Construction Safety policy

To generate safety consciousness within construction organizations, a firm lead must be taken by top management. It is recognized that finance and lost production are convenient measurements of accidents, but accidents should generate an emotional response, and if this emotion is genuine it will carry conviction. A safety policy which is founded upon compassion will more often succeed, since it will impervious to shifts and changes in construction scheduling and fashion and, consequently, will be less easily diluted.

Contractors should give careful thought to the role of the full time safety officer. Two basic concepts exist about this role:

Safety officers should be advisers to site management
Safety officers undertake the safety responsibility on behalf of sites.
In general the role of the safety officer shall consist of the following duties:

Formulating the company's safety policy
Advising management on legislation and safety matters
Assisting in drafting of safe working procedures and codes of practice.
Reporting and investigating accidents with the preparation and analysis of safety records.
Safety training.
Safety assessment of site management.
Inspection of sites to ensure compliance with safety measures (Safe working methods, proper use of construction equipments, protective clothing, and availability of First aid)
Providing information to sites on accidents that have happened elsewhere on similar sites to help generate safety consciousness within working sites.