fire risk assessments

1. Significant Hazards - What is the Best Way to Identifying the Rectifying occupationalhealthassessments.blogspot.com/2019/11/significant-hazards-what-is-best-way-to_27.html A worker painting the external wall of a new construction failed to observe that his safety belt was worn-out. He stood on the railing of the fifth floor, hanging onto to the rope and safety belt and was painting the wall. The safety belt came apart and he was about to fall from that vertical height. Fortunately, the safety rope was still strong and that saved him from certain fall and probable disability or death. What happened to the identification of significant hazards at the construction is something they have to analyse now. Ignorance of Safety Checking – Can be Disastrous Proper checking of all the safety gears is mandatory before the workers start using them in risky places and hazardous conditions. The best practice is to test the strength and stability, load capacity and the ability to work without failure are the parameters you have to check as a qualified expert. You have to do it every day before the construction work starts and after the day’s work are complete. Training the workers on the regular inspection of safety and protection gears is the best way to ensure 24X7 protection from hazards. When they can identify the hazards before, it is possible to take the preventive measures for avoiding them. The ergonomic assessment is the best way of doing wit without any mistakes. Detection of Fire Risks – Prevention Becomes Simple The construction site can have many risks of fire hazards like the open electric plug points and wires, gas and petrol generators, electrical installations and panels, welding locations, etc. You will never know when the risk can turn into reality. Hence it is essential to identify all the risks before the beginning of project implementation. In some cases, it may not be possible to assess all the risks before the project. Continuous monitoring during the project progress is the next best alternative method. Then also it is possible to prevent the most potential fire risk from turning into a fire accident. Training of personnel can be highly useful in the identification of risks. For example, the potential failure of safety gears much before it happens can prevent any of the slip/trip and all incidents in the construction sites. 1/2

2. Changing the Work Environment – Long Term risk- Free Projects Changing the workplace environment can be the best solution that lasts longer and works better. For example following the 5S principles can prevent most of the accidents at the construction site. Such measures are called the occupational health assessments that can protect the worker from all the potential health hazards. The risk assessment is done best when you use the advanced scanning and diagnosing equipment at the construction site. The tools like thermal sensors can detect the defects in safety gears, gas supply lines, electrical lines and panels, etc. It is possible to implement the best preventive care methods without hassles. Conclusion The process of identifying the significant hazards could be complex and time- consuming. But it can prevent most of the risks turning into accidents at the construction sites. 2/2