NEBOSH International General Certificate in

Occupational Health and Safety

UNIT IGC3: HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL

APPLICATION

Student Name : BASIL ISSAC

Student Number : 00441231

APPENDIX 1
GC3 – The Health and Safety Practical Application

Candidate and course provider declarations:

For completion by the candidate:

I declare that the work submitted for this practical application assessment i.e. the completed observation sheets and
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 GC3 – THE HEALTH AND Assessor’s marking sheet
SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Date of practical application Name of assessor

Course provider
1296 Course Cresco safe
number
provider name

Student number 00441231 Student name BASIL ISSAC

Maximum Assessor’s NEBOSH

marks marks awarded moderated
Criteria available marks

1 Completion of observation sheets

1.1 Range and outline of hazards and consequences 15

1.2 Identification of suitable control measures and 15

timescales

2 Report - Introduction and Executive Summary

2.1 Introduction providing an overview of the chosen 5

area

2.2 Executive summary 5

3 Report - Main findings of the inspection

3.1 Quality of interpretation of findings 15

3.2 Identification of possible breaches of legislation 5

and/or standards

3.3 Persuasiveness / conciseness / technical content 10

4 Report - Conclusions and Recommendations

4.1 Clear and concise conclusions which are clearly

related to report findings and are effective in 15
convincing management to take action

Recommendations which present realistic actions to 15

4.2
improve health and safety in the chosen area

TOTAL MARKS 100

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Date received by NEBOSH

(if applicable) / /

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APPENDIX 4

GC3 – THE HEALTH AND Candidate’s observation

SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION sheet

Sheet number 1 of 7

Student name BASIL ISSAC Student number 00441231

Place inspected OLIVE CONSTRUCTIONS Date of inspection 25/07/2018

OBSERVATIONS CONTROL MEASURE TIMESCALE

1. It was noticed the are substandard IMMEDIATE a) Immediate

working platforms in the worksite a) Stop the work
where workers groups are standing immediately.
on it to perform the operations. LONG TERM
There’s risk of fall from height to b) 2 Days
the workers working on it. b) Provide standard
work platforms c) 2Days
with guardrails.
c) Provide full body d) 1 Week
harnesses while
working at height
d) Conduct training
2.
on work at heights.
It was observed there is water IMMEDIATE
stagnation in the worksite which a) Immediate
can lead the growth of bacteria in a) Stop the usage of the
it. This can elevate the risk of stagnant water.
biological hazards affecting LONG TERM
severely the health conditions of b) Restrict the accumulation b) 1 day
the people.
of water in the worksite.
c) Assign health surveillance c) 2 days
d) Assign periodic d) 1 week
inspections on the
workplace
3.
It’s been observed in the IMMEDIATE
worksite that the scaffold a) Stop the work and a) Immediat
used by the workers have no remove the workers e
safe access ladders on it and LONG TERM
the workers simply climb up b) Provide standard ladders
on. Risk of fall from height b) 1 Day
for access
and causing severe injuries.
c) Assign inspection on
c) 2 Days
ladders
d) Assign supervision
d) 3 Days
for work at heights
4.
It was seen that the chemical IMMEDIATE a) Immediate
bottles in the workplace have a) Remove the kerosene
been spotted stored under bottles from the ground.
direct sun light. The risk of LONG TERM
fire and spillage to the b) Assign a separate closed b) 1 Day
atmosphere can cause severe storage arean.
hazard to the people and the c) Assign inspection on c) 3 Days
atmosphere. kerosene storage.
d) Keep a separate record of d) 2 Days
used and unused bottles.

5.
It is identified that there is IMMEDIATE
confined work activity going a) Stop the work a) Immediate
without conducting gas tests LONG TERM
prior to it. Risk of hazardous b) Carry out gas tests in b) 1 Day
gas to people working in it the confined space prior
causing suffocation and even to work.
leading to death c) Provide Breathing c) 2 Days
apparatus. d) 1 Week
d) Assign supervision

