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SILENT MODE
PLEASE SWITCH
OFF!

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 Site Induction Why?
 As you are new to this project this
induction is carried out :-
 To familiarise you with the Project
 To inform you of the Specific Risks on the
site
 To inform you of the welfare and
emergency arrangements
 To advise you of STRABAG Oman LLC
requirements for safety

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 Project Objectives
• To ensure everyone is trained and instructed in their
responsibilities
• To provide a safe and healthy working environment
• To ensure that all personnel have access to discuss
Health, Safety and Environmental issues
• To minimise the risks on site and control all hazards
that are identified.
• AND to reduce the number of accidents
Zero compromise towards safety

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Site Emergency Number’s :-
Project Manager 99207669

HSE Person 91372260

PRO 92350006

Police Station 26762679 Sohar Port

Fire Station 9999 OMAN

Hospital 26844555 Sohar

Ambulance 9999 OMAN

Ambulance Medical and Fire - 9999

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 HSE policy

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 Roles & Responsibility
Vendors/Subcontractors Management are responsible to provide:

• Safe method of work and safe equipment:

This will require a full task briefing including method and selection of tools, to
be delivered by the person who is putting the operative to work. The briefing
will be signed by the operative carrying out the activity and a copy of the
briefing passed to the safety department.

• Safe place of work, safe access & egress to that place:

This will include suitable segregation of the works from existing hazards such
as moving plant and machinery, activities being carried out by others and the
planning of access and egress.

• Enforcement of systems, standards and controls:

The duty to enforce disciplinary procedures for deviation from the prescribed
methodology, the maintaining of safety standards and the continual
evaluation of control measures in place.

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 PPE
Minimum Requirement of Personal Protective Equipment
before entering STRABAG Projects

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 Additional PPE

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 Roles & Responsibility
All Employees are responsible to:

• Ensure mandatory PPE, hard hat, high visibility vest, safety glasses. Life
jacket and boots are worn and maintained at all times.
• Check their own tools and any equipment issued for damage.
• Co-operate and comply with rules, methods of work as described in the
task briefing and any permit restrictions in place.
• To inform management of any unsafe practices.
• Not to interfere with, or misuse anything provided in the interest of
health and safety.
• Take care of themselves and others.
• Contribute towards improving the safety culture on the project.

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 Project Driving Rules
The site speed limit is below

Do not use mobile phones whilst

driving

Seatbelts must be worn

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 Significant Hazards on Site
Safety
• The risk of falling into water and drowning
• Manual handling and lifting hazards
• Electrical hazards
• Trips, slips and falls
• Exposure to chemicals
• The effect of extreme weather
• Impact with submerged objects
• Floating or submerged debris
• Sunburn and heat stress

Health
• Concrete burns, Occupational Dermatitis
• Dust inhalation
• Manual Handling Injuries
• Contact with contaminated water, presenting, for example, the
risk because of disease
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 Emergency Evacuation
Procedure
• Raise the alarm first
Fire
Action • Only if competent, try to
extinguish the fire (Don’t put
IF YOU DISCOVER A FIRE:
1. Sound the alarm. yourself at risk)
2. Dial to call fire brigade.
3. If possible tackle the fire using the appliances • Leave your work area,
(Do not endanger yourself or others in doing
so) • Do not run.
IF YOU HEAR THE FIRE ALARM:
4. Leave the building by the nearest available • Do not push.
exit:
• Report to your supervisor
5. Close all the doors behind you.
6. Report to person in charge of assembly point • Fire Marshall's will clear the
at:
area
7. Do not stop to collect personal belongings.
Do not use the lift. • Only return when instructed
Never re-enter the building for any reason
unless Fi re
authorised to do so assembl y
Do not take risks. poi nt
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• Mandatory sign

• Warning

• Information

• prohibition
 Fire

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 Assembly point

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 First Aid

• KNOW WHO YOUR FIRST AIDER IS

• REPORT ALL INJURIES TO SITE FIRST AIDER
• KEEP WOUNDS CLEAN
• DO NOT MOVE AN INJURED PERSON UNLESS
IT IS NESCESSARY TO DO SO

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 Incident Reporting
A NEAR MISS

A B
ACCIDENT NEAR-MISS

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 Permit to work
• Hot Work
• Excavation-
• Confined Space
ALL PERMITS MUST IN PLACE BEFORE WORKS
COMMENCE

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 Working at Height
Use of Safety full body Harness.

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 Safe Use of Lifejackets/Buoyancy Aids

• Lifejackets/buoyancy aids should be provided to

and worn by workers with risk of falling into water
• Lifejackets should be thoroughly checked by the
user before each use.
• A lifebuoy with sufficient lifeline (not less than 30
meters) should be provided and the locations of the
lifebuoys should be at less than 50-metre intervals
along the edges of places where work is being
carried out over side or in an exposed position
where there is a reasonably foreseeable risk of
falling. To avoid any delays to rescue operations,
lifebuoys should not be tightly tied to posts.
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 Slip, Trip & Falls

Slips

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 Trips Types

TRIPS

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 Hand tools
• Inspect the tool everyday
• Don’t use defective and home made tools
• Use correct tool for correct job.
• Cutting tool should always be sharp.
• Replace split and damaged tools. Don’t tape or wire up
• Protect sharp edges of tool.
• Ensure hammer heads are not secured with nails, use the correct
wedges.

