10 golden safety rules were introduced for construction site workers by HSE.
- Always wear PPE (personal protective equipment) at the site. Always select appropriate PPEs according to task specifications or as required by the job safety analysis.
- When boarding or leaving a barge, a vessel, or a platform always use appropriate equipment like a personal basket, pilot ladder, boat landing, or gangway.
- Be careful and active when walking and standing. Never walk or stand under a suspended load.
- Never work at the site or drive any equipment or machine, under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- Don’t smoke outside of dedicated areas or fire-risk places. Always smoke at a specific smoking place.
- Don’t work at height without a safety harness. Always use collective protective equipment like guard rails, safety nets, etc.
- Report immediately to your supervisor or site in charge of any incident, accident, or near-miss.
- Make sure that the power supply of equipment has been cut off. which you want to manipulate for maintenance, repair, or modification.
- Do not remove or bypass barricades from the site or machine guarding. If you are not authorized so don’t enter a prohibited signalized area.
- Don’t enter a confined space or excavation area without atmosphere control and protection equipment.
Importance of safety rules for workers
- Worker’s satisfaction and interest during work.
- Control over any incident and accident about the worker.
- Create awareness about PPEs in workers.
- Inform workers about different situations and hazards.
- Realize the importance of the safety of body parts and lives.
- Creating activeness in workers for situational responsibilities.
- To create a better safe environment at the site.
- Increase worker’s information about confined spaces and excavation areas.
- Give awareness to workers about alcohol and drugs’ bad effects during work at the site.
- Instructions to workers about ladders when they board or leave the work platform.