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Within 30 days of the award of the Contract, the Contractor shall submit to the Project Manager for his approval, a complete safety program.. Safety Organization and Responsibility2.1 Sa

PROJECT SAFETY PLAN

CONTENT

1 Preface

2 Safety Organization and Responsibility

3 Safety Instruction and Training

4 Implementation of the Daily Work Meeting and Weekly Progress Meeting

5 Recording of safety and reporting of accident

6 Personal Protective Apparel & Other Site Safety Protection Measures

7 Safety of construction plant

14 Access Control on Site

15 Penalties for Safety Violations/Failure to Comply

1 Preface

The safety is of paramount importance at all times and consideration ofsuch safety shall take precedence over any and all other consideration.The contractor shall throughout the execution and completion of the wok,having full regard for safety of all persons entitled to be upon the siteand keep the site and the work in an orderly state appropriate to theavoidance of danger to such person

The primary objective of the Safety Plan is to avoid human distress andfinancial loss during the performance of all work on field and to ensureeffective control of them It is also expected that every employee doeshis best effort to create a safe environment to work The Safety Programoutlines the procedures essential for the protection of men and materials

in work

Every staff that supervises or directs the work of craftsmen shall pursuehis best efforts to assure the safety of each employee under hissupervision or direction In addition, he shall be accountable for theprotection of equipment and property within his area of responsibility

Within 30 days of the award of the Contract, the Contractor shall submit

to the Project Manager for his approval, a complete safety program TheProgram shall contain the following as a minimum:

− Local requirements, if any, which must be compiled with,i.e., noise control, traffic regulation, etc

− The method the Contractor proposes to control and ordinate work of his Subcontractors

co-− Safety Plans for layout of temporary construction buildingsand facilities, including how the Contractor plans to controlthose of his Sub-contractors (include sanitary facilities)

− Plans for initial and continuing safety education, andtraining for the Contractor's employees

− Plans for traffic control and marking of hazards to cover haulroads, highway intersections, utilities, bridges, restrictedareas, etc.

− Methods for pedestrian road closures and alternate routes,foot bridges and barricades; directional signs and warningsand pedestrian traffic control This plan shall be co-ordinated with appropriate local People's Committeeofficials

− Plans for maintaining continued job clean up and safeaccess

− Plans for fire protection and dealing with emergencies(ambulance service, fires, first aid, medical evacuation)

− Plans for inspection of the job sites by competent personsincluding reports to be kept, results of the inspection, andcorrective actions taken Particular attention being paid tothe utilization of a "Safety Violation Report Form"

− Procedures to be used for accident investigation

− Description of safe clearance procedures

− Description of office trailer anchoring system

− Contingency plans for severe weather

(ii) Activity Hazard Analysis Section

− An Activity Hazard Analysis shall be developed for eachcontract activity and operation occurring in each majorphase of work

− The Contractor shall develop the plan to identify thesequence of work, the specific hazards anticipated, and thecontrol measures to be implemented to minimise oreliminate each hazard The Activity Hazard Analysis shall bejob specific and shall address the following major points:

− Activity being performed (identify major phase), to includebut not be limited to the following :

− earth moving (equipment operations, backing signals, etc.)

− trenching operation (shoring)

− lifting equipment operations (crane certification, rigging,etc.)

− welding and cutting operations (P.P.E.)

− blasting operations (regulations)

− Sequence of work

− Hazards to be controlled in each activity, and means ofcontrol, including, but not limited to :

− initial and continuing training

− personal protective equipment (hard hats, boots, safetyvests, eye/ear protection, etc.)

− drugs and alcohol control

− The Plan will be reviewed by the Project Manager and ameeting held within two weeks of submittal to discuss andapprove the plan

2 Safety Organization and Responsibility

2.1 Safety organization chart

2.2 Responsibility

2.1.1 Project Director and Vice Project Directors

• Establishing the Safety Control Plan

• Taking a measure of accident prevention by coordination throughout the

Vice Project Manager Project Manager

Vice Safety Manager

Bridge Construction Manager

• Site Patrol

• Instruction and Support for Safety Education of Workers

• Scheduling and Planning for an Installation of Equipments

• Liaison for Authorized Parties

• Promote full support of the Safety control Plan

• Delegate responsibilities for the various safety functions at all levels ofthe Project

• Maintain active involvement in the Project’s safety status and safetymorale

• Ensure prompt investigation action on any accident investigations withproper reports completed and follow-up action taken

• Be responsible for training and instruction for site engineers and officeengineers about their safety responsibilities

• Be equipped to take over the implementation of safety program duringthe time safety manager is absent

• Keep main role in Safety team Construction manager will check thetechnical standards and newsletters serving safety method obedient andattaching responsibilities with this safety team

• Cooperate with safety manager in evaluating the operation ofsubcontractors and make necessary actions to ensure safety

• Support safety manager in relating-to-technique issues

2.2.2 Safety manager

• Safety manager is a competent and experienced person who is suitablefor investigation and checking the Safety Plan obedient, and especially in

detail but not restrictedly check the Safety Plan Activities in a rolling-upprogram that depending on different time will be submitted toConsultants for approval.