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 Plant, Equipment ,
Portable Electrical Tools

• Check supply cable for cuts, splits or damage

• Do not carry out makeshift repairs; regular
maintenance and repairs should be carried out by
qualified electricians
• All portable electrical equipment must be tested
and tagged
• Protect supply cables from sharp edges and
objects; never carry tools by their cable
• Keep cable clear of ground if possible to avoid
damage by impact, crushing and abrasion by
plant or vehicles
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 Tools & Equipment
• Untrained operatives must not be allowed to operate plant or
equipment (including disc cutters).
• Ensure guards are in place on All plant especially saws and
cutting gear.
• Contractors must be able to demonstrate they have given due
consideration to exposure to HAVS (Hand Arm Vibration
Syndrome). If you don’t know, seek advice.
• Ensure issued electrical tools have the date of their last PAT
inspection on them. This must be within the last 3 months.
• Cartridge and Pneumatic tool are controlled through stores,
Untrained operatives must not be allowed to use them. Check
for competency
• All static plant, such as generators to have a drip tray present.
• All plant will be fitted with reverse alarms and rotating hazard
lights.
• Mobile phones MUST NEVER be used when working around or
operating plant or machinery.
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 Colour Coding

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Colour Coding of Plug & Sockets.

220V
110 V

415 V

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 Electrical Hazards

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 Environmental

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 Environmental
• Take all practical steps to prevent pollution
• Promote recycling where possible
• Reduce waste and embrace energy saving

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 Environmental Awareness

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 Environmental Awareness

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 Biological Hazards

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 COSHH

Very Harmful/ Corrosive

Toxic Irritant

Dangerous Oxidising Highly Explosive

for the Flammable
environment

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 COSHH
Exposure Routes
• Ingestion (contaminated fingers)
• Injection (use of sharps)
• Inhalation (gases, powders, aerosols)
• Skin contact (e.g. corrosives, irritants etc.)
• Absorption through the skin (oils, phenol
etc.)

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Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome

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 Housekeeping
• Eliminates accident and fire hazards
• Maintain safe, healthy work conditions
• Saves time, money, materials, space, and
effort
• Improves productivity and quality
• Boosts morale
• Reflects a well-run organization

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 Housekeeping

• Keep the floor clean and

tidy

• Keep tools clean and store

at
designated areas.

• Ensure no tripping hazards

are created by materials,
equipment, tools and cables

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 Noise
– Exposure to loud noise over a period of time.
– Constant noise, even at lower levels.
– Sudden noise.
– Air pressure from an explosion.

These are all dependent on:

– the distance between you and the noise source;

– the length of time of exposure to the noise;
– the personal protective equipment being worn.

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 Noise Control
Eliminate noise:
– Use different types of tools and materials.
Reduce noise:
– Maintain tools, dampen noise with absorbers or buy
new with improved sound levels.
Isolate noise:
– Use sound barriers, sound insulating separate rooms,
etc.
Control noise:
– Plan and establish ‘quiet hours’ and sound level limits.

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 Work Vehicles
• Only authorized vehicles are allowed to enter the
Construction area
• Construction vehicles must be fitted with a rotating
amber light and reversing alarm
• Reversing operations with a Flagman present (Flagman to
wear Orange High Visibility Vest)
• Seat belts must be worn when driving on Site
• Do not use mobile phones whilst operating or driving
vehicles
• All construction plant operators must be trained to
operate specific plant and equipment

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 Traffic Management

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 Traffic Management(Flag Man)
•Where the driver can see
with his mirrors.
•Observe Traffic signs
•Do not allow reversing
operations unless it is
controlled and safe to do so

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 Drugs & Alcohol
• No alcohol is allowed on Site
• No person under the influence of alcohol is
allowed on site
• No illegal drugs or banned substances (Betel
nut) are allowed on Site

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 Drugs & Alcohol
Strabag will not accept anyone on site who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol,
thereby putting themselves and others at risk

Anyone taking prescribed medication or has any medical conditions,

ie. Diabetes should inform their immediate Supervisor and
STRABAG HSE Manager

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 Smoking & Eating Rules
• Smoke only in designated areas
• Do not smoke whilst handling chemicals,
refueling vehicles, in confined spaces or in Site
Offices
• No food is to be consumed in construction
areas
• Only eat in designated areas

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 Always check the following points to
start of work.
• Do you know your supervisor?
• Have you got a briefing of work activity(take5)
• Are you wearing the correct P.P.Es?
• Do you have required permits/Approvals?
• Do you have right equipment?
• Is your work area clean and free from
hazards?
IF YOU CAN NOT DO IT SAFELY
DO NOT DO IT!!!

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Do you have any questions to me?

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 Thank
You
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