Occupational Health and Safety Plan in Construction Industry in Sudan

Abstract

Construction projects are dynamic. They are characterized by many unique factors such as frequent work team rotations, exposure to weather conditions, high proportions of unskilled and temporary workers. Construction sites, unlike other production facilities, undergo changes in topography, topology and work conditions throughout the duration of the projects. These features make managing construction site-safety more difficult than managing safety in manufacturing plants. Particularly in construction, a different approach is needed to identify hazards and risks, increase safety and prevent accidents. Construction Health Safety and Environment Plan (HSE) Plan should comply with the regulations under Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Emergency Response. And address unforeseeable activities associated with the site work activities, establishing personnel protection standards and mandatory safety practices and procedures. Additionally, it should assign responsibilities, establish standard operating procedures and identify potential hazards and risks. The specialized method –used to identify potential hazards and risks- presented here is called ‘Job Hazard Analysis’ (JHA). It is tailored to collect detailed information about any specific set of construction methods, and its end product is a database of the likelihood of occurrence of loss-of-control events. The database is suitable for use with contextual information about any individual construction project to evaluate the likelihood of exposure to various accident scenarios that can arise through the execution of the project. IV