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About this Document
This document is available for all project employees via the project network. We regularly revise this document and the latest version is always available electronically. Once printed, the document should no longer be considered to be the latest version. It may be distributed to Highway Department and/or the Supervising Officer on the understanding that any such document may not be the latest version or it may be distributed to Highway Department and/or the Supervising Officer as a controlled document in which case the front cover is to be stamped “Controlled Copy” in red and a copy number added.
The Project Safety Manager is responsible for updating and maintaining the plan including the original hard copy, which should be signed by the Project Leader to indicate approval.
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If you have any enquiry relating to this plan, please contact the Project Safety Manager.
Revision Date Section/Description Prepared By Approved By
15 31 May 2015 Revision 15 Leo Hung Colman Wong
8/21/2019 Safety Plan for CWB Route Wide_Rev.15
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Contents
1.2 Project Health and Safety Objectives......................................................... 11
1.3 Distribution and Display of Policy Statement.............................................. 12
1.4 Review Procedure ..................................................................................... 12
2.1
2.4 Individual Responsibilities ......................................................................... 17
2.6 Appendix .................................................................................................... 31
3.2 Safety Induction .......................................................................................... 32
3.4 Re-induction Course ................................................................................... 33
3.6 Tool-box Meetings ....................................................................................... 33
3.12 Confined Space Certified Worker Certificate ............................................... 36
3.13
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3.18 Training Records ......................................................................................... 37
4.1
4.2
4.5 Safety Standard .......................................................................................... 49
4.8 Disciplinary Procedures ............................................................................... 79
5.1 General ....................................................................................................... 81
5.3
5.4 Membership ................................................................................................ 82
5.7
6.2 Appointment and Responsibilities of Competent Persons ........................... 93
6.3 Analyzing Results of Safety Inspections ...................................................... 93
6.4 Follow-up Action and Monitoring ................................................................. 93
6.5 Records, Certificates and Registers ............................................................ 93
6.6
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7.4 Risk Register ............................................................................................. 102
7.5 Change Management ................................................................................ 102
8.1
8.3
8.4
SECTION 9 – ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION .............................. 109
9.1 Accident Investigation, Recording and Statistics ....................................... 109
9.2 Appointment and Responsibilities of Competent Person ........................... 110
9.3 Follow-up Actions ...................................................................................... 110
9.4 Accident Statistics ..................................................................................... 110
10.1 Accident / Incident Reporting Procedure ................................................... 112
10.2
10.3
10.9 Traffic Accident / Incident Reporting Procedures ....................................... 127
10.10 Emergency Procedures – Damage to Underground Utilities ...................... 127
10.11
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10.13 Emergency/Rescue Teams ....................................................................... 131
10.16 Appendix ................................................................................................... 134
11.2
11.3
SECTION 12 – HEALTH-ASSURANCE PROGRAMME .............................. 142
12.1 Noise Monitoring and Control .................................................................... 142
12.2 Dust Monitoring and Control ...................................................................... 142
12.3 Control of Hazardous Substances ............................................................. 143
12.4 Pre-job and Regular Medical Examinations ............................................... 144
12.5 Display-screen-equipment Health and Safety Measures ........................... 144
12.6 Implementation of Control Measures ......................................................... 144
12.7 Housekeeping ........................................................................................... 145
12.8 Lighting ..................................................................................................... 145
Pneumonia) ............................................................................................... 147
12.12
12.14 Alcohol, Drug and Smoking Control .......................................................... 154
12.15 Rodents Control ....................................................................................... 155
12.17 Work Rehabilitation Program ................................................................... 155
12.18 Fire Safety Plan ....................................................................................... 156
SECTION 13 – EVALUATION, SELECTION AND CONTROL OF SUBCONTRACTORS ................................................................................... 157
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13.1 General Subcontractor Assessment ......................................................... 157
13.2
13.4 Pre-contracting Meeting ........................................................................... 158
13.5 Subcontract Agreement ............................................................................ 159
13.7
SECTION 14 – PROCESS CONTROL PROGRAMME ................................ 161
14.1 Traffic Control and Transportation ............................................................ 162
14.2
14.3 Excavation ............................................................................................... 168
14.5 Hot Work .................................................................................................. 177
14.7 Welding/Cutting Operations...................................................................... 179
14.9
14.10 Manual Handling ...................................................................................... 190
14.11 Scaffolding and Working Platforms........................................................... 193
14.13
14.14
14.15
14.16
14.18 Lighting ................................................................................................... 216
14.20 Protection Against Lightning ..................................................................... 217
14.21
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14.23 Housekeeping ......................................................................................... 221
14.25 Temporary Works ..................................................................................... 226
14.28 Wood-working Machinery ......................................................................... 229
14.31 Demolition ................................................................................................ 231
14.34 Landscaping Works .................................................................................. 236
15.1 Site Security ............................................................................................ 237
APPENDIX .................................................................................................... 241
2.6.2 Register for First Aiders, Competent Persons and Examiners ................... 244
3.19.1 Structure of Induction Training Course ...................................................... 245
4.9.1 Applicable Regulations .............................................................................. 247
10.6 Site Layout Plan ........................................................................................ 252
10.13 Typhoon and Rainstorm Checklist ............................................................. 253
10.16.1 Summary of Emergency Procedures ........................................................ 255
10.16.2 Emergency Contact List ............................................................................ 257
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Project Description
The works under this Contract comprise mainly the superstructures of West
Ventilation Building (WVB), Middle Ventilation Building (MVB), East Ventilation
Building (EVB) and Administration Building (ADB) and E&M Works in the Central –
Wan Chai Bypass (CWB).
Thermal barrier on tunnel interior surfaces;
Construction of superstructures of CWB Tunnel Buildings (including WVB,
MVB, EVB, East Vent Shaft (EVS), ADB, Satellite Control Building (SCB) and
Satellite Control Point(s) (SCP(s));
E&M Works, including:
- Tunnel Ventilation System (TVS);
- Air Purification System (APS);
- Central Control and Monitoring System (CCMS) and Extra Low Voltage
(ELV) System; - Traffic Control and Surveillance System (TCSS);
- Electrical System (including Electrical System for each of the Tunnel
Buildings, tunnel and approach roads, and other areas);
- Building Services System (Mechanical Ventilation and Air Conditioning
System in Tunnel Buildings, tunnel cross passages and egress passages, Fire
Services System, Plumbing and Drainage System, Irrigation System, Lift
System and Petrol Filling Station at ADB) excluding Electrical System for each
of the Tunnel Buildings;
- Plumbing and Drainage System in tunnel and approach roads; and
- Fire Services System in tunnel and approach roads. Enabling work for fire service inspections, Testing and Commissioning (T&C)
of the E&M Works;
Efficiency Test for APS and Operability Test for TCSS after tunnel
commissioning and road opening;
Landscape Works; and
Other works detailed in the Drawings and/or Specification or ordered in
accordance with the Contract.
