also taking reversing when the corners without stoppage and without banks men and
blind sports directions are not there. Workers are manual handling of carrying cement and
bricks construction materials. Poor lighting in warehouse and cement storage area.
Some workers using personal protect equipment, all welfare facilities are provided. The site
engineer, managers and supervisors are doing their activities they are wearing reflected
jacket and helmet, all the floors provided firefighting lines, fire extinguisher, sprinkler and
smoke detectors.
Executive Summary
I thanks to M/S. BUSET CONTRACTING for giving me an opportunity to carry out the health
and safety inspection .The management of the company is highly committed to safeguard its
employees, visitors, contractor and sub-contractors from the hazards arising out of its daily
activity. This responsibility is clearly dedicated to competent personnel. Risk assessment of
all the activities has been done and is reviewing periodically. Resources have been allocated
for mitigation of significant hazards through effective controls. PPE programs are in place
and requirements are communicated to workforce through trainings, posters and signs. Its
appreciated that the construction site has good practices like, Drinking hot and cold water
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facility. Locker facility allocated for trade workers nearest to the work place area workers
easy to access. First aid arrangement is appropriate and accessible to workers at the site
with the complete kit. In this site each floor has minted firefighting lines and sprinklers and
smoke detectors. Toilets have been maintained clean and tidy with all provision for the
workers like soaps, hand wash liquids etc.
In construction site I have observed some major hazards. The management has to look and
rectify issues these are, Scaffolding is not erected on flat surface, no guard rails, bracing
supports and it is not fitted properly. Not following the safety policy guidelines such as toe
boards have huge gaps can lead to scaffold collapse. Workers and object fall from height.
The welder is doing welding activities closer of the acetylene and oxygen cylinder near
storage area. Which can lead to fire explosion causes several injuries and property damage.
Overall compliance with health and safety management system is observed satisfactory.
The above observation breaches the following legal compliances Acts are:
For chemical hazards Provide sufficient respiratory mask and goggles, provide warning sign
and posters near working area and conduct the chemical awareness program. Purchase by
the purchase department within one month
Which is around AED 5150/- .
For electrical hazards Purchase new electrical materials, upgrade electricians with new
technology & techniques. Purchase by the purchase department within one month
Which is around AED 7000/- .
For scaffolding hazards Purchase new scaffolding materials, Training to all scaffolding
workers. Purchase by the purchase department within three weeks.
Which is around AED4500/- .
For manual handling hazard Purchase of new mechanical lifting equipments, for manual
handling hazards Training to all lifting workers. Purchase by the purchase department within
three weeks.
Which is around AED 5000/- .
I have observed some main finding which is in mentions below all observation having special
priorities to maintain the health and safety culture in the workplace.
Control measure.
The origination to be provided a separate covered welding area. The whole construction site
where all welding works can be take place separately. This eventually presents mass
casualties and property damage.
Legislation:
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 UK BS-6173:2001 Specifications for
installation of gas fired catering appliances
Precautions at manually ignited gas fired catering equipment HSE Books 1995
UAE civil defence guidelines.
Control measure.
Where required use without joints wire, Power outlets/sockets and industrials plugs to be
procured as per requirements. Competent supervision must be ensured to arrange frequent
inspections. Electric short circuit leads to fire and electric shock to the workers. Causes
serious incident or accident.
Legislation:
UAE electricity guidelines failure to comply with these regulations, or any part thereof, shall
be deemed of country Law. Such failures will be addressed in accordance with the Law.
Electrical Safety on Construction sites HSG 141 HSE Books 1995.
Control measure.
The management people should select the competent person to make scaffolding perfect for
using. And purchase new scaffolding materials. And provide safety nets above working
areas. It saves many people life and prevents falling of objects and collapsing of scaffolding.
Legislation
Health, Safety and Environment standards in construction industry UAE.
Department of planning and development, ports customs and free zones corporation (Gov.
Of Dubai) Trakhees.
If management takes action in above observations will get benefits, these are.
Moral-
Effective steps to manage occupational health and safety in their working environment to
prevent injuries and ill-health, improve staff morale, Motivation of workers. Improve safety
culture.
Management Commitment to health and safety. Company reputation will be enhanced
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Legal-
Avoid legal action from enforcement authority, Issuing legal mandates to comply with the
law. Issuing a caution (warning) from enforcement authority.
Prosecution with the intent of punishing the company or individual.
Financial- work related injury and ill-health accident will cause direct and indirect costs and
acquire uninsured coasts. These costs can be reduced or avoid which are;
Direct costs are;
Lost time of injured worker and any continued payments to worker or family.
Damage to equipment, tools, property, plant or materials.
Medical or first aid costs.
Indirect costs are; (hidden costs of accidents)
Lost time by other workers (curiosity, sympathy morale)
Lost time assisting, investigating, arranging for new staff, preparing reports.
Failure to fill customers orders on time.
Hidden Costs of Accidents are:
Accident investigation. Payments to injured person. Payments for non-productive time.
Replacement labour. Training for replacement labour.
Business interruption. Loss of reputation. Repair or replacement of damaged plant.
Legal fees and Insurance premiums.
Conclusions
All the significant hazards are identified and control measures in a time frame scale. The
management intending to take action will benefit towards health and safety. As it will
increase the level of compliance of health and safety rules and regulations reduce injury and
accident. Commitment of organization which results a positive safety culture and reduce
legal action by enforcement authorities and reduce compensation claims and provide more
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safe production of the organization in addition to the business reputation will be on top and it
is one of the factor to consider granting more projects to company in the construction
business.
There are certain areas where inadequate supervision is observed that is Competence
levels of the supervisory staff need to be improved through internal as well as external
trainings so that they might be able to identify each potential hazard assess the associated
risk. Although induction for new joiners is in place but even then it is not covering the
technical aspects of their job. Hazards related to their assigned tasks, hierarchy followed the
control measure. Other safety concerns such as manual handling, vibration, noise, stress,
biological effect, chemical exposure, heat stress, lighting and ventilation can also be
controlled with suitable preventive control measures which also recommended on the
observation sheet. The workforces were seemed to be very happily because of the welfare
facilities provided by the company such as locker facility, first aid provision, drinking water,
rest room, toilet facilities and smoker zones areas. The organization is followed the health
and safety guidelines.
And finally I would request to the management please take immediate action on the suitable
recommendation for the implementation of health and safety culture. Management must
establish the aims and objectives for the measurement of performance and review time to
time; all initiatives will help to improve the safety culture, moral of workers, less absenteeism,
decrease in incidents, increase production less insurance premium no legal action from
enforcement authority, less overturn on manpower within the organization and will enhance
the business reputation.
Recommendations:
Recommendation Likely resource implications Priority Target date
AED -5000
TIME
1 month
TIME
3 Weeks
TIME
3 Weeks