1. Group 7:
Ali Zahedi Anaraki
Rabih Ataya
Rachid Tawil
Hossein Khodaverdipoursarbandi
Seyed Mohammadsadegh Tabatabaei
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2. Outline:
1. Introduction
2. Safety on Construction site
3. Health and Safety Program
4. Project manager responsibilities and liabilities in health and safety
5. Risk management and reporting
6. Case study
7. Wearable technology in construction
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3. Fatalities and injuries in Construction Industry
Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC)
Construction industry the most dangerous
The number of work-related injuries
has fallen dramatically since the late
1980s because of improving health and
safety standards in the workplace
Third place for lost wages due to a
work-related injury
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4. CFCSA (Canadian Federation of Construction Safety
Associations)
CFCSA : promoting awareness of construction health and safety, improving information sharing,
and producing workplace health and safety resources
Certificate of Recognition program (COR)
Construction Safety Officer (CSO)
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5. 9 Tips for Safety on Construction site
1. Walk through of the site
2. Safety training.
3. Identify hazardous materials.
4. Inspect equipment.
5. Use harnesses and other safety equipment
6. Provide personal protective equipment
7. Be sure OSHA standards are met
8. Prepare for emergencies
9. Protect the public by barricading the construction site
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6. Health and Safety Program
Organization's occupational health and safety (OH&S) policy :
Policy
Objectives and details
of the program
Organization's basic
health and safety
viewpoint
Clear in terms &
unmistakable
Responsible for
occupational health and
safety programs6
7. OH&S program
Program elements
Internal responsibility
system
Joint health and safety
committee
Employee orientation
Training
Workplace inspections
Reporting and investigating
accidents/incidents
Emergency procedures
Medical and first aid
Workplace specific items7
8. Internal responsibility system & Health and Safety
Committees
Management
Employees
Benefit of committees
• provide practical knowledge of specific jobs gives larger overview of job
• improve general company policies and procedures
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9. Training
• Start of employment
• Moved to a new job
• Using of new equipment
• Periodic education
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10. Inspections
Inspection team
• Knowledge of regulations and procedures.
• Knowledge of the hazards in the workplace.
• Experience with work processes involved.
• Be a member of Joint health and safety
committee.
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11. Project manager responsibilities and liabilities in health
and safety
Why project managers are responsible in
front of health and safety regulations?
In spite of developed technology of equipment in the manufacturing and industrial
sectors, the topic of workplace health and safety plays an important role in the
workforce.
In accordance with the Canadian Occupational Safety and Health Act, the project
manager is bound to take the necessary workplace safety measures to protect the
safety and health of workers at work.
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12. Necessary measures that should be taken by project
managers
Workforce implementation and workflow should be designed in the way that
risks to life and health are avoided as far as possible
Eliminate any hazard and dangerous activity from their root causes and
initiations
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14. An example of legal liabilities of project manager
• Accident on worksite in Ontario On January 11, 2016
• The Ontario Superior Court, recognized the project manager guilty of four
counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal
negligence causing bodily harm
• Construction project manager was sentenced to three years and half in prison
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15. The project manager was fully aware of the requirement that
each worker needed to be secured by a lifeline harness
The project manager bore the ultimate responsibility for the
workers’ safety on the day of the accident
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An example of legal liabilities of project manager
16. Project managers can limit their liability
Continuously familiar yourself with the applicable
occupational health and safety obligations
Completely familiar with the hazards and potential
accident that exist in your workplace
implement a plan to effectively reduce or eliminate the
aspects that making any incidents in the projects
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17. Risk Management
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• Projects are exposed to Risks at all execution phases
• Risk Management has 6 basic elements:
• Risk Management Model based on Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle
18. Risk Management Model
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• PLAN:
• Identify H&S Risks
• Risks Analysis & Assessment
• DO
• Identify Roles, Responsibilities,Accountability andAuthority
• Competence,Training andAwareness
• Internal and External Communication
• Develop and Implement OperationalControls
• Emergency Preparedness and Response
• CHECK
• Project Audit
• Performance Measurement and Monitoring
• Incident Reporting and Investigation
• ACT
• Management and Performance Reviews of the H&S Systems
• Assess opportunities for Continual Improvement
• Communicate
19. Case Study
Summary
• Project in Singapore
• Scaffold dismantling accident
• Worker fell from 33 m height
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Causes :
• Permit to work
• Inappropriate safety equipment
• Inadequate safety system
• Lack of verification and inspection
20. Case Study
Accident Prevention
• Proper training
• Adequate and safe equipment
• Implementing safety program
• Verification, inspection and supervision
Consequences
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PARTY RISPONSIBILITY FAILURE
Owner To require safety measures
Project Manager
To exercise all due diligence when performing his function with respect to the
issuance of a permit to work
Safety Assessor
To exercise all due diligence when performing his functions with respect to the
evaluation and endorsement of a proper application of the permit to work
Scaffold Supervisor
To ensure that the scaffold workers were provided with proper equipment such
lifelines to protect themselves from falling from height
