7. ACTION PLAN
7.2 Hazards and Risk
Recommendations Action(s) Time Scale Responsibilities Cost £ Success Criteria** Review Date 1 Design all
scaffolds in use
Produce design drawings for load bearing scaffolds and non-standard structures. Consider any additional plant, equipment, material or sheeting that could impose additional loadings over and above the standard scaffold design loads.
2 Weeks Manager/ Design Manager
2000 £ Design/ scaffold erection drawings and schedules.
02-04-08
Recommendations Action(s) Time Scale Responsibilities Cost £ Success Criteria** Review Date 2 Obtain consent
from public authorities.
Consent to be obtained from local authorities before erecting scaffolding on footpath or public areas or adjacent to property owners.
1 Month Manager 1000 £ No objection letters;
letter to public authorities.
Use MEWPs (Mobile elevated working platforms) and mobile access platforms for temporary works.
3 Months Manager 30000£ Local purchase orders. Physical inspection on site.
Method statements of temporary works requiring access to height
19-06-08
4 Warn public/
passers by and restrict traffic movements at the base of the scaffolding.
Eliminate protruding edges.
Employ a flag man, warning signs and barriers near the scaffold platform where vehicles are likely to pass and restrict traffic movements.
1 Week Supervisor 500 £ Appointment letter/
transfer letters and time sheets.
26-03-08
5 Provision of passive restraints for material falls/
persons
Provide safety nets and air bags 1 month Manager 10000£ Inspection on site.
Check list of fall arrest equipment purchased. Audit safety of stores.
Inspect method statements.
19-04-08
6 Securing the working platform
All scaffold planks and kick-boards/ toe boards to be well secured and tightened to scaffold structure to prevent displacement
500 £ Inspection reports of scaffolding. Physical observation.
Inclusion in the inspection checklist
13-03-08
Recommendations Action(s) Time Scale Responsibilities Cost £ Success Criteria** Review
Outriggers/ guy ropes to be tied to the scaffold and secure it against existing structure. Ties removed for any purpose to be fixed back or alternate ties to be used.
8 Proper erection and use of ladders
All ladders to extent 1m or 5 rungs above the landing platform
1000 £ ladder inspection records,
photographs/
reduced number of incidents due to collapse of ladder/
fall from ladder
13-03-08
9 Competent persons only to erect, alter or inspect access equipments/
scaffolds
Appoint a competent person trained in CITB procedures in erecting, handling, inspecting and maintained all access equipment.
1 Month Manager 2000 £ Appointment letter.
Training register and scaffolder training certificate. Erection &
inspection checklists.
19-04-08
Persons erecting scaffolds to undergo a third party training and be certified as a scaffolder
3 months Manager 3000 £ Inspect scaffold training certificates and list of appointed scaffolders.
19-06-08
10 Inspect the scaffold regularly
The appointed competent person to inspect the scaffolding before it is first used; where conditions may cause deterioration of the structure and within a 7 day period are as specified by the temporary
1 Month Manager/
Supervisor
1000 £ Inspection reports and photographs
19-04-08
Recommendations Action(s) Time Scale Responsibilities Cost £ Success Criteria** Review Date works coordinator.
11 Provide evidence of worthiness of access
equipment/
scaffolds
Use scaff tag system signed and marked green and inspected by the competent person not less than 7 days.
2 weeks Supervisor/ Line Management
1000 £ Inspection on site.
Unused scaffoldings marked as red.
Green tags are signed off on a daily basis before work commences.
02-04-08
12 Arrest debris/
materials from falling
Debris guards/ debris netting and fans to be provided for high rise scaffolds and those close to public areas
1 Month Manager 1000 £ Inspection of site.
Check method
13 Monitor misuse of scaffolds and access
equipments
Appoint inspectors to randomly check if edge protection is removed and no unauthorized alterations are made.
Immediate (within 2 days)
Supervisor 2000 £ Inspection records and daily scaffold checklists.
13-03-08
14 All operatives to be trained especially the persons erecting scaffolds
Provide training/ tools box to all operatives and supervisory staff involved in the use of
suspension equipment such as lines and harnesses, and how to inspect and assess PPE before use.
1 Month Manager 3000 £ Training records, training registers.
Personal interviews.
Demonstration of use of PPEs.
