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Project Safety
Module: 09-02
Created: April 28, 2003
Purpose
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Convey briefly the importance of JobSite Safety
Learning Objective
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Students should be able to :
List and describe briefly the main
reasons for having a safe job site.
 List and describe briefly some of the
cost issues involved with job-site
safety.
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Need for Safe Practice
Humanitarian Concerns
 Economic Costs and Benefits
 Legal and Regulatory Considerations
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Other Issues
Most large firms have proactive safety
programs for prior reasons.
 Most large private sector Owners will
force laggard Contractors to have a
proactive safety program.
 Person with “deepest pockets” will be
sued by plaintiff attorneys on a
contingency basis forcing everyone to
be concerned.
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Humanitarian Concerns –
Employer Responsibilities
Provide a reasonably safe work place
 Provide reasonably safe tools,
materials, and equipment
 Use reasonable care in selecting
employees
 Enforce reasonable work rules
 Provide training
 Issue reasonable work orders
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Economic Costs and
Benefits
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Direct Cost of Previous Accidents
Insurance premiums and ratings
 Mandatory measures
 Records and personnel
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Economic Costs and
Benefits
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Direct Cost of Each Accident
Delay to Project
 Uninsured damages
 Lost production
 Bad attitude
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Economic Costs and
Benefits
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Indirect Cost of All Accidents
Investigation
 Loss of skilled workers
 loss of equipment
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Legal and Regulatory
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Federal Legislation
 Various safety acts
 OSHA requirements
 How 1&2 are applied
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Conferences with employer
Worker representatives
Inspections
Conference
Record Keeping
Safety Program
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New personnel training
Continuous inspections
Worker briefings – “tool box” meetings
Written programs
Legal and Regulatory
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Texas Legislation
Favors Employers
 Mainly concerned with keeping
Workers Compensation Insurance
claims to a minimum.
 Texas is NOT a Safe State in which to
work in construction or manufacturing.
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