• The contractor will make no action on site until the Safety manager doesunless Consultants release an official approval document

• The contractor must not command the Safety manager to go quit siteunless there is permission in word from Consultants Within 14 days fromthe notice of transfer of that employee, the contractor will choose analter Safety manager and consultants will give final decision

• The contractor authorizes the Safety manager and officers to indicate thecontractor’s or sub-contractor’s employees to end all of their work andcarry out the urgent and reasonable actions to ensure the site safety andprevent unsafe actions or violations to Safety plan or the Law

• Evaluate the needs and propose for safety equipments, first-aid and fireprevention Make sure that the safety equipments are in goodmaintenance conditions

• Making and maintaining a daily site diary, this recording all relevantmatters concerning site safety, inspections and audits, related incidentsand the like The site diary shall be available at all times for inspection bythe Consultants

• Safety manager reports to the project manager and informs the decision

on Safety control plan to workers

• Safety manager makes workers list and indicate the leader of workers’groups and implements the workers labour safety training plan

2.2.3 Vice Safety manager

Vice Safety manager is indicated by CEO under the approval fromConsultants and will offer help manage, labour safety monitoring duringconstruction time In case Safety Manager does not present on site, ViceSafety Manager will alter, monitor and decide on matters relating to labor

safety In case serious problem happens, Vice Safety Manager reports toProject manager, Safety Manager can solve the problem

Project manager will indicated a new employee being in charge of sitenurse, carrying out the training of handling health problems forworkers/officers on site

Site nurse must have knowledge of medical, health safety, first-aid andproblems handling

Site nurse must has to present on site regularly to monitor activities andmake first-aid and solve medical problem shortly if any

The jobs and actions to do of Vice Safety Manager – Site nurses are asfollows:

• Ensure workers health

• Monitor the safety training in accordance with site’s requirements

• Cooperate in first-aids on site, ensure that employee is basicallyequipped in case the nurse is absent

• Investigate all accidents, injuries, fire, and financial loss and otherincidents relating to safety, meanwhile prepare/submit necessaryreports

• Site nurse has to distinguish between career accidents and time-wastingand injury-causing incidents, monitor to control the situations and fill theform of suitable accidents report

• Making and maintaining a daily site diary, this recording all relevantmatters concerning site safety, inspections and audits, related incidentsand the like The site diary shall be available at all times for inspection bythe Consultants

2.2.4 Site Engineer

The Construction manager is directly responsible for the control of siteactivities of this Project They are the key personnel in theimplementation and maintenance of an effective job site health andsafety program, assisting the Safety Manager

The standards for a good safety programme are established by theSafety Manager and Construction Manager The Site Engineers will bedirectly responsible for the success of Safety Control Plan as they are indirect contact with the Sub-Contractors Their abilities to instill goodhealth and attitudes to the site safety

Sub-Contractors will reflect the success of the Safety Control Plane onsite

Site Engineers are responsible for a wide range of activities They mustplan their health and safety activities with care and good effort as theyhave to carry out other portions of their work programme such as cost,manpower allocation and scheduling of the respective work within thisProject

2.2.5 Safety checker team

Safety checker team is established under the decision of Site engineerwhich was approved by the safety manager Safety checker team istrained with labour safety and situations handling

The specific responsibilities of the safety checker team are as follows:

1. Review all work and all new personnel for safety needs Completefamiliarization with safety requirements is an integral part of the totaljob responsibility

2. Continual monitoring of the safety attitudes of Sub-Contractors andtheir responsibilities towards the safety of their trade andparticipations in the job safety effort

3. Enforce on compliance with all established health and safetyregulations before and during performance of the work

4. Conduct health and safety inspections and make corrections on a dailybasis

5. Initiate plans prior to the start of work to supply the tools, materials,and equipment necessary to do the job safely

6. Assist with accident investigations to ensure proper reporting anddocumentation with prompt corrections made after accident and toprevent any recurrences.