19-04-08
Recommendations Action(s) Time Scale Responsibilities Cost £ Success Criteria** Review Date 15 Ensure good
housekeeping
Task a housekeeping team to look for removed nuts, washers and to clean up grease, oil, paint etc and to dispose all left over materials on a daily basis.
Immediate records of fall due to slips/ trips.
13-03-08
15 Provide suitable personal fall arrest systems.
Provide safety harnesses with 2 lanyards and provisions for securing/ hooking.
Immediate (within 2 days)
Manager 4000 £ Visual observation while doing the activity. Check purchase orders for safety harnesses.
Review method statements.
13-03-08
7.2.2 Noise from Construction Equipment/ Machineries
RECOMMENDATIONS ACTION(S) TIME 1 Establish noise
exposure limits
Measure the exposure limit value not exceeding 85 dB (A)/ peak sound pressure of 140 dB (C) at the ear for all affected persons.
2 weeks Manager 1000 £ Record of noise monitoring and establishment of first action level and peak action level.
13-03-08
RECOMMENDATIONS ACTION(S) TIME 2 Purchase less
noisy equipment
Revise the purchasing policy and introduce a low- noise
purchasing strategies for all construction related equipment
3 Months General Manager/
Managing Director
1000 £ Revised procedure for purchasing and list of suppliers and
certificates from manufacturers on low noise qualities.
19-06-08
7 Isolate the noisy equipment/
machineries
Keep the compressor/ generator and all static machineries
covered with sound proof material.
1 month Manager/
Supervisor
5000 £ Physical observation and maintenance records. Purchase orders of sound proof covers.
19-04-08
Screen the noise source with a barrier, soil heap or locate behind partly completed buildings.
9 Reduce noise due to vibration of machineries
All static machineries to be mounted on anti-vibration mounts.
1 month Manager 3000 £ Physical observation.
Maintenance records and local purchase orders.
19-04-08
3 Health surveillance
Conduct audiometry test on all vulnerable workers/ operators and results to be conveyed and kept as records.
1 month Manager 3000 £ Audiometry records for all staffs clearly categorized separately for people with defects and healthy. Health records/ medical
Encourage employees to seek medical advice if hearing damage is suspected.
1 month Supervisor/
Line management
500 £ Check record of referels to clinic/
hospitals for hearing complaints.
19-04-08
RECOMMENDATIONS ACTION(S) TIME 5 Reduce duration
of exposure to workers
Identify noisy areas and limit the workers in and around the area by adjusting the work schedules
Immediate
1000 £ Check time sheets/
work schedules for all workers.
13-03-08
6 Redesign the pedestrian routes
Modify/ re-design the pedestrian routes to avoid passing through noisy activity areas/ equipments.
2 Weeks Manager 1000 £ New signmarked pedestrian routes with barricades and hazard warning signs.
25-03-08
10 Provision of safe havens
Provide sound proof rest facilities/ safe havens on site
2 month Manager 20000 £ Physical observation and noise monitoring records.
11-05-08
8 Reduce public interfaces
Access roads to site to be re-positioned such that equipments and machinery movements cause minimum disturbances to residential buildings/ publics.
2 weeks Manager 2000 £ Inspect vehicle routes and interview drivers regarding the
knowledge of new route.
25-03-08
11 Training Training on the likely noise exposure and risk to hearing;
where and how to obtain hearing protectors; how to report defects in hearing protectors and noise control equipment and
employees duties.
2 weeks Manager/
Supervisor/
Line Management
5000 £ Checking training matrix, employee training records, training registers and personal interview.
25-03-08
12 Provision of personnel hearing protection devices.
Provide ear defenders/ muffs to all personnel who are entering the hearing protection zones.
1 Month Manager 3000 £ Inspect stores. Check the purchase orders and personal
interviews with workers.
19-04-08
* Costs: Calculated based on the assumed man-hours spend by the responsible persons and the equipment, material and training costs. Man-hours are calculated based on the following
assumptions:-RECOMMENDATIONS ACTION(S) TIME SCALE
RESPONSIB-ILITIES
COST*
£
SUCCESS CRITERIA**
REVIEW DATE/
FORMAT
Top Management (GM/ MD) : 500 £ per hour Supervisor/ Line
management 100 £ per hour
Managers 250 £ per hour Workers/ Labors 50 £ per hour
** Success criteria can be generally attributed to reduced number of injuries, dangerous occurrences, non conformances and enforcement actions