SITE INDUCTION

PREPARED BY
xxxx

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Intro - Welcome
I’m XXXX and I am the Site Health and Safety Advisor.

This induction is to inform you of:-

 what this project is about
 the site layout
 the site rules
 working safely

If you are unsure about anything then just ask.

Following the induction you will proceed to the Site Security Office and receive your
site pass.
Getting your Site Pass
 You must have a current CSCS Card
 You must state on the induction receipt form which Company you belong to and
the Main Subcontractor on site that you will be working under.

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Job
This project is to build a XXXX
It started on the XXXX
It is planned for completion on the XXXX
The value is XXXX

Site

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Site Layout
One way traffic flow system
1. You are here 7. Vehicle wash down area

2. Site Entrance
* 7.

3. Site Security Office 1. 8. Waste containers

8.
2. 3. 4.
4. First Aid Room 9. 9. Canteen
6.
10.
5. Contractor Parking 10. Toilets
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6. Vehicle entrance
5. 5. 11. Changing facilities
*
*Emergency Evacuation Assembly Points

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Security – Passes – In and Out

Obtain your site pass from the Security Office following

this induction.

• Keep the pass with you at all times whilst on site as you may be asked to produce
it by a member of the Site Management Team.
• Anyone not carrying their pass will be escorted off site.

Your pass will activate the site entrance turnstiles as you come and go.

If you damage or lose your pass then contact the Security Office.

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Mandatory Site PPE – Be Professional and Look the Part

Hard Hat – worn correctly

Safety glasses
HIVIS

Gloves
Suitable clothing

Safety footwear with midsole protection

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Welfare
• Eating of food stuffs on site or in changings rooms is not allowed as it encourages
vermin.
 Operatives will use the facilities provided.
 All assistance must be given to ensure that good housekeeping is achieved in all of
the welfare facilities.

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Emergency Procedures – Site Alarm

 In the event of a partial site emergency, the site alarm will sound intermittently.
 In the event of a full site evacuation then the site alarm will be continuous.
 The site alarm will sound each day at 11am for test purposes.
 When on site make sure that you know the escape route from the area that you
are working in.

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Fire Action Procedure
On discovering a fire
 Operate the nearest fire alarm call point that is provided i.e. break glass, hand bell,
sounder etc..
On hearing the fire evacuation alarm:-
• Stop what you are doing in a safe fashion.
 Evacuate the building/site via your nearest available fire exit
 Follow instructions given by the area Site Management Team – Fire Marshal
 Proceed to your designated primary Assembly Point and be accounted for
 Remain at the Assembly Point and await further instructions
 DO NOT take personal risks
 DO NOT stop to collect personal belongings
 DO NOT use the lifts
 DO NOT re-enter the building until authorised to do so

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Means of Escape (Horizontal - Vertical Evacuation)
• All Escape routes are to be free from any obstructions and lead to a safe exit point.

Follow the Fire Safety Signs

Emergency Lighting - Maintenance

• All Escape routes have suitable emergency lighting.

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First Aid
• Several fully trained First Aiders are available on site.
• There is a First Aid Room at the Site Entrance.

Accident Recording

• All accidents on site must be recorded in the Principal Contractors

Accident Book which is located in the First Aid Room.

Nearest A/E

The location is :-

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RIDDOR
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

Over-seven-day incapacitation of a worker

• Accidents must be reported where they result in an employee or self-employed
person being away from work, or unable to perform their normal work duties, for
more than seven consecutive days as the result of their injury.
• This seven day period does not include the day of the accident, but does include
weekends and rest days.
• The report must be made within 15 days of the accident.
Over-three-day incapacitation
• Accidents must be recorded, but not reported where they result in a worker being
incapacitated for more than three consecutive days.

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Legislative compliance - Safe Working

 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the central piece of UK
Health and Safety legislation.
 It contains the duties of Employees and employers.
 The HSE Poster is displayed within the premises as required by law
and contains basic health and safety information.

Duties of Employee’s:
 Section 7 requires you to ‘take reasonable care’ for the health and safety of
yourselves and others.
 You must also co-operate with their employer in complying with health and safety
laws
• Section 8 requires everyone not to interfere with or misuse anything provided
for protection, safety or welfare
• YOU HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO WORK SAFELY

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YOUR EMPLOYER HAS A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY

• Duties of Employer’s:
 Section 2 of the Act puts a duty on employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably
practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of their employees.
‘Reasonably practicable’ means a balance between the cost and effort involved in
reducing risk, and the possible effects (injury or ill health) if this money and effort is not
spent.
In particular, employers must ensure that the following are safe and without risks to
health:
 Machinery, equipment and methods of working
 Use, handling, storage and transport of chemicals and equipment
 Workplace
 Working environment.
Employers must also provide for Employees:
 Information, instruction, training and supervision
• Adequate welfare facilities and arrangements.

