HEALTH & SAFETY of PUBLIC & INDUSTRY

                                                      Tool box Tallk Safety Heavy equipment used on construction jobs often creates dangerous conditions. Any moving equipment such as grader, roller, loader, excavator, cranes, and trucks should be respected and avoided. Following instructions must be followed; Do not assume that the operator sees you. You could wind up injured or worse  Do not depend on hearing a horn or an alarm to warn you that moving equipment is near. You may not able to hear the equipment’s alarm over other construction noise.  When you see the equipment is traveling backward keep out of the way and stand clear until the operator has completed his maneuver. Never cut across the path behind any equipment while it backing. You could easily trip and fall under the equipment.  No operator should back a piece of equipment into area wi...

The best practice applied to the management and disposal of waste on our sites has two major benefits:-  ✔ A tidy site has a good image, emphasising safety, efficiency and care for the environment.  ✔ The minimisation, management and appropriate disposal of waste can be  economically beneficial and has numerous environmental benefits.  Compliance with the following points will help to achieve these benefits:-  ✔ Always follow waste separation procedures by using suitably labeled containers in  order to separate waste streams that can be recycled e.g. metals, wood, plastics and  paper can all be recycled.  ✔ Ensure that waste containers are close to the point of work to promote their usage. .. ✔ Avoid the storing of waste adjacent to watercourses as this creates an immediate  pollution hazard.  ✔ Ensure that all contaminated wastes are either   stored within suitable containers or membranes to   prevent second...

                                                                  TOOLBOX TALK Introduction  1. Review any accidents or "near accidents" from the past week.  2. Describe the hazards of the work as they relate to your project. Explain or show the Safe way of doing the job.  3. Give the Tool Box Safety Talk Almost all fires are small in their early stage and can be put out quickly if the proper fire extinguisher is available, and the person discovering the fire has been trained to use the fire extinguisher at hand. There are basically three different types or classes of fire extinguishers, each of which extinguishes specific types of fire.  Class A extinguishers will put out fires in ordinary combustibles, such as wood and paper. Extinguishers that are suitable for Class A fires should be identified by a tr...