Construction Safety - Assignment Example

The theme of an on-site emergency plan is to expect the unexpected because it is very rare that disasters are expected when everything is going fine at the worksite. The need for a safety program very often arises when the constructor or the workers are least expecting it. The plan focuses on guarding labor in vehicle traffic, providing secure working zone for cranes, maintaining a secure heavy-duty route, allowing safe carriage of construction material, diminishing noise exposure by correctly locating heavy machinery, checking carbon monoxide discharge, preventing risks of fire, maintaining sanitation and drinking water system for workers, and making emergency transport easily available.

Hazards that are addressed are traffic security, floods, harsh weather irregularities, quakes, facility blackout, illness, electrical protection, material management, collisions, fire safety, and trapped in vulnerabilities while working on site. The major components of an emergency plan involve measures regarding personal injury; methods for reporting construction disasters; policies and procedures for project evaluation; procedures for emergency escape; assignment of routes for escape like floor plans, maps and refuge areas; procedures for fire extinguishers; rescue plan; and, procedures to handle employees after evacuation.