How to Avoid Accidents?

One of the best techniques of stopping accidents at a immense project site is to let the contractor supervisors ponder over the jobs to be done and then putting them down in writing.

It is a common fact that workers coming together in a immense construction project have different levels of experience and training. The key persons for stopping accidents are the supervisors.

The way to do this is to have a form for the supervisors to fill. This is called the site incident prevention plan or SIPP. It is a form that informs the safety officers their work plan.

By getting the supervisors to put their work steps and
procedures in writing, safety personnel can use this system to reduce incidents of workers taking shortcuts in safety.

A lovely description of the work plan will include the
following:

* A sequence of work that starts with informing the project manager or supervisor before beginning work. The work will then have a description of the potential hazard if this was not carried out. Having made aware of the potential hazard, the person writing the work plan will also write down the countermeasures that they will take to eliminate the hazard. An example of this control measure will be seeking approval from
the safety officer & conducting gizmo box meeting with the workers before beginning work.

* The next sequence will most likely be mobilization of tools & materials to the work site. The potential hazard could be personal injury or messing up of the work area. To reduce the hazard, the supervisor may need his workers to wear safety gears like helmet & safety shoes.

* The job itself will even be said in the work plan.
Depending on the location, the potential hazard could be personal injury, falling from height, or possibly causing a fire. So the supervisor will must state all the control measures that they will must take. An example could be for the workers to wear safety personal protective equipment, in this case,
safety harness to prevent falling from heights. Applying for hot work permit could be another control measure.

There may be other control measures to be taken. It depends on the job. control measure might need that workers do not step on the existing piping. Another control measure might be to
erect barricades...

The hot work permit itself is a separate form to be filled. This is applicable for hot work that can possibly cause a fire at the site. The hot work permit may need the applicant to make prepared fire extinguishers, remove combustibles, use torches &
burning equipment that are in lovely working order, etc...

In this work plan, the supervisor will indicate his name, the location of his work, the company name, & the work to be done. Depending on the complexity of the form, they might include a site
map with the location of his work clearly marked out.

* The last item in the SIPP could be housekeeping after the completion of the work. The potential hazard could be fire or tripping hazard. The control measure - cleaning up, removal of debris from the site & sweeping the floor after work completion.

When supervisors make the work to submit this SIPP work plan day before the execution of the work, they can control the work hazards to prevent accidents. It all happens when thoughts are put in to writing.