CHECKLIST FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE



1.   Safety Shoes/Gumboots shall be worn by the staff working at site and concerned workers.

2.    Safety Helmets shall be worn by people working in areas like pits, trenches, near the building & by carpenters, fitters, erectors, fabricators, with the chin strap properly tied up while working on the construction site.

3.    Safety belt shall be worn by erectors, fabricators, painters, masons, while working. It should be tied properly to a rigid anchoring point

4.     Clothing of the Workers / Supervisors / Engineers should not be loose fitting to avoid mishaps.

5.    Any person on top of scaffolding must make sure at first that the scaffolding is properly secured by bracings etc. and is safe.  Any plank put on the scaffolding for bridging the gap must be tied properly to the pipe either by binding wire or a good coir string so that the plank will not tilt when the person comes to one end.  

6.    Safe and sufficient access for every work place shall be provided and maintained; to the extent it is practical.

7.    Openings, corners and edges shall be guarded so as to prevent accidents due to falling.

8.    Adequate and suitable lighting shall be provided for all working places, approaches, dangerous openings and places.

9.   Sanitary conveniences shall be provided, maintained and kept clean. ST's to be emptied regularly.

10.   First Aid-boxes (with prescribed medical aids) reasonably accessible at all times shall be kept in convenient places like office, stores, etc.

11.     Acron Children Care shall be provided for the children of workers at site.

12.  Welder shall ensure that protective equipment like welding Helmets/Hand shields, eye goggles, leather gloves etc. is used during welding.

13.  Construction materials shall not be stacked on the floors more than the allowable loads.

14.  No workman shall be allowed to ride on the lift bucket/component which is being lifted.

15.  Jointing of cables should be done with proper lugs and joints shall be covered with insulating tape.

16.   Protective gloves shall be used in electrical operations involving high voltage. 

17.   Cautionary signs and boards shall be displayed at required locations for infrastructure projects.

18.  Fire fighting equipments such as extinguishers and sand buckets shall be easily available in the vicinity of electrical operations and storage of inflammable materials.  Their validity and test dates should be verified and corrective action should be taken.

19.    Special attention shall be given for proper earthing of cables and equipment.  

20.   Important safe working methods shall be explained to/imbibed in the juniors who are working at the site during training.

21.   Safety nets of Nylon as per requirement shall be provided at different floors as per the requirement. 

22.  Barricading by red / white ribbon (Danger tape) shall be carried out all around the excavated pits, tank holes, danger area etc. to avoid the accident.
         
23.  Any accident of serious nature (fatal, partial disability etc.) shall be investigated by site authorities and report shall be compiled and corrective/preventive actions shall be taken to avoid recurrence. 

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To facilitate better communication, following details should be prominently displayed in the site office        
            Site plan indicating Water lines, Water tanks, Septic tanks, Electrical lines, Fire extinguishers locations, Switch board room locations etc.
            List of site managers with their telephone numbers.
            Telephone Numbers of Hospitals, Fire service and Police etc.
    
25.       Ensure that the health cards are issued to all the personnel on site.

26.       Ensure that all the labours on site are provided with mosquito nets.

27.   Hot tar should be handled carefully. It should be in a metal bucket with not more than 4" (10 cms) of tar in the bucket so that it does not splash out and burn someone. 
In no circumstances are tar buckets to be carried on the head or shoulder of the workers.