Occupational Health & Safety Best Practice in Construction Sector

Best practice in EHS,Managment Leadership,Worker Participation,Hazard Identification & Control Measures,,Hierarvhy of Hazard Control,, Reporting,Monitoring, ; Evaluation

1. OHS best practice in construction Presenter: Sisay Yami , EHS Manager Bsc Environmental Health Msc . Public Health Email: [email protected]

2. Outline of Presentation Management leadership Worker participation Identify hazard , analyze risks and implement control measures Follow hierarchy of control as applicable Education and training Documentations and reporting .Monitoring and evaluation

3. OHS best practice 1.Management leadership Make safety and health a core organizational value, establish safety and health goals and objectives Health and safety policy Rule & regulation Code of conduct Always put health & safety at a priority Build safety culture Ensure commitment of top management Provide adequate resources and support for the program, and set a good example

4. OHS b est practice 2.Worker participation Setting goals, identifying and reporting hazards, investigating incidents, and tracking progress U nderstand their roles and responsibilities C ommunicate openly with management Report safety and health concerns without fear of retaliation Access to OHS information

5. OHS best practice 3.Identify hazard , analyze risks and implement control measures hazards from routine, non routine, and emergency situations are identified and assessed Assessment of existing hazards, exposures, and control measures Periodic inspections

6. OHS best practice 4 . Follow hierarchy of control as applicable Elimination-substitution-engineering control-administrative control-PPE Ensure worker regularly use PPE as appropriate 5. Keep clean & organized work place Managing worksite cleanliness and order Proper disposal of both solid & liquid waste Regular cleaning schedules

7. OHS best practice 5 . Education and training Regular safety toll box talk or safety meetings Specialized training for specific tasks All workers shall be trained on OHS, responsibilities, regulation etc… All workers trained on work place hazard & control Employers ,managers and supervisors trained on OHS, responsibilities, regulation

8. OHS best practice 6.Documentations and reporting Encouraging a culture of safety reporting Hazard communication Report unsafe condition immediately Prepare and execute OHS plan Document all OHS related report Perform incident/accident investigation & report Perform regular reporting to concerned body

9. OHS best practice 7 . Monitoring and evaluation Routine inspection(Monitoring) Focus on 6 M Method Management Material Man(People) Measurement Machine Evaluation and improvement