The work is commenced in March 2014 and is anticipated to be completed by the third
quarter of 2017.
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Section 1 – Health and Safety Policy
1.1 Health and Safety Policy Statement
Class 1 Incid ent refer an incident with potential to permanently alters a
person’s future e.g. death, paraplegia, amputation, permanent back damage.
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1.2 Project Health and Safety Objectives
The objective of the implementation of this Project Safety Plan is to create
a safe working environment which will give a measurable deliverable of:
Objectives
e) Loss Time Injury Frequency Rate
f) Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate
g) Total Fatalities
0.6
5
120
45
2
7.4
0
0
1,000,000 Manhours (MH)
m) No. of uncontrolled Class 1 risk being identified
n) Staff / Workers engagement in the SFL walk
o) % Toolbox Meeting conducted to schedule
p) % Strive for LIFE Walk conducted to schedule
q) % of H&S Management System Compliance
Audits conducted to schedule
Leadership Training schedule
20.8 day per
worker
>5
>95%
100%
1
3
100%
100%
100%
100%
The definition of the project health and safety objectives is referred to
Appendix 1.5.1.
The management of Leighton Joint Venture will work to achieve these
objectives by:
Adequate training
Maintaining a high standard of occupational health and hygiene
Maintaining a high level of security to the project
Provide appropriate training and equipment to minimize fire hazards
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Comply with safety responsibilities and loss performance standard set
for individuals
The management will actively seek support of all operatives engaged on
the project to look after their own health and safety, as well as that of their
colleagues, by working within the spirit of this plan.
The Management will also actively seek the support of all subcontractor
engaged on the project to abide by the plan, site rule and regulations.
1.3 Distribution and Display of Policy Statement
The health and safety policy statement shall be displayed at a prominent
place on safety notice boards within the site office and
worker/subcontractor facilities areas. Such policy statement shall be
notified to all staff through safety newsletters, safety handbooks, tool-box-
meetings and induction training.
1.4 Review Procedure
The policy statement will be reviewed at least yearly according to the
following procedures:
1) The Leighton’s Safety Management Committee will issue a
memorandum to the project requesting ideas and opinions for a
review of the safety policy.
2) On receipt of that memorandum, the project will discuss the content
of the existing Health and Safety Policy Statement with personnel on
site, including subcontractors, via a Site Safety Committee meeting
and tool-box meetings to collect feedback.
3) The Project Director will then collate the feedback received and report any recommendations to the Safety Management Committee.
4) The Safety Management Committee will decide whether to revise
the Health and Safety Policy Statement at a formal Safety
Management Committee meeting. The draft revised policy statement
shall then be distributed to all sites for further comment.
5) The finalized Health and Safety Policy Statement will be signed by
the managing director and adopted by the project.
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1.5 Appendix
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Section 2 – Safety Organization
2.1 Safety Organization Chart
Leighton outline safety organization chart is shown in Figure 2.1. Refer to
Appendix 2.6.1 for the contact number of members in Safety
Organization.
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Figure 2.1: Leighton’s Safety Organization Chart
2.2 Safety Management Committee
Safety Management Committee will monitor the safety performance of the
project.
2.2.1 Structure of Safety Management Committee The Safety Management Committee comprises the following members:
– Executive General Manager, Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited,
(chairman);
– Other staff members as appointed by the chairman of Safety
Management Committee
It is noted that as required by the Factories & Industrial Undertakings
(Safety Management) Regulation, at least 50 per cent of the members
shall represent employees’ interest in health and safety issues.
2.2.2 Terms of Reference
The functions of the Safety Management Committee include:
– the development of a Health and Safety Policy and the monitoring of its
implementation;
measures;
– studies of accident/incident statistics and trends so that reports can be
made to senior management on unsafe conditions and practices and
recommendations made for corrective actions; – studies of safety audit reports;
– scrutiny of health and safety reports and direction on appropriate
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actions;
– monitoring the adequacy and effectiveness of employee health and safety training;
– monitoring the adequacy of health and safety communication and
publicity in the workplace;
– providing links with external sources for health and safety advice;
– evaluating health and safety performance, ie, health and safety
performance indicators;
– arranging for Safety Management Committee members to monitor
project health and safety performance by conducting Strive for LIFE walk.
2.2.3 Frequency of Safety Management Committee Meetings
The Safety Management Committee will hold meetings at monthly
intervals in respect of projects being undertaken by Leighton Contractors
(Asia) Limited, including joint-venture projects.
2.3 Site Safety and Environmental Committee
The management of Leighton believes that accident prevention and efficient production go hand in hand. All levels of management have, as a
primary responsibility, the safety and personal well-being of all employees.
That responsibility shall be met by the promotion of safe working practices
among all employees and in the maintenance of plant and equipment in a
safe operating condition.
It is the responsibility of the Project Director to establish on site a Site
Safety and Environmental Committee to monitor the implementation of
Leighton’s Health and Safety Policy and the Project Safety Plan.
Membership of that committee comes from as many levels as practicable and shall include:
– Project Director (chairman);
– Sub agents, superintendent and supervisors;
– Project Safety Manager;
– Safety Officers (secretary);
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– Other site staff, as appropriate.
The Site Safety and Environmental Committee will invite representatives
from relevant government departments, such as the Labour Department,
Fire Services Department and Hong Kong Police Force, and utility
undertakings to attend as required.
2.4 Individual Responsibilities
This Project Safety Plan describes the project organizational structure for
health and safety and outlines the responsibilities of key personnel who
have been assigned with specific duties to control, coordinate and monitor
health and safety matters.
Significant contributions to health and safety are key elements in the
successful implementation of this Project Safety Plan.
2.4.1 Director / Executive General Manager
The Director / Executive General Manager shall:
– establish a Health and Safety Policy;
–
make sure that the Health and Safety Policy is implemented; – promote awareness of relevant legislation;
– incorporate safety objectives and targets into Leighton’s Business
Plan;
– coordinate management reviews of safety management system.