6.
It was Observed that safe IMMEDIATE
guards on Grinding Machine a) Stop the work and a) Immediate
on the worksite was missing isolate the power
and had damaged joints. Risk source.
of mechanical injuries like LONG TERM
Entanglements, abrasion and b) Replace the substandard b) 1 Day
electrical hazards are there and joints and fix safe
they can cause sever injuries, guards to the device.
burns and shock to the c) Assign a competent c) 3 Days
workers. supervision.
d) Conduct training on d) 1 Week
electrical safety.
e) Conduct training on e) 1 Week
machine safety
7. IMMEDIATE a) Immediate
It was noticed that guardrail
materials was dumped in the a) Remove the guardrail
walkways carelessly. This arise materials
the risk of trip hazards and LONG TERM
b) Barricade the area b) 1 Day
cause workers severe accidents.
and provide lighting
to highlight it.
c) Assign a specific storage c) 1 Day
area to keep it.
d) Train workers on
housekeeping and its d) 1 Week
hazards.

8.
It was observed that the IMMEDIATE
worksite had substandard a) Remove the a) Immediate
stacking of cement bags and materials from
it can result in the falling of the workers area.
these bags over the workers LONG TERM
working near . This can b) Restack according to b) 2 Days
result in standard rules.
causing severe fatality to the c) Reduce the height of the c) 2 Days
workers and spread of cement
stack.
dust on the worksite causing d) 2 Days
d) Provide gloves, masks to
breathing problems and even
the workers.
cancer.
e) Assign supervision for
e) 1 Week
stacking
9.
It is been noted that the IMMEDIATE
workers are provided with a) Stop the work and remove a) Immediate
substandard ladders made of this ladder
ropes and wooden logs .
The risk of falling from it is LONG TERM
high and cause severe fatality b) Provide standardized b) 1 Day
to the same ladders or Bouts-man chair.
c) Provide full body c) 1 Day
harness while working
at height. d) 1 Week
d) Conduct training
programmes on work at
heights.
10.
It was observed in the worksite, IMMEDIATE a) Immediate
there are live connections with a) Isolate the power source
substandard joints are noted. and remove the connection.
The electrical hazard is thereby LONG TERM
present here. It may cause b) Assign a competent b) 3 Days
electric shock to the workers electrician for reconnection.
working near to it and thereby c) 1 Day
c) Conceal all the wirings.
severe burns and injuries to d) Conduct training
them. d) 1 Week
programmes on
electrical safety

11.

It was observed that the IMMEDIATE

workers are using drilling a) Immediate
a) Stop the work and
machines with substandard remove the machine.
joints on the cable are noticed
LONG TERM
in the workplace. The risk of
electric hazard arises here b) Provide drilling b) 1 Day
which can cause severe shocks. machines having no
joints in the cable. c) 3 Days
c) Replace the damaged
cable by a competent d) 1 Week
electrician.
d) Assign a periodic
inspection on drilling
machines.

12.

It is noticed in the worksite IMMEDIATE

that adjustmently made lifting a) Remove that custom a) Immediate
gears like hooks are used for made hook.
lifting purpose. They are not LONG TERM
standard procedure and can b) 1 Day
b) Provide standard hoists.
Resulting in failing and falling c) Assign a third party
of objects anytime. c) 3 Days
certification for the
hoists. d) 1 Week
d) Assign periodic inspections
on the workplace.
13.
It is noted in the worksite that IMMEDIATE
there are live cables on the traffic a) Isolate the power source a) Immediate
route lying unattended and LONG TERM
vehicles moving are passing over b) Practice burying or
it. The cables can break and b) 1 Week
elevating the live cables.
severe shocks and burns can be c) 3 Days
c) Reroute the traffic route.
encountered to the workers who d) Conduct training on
may touch it. d) 1 Week
electrical safety.

14.
It’s been observed in the
worksite,
as an alternative of using sole
boards, the workers are using
concrete blocks to support the
scaffold. This will question the
stability of the scaffold and can
overturn the scaffold and thereby
severe fatality.
IMMEDIATE
a) Stop the work and allow a) Immediate
them to work only after
using standard sole boards.
LONG TERM
b) Assign inspection on b) 3 Days
scaffolds. c) 1 Day
c) Provide full body harnesses
while working at height. d) 1 Week
d) Conduct training on
working on scaffolds.

