About Construction Sites
A construction site is a piece of land or an area where construction work is carried out. The construction work includes residential building, commercial building, major/minor infrastructures, specialized industrial construction, heavy construction etc. Every construction projects include large number of labours, machines, materials, huge vehicles etc. to carry out the work effectively.
About Labour Safety and Effects on Non-Compliance
From the entire above parameter one thing is clear that for any construction to be done properly labour play a very important role and their safety should be considered as top priority. The construction industry is a very dangerous industry in India and its performance on health and safety is very poor. Every construction site includes contractors, clients and their workforce and a proper co-ordination is needed for safe work condition which is very much lacking in any construction companies.
If an incident takes place or a worker is injured then it affects any company in the form of direct and indirect losses (costs) that includes medical expense, loss of constructing time, reduced morale of the workers, property damage, fines, bans etc. Also if the accident keeps happening it will damage company’s reputation and create a negative image in the market.
Top Risks and Hazards that are must to be considered and the role of Visual Management
A hazard is a source or a situation with the potential of causing harm in terms of injury, ill health etc. and the risk is severity or the extent to which the damage can be caused and is mostly signified as low/medium/high risks. The top risks and hazards that a construction sites always are in danger as points below:-
- Working at height
- Moving objects (overhead lifting equipment’s, vehicles etc.)
- Slips & Trips
- Noise
- Vibration equipment’s (hands arm vibration syndrome)
- Manual Handling
- Asbestos
- Airborne Fibres & Material
- Electricity
These are the most common and major hazards in a construction site that are capable of causing injuries or even death. The construction industry accident fatality rate stands at more than double that of the all sector average – more minor accidents are almost incalculably more. Put simply, construction sites are a health and safety nightmare – almost every conceivable hazard exists within this constantly changing working environment.
All the above factors needs to be controlled and proper awareness should be created in the construction site so that the workers are more aligned to what’s important and would know what preventive actions one needs to take to be safe. Implementing Visual Management in construction will be the most effective way to develop a safe management system.
Visualmitra LLP is specialist in implementing Visual Management. Their designers have developed a range of amazing safety displays that covers all the above parameters of risk and hazard. Their wide industry experience in safety has made them the only company in India providing Visual Management Services and aim to bring in cultural change.