2.4.2 Project Director / Manager
– understand Leighton’s policy and appreciate the responsibility
allocated to each level of project management and make sure that
those responsibilities are clearly defined in writing;
– determine at the planning stage:
- the most appropriate order and method of working;
- the allocation of responsibilities with subcontractors and others;
- those hazards that may arise on this project (from overhead or
underground power lines, geological features, tunnelling, etc) that
may lead to unnecessary improvisations on site; and
- facilities for welfare and sanitation.
– check working methods and precautions before work starts and
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approve method statement prepared by the site agents;
– make sure that work, once started, is carried out as planned and that
the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations and other legislation on
safety, health and welfare are observed;
– make sure that all project management staff understand that injuries,
equipment damage and material wastage are taken into consideration
when deciding the overall performance of the site personnel
concerned;
– establish and maintain a direct line of communication between himself
and the Project Safety Manager and appoint adequate Safety Officers
and safety supervisors;
– set a good personal example.
2.4.3 Site Agent/Deputy Site Agent/Construction Manager
The Site Agent/Deputy Site Agent/Construction Manager shall:
– understand Leighton’s Safety Policy and appreciate the responsibility
allocated to each grade of staff;
– organize work so that it is carried out to the required standard with
minimum risk to personnel, equipment and material and, if required,
issue work method instructions in written form;
– know the requirements of the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations
and other relevant legislation;
confusion about areas of responsibility;
– investigate any accident that occurs in their area and remind
subordinates/colleagues to take all necessary steps to prevent
recurrence;
site visits and respond to his recommendations; – release supervisors and operatives, when necessary, for on- or off-site
safety training;
– liaise with the Fire Services Department on fire prevention; particular
in tunnel;
– consider safe-working methods at the planning stage, and review the
method statement prepared by sub agents;
– attend the Site Safety and Environmental Management Committee;
– act as the emergency coordinator;
– report any safety related issues to his superior;
– provide necessary facilities and resources to carry out daily cleaning
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and weekly tidying according to contract,
– Check and inspect the overall cleanliness and tidiness of the site with
Engineer’s Representative on the day following the Cleaning Week
Day,
– Attend or assign a senior staff on his behalf to lead the pre-work
exercise and safety meeting,
– Carry out daily safety inspection in person or by his appointed
representatives, record any unsafe act or unsafe conditions observed
in dairy and arrange for rectification,
– Chair or assign a senior staff on his behalf to chair the daily and
weekly safety coordination meeting, and
2.4.4 Business Partner – Safety
Business Partner – Safety shall:
implementation and effectiveness of the Safety Management System
at the Project;
established, implemented and maintained across the Project;
– reporting on the performance of the Safety Management System to
senior management;
– coordinating safety management activities;
– giving advice and assistance to the project on safety management
issues; and
– Coordinating reviews of the operations and effectiveness of the Safety
Management System and providing feedback to senior staff
2.4.5 Corporate Safety Manager
Corporate Safety Manager shall:
– reporting to the Head of Health, Safety and Environmental on the
implementation and effectiveness of the Safety Management System
at the Project level;
– ensuring that Safety Management System requirements are
established, implemented and maintained across the Project
– reporting on the performance of the project with regards to Health,
Safety and Environmental management
– reporting on the performance of the project with regards to Health,
Safety and Environmental management
– coordinate safety-management activities;
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– giving advice and assistance to the Project team on safety
management give advice and assistance on safety management to projects;
– training personnel in the use of the Safety Management System; and
– conducting safety compliance audits
Trainees
In compliance with the requirements of the Factories and Industrial
Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations and
contractual requirements, Leighton will appoint one full-time Safety
Manager and an appropriate number of registered Safety Officers.
For Contracts HY/2011/08, Leighton will employ fulltime through out the
duration of the project a Project Safety Manager and at least one Safety
Officer. The Project Safety Manager will supervise the works of Safety
Officers and the safety team. Additional Safety Officers will be employed
as the workforce increases, as shown in the following table:
Average Workforce on Site Number of Safety Officers
201 - 700 2
701 – 1200 3
The Project Safety Manager, Safety Officers, Safety Officer Trainees and
Safety Supervisors are empowered to order any person working on the
Site to suspend any unsafe operation or to take urgent action to make
safe the Site or the Works or to disallow any practice which mat infringe
the Safety Plan or any statutory safety requirement.
The Project Safety Manager shall:
– coordinate with the Engineer’s Representatives, Contractor
Representative at management level and other government
department on occupational safety and health matters;
– prepare and submit for approval, supervise and monitor
implementation of the Project Safety Plan;
– supervise the works of Safety Officers and their team;
– attend the Site Safety and Environmental Management Committee,
Site Safety and Environmental Committee Meetings and other meeting
as required by the Engineer; – participate in Weekly Safety Walks with Engineer’s Representative;
– carry out internal safety audits for the Project Safety Plan at intervals
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– advise management on:
- preventing injury to personnel and damage to plant and equipment;
- legal requirements related to safety, health and environmental
protection;
- further improvement to existing sound-working methods;
– carry out site inspections, liaise with the person in charge of the works
and superintendents to see that safe methods of working are in
operation, and that all statutory regulations and Leighton’s rules are
being observed;
– carry out accident investigations, determine the causes of any serious
accident or dangerous occurrence and recommend corrective or
preventive measures;
– review the overall safety performance of subcontractors and analyze
information on injuries and damage to identify any particular hazard or
trend;
– determine and design safety training for all levels of employee;
– keep contact with official and professional bodies;
– promote safety to all levels of employee by holding safety promotion
activities, safety campaigns, etc;
– notify the Highway Department’s Representative, either directly or by
telephone, immediately on becoming aware of any serious accident
likely to result in, or actually resulting in, the death or hospitalization of
any personnel on site;
– promptly, and in any event within 24 hours, notify the Highway
Department’s Representative of any incident that has occurred on site
in which any personnel on site has been injured;
– prepare a monthly safety report to project management and, among
other things, include:
period;
- a training summary for the reporting period and training proposals
for the next period;
- a summary of all examination and test certificates required by
legislation or the Contract, and
- a report on follow-up action taken on irregularities identified during
safety inspections and weekly safety walks and safety audit reports
