Question

You work for a general contractor experiencing increased rate of “high frequency, low impact” incidents. Specifically, the company has observed an increased rate of incidents associated with overexertion, slips trips, and falls at the same level, back pain, sprain and strains, and fatigue. You are asked to propose a solution to this problem. Your boss mentioned that they are open to implementing technologies or a combination of technology and effective safety practices. In about 300 to 500 words:  

• Describe how you would develop a safety program aimed at tackling this problem.
• Justify the selection of each item in your proposed program and provide information on the effectiveness of the program.
• Provide the approximate cost of implementing the items in the program, where available.
• Include a brief description of the strengths and potential weakness(es) of the program

please type the answer instead pr writing

Answer 1

As it mentioned incidents are of High frequenties and low impacts, these minor injuries also counted, as general contractor need to control this.

Route cause for each type of problem will be classified as:

Overexertion- Impractical targets to manpower to work,

Sliptrips/ Fall in same floor- all are related to House keeping issues, material improper stacking.

Backpain: Unscientific material lifting.

Strain/ Fatigue: There may be lack of basic facilities related to rest room, drinking water, rest area during Break.

As suggested the root cause, the system are implemented as each case: Program List-

1) Regular floor cleaning/Housekeeping,

2)Proper material stacking, monitoring on weekly basis,

3) For each lifting activity, fixing number of Labors for that activity as per it's Dead load of Material,

4) For each activity, Skilled Labors are to be calculated, deployed according to that, so the overexertion will be controlled.

5) Making necessary arrangements of Rest rooms, Toilets, Drinking water points, as per manpower strength.

6) Works above the height of 1.5 meter will be done on Scaffolding system, which will be monitored by safety inspector.

7) Doing medical checkup of Manpower on regular intervals.

8) Safety Induction for each and every new Labor, and also for monitoring Staff.

9) Preparing checklist for Height work permits.

10) Use of necessary PPE's as suggested for each activity.

11) Fines/ Punishment will be given for not following safety PPE'S, chexklists, voilation.

Strength:

1)Health and fitness of manpower increases.

2) proper material stacking, house keeping, Scaffolding, the fall of Labors will be avoided.

3) Checklist and permit for Height work will avoid unsafe activity.

4) Rest rooms, toilets, water points will increases hygiene of work area, and individuals.

5) Regular PPE's usage will avoid major incidents during any accident.

Weaknesses:

1) There will be delay of work by implementing all above programs,

2) organisation must procure skilled Labors as required.

3) Cost of implementation will be added in budget,

4) Effectively implementation of program in Crouse's work atmosphere needs more checking, rigourously follow ups.

Note: Cost implications are considered as 0.5%. And cost will be dependent on kind of industry.