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COSH Training-Day 1

The document provides an introduction to construction occupational safety and health (COSH). It discusses why OSH is needed, with the main reasons being that every worker has a right to a safe workplace and OSH is devoted to recognizing and controlling hazards. It covers the key focuses of OSH including people, equipment, materials, and environment. The objective is to explain the importance of COSH in construction sites by identifying hazards, assessing risks, and controlling risks to protect workers' safety, health, and lives.

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COSH Training-Day 1

The document provides an introduction to construction occupational safety and health (COSH). It discusses why OSH is needed, with the main reasons being that every worker has a right to a safe workplace and OSH is devoted to recognizing and controlling hazards. It covers the key focuses of OSH including people, equipment, materials, and environment. The objective is to explain the importance of COSH in construction sites by identifying hazards, assessing risks, and controlling risks to protect workers' safety, health, and lives.

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Introduction to Construction Occupational Safety and Health (COSH)

Why do we need OSH?


- Every worker has the right to safe and healthy workplace.
OSH
- It is devoted to the recognition and control of factors (hazards) in the workplace, which may cause death,
disability, injury, sickness, or great discomfort and inefficiency among the workers.

Focus of OSH
- People
- Equipment
- Materials
- Environment

Samples:
Global OSH Data: ILO Report
Local Scenario: Filipino workers

Introduction – Administration

• Identify hazards, assessing the risk and control the risk to acceptable level in our workplaces to save lives, assets,
preserve the environment and our company’s reputation.

Objective
The participants will be able to explain the importance of COSH.

Why do we need Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)?


Every worker has the right to a SAFE and HEALTHY workplace.
**Karapatan
Occupational Safety and Health is devoted to the recognition and control of factors (hazards) in the workplace, which
may cause death, disability, injury, sickness, or great discomfort and inefficiency among the workers.
Hazard – anything that can cause harm
>> working at heights, maintenance of tools (hand/power tools)
Focus of OSH
• People
• Environment – mainit, malamig, maingay, ma-dust
• Equipment - tools
• Materials – paint
ILO – Internationa Labor Organization
270M woek related accidents
160 M

High risk industry – Construction

Ergonomic program- daily activity ng tao, design of work equipment (lagging nakaupo?)
Fire Prevention & Control, Program – mataas ang percentage dahil required by the government for permits
Labor Code of the Philippines (PD 442, 1974)
OSH Standars (1979, amended in 1989) – set of mandatory rules on OSH w/c
DO 13 –
Republic Act No. 115058 and its IRR DO 198 (01.25.2019)

Keys:
• Be knowledgeable
UNSAFE ACTS AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS
• Unsafe acts: 90% of accidetnt causes are unsafe acts. These are things that people do that they should not doing
something that they should.
• Unsafe conditions: 10%

DOMINO EFFECT
• Lack of Control

OSH Act General Provision for Unsafe Condition


1005: Duties of Employers, Workers and other Persons

Unsafe Act
*complacent/complacency

PM SESSION
Construction Site Premises
- Construction is inherently dangerous and present almost all hazards in every way processes
- We must be responsible to help make it safe for everyone.
What is safety?
- Freedom from danger that may result to death
General Construction Site Requirements
- Accident prevention is a legal requirement
- Complete understanding between the owner and the contractor.
- Practical experience in running construction jobs
- Accident prevention as part of advance planning.
- Protection of workers and the public.
- Applicable gov’t standard regulations.

General Construction Site Hazardous Activity


- Clearing Operation (ex. Exploding ordinance, settlement ground or contour of land, obstruction, equipment to
be used, high tension cable, biological hazard-animals and/or insects)
- Excavation (pagkahulog sa butas, soil collapse
- Fabrication, Masonry and Carpentry (accident due to activities)
- Working from heights
- Hot works
- Rigging and lifting
- Confined Spaces (underground installation of ppipes)
- Commissioning (roof checking)
Construction Hazards

D.O. 13 Section 9
Construction Safety Signage
- Construction signage..
- Signage shall be posted..
Assignment: Use of color in signages?
Worker’s Welfare Facilities
- Source of drinking water
- Sanitary and washing facilities
- Living accommodation
- Separate sanitary, washing and sleeping facilities for men and women
Construction Safety Premises
- Construction site housekeeping

5S of Good Housekeeping
• Seiri (Sort/eliminate) – eliminate na ang mga di kailangan na gamit
• Seiton (Systematize/organize)
• Seiso (Sweep/clean/polish)
• Seiketsu (Sanitize/standardize)
• Shitsuke (Self-discipline/training)
Fire Safety
Cause, Effect, amd Prevention
Fire extinguishers inspection
Types of F.E.
- Pressurized water – Class A fires only (wood, paper, clothe)
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2) – Class B or C fires (B. liquid or greese)
- Multi-purpose dry chemical – Class A, B, C (C. Electrical Equipment)
- Combustible metal – type d (combustible metaks)
- Wet chemical – class a, c, and k (k. cooking media)
Leading causes of death in the gen. industry
- Falls
- Electrocutions
- ….
Introduction (for electrocutions)
- Electricity is the no. 1 source of fire
Rule 1210: Electrical Safety
- Lock out tag out (loto)
Electrical Safety program
- Company rules and regulations
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- SOP
Materials Handling

Basic Principles of Manual Handling


- Size up the load
- Obtain secure footing
- Crouch close to the load and get a firm grip
- Lift by straightening legs
Material Chemical Handling
- Global HaRMonized System (GHS)
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS) – documents/datas regarding the chemmicals
Chemical Hazards on Hazardous Materials
- Can cause physical injury or can cause a disease
- May create physical hazards as they can cause fires, …

EXCAVATION SAFETY
Accidents in Excavations – Cave-in (natabunan ng lupa)
- We need to identify the classification of soil
- Type A (most stable, Clay)
- Type B (
- Type C
Stable rock
Excavation
Types:
- Open excavations (in open ground)
- Potholing (small excavations or inspection hole
- Pit excavation (to install foundation for access)
- Trenches and retaining wall
- Shafts and drives
Hazards of Excavation Works
- Soil collapse – 1meter deep dapat may adequate shoring
- Falling of materials/equips
- Vehicular traffic
- Underground utilities
- Nearby buildings/structurres
- Working surface
- Confined space conditions
**In excavation – determine first the type of soil, corresponding safe slope to avoid collapse.
Zone of influence – plus 1m

Method Statement
- Methodology
Method Statement → Hazard → Control
**conduct risk assessment before planning for methods

HAND AND POWER TOOLS


• Types of hand and power tools
• Hazards
- Untrained persons using tools
• Injury/Illness Prevention
• Summary

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