15.
It’s been noticed that the water IMMEDIATE
used in the worksite is a) Stop the usage of that
contaminated with the cement a) Immediate
contaminated water.
dust that is stored near to it. LONG TERM
This is a chemical hazard and
b) Allocate storage areas
This can lead to severe diseases
away from water sources. b) 3 Days
c) Provide drinking water
from trusted outside sources c) 3 Days
16.
It was observed in the worksite IMMEDIATE a) Immediate
that people are loading and a) Stop the work
unloading materials from the trucks LONG TERM b) 3 Days
manually. The risk of manual b) Use either a crane or
handling is there. This may result forklifts. c) 3 Days
in back injuries, WRULD’s, cuts c) Give more no. of
etc. to the workers workers to
complete the job. d) 1 Week
d) Job rotations and frequent
intervals.

17

It has observed that the masons are IMMEDIATE

handling cement without the hand a) Stop the work and provide
gloves and masks .the risk of cement gloves & masks. a) Immediate
dust and chemical hazards which can LONG TERM
cause burns, respiratory problems b) Maintain minimum stock
and dermatitis to them are present of gloves and masks in the b) 2 Days
here store.
c) Conduct training on
hazards on cement. c) 1 Week
d) Arrangement of health
d) 2 Weeks
surveillance.

18
It was found thatMason groups are
working on mobile scaffolds for
plastering without locking the
castor wheels have been noticed in
the worksite. Resulting in toppling
of scaffold and falling of the
workers overboard resulting
fatality to them.
IMMEDIATE
a) Stop the work, remove them a) Immediate
and allow work only after
the wheels are locked.
LONG TERM
b) Implement scaffold b) 2 Days
inspection prior to work.
c) Conduct training on safe use c) 1 Week
of mobile scaffolds.
d) Provide PPE’s like safety
d) 1 Day
harnesses while working at
height.
19.

The safety nets used in the worksite IMMEDIATE

has been noted as not properly a) Tie the net a) Immediate
secured. This can result in the LONG TERM
materials falling will reach the b) Assign a supervisor to b) 2 Days
ground and thereby resulting severe check all the safety
fatality and damages nets. c) 1 Days
c) Remove all the
materials fell on the d) 1 Week
nets.
d) Carry out safety checks
prior to work
20.
It’s noted that the vehicles IMMEDIATE
are parking unauthorized a) Remove the vehicles
inside the worksite. This may a) Immediate
inside the worksite
obstruct the movement of LONG TERM
people in case of any Assign a parking area away b) 2 Days
emergency occurs and restrict the from worksite.
access of fire fighting vehicles. b) Issue entry and exit
badges for vehicles. c) 3 Days
c) Carry out inspections
for unauthorised d) 1 Week
parking.

21.
The bar-bending machine in the IMMEDIATE
worksite is noted without a guard. a) Stop using the machine a) Immediate
This can cause the ejecting LONG TERM
materials piercing into the body of b) Introduce a guard. b) 1 Day
workers or to their eyes causing c) Provide gloves, goggles c) 1 Day
injuries to them and safety boots.
d) Assign inspection on d) 4 Days
machines.

22.
It is noted that The moving parts of
the concrete mixer used in the IMMEDIATE
worksite is exposed as the guard is a) Stop using the mixer a) Immediate
removed or no longer present. LONG TERM
Risk of mechanical injuries like b) Fix the guards. b) 1 Day
entanglements, abrasions, burns c) Arrange periodic c) 3 Days
caused by contact with moving inspection to all the
parts to the workers. equipments and guards.
d) Arrange training on d) 2 Weeks
mechanical hazards.
23.
It’s been noted that two paint IMMEDIATE
workers are painting by sharing the a) Stop using the ladder by a) Immediate
same ladder at a time in the both the painters at the
worksite. This can result in the same time.
collapse of ladder . LONG TERM b) 2 Days
b) Provide additional
ladders to the worksite. c) 1 Week
c) Conduct training on work
d) 1 Week
at height.
d) Assign inspection on
ladders.
24.
It was observed that a worker was IMMEDIATE
doing electrical work on ground a) Stop the work and isolate the a) Immediate
floor was exposed to open power power source.
source with power terminals not LONG TERM ACTION
insulated properly.contact with these b) Work should be done under
terminals can cause electrick burns permit to work system. b) 1 Week
and even cause death.
c) 3 Days
c) Safeguard or cover the
exposed power source and
power terminals should be
insulated. d) 1 Week
d) Give proper training and
instructions.

