ARBE2303 - Construction Project: Work Health and Safety Policy Report

This report presents a comprehensive Work Health and Safety (WHS) policy for a construction project involving the renovation of office buildings into retirement homes. It addresses key elements such as management responsibilities, worker obligations, and the application of the policy to ensure a safe working environment. The report outlines the roles and responsibilities of the management team, including safety advisors, chairpersons, and workers, detailing their duties in maintaining a safe workplace. It further elaborates on emergency procedures, including emergency contacts, evacuation routes, and specific protocols for medical, fire, and weather-related incidents. The renovation project also includes asbestos removal, highlighting the need for proper handling to prevent health hazards to workers and the surrounding environment. The document emphasizes the importance of proactive safety measures, health and safety policies, and effective communication to ensure project success and worker well-being.

Running head: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 1
Construction Management
Students Name
Institution Affiliation

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 2
Executive summary
Inadequate occupational health and safety results into significant effects on the various
parameters of construction projects such as quality, cost, schedule as well as the
sustainability. The end results is that they lead to serious injuries which are not incorporated
into the project requirements, resulting into unplanned compensations within the project. It is
as a result of this, that the study below tends to focus on a renovation plan which was not
properly followed as per the initial requirements. Further, the renovation encompasses the
removal of asbestos, a material which needs proper handling, else it results into detrimental
health effects, not only to the workers, but also the surrounding. From the results presented,
careful work and healthy practices oriented towards occupational safety, as well as work
health and safety policy when combined will significantly play a role in ensuring the success
of the renovation process.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 3
Table of Contents
Executive summary....................................................................................................................2
Discussion..................................................................................................................................4
WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY..........................................................................4
Work Health and Safety roles and responsibilities of the management team........................6
Emergency procedures.........................................................................................................10
Material handling and storage..............................................................................................12
Consultation and hazard reporting procedures.....................................................................16
Project health and welfare facilities required.......................................................................18
Conclusion................................................................................................................................19
References................................................................................................................................20

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 4
DISCUSSION
TRIVEX CO. LTD
WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
Obligations
The management is strongly committed to a policy which enables all the workers to
undertake various activities in a safe manner and environment, and were all the measures are
taken to minimize the possible risks to safety, health, welfare of the workers, authorised
visitors, contractors as well as any other authorised person which might be a victim of our
operations. Our commitment is to ensure that we comply with the Work Health and Safety
Regulations 2012, Work Health and Safety Act 2012, and applicable Codes of Practice and
Australian Standards as far as possible (McGeorge & Zou, 2012).
Responsibilities
Management:
In addition to provision, will maintain as far as possible:
 A secure working environment
 A safe working system
 Safe plants and substances
 Adequate facilities for the sake of the welfare of workers
 Adequate instruction, information, training, and supervision which ensures that all the
workers are safe and secure from the risks to health.
 A cooperation commitment which bides all the workers and management in the
workplace
 A commitment for continual improvement on the performance via effective safety
management.
Workers:

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 5
All the workers in the workplace are obligated to:
 Comply with all the rules and regulations which guides the workplace, so that injuries
and damages to one-self and equipment/ plants respectively be avoided
 Take personal care of their own health and safety
 Put on protective clothing and wears all the time, unless otherwise
 Comply with all the directions which are issued by the management for health and
safety
 Take good care of the things offered for the purposes of health and safety
 Inform the relevant authorities of any emergency, no matter the situation
 Report all known or observed hazards to their supervisor or manager.
We expect visitors and contractors to:
 Fully comply with this policy and the procedures you have that ensure health and
safety at your workplace>
Application of this policy
We seek the cooperation of everyone, ranging from all the workers, staffs, as well as
the authorized personnel’s. For the purposing of generating a safe working environment
characterized by zero accident rate, we encourage multiple suggestions from the public. Do
not fear to criticize. This policy is applicable to all the business functions and operations, as
well as those situations where workers are required to work off-site.
Policy authorized by:
Date: ..........................................................................................
Signed Manager: .......................................................................
Signed Worker: ......................................................................
Date to be reviewed: ...................................................................

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 6
Work Health and Safety roles and responsibilities of the management team
The team that will be involved shall be composed of various team personnel. among
them shall include the safety advisor, the chairpersons, the secretary, the team members, the
subcommittee, the department, the workers, officers, as well as the visitors. Below are the
responsibilities of the various personnel. Prior to looking at the roles and responsibilities of
the work health and safety management team, there are some roles of various sections which
are laid down.
Duties of the department
There are various duties which shall be ensured by the department as far as it is
concerned. Among them shall include
 The health and safety of the people while at work
 That other third persons or any other person is not put at risk at the expense of the
department
 In addition, the department shall, and will in the interest of many develop, maintain as
well as implement (Senaratne, Jin, & Srirathan, 2015)
 A work environment which is void of any risk in regards to the safety and health
 A safety system of work
 Preferable auditing and monitoring conditions which are associated with the
departments
 Appropriate instruction, information, supervision as well as sufficient and correct
amount of training.
Roles of the workers
The workers will be expected to
 Take keen care of their own health and safety

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 7
 Be careful that their personal actions do not in any sought of manner infringe the
health and safety of other persons.
 Comply with any reasonable information or instruction which have been issued by the
department in charge
 Cooperate with the provided policies, procedures as well as the guidelines by the
department
 Report in a prompt manner any incidents of accidents as well as recording the work
health and safety risk in the required protocol
The managers in the management teams shall also be expected to
 Offer the appropriate leadership and model attitudes to the work health and safety
issues
 Assist proactively in the managing and identification of the potential work health and
safety risks
 Provide proactive encouragement to the workers to report as well as record the risks
associated with the work health and safety incidents or risks
 To ensure that the staff have the appropriate access to the adjustment of the workplace
so as to avert any deteriorations of their health
 To ensure that the workers receive the right amount of training, instructions, and
guidelines pertaining to the work health and safety issues.
 To ensure that the right information is available to the workers as well as all the
employees
 To escalate any concerns to the safety mailbox when needs arise.
Roles of the officers
By definition, an officer is one person who is in a position to make a decision which
has an overall effect on the whole or substantial parts of the department. The 0officers are

