Health & Safety Management in Construction

At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. understand the need for health and safety in construction; 2. assess major hazards and risks in construction; 3. select and use appropriate PPE on site; and 4. prepare Project health safety plan for management of any construction project.

Introduction to Health and Safety Management Systems. Health and safety planning, implementations and control. Assessment of hazards and risks in each element of construction. Development of health and safety policy for an organization. Health and safety in construction using ISO 9001 standards. Assessment and implementation of Risk Control Plan. Accidents and incidents investigation process. Reporting of accidents. Formation and duties of Health and Safety Committee in an organization. Housekeeping at Construction site. Selection and utilization of appropriate PPEs at site. Ergonomics in project delivery process. Finally using the lessons learnt, student will be able to develop a Project Health and Safety Plan for the management of any particular project.