25.
Evidence of workers smoking in IMMEDIATE
material storage areas was a) Prohibit the use of inside the work a) Immediate
found.Which can lead to Health
site.
hazards and unsafe disposal of
cigarettes can lead to fire and LONG TERM ACTION
b) Install warning sign. b) I Day
explosion. c) 3 Days
c) Installation of CCTV camera on site
for monitoring the workers.
d) Training the staff regarding the d) 2 Week
hazard created by smoking in work
area.
 POSITIVE OBSERVATIONS

26. It was noticed that there was a brief introduction training facility provided to the visitors in
the Worksite

27. . It was noticed that the work site had sufficient First Aid facilities along with a competetnt
staff to perform the First Aid.

28 It was observed that all the workers were provided with welfare facilities like drinking
water, restrooms , and washrooms (In sufficient Number).

29 It was found that fencing are provided with other security measures like security guards,
CCTV cameras etc.

30
It was seen that ambulance services were available all the times.
 APPENDIX 5

INTERNATIONALGENERAL
CERTIFICATE

UNIT IGC3– THE HEALTH AND

SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICAITON

STUDENT NUMBER 00441231

LOCATION OLIVE BUILDERS EDAPPALLY DATE OF REVIEW 25/08/2018

INSPECTION REPORT ON OLIVE BUILDERS

CONSTRUCTION SITE

Introduction
The report follows a workplace inspection of OLIVE BUILDERS EDAPPALY
on25/07/2018. There’s been several health and safety issues, violations and some good practices
observed during the inspection. This inspection is conducted at OLIVE BULIDERS at
EDAPPALLY. The inspection carried out at the construction site. The total area of inspection
covered a whole 5000 sqft of land where 1 constructions are going on.

The site includes of excavation areas, electric & piping areas, welfare facilities, welding
areas and construction area. The inspection area is 5000sqft and the total workforce involved in
all different expanses accounted to 100 numbers having different trades as fabricator, electricians,
plumbers, welders, painters, masons, scaffolders, fitters, helpers, managers, engineers,
supervisors, foreman, drivers and other supporting staffs. The major activity on site consisted of
excavation works, hot works (welding, cutting, grinding), working with power tools, working at
heights (scaffold erections, painting on roofs), electrical & plumbing works, manual handling,
confined space entry and carpentry works.

The major activities in the construction are laying of cement, blocks & concrete. Bending &
welding of bars, installations of overhead& buried electrical lines, fitting of water supply
system. This project carries a combination of both mechanical and civil works and about
60 percentage of the works are completed.

There are different types of heavy machineries including JCB, MEWP, mobile scaffolds,
cranes and generators are also present in the worksite. The workers are assigned to work on a
shift of eight hours with 3 different intervals provided for them. Night shifts are also being
carried out on the site with a different group of workers.
Executive Summary
I have visited the site to calculate the Health and safety standards implemented
there. I found the organization is following good standards of Health and safety and
noticed a lot of positive points like provision of good induction training, good first aid
system, display of sign boards, etc. This report includes some major observation to be
addressed to the management for effecting the control measures. The complete observations are
attached with the report.

Risk of fire and explosion is very high in the construction area due to improper storage of
Kerosene bottles. Immediate action that should be taken by the management is by removing
it from the worksite and providing a safe storage to avoid consequences of fire and explosion.

.Erection of scaffolds on uneven and loose grounds can cause collapse of the scaffold and
personnel injuries as well. Immediate action is required from the management. Stop the work and
re-erect the scaffold on sole boards & base plate. Fix it using good quality standards& couplers,
and tie it onto nearby existing structure.

Risk of slip, trip and fall is high in the work area due to poor housekeeping which may
cause severe personnel injury. Unwanted or no used materials like scaffold materials, timbers,
loose cables shall be removed immediately and management is requested to assign
a housekeeping group to arrange everything in order to prevent a possible accident.

The substandard joints in the live electrical cables and in the equipments arise the risk of
electrical hazards in the workplace.it is also noted that the cables are found lying unattended on
the pathways and the vehicles are moving over it. These can lead the workers into serious
accidents which cause severe injuries to both workforce and the properties.it is recommended to
bury or overhead the electrical cables and replace the equipments with standard equipments.

