CONSTRUCTION
AIDS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION
A. General:
The
safety requirement to be implemented by the contractor
B. Related Work Specified Elsewhere:
1-
Conditions of contract
2-
Section 01560 Temporary Barriers and Enclosures
3-
Section 01570 Temporary Controls
1.2 JOB SAFETY PROGRAMME
A. The formulation and enforcement of an
adequate safety program shall be an obligation of the Contractor with respect
to all work under this contract, whether performed by the Contractor or his
Sub-Contractors. The general conduct of the works shall be based on the
Code,
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa or the equivalent of such code, practices
and regulations in Saudi Arabia. The Contractor has assurance from the Owner and
the Engineer of their co-operation, where the implementation of the safety
program requires such co-operation.
Engineer
a safety program for review.
The
program shall include but not be limited to the following:
1. Method of Handling Emergencies.
2. Name of Doctor
3. Name of Hospital
4. Name of Contractor safety Representative on
the Site.
5. Location of First Aid Stations.
6. Manning of First Aid Stations.
7. Lists of Equipment to be maintained at the
First Aid Stations.
8. Safety helmet/shoe programme including areas
to be des
Areas.
1.03 SAFETY HELMETS
A. The Contractor shall provide approved
safety helmets for the sole use of the Engineer and his staff. The Contractor
shall also provide safety helmets for the Owner and authorized visitors to the
site.
1.04 EARTHWORKS
A. Barricade open excavations made as a
part of earthwork operations and post with warning lights. Operate warning
lights during hours from dusk to dawn each day and as otherwise required.
1.05 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
A. Employees working in areas of potential
danger of head injury from impact or from falling or flying objects, or from
electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.
B. Employee shall be provided with eye and
face protective equipment when machines or operation present potential eye or
face injury from physical chemical, or radiation agents.
C. Safety nets must be provided when work
places are more then 7 meters above the ground water, or other surfaces where
the use of ladders, scaffolds, catch platforms, temporary floors, safety lines
or safety belts are impractical.
1.06
FIRE PROTECTION & PREVENTION
A. Only approved containers and potable
tank shall be used for storage and handling of flammable and combustible
liquids. Approved metal safety cans shall be used for the handling and use of
flammable liquids in quantities greater than one gallon, except that highly viscid
liquids may be used and handled in original shipping containers. Original
containers or approved safety cans must be used for quantities of one gallons
or less.
B. The contractor shall be responsible for
the development of a fire protection program to be followed throughout all
phases of the construction or demolition work, and shall provide for fire
fighting equipment.
C. A fire extinguisher rated not less than
2A, shall be provided for each 300 square meter of the protected building area,
or major fraction thereof. Travel distance from any point of this area to the
nearest fire extinguisher shall not exceed 30 meters.
D. A fire extinguisher, rated not less than
10B, shall be provided with in 15 meter of wherever more than 5 gallons of
flammable or combustible liquid or 5 pounds of flammable gas are on the job
site.
E. Smoking shall be prohibited at or in
the vicinity of operations which constitute a fire hazard, and the area shall
be conspicuously posted:
1.07 SCAFFOLDS:
A. A standard guardrails system consisting
of guardrails, midrails and toeboards shall be installed on all open sides and
ends of tabular welded frame scaffolds more than 3 meters in height. Wire mesh
screen must be installed between toeboards and guardrails when people are
required to work or pass under the scaffold.
B. An access ladder or equivalent means of
safe access shall be provided.
C. Guardrails and toeboards shall be
installed on all open sides and ends of platform more than 3 meters above the
ground or floor (exceptions : needle beam and float scaffolds) Scaffolds 1.5-3
meters in height, having a minimum horizontal dimension in either direction of
less than 60 cm, shall have standard guardrails installed on all open sides and
ends.
D. A standard guardrail system and wire
mesh shall be installed as required on all open sides and ends of all manually
propelled mobile more than 3 meters above the ground of floor.
E. Platforms of manually propelled mobile
scaffolds shall be tightly planked for the full width of the scaffold, except
for a necessary entrance opening. Platform shall be secured in place.
1.08 FLOOR & WALL OPENINGS
A. Every open-sided floor or platform 2
meters or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a
standard railing or the equivalent, on all opens sides except where there is an
entrance to ramp stairway, or fixed ladder. A standard toeboard shall be provided
whenever, beneath the open sides person can pass or there is moving machinery or
there is equivalent with which falling material could create a hazard.
B. Floor openings shall be guarded by a
standard railing and toeboards or cover. In general the railings shall be
provided on all exposed sides except at entrances to stairways.
C. Wall openings from which there is a drop
in excess of 1.0 meter and the bottom of the opening is lee than 1 meter above
the working surface shall be guarded by railings and toeboards as appropriate.
D. During the performance of built-up
roofing work on low pitched roofs with a ground to have height of more than 5
meters, employees shall be protected from falling from all protected sides and
edges of the roof by:
1. A motion stopping safety system (MSS) ; or
2. A warning line system erected and maintained
as provided in paragraph (g) (3) of this section and supplemented for employees
working between the warning line and the roof edge by use of either an MSS
system or, where mechanical equipment is not being used or stored, by use of a
safety monitoring system : or
3. By use of a safety monitoring system on roofs
15 meters or lees in length or width where mechanical equipment is not being
used or stored.
4. Runways shall be guarded by a standard
railing or the equivalent on all open sides 10 feet or more above floor or
ground level. Whenever roofs, machine parts or materials are likely to be used
on the runway a toeboard shall be provided on each exposed side.
1.09 STAIRWAYS & LADDERS
A. Stairways having four or more risers or
rising more than 75 cm, whichever is less, shall be equipped with at least one
handrail and one stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge.
However, when the top edge of a stair rail system also serves as a handrail
paragraph (c) (7) of this section applies.
B. When portable ladders are used for
access to an upper landing surface ladder side rails shall extend at least 1
meter above the upper landing surface; or when such extension is not deflect
and a grasping device such as a grabrail must be provided. In no case shall the
extension be such that the ladder deflection under a load would by itself cause
the ladder to slip off its support.
C. A stairway or ladder shall be provided
at all personnel points of access where there is a break in elevation of 56 cm
or more and no ramp runway sloped embankment or personnel hoist is provided.
D. Except during stairway construction foot
traffic on stairways with open pan steps is prohibited unless the stairs are
temporarily filled with solid material to the edge of each pan. Temporary reads
and landings must be replaced when worn below the level of the top edge of the
pan.
E. Portable ladder with structural ladders
with structural defects shall be either immediately
language
and they shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.
1.10 MATERIALS HANDLING, STORAGE, USE &
DISPOSAL
A. Rigging equipment is to be inspected
before each shift and as necessary during use to ensure that it is safe.
Defective rigging equipment shall be removed from service.
B. Aisles and passageways shall be kept
clear for free and safe movement of material handling equipment or employees.
Such areas shall be kept in good repair.
C. Material stored inside building under
construction shall not be placed within 2 meters of any hoistway or inside
floor openings nor within 3 meters of an exterior wall which does not extend
above the top of the stored material.
D. Wire rope shall not be used if in any
length of 8 diameters, the total number of visible broken wires exceeds 10% of
the total number of wires, or if the rope shows other signs of excessive wear,
corrosion, or defect.
E. Welded alloy steel chain shall have
permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade rated capacity and
sling manufacturer.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
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PART 3 - EXECUTION
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