•         Provide that worker with a knowledge base from which to make reasonable decisions

Standard Operating Procedures
•         Provide guidelines to the responding personnel to help in decision making

•         Valuable resource for field personnel faced with a myriad of decisions that all have to be made immediately.

Accident Investigations
Emergency response agencies frequently perform 

•         Incident critiques or

•         Post-incident analyses

Purposes- To learn how to be more effective the next time by reviewing what took place this time.

Organizational Safety Efforts
Ø  To provide some structure to the effort, safety committee can be established.

Ø  This committee usually have a representation from both labor and management.

Ø  Duties of committee members:

·         To review any accidents, illnesses, injuries or near miss that may have occurred 

·         Will include an analysis of what happened, how it happened and how to ensure that it does not happen again 

·         Ensures that workplace practices are kept safe and free of COVID-19 infections by employees and the general public.

·         Ensures that the practice of exit and entry methods is safe and safe without the risk of COVID-19 infection.

·         Ensuring the convenience and welfare of employees regarding COVID19 risk control and adequate resources is provided.

·         Ensures information, training and supervision related to COVID-19 is provided and disseminated.

·         Develop the COVID-19 Risk Control Program identified through risk assessment and ensuring it is implemented.

·         Create a record of every person who enters the workplace.

·         Appoint a trained person or nurse assistant to perform temperature measurements and employee health screenings.

·         Appoint (SHO / SSS / OSH-C / JKK Secretary) as Coordinator to report on the compliance status of the COVID-19 Risk Control Program.

2.       Falls from heights. Scaffolding accidents, ladder accidents, roofing accidents, and other falls from heights can result in tragic construction accidents.

3.       Slip and falls. A slip and fall on the ground can cause broken bones, sprains, and other injuries.

4.       Repetitive stress injuries. The repetitive nature of some construction work can result in repetitive stress injuries in the back, wrists, ankles, and joints.

5.       Gas leaks, fires, and explosions. Gas leaks, fires, and explosions can be sudden and deadly. Carbon monoxide, for example, can be dangerous in a confined construction space.

6.       Forklift accidents. Without proper training and attentive operators, forklifts can be dangerous and result in serious construction accidents.

7.       Trench accidents. A trench collapse or an accident within a trench can be devastating. A construction worker may be trapped and unable to get out on his own.

8.       Elevator shaft accidents. Construction workers may be at risk of falling down elevator shafts if safety precautions are not in place.

9.       Electrocutions. Electrical equipment, overhead electrical wires, wiring, and lightning all create risks of electrocution for construction workers.

10.   Machinery accidents. Heavy machines are necessary to complete construction jobs, but they also create real risks for construction workers when they malfunction or when an operator is negligent.

11.   Struck-by accidents. Motor vehicles are common on construction sites. A construction worker is at risk of being struck by a motor vehicle or piece of machinery while working on a construction site.

12.   Caught-between accidents. A limb or an entire person may get caught by a piece of equipment or crushed by the debris of a construction accident.

13.   Exposure to dangerous chemicals or toxins. Breathing in certain chemicals or toxins can cause construction workers to suffer serious respiratory illnesses.