There is a chance of mechanical injuries (entanglement, abrasion) and personnel injuries

(burn injury) in cement mixing area, because of the lack of guards over the moving parts of
cement mixer. Immediate action from the management is necessary to prevent the use of it and
attach a guard to avoid personnel injury

All these corrective actions require some money to spend and the details about the
recommendations have been mentioned in the recommendation part. By implementing
these improvements, the company can provide a safe work environment and can reduce the
accidents and thereby the impact of accidents can also be reduced. This can result in the
increased morale of the workers thereby prevails a positive safety culture in the
organization. Also reduced accidents means the company can save its production time and cost
in terms of reduced accident investigations time, direct and indirect cost of accidents and
also this will increase the reputation of the organization. Therefore I am submitting this
report for your immediate actions and my recommendations are attached at the end of this
report.
MAIN FINDINGS OF THE INSPECTION
1. FIRE AND EXPLOSION

Kerosene bottles are exposed to direct sunlight in the work area. The Risk of fire
and explosion is very high for this. This may cause serious damages to the property, equipments
and workers along with serious injuries and fatalities. If an accident due to this happens, there
will be appalling effects to the organization financially. It will be the organizations
responsibility to meet the medical treatment expenses to the victim and to replace the
property damages that occurred. Again the legal agencies of India and police will initiate legal
actions which can end up with fines and penalties. Also we have to consider the pain and
sufferings of the individuals.

This is a violation of ILO convention C -167, Article 29 paragraph 2, The

INDIAN EXPLOSIVES RULES 2008 Chapter 1-section 8, section 34, The Explosives Act
1884 etc. These articles states that sufficient and suitable storage shall be provided for
flammable liquids, solids and gases under a safe environment.

Immediate action from the management is required to protect employees and properties
from the risks. The Kerosene bottles should immediately be moved to a temporary
storage. I recommend providing a suitable Kerosene storage which is far from workplace to
prevent the consequences. Train the concerned workforce about handling of Kerosene and fire
protection as a norm. The total recommended cost is estimated to be around 200000 INR. It is
quite costly, but considering a long term view, this will benefit the organization such as
preventing the foreseeable disasters from the accidents and thereby reduced the direct and
indirect costs. There will be an improved morale of the workforce prevails and there by
improved business and reputation of the organization

2 .MECHANICAL GUARDS
There are high risks of injuries due to the entanglement, abrasions, drawing in of loose
clothes etc. caused by the contact with exposed moving surfaces of a cement mixer at the cement
mixing area. Any employees working on this equipment can be injured due to the missing guards
causing burns, injuries and other severity. The organization also has to suffer the loss of
competent workers, the cost paid for their loss, the loss of their production time and a spread of
lost worker morale among the workplace. To protect workers from this hazard and to save the
costs incurred to the organization and the lost times, the cement mixer should be stopped
immediately.

This is contravention under ILO convention C - 119 Article 3 paragraph 1 (a) Article 6
paragraph 2, C – 167 Article 17, paragraph 1 (a), and the Indian laws like Section 26 – Factory
act, 1948 Article (1) , IS 9474 Titled on Principles Of Mechanical Guarding Of Machinery by
BIS . These articles states that equipment should be of good design and construction. Taking it
into account the machine should consider all the possible ergonomic principles and it should be
maintained in good working order. By implementing this company will get a safe work place and
can avoid the accidents. This will exhibit the management commitment towards a good health
and safety standard in the organization.

I recommend fixing the guard system to prevent the access of dangerous parts of
the mixer. It will take almost 15000 INR, but is the most effective measure for
reducing
consequences of personnel injury. Also restrict the operation of cement mixer to trained workers
only and the machine should be maintained well. By implementing this company will get a safe
work place and can avoid the accidents, also shows the management commitment. There is also a
reduction or preventing all the losses to the organization like the direct and indirect costs, the
production time loss and there will be a positive safety culture prevailing in the organization.

3. SCAFFOLDING

Erecting a scaffold on an unstable ground has a high risk of collapse of the structure. If
the scaffolding structure collapses, many workers could receive serious injury and there will be
damage to the properties as well. it will affect the organizations in terms of medical expenses as
compensations to the injured, fines and legal actions from the enforcement agencies . Also it will
adversely reflect on your reputations among your stake holders and competitors. This in turn will
subside your contracts and profits.