on the implementation of the Project Safety Plan; – review and update the Project Safety Plan on a monthly basis
according to the progress of construction;
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– suspend the works with the consent from the agent if work either
violates legislative requirements or could cause severe loss to Leighton;
– arrange and attend mandatory safety audits not less than every six
months; and
The Safety Officer(s) shall:
– carry out comprehensive safety inspections on all activities on the site
at weekly intervals and prepare inspection reports;
– supervise and monitor implementation the Project Safety Plan;
– ensure that subcontractors and all persons working on the site are
made aware of and comply with the Project Safety Plan;
– carry out internal safety audits for the Project Safety Plan at intervals
of not less than once every six months;
– advise management on:
- preventing injury to personnel and damage to plant and equipment;
- legal requirements related to safety, health and environmental
protection;
- further improvement to existing sound-working methods;
– participate in Weekly Safety Walks, liaise with the person in charge of
the works and superintendents to see that safe methods of working
are in operation, and that all statutory regulations and Leighton’s rules
are being observed;
– carry out accident investigations, determine the causes of any serious
accident or dangerous occurrence and recommend corrective or
preventive measures;
– review the overall safety performance of subcontractors and analyze
information on injuries and damage to identify any particular hazard or
trend;
– conduct safety training for all levels of employee, and keep records of
such training for reference;
– keep contact with official and professional bodies;
– promote safety to all levels of employee by holding safety promotion
activities, safety campaigns, etc;
– keep up-to-date with recommended codes of practice and new safety
literature and circulate information applicable to all levels of employee;
– notify the Highway Department’s Representative, either dir ectly or by
telephone, immediately on becoming aware of any serious accident likely to result in, or actually resulting in, the death or hospitalization of
any personnel on site;
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– promptly, and in any event within 24 hours, notify the Highway
Department’s Representative of any incident that has occurred on site in which any personnel on site has been injured;
– collect and supply information for preparing monthly safety report;
– update the site safety statistics and information board;
– suspend the works with the consent from the agent if work either
violates legislative requirements or could cause severe loss to
Leighton;
– prepare and submit prescribed Form 2A under the Factories and
Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors)
Regulations to management or the Project Safety Manager at the end
of each month; – review and update the register of all first aiders and competent
persons on site and display that register in relevant locations;
– attend the Site Safety and Environmental Management Committee;
Site Safety and Environmental Committee Meetings and Independent
Safety Audits;
– report any safety related issues to his / her superior; and
– set a good personal example
The safety officer trainees shall:
– assist the Safety Officer in carrying out his duties;
– supervise worker observance of safety standards;
– advise management or the Safety Officer as to worker observance of
safety standards;
2.4.7 Safety SupervisorsSite safety supervisors shall be appointed to assist the Safety Officer in
safety and health for the project in accordance with the Factories and
Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors)
Regulations. At least one Safety Supervisor will be appointed by Leighton
to be present full time on site. Number of safety supervisor to be
appointed will be increased by one for every additional 50 workers. Any
subcontractor engaging 20 persons or more on site will be requested to
appoint at least one full-time safety supervisor.
The site safety supervisors shall:
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– assist the Safety Officer in carrying out his duties;
– supervise worker observance of safety standards;
– advise management or the Safety Officer as to worker observance of
safety standards;
– prepare and submit prescribed Form 3A in accordance with the
Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety
Supervisors) Regulations to management or the Safety Officer at the
end of each week,
2.4.8 Temporary Works Coordinator
– overviewing the safety and constructability matters of the project;
– establish, review and update of Safety and Constructability Plan;
– establish, review and update of Temporary Works Management Plan;
– administer traffic management and geotechnical matter;
– administer internal system assurance audits and report results to
project management, and
– organise regular risk review meeting with respective parties and follow
up recommendations; and
2.4.10 Administration Manager
– administer document control and record keeping of safety related plan
and documentation (controlled copy).
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– administer budgeting and cost monitoring for safety related matter;
– administer purchase of safety equipment and services;
– implement the subcontractor evaluation and selection procedure in
tendering stage; and
– notify bidders the Leighton’s safety requirements during the tendering
stage.
– prepare method statements and carried out the work in accordance
with the approved method statements;
– give all trade foremen and gangers precise instructions on their
responsibilities for proper working methods so that they do not require
or permit personnel to take unnecessary risks;
– implement arrangements with subcontractors and other contractors on
site to avoid any confusion about areas of responsibility;
recurrence;
site visits and respond to his recommendations;
– cooperate with the safety personnel and act on his recommendations;
– liaise with the Fire Services Department on fire prevention,
– conduct group communication meetings to discuss safety issues with
all employees of their areas and management representatives from each subcontractors at least twice a years;
– act as the team leader under the Team Management Program and set
a good personal example;
– be familiar with emergency procedures
2.4.13 Engineers/Superintendent/Site Supervisors
The engineers, superintendent and Site supervisors shall:
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– make sure that periodic tests, inspections and maintenance of plant
and equipment are carried out;
– give all trade foremen and gangers precise instructions on their
responsibilities for proper working methods so that they do not require
or permit personnel to take unnecessary risks;
– arrange delivery and stacking of material to avoid risks by double
handling;
– make sure that the electricity supply is installed and maintained
without endangering personnel and equipment;
– plan and maintain a tidy site;
– implement arrangements with subcontractors and other contractors on
site to avoid any confusion about areas of responsibility;
– make sure that all plant and equipment, including power and hand
tools, are maintained in good condition;
– make sure that suitable protective clothing is available where
appropriate and that it is used;
recurrence;
site visits and respond to his recommendations;
– cooperate with the Safety Officer and act on his recommendations;
– conduct group communication meetings to discuss safety issues with
all employees of their areas and management representatives from
each subcontractors at least twice a years;
– set a good personal example;
– be familiar with emergency procedures
2.4.14 Plant Manager
– administer purchase and hiring of plant and equipment in compliance
with legislation and company safety requirements;
– establish and implement preventive maintenance programme for plant
and equipment owned by Leighton;
– monitor and comment preventive maintenance programme of
subcontractor’s plant and equipment; and
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programme for plant and equipment.