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CDM ( Construction, Design and Management Regulations) 2015

Brief overview of duties under the CDM Regulations

 CDM applies to all construction including that for a domestic client.
 It defines the relationship between the Client, the Principal Designer and the
Principal Contractor.
 A Project is notifiable if the construction phase will last longer than 30 working
days with more than 20 persons on site or will involve more than 500 person days
of construction work.
 When working on a CDM Project you must adhere to the Site H&S Rules i.e. it may
be a requirement to wear safety glasses and gloves at all times etc..

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Working Safely

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Workplace Safety

Never Assume that something has been left in a safe condition.

For example :-
• A plastic sheet left lying on the floor looks ok to walk on until, to late it is found to
be covering a hole which you could easily fall through.

 IF YOU FEEL UNSAFE AT ANY TIME BECAUSE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OR

AROUND THE WORK AREA, THEN REMOVE YOURSELF FROM IT IN A SAFE
FASHION AND INFORM THE SITE MANAGEMENT.

 YOU HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT NOT TO PLACE YOURSELF IN DANGER.

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Safety Monitoring
 We all need to keep an eye out with regards to safety.
 The Site H&S Team are appointed to officially monitor all things and will report
their findings accordingly.
 They are here for your benefit.
 If approached by them be co-operative .
 They are open to any suggestions that you might have with regards to making
improvements and will take up any concerns that you have without naming you.
 Have a look regularly at the Site Safety Notice Board for all updates and Safety
Notices.

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Being Safe
IT’S YOUR BEHAVIOUR THAT COUNTS
YOUR ATTITUDE
 DON’T TAKE CHANCES
 DON’T TAKE SHORTCUTS
 DO IT THE SAFE WAY

YOUR FEELINGS
 DON’T GET ANGRY
 DON’T GET FRUSTRATED
 DONT WALK PAST IT

YOUR AWARENESS
 DON’T DO DRUGS
 THINK AND ACT FAST
Safety of other people
YOUR HABITS Always consider what the impact
 DON’T REMOVE SAFETY DEVICES of your activities will be on others.
 DON’T REMOVE YOUR PPE
 LOOK OUT FOR HAZARDS
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Additional PPE
 You MUST comply with the use of any additional PPE that is stated in your work
Risk Assessment.

Alcohol & Drugs

 NOT ALLOWED.
 Prescribed drugs which have detrimental safety implications must be
notified to your Line Manager.
 Any person deemed unfit due to alcohol or drug abuse will be removed
from site and receive gross misconduct disciplinary procedure.

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Competency Qualifications Requirements
All Trades NVQ’S – City and Guilds - Activity Specific

All Trades – Health and Safety - CSCS Cards - Activity Specific

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards

Asbestos Awareness - Courses are now available online from £25.00

The HSE now expect everyone working on a site where there is Asbestos to have
received UKATA Certified Asbestos Awareness.

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Mobile Towers
Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufactures Association (PASMA) cards

Mobile Elevated Platforms – IPAF – (International Powered Access Federation)

The PAL Card (Powered Access Licence)

Mobile Plant Operation - Construction Plant Competence Scheme - (CPCS)

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Planning
• All works must be planned before commencement in order to
carry them out safely.
Risk Assessment – Method Statement
The 5 Steps to Risk Assessment
 Step 1: Identify the hazards
 Step 2: Decide who might be harmed and how
What is the best way of managing the risk.
 Step 3: Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
Everything ‘reasonably practicable’ to protect people from harm will be done.

 Step 4: Record your findings and implement them

Keep it simple
 Step 5: Review your risk assessment and update if necessary
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Risk Controls
Simple:-
• All risks have to be suitable controlled.
• More emphasis is to be placed on HIGH Risks.
• Medium and Lower Risks to be addressed accordingly.

Examples of High Risk Activities being:-

• All Working at Height Activities.
• Any Fall Potential.
• Ground Works.
• Vehicle Movements.
• Confined Space Working.
• Electrical – Gas Works etc..

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Method Statements
 Once a risk assessment has been carried out it will identify controls required. Some
controls are in the form of a set of safety rules/instructions (safe systems of work)
that should be followed. These can be specific to the peculiarities of the site, or an
industry standard and it is a systematic approach to carrying out the task in a
controlled way.
 The process for carrying out the work safely (the way it must be done – method).
This is a Method Statement and one will be required for all work.

