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The document discusses construction safety, including defining key terms like safety, hazards, risk, and injury prevention. It covers different types of hazards, unsafe acts and conditions, and hazard control measures. It also discusses Philippine safety law and risk assessment.

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Construction Safety

The document discusses construction safety, including defining key terms like safety, hazards, risk, and injury prevention. It covers different types of hazards, unsafe acts and conditions, and hazard control measures. It also discusses Philippine safety law and risk assessment.

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Construction Safety

Prepared by: Engr. Ralph F. Tan Sanchez


Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, students should be able to:

1. Learn the fundamental topics about construction safety.


2. Understand the importance of construction safety in managing projects.
Introduction to the Topic

Construction safety aims to ensure that a construction site or the industry as a


whole is not the cause of immediate danger to the public around a construction site,
or the workers at a construction site, as well as making sure that the finished
product of construction meets required safety standards.
WHY SAFETY MATTERS?
According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, SAFETY is defined as the condition of
being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss.

• SAFETY is freedom of oneself from HAZARDS.

• SAFETY is control of hazards to attain an acceptable level of RISKS.

• SAFETY is control of hazards through INJURY PREVENTION and DAMAGE


CONTROL.
Hazard –refers to anything that may likely cause personal injury or damage to
property, or their combination.

Risk – The degree of exposure or chances of exposure to hazards.

Injury Prevention – is an effort to reduce the severity of bodily injuries caused by


external mechanisms, such as accidents, before they occur.

Damage Control – is measures taken to offset or minimize damage to reputation,


credibility, or public image caused by a controversial act, remark or revelation.
Incidents vs Accidents
Incidents – an instance of something happening, an unexpected event or occurrence
that doesn't result in serious injury or illness but may result in property damage.

Accidents – an unexpected event which results in serious injury or illness of an


employee and may also result in property damage.
Different Types of Hazards
1.Physical Hazard - is an agent, factor or circumstance that can cause harm with
contact. Examples of physical hazards include slips, trips, falls.

2.Electrical Hazard - is a dangerous condition where a worker can or does


make electrical contact with energized equipment or a conductor.

3.Mechanical Hazard - is created as a result of either powered or manual (human)


use of tools, equipment or machinery and plant. An example of a mechanical
hazard is: contact and/or entanglement with unguarded moving parts on a
machine.
4. Biological Hazard - or biohazard, is a biological substance that poses a threat to
the health of living organisms, primarily humans. This could include a sample of
a microorganism, virus or toxin that can adversely affect human health.

5. Chemical Hazard - a type of occupational hazard caused by exposure to


chemicals in the workplace. Exposure to chemicals in the workplace can cause
acute or long-term detrimental health effects.
6. Ergonomics - are physical conditions that may pose risk of injury to the
musculoskeletal system, such as the muscles or ligaments of the lower back,
tendons or nerves of the hands/wrists, or bones surrounding the knees, resulting
in a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD).

7. Behavioral - It describes as hazard cause by action of a person. For example, an


incorrect procedure of using forklift may possess harm / threat.
Unsafe Acts and Conditions
UNSAFE ACTS – violation of safe procedure

• Act of Omission - omitted the action which resulted in an accident

• Act of Commission - committed the action which result in an accident

UNSAFE CONDITIONS – seen as the situation or source of containing the hazard


of force.
Hazard Control Measure
Risk Assessment
What is a Risk Assessment?
Risk Assessment is a term used to describe the overall process or method where
you:

• Identify hazards and risk factors that have the potential to cause harm (Hazard
Identification).

• Analyze and evaluate the risk associated with that hazard (Risk Analysis and Risk
Evaluation).

• Determine the appropriate ways to eliminate the hazard, or control the risk when
the hazard cannot be eliminated (Risk Control)
Philippine Safety Law
Republic Act 11058 – An Act Strengthening
Compliance With Occupational Safety and Health
Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations
Thereof
ANY QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU!

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