2.4.15 Trade Foremen and Gangers
Trade foremen and gangers shall:
– be familiar with the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations applicable
to the work on which their gangs are engaged and insist that those
regulations are observed;
– incorporate safety instructions in routine orders and see that they are
obeyed;
– make sure new personnel attend the induction course;
– make sure that new employees, particularly apprentices, are trained in
and follow all necessary safety precautions;
– transmit safety knowledge and Leighton requirements to fellow
workers;
– commend personnel who, by action or initiative, eliminate hazards;
– discourage horseplay and reprimand those who consistently fail to
consider their own well-being and that of others around them, and
arrange re-training for those offenders;
– report defects in plant or equipment,
2.4.16 Operatives
Operatives shall:
– use the correct tools and equipment for the job: use safety equipment
and protective clothing supplied, eg, safety helmets, hearing protection, goggles, belts and harness;
– keep hand tools in good working condition and report defects to the
supervisor;
– make sure that the site is maintained in a safe and tidy state;
– develop a personal concern for safety – for themselves and for others,
particularly newcomers and younger people;
– avoid improvising which entails unnecessary risk;
– warn new personnel of known hazards;
– refrain from horseplay and the abuse of welfare facilities;
– suggest ways of eliminating hazards.
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2.4.17 Safety Representative / Subcontractor Safety Representative
The safety representative/subcontractor safety representative shall:
– make sure work is carried out in a safe manner and that all safety
regulations are adhered to;
– make sure work is carried out in accordance with the approved
method statement and safe system of work;
– attend Site Safety and Environmental Committee meetings so as to
discuss and review safety aspects or future improvements;
– arrange for all newcomers to attend safety-induction training on their
arrival on site;
– immediately respond to all shortcomings identified by supervisory staff
so as to maintain a healthy and safe working environment for the
workers, and
Safety representatives shall be appointed from subcontractors, labour
groups, etc. They shall be responsible for ensuring that the directives from
project management, Safety Officer and safety supervisors on safety and health matters are duly carried out, safety practices are adopted and
protective clothing and equipment provided are at the relevant time.
Safety representatives shall attend monthly Site Safety and Environmental
Committee meetings, which serve as the major communication channel
with the site management team and other subcontractors. A subcontractor
that does not send its safety representative to a Site Safety and
Environmental Committee Meeting without a valid reason may be
reprimanded.
2.4.18 Healthcare Officer
Healthcare officer shall:
– Conduct the pre-employment medicals as set out on the Employee’s
application forms and facilitate further medical checks as required for
particular roles;
– Respond to site outcall emergencies/accident, giving pre-hospital care, first aid treatment to the victim;
– Make immediate decision at accident scene on the severity of victims’ condition for conveyance by ambulance or immediate transport to hospital/clinic;
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2.4.19 First Aiders
First aiders shall:
– make sure that the contents of the first-aid boxes are regularly
inspected and replenished promptly and record the details in First-aid
Box Monthly Checklist;
– on receipt of the notification of an accident or injury, proceed to the
accident with the necessary first-aid equipment;
– in the case of a minor injury, administer appropriate first -aid treatment
and, if necessary, arrange to transport the injured person to a hospital
by site transport;
– if the injury is severe, request an ambulance and administer first aid to
the injured until the ambulance arrives;
– make sure the injured has attended the hospital or clinic, as required,
and
– record the details of the injured and treatment in the Work Injury
Record Book.
– arrange the whole operation of emergency rescues and fire fighting;
– determine the seriousness of an emergency or fire and take
appropriate action to handle that emergency or fire;
– assign personnel in the rescue team to assist him in carrying out the
rescue procedures in the case of a emergency or fire;
– immediately notify the Project Director, Site Agent and the Project
Safety Manager/ Officer of the details of emergency or fire and the
rescue procedures in the case of a serious accident;
– make sure that all evidence should not be distributed before consulting
the Project Safety Manager/ Officer;
– review the emergency procedures periodically with the safety
personnel and monitor the system and its implementation;
– arrange necessary rescue or fire-fighting equipment appropriate to the
nature of the project;
– re-organize the rescue-team members from time to time to make sure
that the system is effective and the members are competent, and
– regularly arrange trials and drills to assess the efficiency and
effectiveness of the rescue team.
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2.4.21 General employees
General employees shall:
Observe at all times all safety regulations, rules, codes of practice & in
house safety rules and of the project which are in effect;
Co-operate with management, so far as it is necessary, to enable any
duty or requirement imposed upon management by law for securing
the safety & health of all persons employed;
Take reasonable care for the safety & health of themselves and of their
co-workers and / or other persons who may be affected by their acts or
omissions at work;
Always use the correct tools and equipment for the job they are doing,
use safety equipment and personal protective equipment diligently
wherever required;
Keep all tools in their charge maintained and in good working condition;
Report promptly to direct supervisors defects in plant machinery &
equipment;
Report any and all accidents or incidents immediately to their
supervisor, management or safety officer;
Avoid any improvising during the execution of your duties which
involves deviating from Method Statements and which may entail
unnecessary risk;
Identify and bring to the attention of management any hazards which
he or she cannot rectify themselves;
Suggest to management ways of eliminating re-occurring hazards
through the employees hazardous conditions reporting system.
Refrain from the taking of alcohol or drugs, engaging in horseplay,
gambling, using threatening or abusive behaviour or fighting while on
site;

Attend Safety Training when required to do so; Conduct yourself in a correct, safe and proper manner at all times
when on site;
Ensure you carry your site security pass, closed area permit and Green
Card at all times when on site; and
Actively participate in the sites safety promotional activities.
2.5 Lines of Communication
personnel, subcontractors and others are identified in the project safety
organization chart.
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On site communication between construction personnel and/or
supervisory staff shall be provided by means of mobile telephone, pager and radio facilities.
Safety bulletin boards will be erected that will carry as a minimum
appropriate safety information, such as the Safety Policy, emergency
telephone list and first-aid facilities.
Feedback from workers or others in relation to safety will be collected
during tool-box talks and from a suggestion box that shall be fixed at the
entrance of the site office.
The importance of good communication will also be discussed at:
– weekly safety coordination meetings;
– pre-work activity meetings.
Each month, the site agent and the Safety Officer shall meet to discuss
the Safety Officer ’s report (Form 2A).
A register of competent persons, such as competent person and certified
workers for confined spaces, will be kept and updated regularly by the
Safety Officer.
2.6 Appendix
Examiners
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Section 3 – Safety and Health Training
Safety training plays an important role in improving safety performance by imparting
new skills and knowledge as well as improving attitude and behaviour.
The Site Safety and Environmental Committee will identify the training needs and
prepare a training programme for individual trades and workers engaged in specific
activities in accordance with the master programme, method statements and Risk-
assessment Records.