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 8
thus expected to provide due diligence and take decisions which satisfies the entire
department without any bias. This entails
 Keeping up to date with the issues of the work health and safety
 Having a comprehensive understanding of the operations, control mechanism, risks as
well as hazards of the departments.
 Ensuring that there the correct amount of process and resources which will aid in the
elimination as well as minimization of the risks to health and safety
 Being in a position to clearly comprehend the systems as well process which are
employed by the department in attempts to comply with the standards of the work
health and safety
 Implementing the proper mechanisms for the consideration as well as the reception of
the relevant information in regards to the hazards, incidents, as well as control
mechanism.
Duties of other authorize persons
There are other authorized persons who attend the department buildings occasionally,
yet they are not members of the safety management team. They are expected to
 Take keen care of their own health and safety
 Take the appropriate care that their actions do not in any way affect the health and
safety of other persons
 Comply with any laid down regulations and guidelines which have been set down by
the work health and safety management.
 The safety advisor
The major responsibility of the safety advisor will be to ensure that every member is
receiving the correct manner of training and that the entire team remains focused on the
matters of safety of the issues. In addition, the safety advisor shall frequently be in charge of

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 9
reviewing as well as authorizing the recommendation which has been placed forwards by the
team
Chairpersons
The chairperson of the work safety and management team shall preside over making
the agendas of the meeting as well as ensuring that each and every team member has a copy
in prior to the communication of the meeting. By extension, the chairperson shall be in
charge of running the meetings and ensuring that they strictly stick to the matters on the
agenda as well as discussing only the relevant issues pertaining to the matters in question.
Secretary
The secretary of the Work Health and Safety shall be in the position of ensuring that
all the minutes are recorded down for each of the meetings and that all the team members
have a copy before and after the meetings occurs.
The team members
The members shall ensure that they attend all the sessions which have been scheduled
and that they remain active throughout the sessions. Nonetheless, when any members are not
able to attend a scheduled meeting, the particular member shall ensure that a representative is
sent on the member's behalf, from the same department (Park & Tucker, 2017).
The subcommittee
This steam shall be in charge of working with the team members on special projects,
in addition to being selected by the team member to take part in the projects. The facilities or
rather the companies shall be in possession of different sub-teams independence on the level
of experience of the safety team that is involved. At any given time, they shall be sub-team to
help manage matters in case of need. They shall play a crucial role whenever an emergency
arises or a crucial situation arises.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 10
Emergency procedures
One of the keys to being successful is being organized. In construction, this statement
is of great significance, as it determines the ability of the various construction company to
manage the long term and short-term risks or any contingency plan which might come across.
Whether the risk is a disaster, an act of nature or just a deliberate act, being prepared shall
always be the way out. In the case of our project, the emergency plan shall be as detailed in
the sections below.
1. Emergency numbers
The first duty is by having emergency numbers, which will enable all the persons
working within the site to effectively convey a certain issue which needs to address, more so
emergency matters. The listing of the names of the individuals, contacts, as well as
responsibilities for the specific persons, shall be prerogative. Contacts of the external
emergency sources shall also be listed. These include contacts of the police, the fire
department, paramedics, the building management, as well as the rest of the utilities such as
water, gas, electric as well as the telephone (Park & Tucker, 2017).
2. Evacuation routes
The site shall then be mapped and emergency evacuation routes shall be identified. In
addition, the location of the fire extinguishers shall be done on the mapping of the site,
location of the medical kits, and the assembly points.
3. Emergency procedures
Medical
Clear guidance shall be availed whenever there are medical emergencies. For instance, being
acquitted with the nature of the emergency, first aid kit, location of the emergency, as well as
trained employees in CPR.
Fire

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 11
In case of a fire emergency, the nearest fire alarm shall be activated and then an emergency
assistance call be made. The evacuation procedures shall be followed if the fire outbreak is
massive
4. Weather
Weather affects every construction site in many ways. Whenever any incidence of
weather effects Is realized, the procedures for evacuations shall be followed, securing of the
loose construction materials, as well as other mitigation procedures shall be followed
depending on the weather effect (Jia et al., 2019).
5. Chemical spill
Chemicals spills can be very dangerous, more so when they are not properly managed
and in the correct time. Notification of the immediate site emergency manager shall be done
immediately, and only the trained personnel shall be allowed to handle the chemical
spillages.
6. Structural accident
There are various structures in construction sites, and the accidents which are
associated with them can be very devastating if not properly prevented. A clear guideline and
list of all the structures and specific emergency procedure shall be made in prior and availed
to all the personnel’s working on such zones.
7. Bomb threat
Despite being rate, it is likely occurrence, and various emergency numbers shall be
called to manage such incidences, as well as installation of various evacuation procedures.
8. Extended power losses
It might not sound very dangerous, it might damage the working equipment if the
appropriate measures are not taken. In case of power blackouts, the electrical appliances shall
be switched off.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 12
Material handling and storage
Material handling and storage purposes, the appropriate personal protective
equipment shall be provided to the personnel working onsite or those just on a temporary
visit. These includes
Minimum Personal protective equipment (PPE)
These have to be put on at all times. They include Hard Hat or Helmet, safety lases, hand
protection gloves, Safety Vests, as well as Proper Clothing,
Additional Personal protective equipment (PPE)
These include Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Face shields, and safety harness.
The diagram below illustrates the protectives