Safety Training in Construction Site

Nearly 2.2 million people are absorbed in thisprovided to conduct regular tool box safety
industry and so it is quite obvious that the scopemeetings to instruct the workers in accident
of accidents is much more in this industry. Soprevention and discussions regarding any accidents
implementing Safety Rules and enforcing them isare also carried on. Compulsory use of personal
one of the main objectives of the UKprotection equipments such as safety hats,
government. To achieve this, various safetysafety shoes, gloves, glasses and other
training courses are available which can be dulyprotections if required should be monitored on a
followed to minimize the accidents and casualties.daily basis. Persons are trained to communicate
Site Management Training and Safe Sitethe safety messages through induction,
Supervision are the two critical factors in ratinginstructions, meetings, signs, posters etc.
the safety of a construction site along with thethroughout the construction site so that each and
safety awareness of the workers in the site. Theeverybody is aware of the dangers and their
training aims to make the construction site freepreventions. Monitoring safety audits, health and
of accidents and hazards, and the site to besafety inspections, investigating accidents and
economic and productive. SMSTS (Sitereporting also come under this safety training
Management and Safety Training Scheme) is theprogram. To manage the inflammable liquid
most simplified 5-day safety training coursechemicals and their safe storage or disposal,
offered by the CITB (Construction Industryregular checking of the underground electrical
Training Board) targeted for the construction siteconnections are added features of this safety
managers, site agents, project managers andtraining.
directors and other responsible persons involved inThe training ends with examinations, course
the construction. This course helps in thereviews, course revisions, presentations and
development of knowledge, creating awareness incourse results.
safety rules and realization of social and moralAfter successful completion of the safety training,
responsibilities related to health, safety and theone is able to implement all the safety and health
overall welfare.guidelines strictly abiding by the safety regulations
The safety training course teaches the managerson daily basis. The trained personnel can develop
and site supervisors the general safety laws,new skills and techniques regarding safety matter
regulations to carry out the work safely.and implement to the best possible limit. Initiating
Assessing the risk factors, site set up andnew welfare schemes in health and safety
Construction Design Management regulations areaspects one can set examples for others to
followed. Training is provided to know the naturefollow.
of the job, pointing out the hazards, avoidingVarious operative training courses are also
unsafe methods with different tools andoffered which are of short duration about 1-2
equipments and passing on the same informationdays where the safety is held as the first priority.
to other workers.It is the duty and the responsibility of the
Special trainings are emphasized on the safety oforganization to get the entire workforce trained
the scaffolding, electricity connections andand to appoint duly qualified safety officers to
instruments, excavations and demolitions andmonitor the safety practices on daily basis.
safety measures in confined spaces. Guidelines are