Moreover, a detailed Training Plan, including objectives, syllabus, target attendees,
trainer, duration and frequency for each training topic will be prepared by the Safety
Officer. That plan, which will be reviewed every six months or when there is a change
of activity/regulation, shall include details of:
– Advance Safety Induction Training (ASIT);
– Safety Induction;
– Re-induction Course;
– Safety Training for Special Activities (e.g. working in deep shaft);
– Tool-box Meetings;
– Confined Space Certified Worker Certificate,
– Crane Appreciation Course,
– Safety Leadership Training,
– Scaffold Appreciation Course,
3.1 Advance Safety Induction Training (ASIT) Compulsory attendance is required on the “ASIT” program by all Leighton
monthly and daily paid workers, as well as our sub-contractors workers (to
include operators & equipment). No worker will be permitted to on a
Leighton site without first attending the “ASIT” and subsequently being
issued a valid attendance card from the training center, which will be valid
for a period of 2 years.
3.2 Safety Induction
On arrival on site for the first time, each worker, including subcontractors’ personnel, will attend a safety induction course conducted by a registered
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Safety Officer, this must be completed before any personnel commences
work in the construction area. Refer to Append ix 3.14.1 for the structure of the induction course.
Particulars of all attendees will be recorded in the Safety Training Record
from which a Summary of Safety Inductions will be prepared and updated
accordingly.
3.3 Induction Training Test
Before the employees are permitted to start work on site, each employee
will be requested to attend a site safety induction course and pass a
requisite test. In the event that a subcontractor’s employee fails to pass
the induction test, that employee will be given a further opportunity to re-sit
the test. Failure to meet the necessary standard at that second attempt
will result in that employee being refused permission to work on the site.
That employee will not be permitted to restart the induction process until a
further six months have elapsed since re-sitting the test.
3.4 Re-induction Course
As the project proceeds, site conditions and the nature of works may
require safety procedures and associated emergency preparedness to be revised. In such cases, a re-induction course shall be held as required.
However, re-induction will, in any case, be held not later than six months
after the initial induction to refresh safety consciousness and
understanding of the relevant changes to the project safety system.
3.5 Safety Training for Special Activities
Special safety training will be arranged for relevant personnel required to
work on special activities and/or under special working environments, eg,
gas welding, confined space works.
Special training needs and an appropriate training programme will be
developed according to such site activities and work progress. The special
training needs and the programme will be reviewed and updated in the
Contractor’s Monthly Safety and Environmental Report, which will be
forwarded to the Highway Department’s Representative.
3.6 Tool-box Meetings
The purpose of tool-box meetings is to make sure that safety information
relevant to trade and hazards arising out of the construction of the works are disseminated to all levels of site personnel. Competent trainers, i.e.
Safety Officer, Safety Supervisors or gangers, who have received training
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on safety training techniques organized by the Hong Kong Construction
Association Ltd., CICTA OSHC or other approved training organizations, will hold weekly tool-box meetings to be attended by all workers on site.
After each meeting, the presenter will complete the Tool-box Meeting Record
and send it to the Safety Office for records. The Safety Officer will prepare a
Summary Record of Tool Box Meetings on a monthly basis.
The topics of Tool Box Meetings will be included in monthly training
programme to be submitted for Highway Department’s Representative,
which include but not limited to the followings:
1. Housekeeping 2. Falling objects 3. Fire prevention 4. Electrical Safety 5. Lighting, Ventilation, Welfare 6. Pre-work check 7. Hand Protection 8. PPE 9. Manual Handling 10. Lifting Appliances 11. Lifting Gear 12. Rigging Safety 13. Pre-stressing Safety 14. Loadshifting machinery 15. Temporary work 16. Working near live traffic 17. Powered hand tools 18. Woodworking machinery 19. Abrasive wheel 20. Air compressor & vessel 21. Other machinery 22. Material storage
23. Inflammable liquid & gas
24. Hazardous substances 25. Excavation 26. Work near public facilities 27. Working platform 28. Ladder 29. Scaffolding 30. Aerial Platform 31. Confined spaces 32. Public work 33. Work over or near water 34. Demolition 35. Arc welding 36. Gas welding & flame cutting 37. Drilling 38. Metal formwork 39. Site transport 40. Tree felling 41. Accident news
42. Strive for LIFE Safe
Behaviour
43. Heat Stoke
The content of Tool Box Meetings will be based on the training kits
published by Hong Kong Construction Association, Occupational Safety
and Health Council or developed by the project to a similar standard.
For workers undertaking scaffolding work including truss-out scaffolds,
demolition work and work in confined spaces, suitable Tool Box Meetings
will be conducted prior to their commencement of these works on site.
Tool Box Meeting on “Prevention of Dengue Fever” will be provided to the frontline workforce and site supervisory staff on monthly basis.
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3.7 Safety-management Training Such training is aimed at equipping site personnel with supervisory and
managerial responsibilities with the necessary knowledge and skill to
tackle safety-management situations likely to arise on site.
It is important that senior site-management staff possess adequate safety
knowledge and have a high degree of safety awareness so that they are
able to:
– recognize the importance of safety and assign sufficient resources to
handle it;
– give proper consideration to safety during planning and design stages
to eliminate/reduce safety problems during later stages of the project;
– take into account potential safety problems during preparation/vetting
of method statements;
– identify unsafe acts/conditions and arrange for rectification.
The Project Director will identify appropriate management and supervisory
staff to receive safety training commensurate with their duties, which
include but not limited to follows:
Managerial posts such as project director, site agent, sub agent,
superintendent and engineer
Supervisory staff such as foreman and ganger including subcontractors of
all tiers - Foreman Safety Training Course or Construction Safety Supervisor
Course
3.8 Green Card
All workers on site shall hold a valid Green Card, which can be obtained
from the Construction Industrial Training Authority or any other Labour
Department-authorized training institution.
3.9 Silver Card
Skilled workers of the following specific trades will be requested to attend
the relevant Specific Advanced Safety Training Course for Construction
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Workers, the Silver Card course, which is organized by the Construction
Industrial Training Authority: – painter and decorator;
– carpenter;
– construction materials rigger.
Leighton will prepare and submit to the Highway Department’s Representative, for information, a monthly statement of workers who have
completed a Silver Card course.