This is violation of ILO convention C-062 Article 7 Paragraph 3, Article 11, C.167
Article 23 paragraph 1, R-175 article 2(a) paragraph 9, and the national laws like IS
4014-2
Titled under Code Of Practice For Steel Tubular Scaffolding Part II, THE BUILDING
REGULATION,1998 paragraph 2(d). These articles states that, where work cannot safely
be done from ground or from a building or other permanent structure, a safe and suitable scaffold
shall be provided and maintained or other equally safe and suitable provision shall be
made. Enforcement agencies may take action against the company, if failed to implement the
control measures. Also in this context it is to think about the effect of direct and indirect cost of
accident imparted over the organization

To protect the employees and properties, immediately stop the activities going on
the scaffold. The only way is corroboration of scaffolding structure such as providing suitable
sole boards, screw jacks, Base plate and tying the structure with nearby structure or building.
This will cost around 150000 INR for buying the materials and re-erecting the scaffold again, but
it will make the scaffold more stable. Conduct scaffold safety training to workforces and provide
them with PPE’s like safety harnesses, fall arresters etc. In short, by implementing this, there will
be safe working conditions for the workers and also the company can show their commitment
towards health and safety, can improve employees’ morale, can save time and money and can be
away from legal actions and thereby increase in profit and reputation.

4. HOUSEKEEPING

In the construction site, there are a lot of practices were present to show the poor
housekeeping methods of the organization. Scaffold materials lying carelessly on the walkways,
loose cables of equipments, trailing cables of live electric feeds on vehicle pathways,
uneven surface regulations in the pathways were there. These arise the risk of slips, trips
and falls to workers due to poor housekeeping in the construction area. They can lead to
accidents resulting severe injuries and losses to the person as well as the management in terms of
direct and indirect costs, legal actions and also need to think about the hikes in insurance
premiums too.

These all are contraventions under ILO convention C – 167 Article 13, paragraph 1, R-
175 Article III Paragraph 12, General Industry Workplaces Conditions 29.CFR 1910.22
and violation of ILO convention C-155. These articles state that, all appropriate precautions shall
be
taken to ensure that all workplace are safe and without risk of injury to the safety and health of
workers. Immediate action from the management is required to protect employees from the risk.
Remove all the unwanted and unused materials from the area. Appoint housekeeping groups to
only focus on the housekeeping work at the workplace and to keep the workplace clean. Also
train the employees on housekeeping methods.
The cost will be around 75000 INR and a sum of 10000 INR monthly for the
housekeeping team. Even the cost seems high in the condition, considering its long term effects;
it will seriously reduce the future loss of organizations costs regarding the accidents due to these
reasons and save the health and conditions of the workers as well as the work place. There will be
a positive response for the reputation of the organization as there will be reduced legal actions
against the organization for implementing these remedial action plans. A safe and clean
environment will lead to the reduction in accident rate and it will be benefited to the
organization.

5. ELECTRICAL HAZARDS

In the worksite, there are live electric cables and equipments present in the
workplace with substandard joints and the cables seen lying on the pathways unattended. There
are vehicles been spotted moving over the trailing cables of live feeds and there are workers
working with them or near to it. These practices can lead to severe hazardous instances which
will cause severe shocks, burns and other serious damages to both workers and properties. The
electrical hazards and accidents on an organization can cost their money for treatments as it’s the
responsibility of the management to provide treatments, cost for investigating the accident
to prevent a re- occurring, the legal actions should be faced by them will affect the credibility
of the organization among the other competing organizations etc.
This is a violation to the convention put forwarded by the ILO which is C-187
2006 (No.187), Subpart S of 29 CFR Part 1910 in Sections 1910.332-1910.335, Subpart K of 29
CFR Part 1926.416 to 1923.417, C-167 Article 26. Indian laws like Indian electrical rules
1956
Section 29-46, Section 29(I) Section 30 (1,2,3). These articles say says all the electrical
equipments should be constructed, installed and maintained by a competent person, and so used
as to guard against danger. The laying and maintenance of electrical cables and apparatus
on construction sites shall be governed by the technical rules and standards applied at the national
levels.
To protect the employees and properties, immediately isolate the power source and
remove the connections. Replace the damaged cable by a competent electrician. Assign a
periodic inspection on the reliability of the equipments and Practice burying or elevating the live
cables. Reroute the traffic route to prevent the moving of vehicles over it and also conduct
training on electrical safety to the workers. This will cost around 100000 INR for buying the
equipments and reconnecting the feeds again. Conduct electric safety training to workforces
and provide them with PPE’s like insulating gloves, helmets etc. Thereby the organization
can escalate the safe conditions existing now and can be free from any further formalities of
law and loss of time and money.
CONCLUSIONS

First of all I would like to give my sincere thanks to the company management for giving an
opportunity to inspect there organization.

