WORKSITE HEALTH AND SAFETY ORIENTATION

Basic Safety Terms

Hazard

Anything or event that has the potential to cause harm or ill-health Accident An unplanned and unexpected event that could lead to an injury, loss of life and/or property and damage to environment Near-miss An incident where no injury, ill-health or damage to property is recorded, but under slightly different conditions, an accident could occur

Basic Safety Terms

Risk

This is the possibility of a hazard causing an injury with the severity of the injury

What Safety Is About

SAFETY..is part of everyday living. It is an
important consideration for everyone in everything he/she does, in the home, at work or play, on streets and highways wherever he/she goes ..It is freedom from accidents/incidents that cause injury, ill-health and sometimes death.

What Safety Is About

SAFETY is going back home the way you came

to work (health wise) or even better and making sure that the companys investment is intact.

Working Safely
This involves a number of factors; Management commitment and employee involvement Worksite safety analysis Hazard identification and controls Health and safety training and orientation

Management Commitment
The Earth Engineering safety policy

Communication of policy and responsibilities

Provision of appropriate personal protective

equipments (PPEs) and other safety equipments Provision of adequate instruction and training

Employee Involvement (responsibilities)

Understand your responsibilities

You are responsible for your safety and that of

others who may be affected by what you do or omit It is the responsibility of the employee to cooperate with the employer in maintaining a safe workplace/site Report all accidents, injury, near misses, ill-health and perceived hazardous situations and acts to their supervisor or safety officer Use provided PPEs in the right way

Worksite Safety Analysis

Job hazard analysis

Job safety analysis (site specific)

Worksite Hazard Identification

Manual handling This involves lifting, carrying, pulling and pushing This could become a source of hazard on site if

manual handling is not done the proper way If manual handling is a must, it should be done the proper way Controls Eliminate manual handling altogether Ask for help if object is too heavy Carry objects the right way

Worksite Hazard Identification

Poor housekeeping

This simply means not placing equipments and

materials where they are supposed to be leaving them littered around the work area Poor housekeeping could pose; Trip and fall hazards Fire hazard

Worksite Hazard Identification

Controls

The work area should be kept free of equipments

and materials Keep work station tidy and clean at all times

Worksite Hazard Identification

Hydrocarbon areas

Fire
Explosion Controls Close monitoring of hydrocarbon areas

Worksite Hazard Identification

Toxic gas Hydrogen Sulphide (HS)

Possible at the dehydration plant

Very poisonous Rotten egg smell High concentration deadens sense of smell Controls Be alert to the rotten egg smell of Hydrogen

Sulphide When the Hydrogen Sulphide alarm is sounded, move in the opposite direction of the wind

Worksite Hazard Identification

Heavy moving machines/vehicles

Cranes
Forklifts Buses Vans Bicycles Controls Walk on designated pedestrian walkways Listen out to the reverse alarm of heavy moving

vehicles

Worksite Hazard Identification

Snakes and Insects

Snakes are common at this time of the year

Snakes and insects hide in cracks and crevices They could also be found within stacked materials

and equipments

Worksite Hazard Identification

Controls

Make noise to scare away snakes, insects and

other reptiles before going into a work area where they could be found If a snake is spotted, leave it to crawl away Should a worker be beaten, the victim should not panic First aid should be administered and victim taken for professional medical attention Use appropriate PPE when working in snake prone areas

Accidents
These are unwanted events that could lead to

bodily injury and/or damage of property

Accidents
Most accidents are caused by;

Unsafe acts

Behaviors that are contrary to accepted norm that could lead to harm Unsafe conditions These are situations or circumstances that could allow an accident to happen

What Causes Accidents?

God 2% Unsafe Conditions 20%
20%

Unsafe Acts 78%

78 %

UNSAFE CONDITIONS ACTS OF GOD

UNSAFE ACTS

The Safety Culture

The safety culture is our individual and corporate attitude towards safety. To have a good safety culture; 1. All recommended control measures, safety rules and procedures must be adhered to 2. PPEs must be used 3. Continuous training/awareness Keep saying it

How do we drive the Escravos project safety culture?

Daily toolbox talk

Job safety analysis (JSA)

Permit to work (PTW) Monthly safety meetings Chevron induction

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