3.10 Blue Card
All workers involved in cargo handling, ship-repairing and ship breaking
shall hold a valid Blue Card in order to ensure compliance with the new
Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels) (Works) Regulation (Cap 548). A blue
card can be obtained from the Vocational Training Centre (Seaman
Training Centre) or any other training institution authorized by the Marine
Department.
All construction workers shall be registered with the Construction Workers’
Registration Authority.
3.12 Confined Space Certified Worker Certificate
No worker shall be allowed to work in any confined space without first
obtaining a confined space certified worker certificate in accordance with
the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulations.
3.13 Crane Appreciation Course
The course is aimed at providing key operational personnel, from all levels
of our organizations, with a better appreciation of cranes and their
associated lifting operations so as to give us some level of assurance that
these individuals posses the required level of knowledge and
understanding to actively ensure that all lifting operations are carried out in
a safe and well planned manner. The target audience for this course will
be all persons involved in the planning and execution of lifting operations, to include Project Director, Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors,
Crane Operators and Signalmen.
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3.14 Safety Leadership Training The course aims to provide participants, from management to construction
related staff with an understanding as to the specific roles they play within
the LCAL Strive for LIFE program, the desired Safety Leadership
Behaviors required to support the program, our Class 1 Risk Management
approach, and the Strive for LIFE Culture they need to build and support.
3.15 Incident Causation Analysis Model (ICAM) Training
The course aims to teach participant how to apply the ICAM process to any incident so as to determine root causes by applying a structured investigation process. The target participants for this course will be determined by projects, but strongly recommended from PD’s down to Frontline Supervisors.
3.16 Scaffold Appreciation Course
The course aims to raise awareness, levels of understanding and provide
confidence for Supervisors / foreman / engineers and safety staff in the
scaffold works such as the relevant risks and controls, considerations for
design / planning and execution, erection / alteration & dismantling, and
overseeing of the scaffold works.
3.17 Electrical Appreciation Course
The course aims to provide participants with a better appreciation and
understanding of electrical risks so they can make informed and
knowledgeable decisions and apply the appropriate controls and practices
as part of their involvement in safety managing or using electricity onsite.
All persons directly involved electrical works, i.e. electrical workers and
strongly recommended for other persons, Leighton or Subcontractor, who
are responsible for the onsite management, supervision and monitoring of
electrical works, i.e. Project Directors, Construction Managers,
Superintendents, Supervisors, Engineers and others at the discretion ofthe project, are required to attend the training.
3.18 Training Records
Records of all safety training given to all direct or indirect employees,
including those on a re-induction course, will be kept by the Safety Officer.
A monthly summary of all training (safety induction, specific training, tool-
box meetings, etc) held in that particular month will be included in the
Contractor’s Monthly Safety and Environmental Report and submitted to
the Highway Department’s Representative for information.
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3.19 Appendix
2. Declaration and job description
3. Site Layout Plan
9. Safety Legislation
10. General Duties
13. Class 1 Risks
18. 5 Pillar Process
19. Risk Management Flowchart
20. Take 5 Process
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Section 4 – In-house Safety Rules and Regulations
4.1 In-house General Safety Rules
Work safety rules provide employees with a common understanding of
their obligations and responsibilities with respect to the achievement of
safety-management objectives.
The in-house safety rules, including specific rules, will be documented,
reviewed, amended and communicated to all levels of personnel on site.
The frequency of review shall be conducted by Safety Management
Committee every two years.
The written safety rules will be posted in prominent places around the site.
All personnel will be informed of the written safety rules and regulations
through induction training and a Safety Handbook.
Employees who break those rules may be disciplined in the manner to be
determined by the Site Safety and Environmental Committee.
The general safety rules include:
1. When on site all employees must carry their valid site specific access card, the
Leighton Advanced Safety Induction Training Certificate, Green Card &
Construction Workers Registration Card (where applicable). These must be
produced upon request.
2. Entering a Leighton construction site shall be at the designated security control
points where all employees shall register upon entering and leaving the site.
3. All employees shall complete the Leighton Advanced Safety Induction Training
(ASIT) and Project Specific Safety Induction prior to commencing work on site
and shall attend Morning Exercises, Take 5 (Task Specific Briefings), Safety
Briefings and Tool-box meetings as and when required. (Please refer to the
ASIT policy for details of the ASIT exemption).
4. Appropriate personal protective equipment shall be worn at all times when on
site (e.g. safety helmet, safety boots, reflective vest, etc). Personal protective
equipment shall be kept in good condition. Any defects shall be reported to
your immediate supervisor.
5. Alcohol or illegal drugs shall not be consumed during work hours or
immediately prior to commencing work and smoking is prohibited except in the
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designated smoking areas. Employees, when asked to take an alcohol breath
test, are required to comply.
6. Persons performing any activities requiring specific (specialised)
competencies, such as rigging, lifting, scaffolding, plant operation, electrical
works etc, shall have a valid recognised qualification / certificate and obtain
authorisation from the site staff or from their direct employer (in the case of a
sub-contractor) before commencing such activities.
7. All plant operators are responsible for carrying out daily Pre-Use Checks of
their equipment and shall be responsible for displaying the valid statutory
certificates in a prominent location on the item of plant in use.
8. Persons driving vehicles on site shall hold a valid driving licence, which shall
be carried with them at all times and observe all traffic control measures and
speed limits.
9. The site shall be kept clean and tidy: unobstructed access ways must also be
maintained. A high standard of personal hygiene shall be maintained and site
amenities shall be respected.
10. Appropriate, correctly functioning equipment and tools shall be used for each
task: seek guidance from your immediate supervisor, or the employer (in the case of a subcontractor), on how each task is to be performed safely.
11. Working platforms and means of access & egress shall be constructed to meet
statutory requirements. The use of ladders should be restricted and used only
for access purposes.
12. All incidents must be reported to your immediate supervisor without delay.
Resulting injuries, damage and defects shall be recorded in the Incident/Injury
Book. For minor injuries seek assistance and go to the health care officer/f irst
aid station for initial treatment. You must advise your immediate supervisor
prior to leaving site for any treatment related to an injury sustained on site.
Employees are encouraged to report any “Near Miss” events and
“Opportunities for Improvement”.
13. No employee shall undertake specialised work for which a Permit-to-Work
system applies, without the required Permit-to-Work being in place, e.g.
Electrical Works, Confined Space, Arc & Gas Welding, Excavation Works,
Lifting, etc.