When a method statement is required to be drawn up:

 Ensure all staff have been instructed on the content
 Keep a copy of the method statement with the risk assessment
 Review when circumstances change

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Disciplinary Action
 Should anyone be found in breach of Health and Safety Regulations or non-
compliant with the Site specific rules, then they will be disciplined accordingly.
Disciplinary stages:-
 First infringement- verbal warning recorded
 Second infringement-written warning
 Third infringement-final written warning
Gross misconduct:-
• Immediate removal from site by the company that you work for.

SIMPLE IF YOU CAN’T ABIDE BY OUR RULES THEN WE DO NOT WANT YOU ON OUR SITE

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Tools, Plant & Equipment
This consists of hand tools, portable appliances and access equipment.

Simple:-
 Make sure that it is fit for purpose and well maintained.
 Follow the instructions.
 Check before using and check it whilst in use.
 If there are any signs of it not being up to scratch then replace it.
 All portable electrically driven tools will be 110 volts and conform to IEE
Regulations (current edition)and be PAT Tested carrying a current sticker or a record
maintained.

 All such equipment will be made available for inspection by interested parties.

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Materials
 All materials need to be stored securely and used as required.
 Mechanical handling equipment should be used to convey bulky items as close to
the work area as possible.

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 General Health and Safety Information

The following slides are a general reminder for you.

 They are not presented in any particular order.

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Working at Height Working at Height
 All work at height, or where there is the possibility of a fall, will be risk assessed
and the necessary controls implemented.
 All such access equipment will be suitably maintained and inspected prior to
usage.

 IF WORKING AT HEIGHT IS REQUIRED THEN A SUITABLE WORKING PLATFORM

MUST BE PROVIDED

 LADDERS ARE FOR ACCESS ONLY

 NEVER BE CLOSE TO AN UNGUARDED EDGE WHERE THERE IS A FALL POTENTIAL

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Working at Height – Fall Prevention PPE - Equipment
Harness Inertia Reel Fall Arrest Lanyard

Tool Lanyard Restraint Lanyard Restraint Belt

Man Safe System

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HAV - Hand Arm Vibration exposure
Simple:-
• The vibration from a powered hand held tool affects the blood flow in the hands.
• The use of tools with large vibrating output ( magnitude) and for long periods
increases the problem.

Symptoms:-
• The fingers become white.
• The ability to grip diminishes.
Remedies:-
• Ideally use an alternative non hand held method.
If not:-
• Make sure that you know the vibrating level and how long it should be used for.
The vibration magnitude of all vibrating equipment used is known and each item is
colour coded green, amber and red to allow operatives to easily identify the
general vibration level of the tool.
Vibration in m/s2 Traffic Light System
Below 5 Low 8 Hours
5 – 10 Medium
Over 10 High
2 Hours
*Assess risk
Tool Tags

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Dust Control

Use a dust vacuum attachment

Simple:-
• The inhalation of silica dust is a killer in the long term.
• It gradually builds up and solidifies in the lungs – you can’t breathe.
• Dust creation needs to be minimised at all times and eliminated whenever possible.

High dust levels are caused by one or more of the following:-

 Task – the more energy the work involves, the bigger the risk. High energy tools like cut-off saws, grinders and
grit blasters produce s lot of dust in a very short time.
 Work area – the more enclosed a space, the more the dust will build up. However, we do not assume that
dust levels will be low when working outside with high energy tools.
 Time – the longer the work takes the more dust there will be.
 Frequency – regularly doing the same work day after day increases the risks.
Firstly:-
• Reduce the risk at the design stage, by planning ahead so that the smallest number of cuts is needed when
fitting.
Secondly:-
• Use water to damp down the dust. Most cutting tools can be attached to a water supply. The water can come
directly from the mains or a portable source such as a hand pressurised freestanding container.
• If water suppression is not suitable for controlling the dust risk, then an extraction vacuum method is used.
• A dust vacuum will be used to capture dust as much as possible.

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Noise

Simple:-
 Excessive noise levels will make you deaf.
 If you have to shout – then the noise levels are to high.

Immediate remedy:-
 Wear hearing protection.

 Hearing protection is mandatory from a daily or weekly average noise exposure level
of 85 dB.

Other controls:-
 Regular maintenance and replacement of noise making equipment.
 For large scale cutting activities - create an on site sound insulated area.

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Fire
Fire Prevention:-
Overview of control factors:-
• No smoking
• All Hots Works ( including spark generation) are subject to a Hot Works Permit
System
• Good Housekeeping at all times – no accumulation of combustible materials

Fire Risk Assessment:-

• Complete the Fire Risk Assessment Form to suit the premises and activities to be
carried out.
Firefighting Equipment
• Make sure that you have adequate equipment and that the extinguishers have
been inspected as fit for purpose i.e. they hold sufficient quantity of extinguishant.

