Why construction site health and safety matters.
Health and safety is important in all industries. But in construction, workplace safety can literally be a matter of life and death.
Accidents on building sites, where workers are often operating at height, can result in injury, property damage, project delays, or much, much worse. Falls from roofs, scaffolds, or ladders are the leading cause of death in the Irish construction industry, accounting for 40% of all construction fatalities.
Every building site presents its own safety risks. No two construction projects are the same, which means every building site is different, with its own set of unique risks to be assessed and mitigated.
Aside from working at heights, there are various additional possible hazards to be aware of, such as mobile plants carrying high?loads,?and the operation of dangerous machinery near foot traffic. Hot work hazards include welding, cutting, soldering, and any other tasks that entail the use of heat or open flames.
Then there are underground and overhead power cables and water and gas mains pipes to take precautions around.
When it comes to the refurbishment or retrofitting of older buildings, there is the potential of working around hazardous materials such as asbestos and the risk of collapsing structures.
When it comes to Health and Safety, we continually seek to go above and beyond to ensure that our employees, our partners, and our clients are safe on-site. This means embedding safety as a key part of our culture and living it every day. From the start, we take a positive approach to owning safety on-site and across all our projects. In our experience, this is the best way to ensure all those involved in the project are engaged in our Health and Safety systems.
Each month we award an employee with the "Health & Safety" recognition award for their outstanding safety efforts. By guiding our teams with safety initiatives and positive reinforcement communications, we work to develop an empowered, accountable, and inclusive safety culture across our organisation.
Accidents are preventable: Our efficient health and safety management is a direct result of prioritising education, training, and awareness within our culture. For each work task on-site, we conduct a systematic identification of hazards and manage identified hazards through appropriate risk assessments and subsequent steps to remove or decrease danger.
As part of our Construction Stage Health & Safety Plan, we take an analytical approach to assessing control and mitigating the hazards we identify on-site. We will then establish control measures to reduce the risk involved for each identified hazard.
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We provide site-specific induction training to all people entering the site including contractors, subcontractors, and visitors. Nobody starts work on any of our projects until they have received induction training.
Information is provided on the project, the project objectives including safety, welfare, environmental and quality of workmanship expectations, current site activities, site rules and restrictions, site information, and specific hazards. The safety induction promotes our cultures of Health & Safety by actively inviting everyone to voice their opinions and contribute.
Toolbox Talks usually relate to a particular topic or activity. Details of upcoming risks are discussed, and the methods and precautions required are discussed with all workers. Toolbox Talks invite comments from the workforce and take account of feedback by reviewing methods and making amendments as necessary.
Our 20-year background in construction means we understand all of the health and safety risks of working on sites of all shapes and sizes. We have years of expertise in the refurbishment and fit-out of buildings, both occupied and unoccupied, with experience planning, managing, monitoring, and coordinating health and safety on sites.
Roccul is proud to have taken the time to undergo all the necessary steps to ensure we play our part...?We hold ISO accreditation in 9001:2015, 14001:2015 & 45001:2018, further proving our commitment to continually improving our service and helping to establish us as one of the leading mid-sized fit-out companies in Ireland.?
ISO 45001:?The Occupational Health and Safety Standard, is good for our organization's well-being and provides a framework for managing Health and Safety responsibilities.?It?ensures our organization has a management system in place to reduce health & safety risks within the workplace – protecting workers from potential harm.
If you’d like to find out more about our approach to health and safety management and how we minimise risk on our building sites, get in touch with us to discuss your next project today. ??
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