Walking the Talk

Overview:

Who does not appreciate a well maintained house ? Similarly a properly kept construction site not only delights the prospective customers but is also highly recommended to avert accidents on site and it also promotes the effectiveness of the operating team.

This article takes you through a photo journey to get inspired from the commendable practices followed at various sites.

1.Be safe and be on the guard:

Barricades :

Excavated pits
Don’t peep into lift pits
Mystery of Open ducts 

LOOK AT THE HELMETS WORN BY THE FEMALE WORKERS.
HELMET HAS A SPECIAL PROVISION TO SECURE THE BUCKET ON IT.

Piles bored but not cast yet ?
Water tanks

LIFT DUCTS PROPERLY SAFE GUARDED BY HONEY COMB MASONRY IN AAC BLAOCKS

Safety nets on each floor
Helmets for everyone

Entry restricted to authorised persons
Site enclosed all round ?

MATERIAL HOIST .
BEEPING SOUND AND A FLICKERING LIGHT IS A MUST

Watchman at the gate ?
What about Safety shoes ?
Safety belt misplaced ?
Things thrown from upper floors ?
Passerby safe ?

SAFETY NETS ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE SLAB

Dowels for columns on terrace:

Don’t lean over Parapets

2.Keep things neat & clean:

Slippery staircase ?
Jump over Wooden scrap ?
Nail in the toe ?

3.Hygiene:
No ponds near water tank ?
Toilets on the site:
Ladies toilet ?
Gents ?

4.Electrical connections:

Cabling on wooden ballies
Electrical cable properly connected ?

5.Stability:
Braces to vertical props?
No loose ballies ?

6.Moving equipments:
alarm ?
Flickering lamp ?

MOVING VEHICLES AT SIT ALWAYS POSE SAFETY HAZARDS.

Cranes
Dumpers

Excavators
Hoists

UNPLANNED MOVEMENTS NEED TO BE RESTRICTED AT SITE

7.Inflammable materials: Quarantined ?
Diesel
Petrol
Kerosene
Thinners
Paint material

8.Children of the workmen ?

Day care

Paid Nanny takes care of the kids
Enclosure for kids

STAIRCASES BECOME SLIPPERY DUE TO SAND & WATER.
NEED TO KEEP THEM SAFE