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LIGHTING
 Lighting levels must always ensure that all works and access – egress places are
well lite.
 Lighting can be provided from fixed electrical installation or by use of task lighting
as shown below.

 Keep trailing leads covered or held at height to prevent trip hazards

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Electricity - 110 volt

• All electrically powered equipment will operate at 110 volt and be fitted with a
Residual Current Device to ensure that the power is cut off immediately if a fault
occurs.
• Only trained and competent persons should test, repair and maintain any electrical
equipment.

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Buried Services

 Prior to the commencement of any mechanical drilling conduct a full CAT and
Genny cable detection scan at the proposed location of the sample hole.

 If practicable, hand auger to at least 1.5m or into natural soil (whichever is deeper)
prior to any mechanical drilling to identify if buried services are present.

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Asbestos
Simple:-
• The inhalation of microscopic asbestos fibres leads to cancer of
the lungs and death in the long term.
• If asbestos is present on site then the HSE expect all operatives based on site to
have received Asbestos Awareness Training
Asbestos Awareness - Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
 During the hand-over process any presence of asbestos will be stated
by the Client who will also mention what precautions are required.
 The Site Asbestos Register should contain locations, types and management
procedures.
 Note: - Asbestos is contained in many products i.e. vinyl floor tiles, decorative
coating (ARTEX),ceiling tiles, boards and cement type products etc., etc.

 All works will cease should any additional “presumed” materials containing
Asbestos be uncovered.

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Simple:-
• Only use your company approved products which they have risk assessed and are
detailed in your specific work RAMS.
• Follow the instructions and PPE requirements stated.

Other controls:-
• The risks will either be eliminated or reduced by using another substance that is
less/non-harmful or controlled effectively in its usage.
COSHH Symbols

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Slips – Trips

• The biggest recorded number of accidents in the construction industry are due to
slips and trips.

Simple controls:-
 Good housekeeping and tool – equipment management.
 Good lighting .
 All waste to be removed.
 Trailing cables to be covered or raised to suit.

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Confined Spaces
What is a confined space?
It can be any space of an enclosed nature where there is a risk of death or serious injury from
hazardous substances or dangerous conditions (eg lack of oxygen) ,poor access and egress -
entrapment – fire -poor ventilation.
Obvious examples:-

Other examples:-

Cellars Pits Ductwork

Others may be less obvious, but can be equally dangerous, for example:-
unventilated or poorly ventilated rooms i.e. attics – lofts

• Any proposed works on other confined spaces will be subject to a specific Risk Assessment
and Method Statement – Permit to Work

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Hazards - Biological - Bacteria

• Fatal diseases can be caught from sewage, animal faeces, rats urine and discarded
syringes etc..
• Suitable PPE to be worn - Tongs to be used to pick up needles etc.
• All suspected areas – items to be treated cautiously with a specific risk assessment
and method statement being completed.

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Manual Handling
 Simple:-
 Do not attempt to lift and carry anything that is beyond your means.
 Follow manual handling techniques as per tool box talk and H&S training
 Use a two man lift when lifting and positioning heavy and awkward items.
 Use manual – mechanical handling devices.

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Vehicle Traffic

Simple:-
• Keep well away from moving vehicles.
• Use the designated pedestrian walkways.
• If you have to pass close to a vehicle – then make your presence obvious to the
driver and accompanying banksman.
• Always follow the banksman’s instructions.

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Weather and working environment exposure

Cold environments
Ensure the PPE issued is appropriate.
Introduce more frequent rest breaks and recognising the early symptoms of cold stress.
Hot environments
Reschedule work to cooler times of the day.
Provide more frequent rest breaks.
Provide free access to cool drinking water
Introduce shading in areas where individuals are working.
Working in the sun
Too much sunlight is harmful to your skin.
Keep your top on (ordinary clothing made from close woven fabric, such as long sleeved workshirt
and jeans stops most UV).
Use a high factor sunscreen of at least SPF15 on any exposed skin.
Drink plenty of water to avoid de-hydration.
Check your skin regularly for any unusual moles or spots.
See a doctor promptly if you find anything that is changing in shape, size or colour, itching or
bleeding.

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Waste Removal
Simple:-
• All waste materials are to be suitably gathered together and disposed of into the
site containers provided.
Poor housekeeping causes:-
• Personal injury due to slips and trips.
• Fire hazard due to the accumulation of combustibles.
• The increase of bacteria hazards.
Environmental - Waste Disposal
• All positive measures will be undertaken to prevent contamination of the
environment by any product or material that is used.
• All waste materials will be disposed of on site in the relevant containers provided
by the Client - Principal Contractor

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Excavations

Simple:-
• Keep well away – use the pedestrian walkway.
• Major hazards being:- falls into excavations and vehicle movements.

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