Nile University Project Safety Management

CHAPTER (14)
SAFETY MANAGEMENT
1.0 Definition
Safety management is a performance-oriented approach to safety and
health management that gives organization a sustainable competitive
advantage in global marketplace by establishing a safe and health work
environment that is conducive to consistent peak performance and that
is improved continually forever. This definition contains several key
elements that must be under stood if one is to fully understand TSM.
2.0 Benefits of Safety
Reduced expenses related to injuries and illnesses.
Reduced absenteeism .
Lower employee complaints.
Improved employee morale and satisfaction.
Reduced insurance cost.
Reduced hidden cost.
2.1 Hidden cost
- Workers compensation cost.
- Replacement and training for new or substitute employee.
- Poor quality.
- Penalties for non compliance .
3.0 Importance of a safety plan
It is designed to protect :
- Personnel.
- Environment.
- Public.
- Operation equipment.
- Government regulation.

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5.0 Hazards and Solutions of some Dangerous Cases

5.1 Scaffolding
Hazard. When scaffolds are not erected or used properly, fall hazards
can occur. About 2.3
million construction workers frequently work on scaffolds. Protecting
these workers from
scaffold-related accidents would prevent an estimated 4,500 injuries
and 50 fatalities each year.
Solutions.
Scaffold must be sound rigid and sufficient to carry its own weight plus
four times the
maximum intended load without settling or displacement. It must be
erected on solid footing.
Unstable objects such as barrels boxes, loose bricks or concrete blocks
must not be used to support scaffolds or planks.
Scaffold must not be erected moved dismantled or altered except under
the super-vision
of a competent person.
Scaffold must be equipped with guardrails, mid rails and toe boards.
Scaffold accessories such as braces brake- etc, trusses, screw legs or
ladders that are damaged or weakened from any cause must be
immediately repaired or replaced.
Scaffold platforms must be tightly planked with scaffold plank grade
material or equivalent.
Competent person must inspect the scaffolding and at designated
intervals reinsert it.

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Rigging on suspension scaffolds must be inspected by a competent

person before each
shift and after any occurrence that could affect structural integrity to
ensure that all connections are tight and that no damage to the rigging has
occurred since its last use.
Synthetic and natural rope used in suspension scaffolding must be
protected from heat-producing sources.

Figure 1. Metallic Scaffold

Employees must be instructed about the hazards of using diagonal

braces as fall
protection.
Scaffold can be accessed by using ladders and stairwells.
Scaffolds must be at least 10 feet from electric power lines at all
directions.

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Figure 2. Standard condition

Figure 3. In site conditions

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