7. Co-ordinate planning and work activities with other supervisorypersonnel performing work within, or adjacent to, their assigned workareas

2.2.6 Sub- contractor’s responsibilities

1. To ensure that all the respective agents and employees conform withthe contents of this Safety control plan

2. To supply employees with appropriate safety equipment andappliances when working

3. To attend Contractor’s safety meetings, when called upon, and toconduct safety meetings for all his employees

4. To rectify unsafe conditions and hazards when required by contractor’sSafety Manager and/or his staff

5. To maintain good housekeeping

6. Report all accidents to the Contractor’s Safety Manager or his staffimmediately

7. To seek first aid for all injuries, however slight, at the first aid station

8. To be entirely responsible for the implementation of safety measuresand full compliance with regulations of his company in respect of bothhimself and all his employees

9. To ensure that all staff and worker engaged on the project are in soundhealth and capable of carrying out their duties

2.2.7 Operators / Workers

Operators or workers working with tools, plant, equipment, etc areresponsible for their health and safety with others working around them

Therefore, there should be sufficient instructions provided to them Theyshall be responsible for the followings:

1. Use proper, correct and well-maintained tools and equipment for thejobs

2. Wearing of efficient safety helmets and where necessary eye, goggles,ear protection, safety harnesses and other personal protectionequipment for all personnel

3. Maintain and keep tools in good condition at all times

4. Report defects in plant or equipment or any potential risk to health andsafety to Supervisor

5. Avoid improvising work which entails unnecessary risk

6. Refrain abuse of welfare facilities

7. Suggest ways for eliminating hazards

2.2.8 Sub-contractor management

Contractor will provide sub-contractor with the copied versions of Safetyplan and bring them into all the clauses of subcontract documents toensure the plan obedient by all levels in subcontract

Unless there is official approval document from Consultants, contractor willrequire all subcontractors to authorize a representative in charge of safety

to present on site during the implementation time of the contract related tosubcontractors When Consultants approve, Safety manager or safety staff,making to affection to other duties and responsibilities, shall ensure tosome practical extent that all staff provided by subcontractor haveknowledge about suitable issues of Safety plan and law regulations

3 Safety Instruction and Training

The Safety Education shall be enforced for workers throughout the dailyactivities, while it raises safety consciousness of workers to preventaccident

a) Orientation for the Newcomers.

Newcomer shall have an orientation directed by the Safety Engineer orgroup leader to be familiar with working atmosphere

b) Education for a New Activity/Method

A group leader shall give a description of an activity with tips of safetymaters to eliminate any of unsafe factors

3.1 Instruction and Training on the Job

1. Contractor shall hold a Training course on first-safety All workers shallattend this course in the first week of mobilization to site Safetymanager and vice safety manager shall edit the training course book,

be in charge of training and instructing workers in the course

2. Training periods shall ensure the effectiveness, provide workers withinformation about safety regulations, safety equipments use, andsituations handling in incidents At the end of the course there shall be

an comprehension test to check the understanding of workers Thosewho fail the test shall not be allowed to take part in the construction

3. Contractor also hold periodic safety training course every six months.Contractor shall ensure that all subcontractors’ staff attending in thecourse which is appropriate to the job’s features, levels and timeaccording to subcontract This regular course is for all workers on siteand supervisors as well as managers

4. Safety meeting: Safety meetings scheduled on regular basis shall beheld at least once a month with the attendance of safety manager andsafety representatives of subcontractors Safety meetings shall beinformed in advance to Consultants to decide the attendant Themeeting minutes shall be made and sent to Consultants within 7 daysfrom meeting day

5. Everyone required entering confined or enclosed spaces oratmospheres with immediate danger to life, shall be instructed as to

the hazards involved and precautionary measures to be taken Training

by qualified person on the use and care of such emergency andprotective equipment shall be conducted Contractor’s staff shallcomply with all specific regulations in dangerous or potentiallydangerous areas

6. Install the safety signal system on site They shall be in accordancewith regulation and have suitable size to the installation positions.Especially, contractor shall pay attention to installing safety signalposts at dangerous areas such as electricity source, poison, flammablematters

7. All employees who have to handle poisons, caustic or other harmfulsubstances, are required to receive instruction regarding the safehandling and use Information and knowledge on the potential hazards,personal hygiene, protective equipment and other personal protectivemeasures involved or required

8. Personnel who may be required to use the rescue or life savingequipment must be familiar with the locations of the equipment andknowledge with training on using them

9. Personnel required to provide or receive signals, must be familiar withthe proper use of the signal system

10.

Personnel required handling or using flammable liquids, gases or toxicmaterials must be trained in the handling, storage and use of themwith specific protection requirements

11.

Whenever the employees are likely to expose to extreme temperature orexceed atmospheric pressure, instructions on recognition, potentialhazards, avoidance of injury and first aid procedures to be applied forany incident

12.