A few positive observations as well as some severe issues have been identified in the
worksite which requires the attention of senior management. These are featured in the findings to
prevent any foreseeable accidents or ill health.

Kerosene bottles are exposed under direct sunlight in the worksite. Risk of fire
and explosion is high for this. It may cause major property damage and serious injuries
even fatalities. To protect employees and properties it should be moved to a safe storage suitable
for kerosene storage far away from workplace and train concerned workforce on handling
of Kerosene and fire protection as a counter measure.

High risk of injuries caused by contact with exposed moving surface of a cement mixer at
the cement mixing site. Any employees working near this equipment can be injured by
its dangerous parts. To protect personnel injury it should be stopped immediately and a
suitable guard system shall be fixed on dangerous parts of the equipment. Additionally
only trained workers can operate cement mixer and also provide them with gloves and masks.

The erection of scaffold structures on unstable ground has high risk of collapse of
scaffold. If scaffolding structure did collapse, the workers would be receiving serious injury and
damage to the property as well. All activities on the scaffold should be stopped and need to re-
erect the scaffolding structure using suitable sole board, base plates, tie with nearby
existing structure or building and put guy wires. Also training required to all relevant
employees to protect incident.

The practice of improper housekeeping is visible on the worksite by identifying

loose cables on the worksite, dumping of scaffold materials, trailing cables on the vehicle
pathways, these arise the risk of trip hazard where workers can be tripped due to these cables and
objects and result in severe injuries like back injury, cuts, and other severe fatalities. All these
materials should immediately be shifted to a proper dumbing area far from workplace and the
loose cables must either be buried or made overhead. Also training should be provided to
all relevant employees to practice housekeeping among them and keep them away from trip
hazards.

There are live electric cables and equipments present in the workplace with substandard
joints and the cables seen lying on the pathways. These practices can lead to severe hazardous
instances which will cause severe shocks, burns and other serious damages to both workers and
properties. Practice of burying or elevating the live cables and replacing substandard equipments
will reduce the accidents and the damages related with it.

It is the moral concern of the employer to protect his workforce from health and safety
risks and the need to provide a safe work environment, safe plant and equipments, safe
work procedure, competent workers with a high standard of training and supervision. They can
be then motivated by various means to increase the quality of work rate and production.
The counter measures not only reduce the level of accidents but also we can avoid direct and
indirect cost induced by an accident within workplace and legal actions. Therefore, it is very
important for maintaining a good health and safety standards and system to keep a
positive safety culture within the organization.
RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation Likely resource

implications Priority Target Date
Remove Kerosene Assign two
bottles from the employees for High 3 days
worksite removing the
bottles. Time spend
for giving
instructions to them.

Allocate separate 200000 INR for

storage areas for the purchasing materials Medium 3 weeks
Kerosene bottles and labor costs.

Stop the operation Time spent for High 1 week

of the cement mixer instructing the
machine. workers

Fixing the guards on 15000 INR for High 3 weeks

the dangerous purchasing guards
moving parts of the and technicians and
mixer other labor costs

Stop the activities Time spent for High 1 week

over the scaffold giving instructions
to the workers

Re-erect the scaffold 150000 INR for High 2weeks

using sole boards, purchasing materials
base plates and tie and labor costs
the scaffold to
nearby structures.

Remove unwanted Assign six workers High 1 week

and unused .the time spent to
materials from the give instructions to
worksite them
Assign a 10000 INR per
housekeeping group month Medium 4 days

Isolate the power Time spent on

source instruction given to High 1 week
the workers

Bury or overhead 100000 INR for

the cables and purchasing new Medium 2 weeks
replace the equipments and
substandard labor/technician
equipments costs.