SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CIVIL WOKS EXCAVATION

1. Safety precautions to prevent the collapse of excavations, and falls The sides of the excavation or trench should be sloped or battered back to a safe angle of repose, usually 45, or be supported by timbering or other suitable means to prevent a collapse 2. Adjoining buildings Wherever possible, an excavation should not be so close and deep as to undermine any adjacent building or structure. Precautions should be taken by shoring, and so on, to prevent any collapse or fall when the stability of a building or structure may be affected by excavation work in progress 3. Edges You should not store, or move, materials and equipment near the edge of an excavation. Danger may be caused either by materials falling on those working below, or by increased loading on the surrounding ground so as to cause the timbering or supports to the sides of the excavation to collapse 4. Lighting There should be adequate lighting around the area of an excavation, particularly at access points and openings in barriers. 5. Electrical cables Hand dig with care, as cables may be just below the surface. Use a spade or shovel and not a fork or pick-axe, and do not spear the tools into the ground. If you find a cable embedded in concrete, do not break it out but seek advice. CONCRETING JOBS 1. Concreting, Masonry, Plastering jobs - Prolonged exposure to wet cement (for example, if you kneel or stand in it) may cause cement burns or ulceration of the skin.

-Avoid breathing in cement dust, as well dust created by the surface treatment of hardened concrete which may contain a high silica content, by wearing suitable respiratory protective equipment
-Protect the skin from contact by wearing long-sleeved clothing and fulllength trousers, with rubber boots and gloves when required. -Protect the eyes; if any cement gets into the eyes, rinse them immediately with plenty of warm water -Immediately wash off any dust or freshly mixed cement that gets on to the skin

SCAFFOLDING - Scaffolds should be erected, altered or dismantled only by competent persons under supervision and after erection; scaffolds should be inspected at least once a week. -Mobile tower scaffold-wheels should be locked when in use; ladder access should be inside the tower -Tie the tower into the adjacent structure wherever possible. -Use the locks on the wheels whenever the scaffold is in use. -Never climb a mobile scaffold unless the wheels are locked and on level ground. - Keep the material on the platform to a minimum. -Keep towers away from overhead electrical supply lines and check that mobile towers are free of overhead obstructions before moving them. -Avoid using a tower in windy or severe weather conditions. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) 1. Safety Helmet You should wear a helmet whenever you are on site and particularly when you are in an area where overhead work is going on. 2. Safety Shoe You should wear a safety shoe to avoid injuries due to penetration of the sole by nails which have not been knocked down or removed, and those due to crushing by falling materials, which can be minimized by wearing protective footwear. 3. Nitrile Hand gloves Hands are extremely vulnerable to accidental injury, and in construction more injuries are caused to hands and wrists than to any other part of the body. Open wounds, abrasions, fractures, dislocations, strains, amputations and burns occur. They are largely preventable by better manual handling techniques and equipment, and by wearing suitable hand protection such as protective gloves and gauntlets. 4. Goggles for Eye protection In industry many eye injuries occur as a result of flying material, dust or radiation when the following jobs are being carried out: breaking, cutting, drilling, dressing or laying of stone, concrete and brickwork with hand or power tools; Chipping and dressing painted or corroded surfaces; - Cutting off or cutting out cold rivets and bolts. Use proper safety goggles for eye protection while executing the above mentioned jobs. WORK PERMIT Contractor should take necessary work permit such as welding, work at height from the concerned department.