Contractor shall provide training on the handling of emergency situationsthat may arise from the use of equipment in the Project

Instruction to use and operate any heavy equipment will be given andpersonnel required to use these equipment shall demonstrate theirproficiency in the operation process

14.

Any personnel required working with energized power and transmissionlines shall be instructed and trained in the live line bare-handtechnique and safety requirements before allowed to use

3.2 Training plan at the first period

Introduction of labour safety in

construction

All contractors’ staff

Situation handling skills training for

workers

All contractors’ staff

Health safety instruction – training

Opening new course for new

workers (supplement workers)

Workers who never attend the course

Special training Workers whose job require

1. Object : Specific Safety training for Workers to be in service for specifictasks that are considered as dangerous work

2. Period & Time: Before work start (Required time will be decided bySafety Manager subject to work condition)

3. Instructor: Safety Manager / Specialty Supervisor (e.g Riggingsupervisor / Heavy Lift supervisor)

4. Contents : Work procedure, characteristic of work, potential risk ofhazard, safety requirement and emergency measures

3.4 Emergency communication

1. The emergency communication system shall be established andposted at the convenient access-ways, in all site offices, in all securitytowers / gates, medical center, in order for speedy rescue of theaccident victims, timely communication with local fire brigade office,prompt response from first aid staff, and the soonest possibleevacuation of the workforce if necessary in a serious emergency

2. First Aid station shall be manned during all working hours This will be

24 hours if necessary First aid center will be equipped with telephoneand 2 way radio

3. Medical Staff will be well informed as to the project layout and betaken on regular site visits as the project changes so that they alwaysknow the access routes and stairs to ensure quickest access to injuredpersons

4 Implementation of the Daily Work Meeting and Weekly Progress Meeting

Daily Work Meeting shall be held once a day with attendance of all staffand work group leaders Agenda shall include:

a) Schedule

b) Arrangement among activities

c) Procurement of material

d) Instruction for activities

e) Manner of activities

f) Fireproofing

g) Exclusion of unsafe action by workers

An instruction sheet shall be issued in accordance with the decision andconfirmation of the responsible persons In addition, Weekly ProgressMeeting shall be also held to monitor and update workforces, materials,and safety matters

5 Recording and reporting of safety and reporting of Accidents

5.1 Recording and reporting of safety

The contractor shall maintain such records and make such reportconcerning safety Such report shall be submitted to Employerrepresentative and the engineer representative on monthly

The Contractor shall submit a summary report as part of the MonthlyProgress Report Prior to submission, the Contractor’s Representative orProject Manager shall endorse the Report Site safety reports shall addressall relevant aspects of site safety and industrial health regulations and, inparticular, report on all site safety audits undertaken during the periodcovered by the report

5.2 Reporting of Accidents

The contractor shall report to the Engineer details of any accident as soon

as possible after its occurrence In the case of any fatality or seriousaccident the contractor shall, in addition, notify the Engineer immediately

by the quickest available means

6 Personal Protective Apparel & Other Site Safety Protection Measures

6.1 Personal Protective Apparel

Personal Protective gears like protective footwear such as safety boots,rubber boots, gloves shall be worn by employees engaged in works thatrequire such protection All points of entry for hard hat (safety helmet)must be identified with the sign Visitors to site must also adhere to thesafety requirements at the site

1. Protection to eyes and face for work that may cause injury due tophysical, chemical or radiation agents

2. Reflective or high visibility material should be worn for staff exposed tovehicular traffic e.g signalmen, spotters, inspectors, servicemen, etc

3. Protective nets for overhead protection shall be provided wherever thepublic or workers are subjected to injury due to falling objects

4. Work near protruded vertical reinforcing steel shall not be permittedunless provision to eliminate possible hazards is carried out

5. Protection to ears with ear plugs or ear muffs are required for soundtransmitted at working area that exceeds 85 dB

6. Insulating personal safety gears such as insulating gloves, insulatingline hose, etc to be provided for electrical staff

Leather gloves to cover up to wrist and fingers

Material of mixed metal foil

(according to VN standards TCVN 1841-1976 )

5. Footwear Protection

Safety shoes with steel cap at tip of shoes withstand pressure of > 445kg(According to VN standards TCVN 2608-1978)

6.3 Site signal posts

Contractor shall install the signal posts on sit according to regulations Thesize of signal posts is appropriate with the installation positions so thatpeople can easily recognize and clearly understand the mentionedcontents Especially at dangerous positions such as electricity sources,flammable chemicals… the signal posts shall be installed and regularlymonitored

The posts to be installed on site shall be in accordance with law’sregulations

The following picture demonstrates some signal posts that shall be used onsite