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Objective of Construction safety

  • To carry out a systematic, critical appraisal of all construction hazards involving personnel, plant, services and operation method at worksite and
  • To ensure that the present Construction Safety, Health and Environment Management System fully satisfy the legal requirements, company’s written safety policies, objectives and applicable safety guidelines
  • Scope of study
  • To conduct construction safety audit and to prepare audit report along with status report for any change in the available system.
  • Construction HSE Audit of project site will be carried out in two parts
  • a) Audit on HSE Management systems at project site
    b) Audit on Technical Elements
  • Audit on HSE Management System evaluates
  • HSE Policy, HSE Plan, HIRA, HSE Inspection, HSE Organization and Committees,
  • HSE Awareness and Training, HSE Evaluation of Subcontractors, Work Permit systems, HSE Performance Measurement, Management of First aid, Incident
  • Reporting and Incident Analysis, Corrective action and Preventive action and Emergency Preparedness / Response plan
  • Audit on Technical Element covers
  • Excavation, Blasting, Piling, Scaffolding, Work at Height, Formwork and Concreting,
  • Material Handling, Grinding, Welding & Gas Cutting, Plant & Machinery, Electrical
  • Safety, Fire Protection, House Keeping, Personnel Protective Equipment,
  • Occupational Health & Hygiene, Environment Management
  • To communicate on a regular basis to update the safety level.
  • To communicate about existing construction safety risk to local site coordinator and involved vendor.
  • Categorization of Audit findings
Recommendation CategoryCriterion
Category A Recommendations that are required to be implemented immediately based on the minimum guidelines by management, applicable Indian statues.
Category BRecommendations that are provided based on Good Management Practices followed in similar industry/features that can be considered for further strengthening the HSE Management system

Audit on Technical Elements

Recommendation PrioritiesCriterion
HIGHRecommendations that require immediate implementation
MEDIUMRecommendations that may be implemented within next 1 Weeks
LOWRecommendations that may be implemented during the next available opportunity
  • Standards & Regulations (Standard Adopted)
  • To the extent possible the audit will follow all applicable standards (international)
  • All applicable standards (international)
  • NBC GUIDELINES
  • Applicable statues for Construction Industry in India
  • Relevant Indian Standards (IS) applicable to construction Industry.
  • The Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Act 1996 & Central Rules 1998
  • Good Engineering and Safety Practices followed in similar construction site