14. When working at height, and where there is a potential risk of falling from
height, a full body safety harness, fitted with double lanyards, shall be worn,
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with one lanyard attached to an adequate life-line (system) and / or fixed
anchorage point, at all times.
15. No overhead work shall be carried out directly on top of lower level works,
unless adequate risk control measures have been effectively implemented and
all affected persons have been briefed as to the applicable risk controls and
procedures.
16. Eye protection shall be worn for any work with the potential to cause eye
injury. Eye protection is mandatory when conducting overhead work where
there is a risk of falling objects (tools, material etc), which could potentially
result in eye injury.
17. All employees shall fully comply with the requirements of both the Leighton
“Essentials” and “Site Activity Safety Rules” at all times when planning and
executing works.
4.1.1 Control of Visitors
Visitors are defined as those persons who are not employed to work under
the project.
Visitors are prohibited to enter into the site boundaries without the permission of Leighton and accompanied by an authorized person.
All visitors will be issued with a visitor card for identification, entering and
leaving the site through the smart card system. Visitors will be requested
to wear safety helmet, safety footwears and reflective vest at all times
within the site boundaries.
A permit-to-work system will be established for all high-risk activities,
including confined-space work, hot work, electrical work, release of
flammable/toxic liquid or gas, operate of crane or piling rig at high risk
area and excavation on streets.
All established permit-to-work systems will be devised and properly
documented by the Safety Officer and other relevant staff. The procedures
and methodology of that system will be implemented by all relevant
parties.
The Safety Officer will arrange those supervisors and workers to attend
specific training for the permit-to-work system of each particular high-risk
activity. No one will be authorized to adopt a permit-to-work system and to
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carry out specified tasks or activities until they have attended appropriate
training.
The permit-to-work system will be managed by the Safety Officer. Any
error or deficiency observed in complying with the set procedures will be
result to a review of the respective system and all those involved will be
re-trained.
The permit systems apply to the site according to client, statutory and
company requirement. The following are the brief summary of the permit
systems currently active:
a) Hot Work Permit
The purpose of hot work permit is to provide a systematic procedure
to manage the hot work e.g. arc welding, flame cutting, etc. being
carried out on site. The person to carry out the hot work and his/her
immediate supervisor are required to complete a prescribed Hot
Work Permit before the hot work. The supervising and safety
personnel are responsible to monitor the implementation of the
permit.
For gas welding and flame cutting, a daily equipment check will be
carried out by a licensed welder prior to commencing work. Then,
his/her immediate foreman / supervisor are required to verify the
check result and issue a Hot Work Permit.
For electric welding, a daily equipment check will be carried out by
the welder, his/her immediate foreman / supervisor are required to
verify the check result and issue a Hot Work Permit.
The supervising and safety personnel are responsible to monitor the
implementation of the permit. All copies and the original permit will be
returned to safety department for record.
b) Confined Space Work Permit
A permit-to-work system will be properly designed according to the
nature of the confined-space activity and site conditions. Generally,
the system shall include a risk assessment, the gas detection result
of toxic or explosive gases or oxygen deficiency, the provision of necessary personal protective equipment and rescue equipment, a
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checklist of recommended safety measures and checking on training
received by workers entering the confined space. The periods of time that the Certified Workers are allowed to stay and work in a confined
space will be specified in the permit. The permit-to-work system will
be communicated to all personnel involved in a confined-space
activity. Implementation of the system will be closely monitored by
the responsible supervisor, with regular reviews to ensure
effectiveness.
c) Permit to Dig
Permit to dig is a system to ensure that the excavation work carried out on site complies with the requirements concerning protection of
underground services prescribed by the Electricity Supply Lines
(Protection) Regulation, Code of Practice on Working near Electricity
Supply Lines and other relevant codes of practice.
Only Leighton authorized competent persons are delegated the
power to issue the permit to dig for excavation work on site. The
direct or subcontractor supervisor who is required to carry out
excavation work on site must identify and demarcate all underground
utilities that may be affected by excavation work. Furthermore, the direct or subcontractor supervisor is required to conduct a pre-work
briefing to all workers involved by using the Toolbox meeting record
and obtain the permit from Leighton’s authorized person before
commencing any excavation work on site.
The procedures in applying the Permit to Dig are:
1. Prior to the excavation works, the applicant shall obtain a Permit
No. from the project office and complete PART A - Application
for Dig with the drawings showing the details of the excavation
area to the construction manager. The excavation works shall not
be commenced until the permit is approved by the construction
manager.
2. If the application is accepted, the construction manager shall
appoint a competent person approved by Electrical and
Mechanical Services Department to conduct a detail cable/pipe
location and pass the Permit to him.
3. The competent person shall obtain the most updated
underground utilities plans. When the plans of underground
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utilities are not available, in case of an emergency or unforeseen
works, contact the relevant utilities company for assistance.
4. The competent person shall provide a detail cable/pipe location of
the excavation area indicated on the drawings attached with the
Permit, even there is no utility showing on the underground
utilities plan. The cable/pipe location shall include the alignment
and the depth profile of all underground utilities in the area,
irrespective of the excavation depth.
5. The competent person shall complete the PART B – Cable/Pipe
Location together with the cable/pipe location report and submit to the site agent.
6. The construction manager shall review the cable/pipe location
report and approve the trial hols excavation first by completing
PART C1. While the competent person shall supervise the trial
hole excavation and check and identify the exposed utilities, if
any.
7. Then, the permit shall be issued by the site agent by completing
PART C2 – Approval for Excavation and state all necessary
safety precautions including in the permit.
8. Before commencing the excavation work, the competent person
has to give site briefing to the personnel involved in the work and
recorded the briefing information and attendance in PART D –
Site Briefing Record.
9. When a new member is involved in the excavation work, site
foreman shall give the briefing to him/her and use company form
Toolbox meeting record to record the briefing.
10. Then the Permit together with the cable/pipe location report shall
be acknowledged by the applicant by completing the PART E -
Receipt of Permit to Dig. The applicant shall ensure that all
safety precautions stated in the Permit are carried out and inform
the Engineer’s Representative before starting the excavation. The
Permit-to-Dig shall be displayed at the prominent place within the
excavation area and a copy shall be sent to the safety office for
record purpose.
11. After completion of the excavation, the applicant shall inform the
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construction manager and the construction manager shall inspect
the work areas by him or his representatives. When the construction manager accepted the works as the required
standards, he shall complete the PART F – Completion of
Works and send the original copy to the safety office for record.
d) Electrical Work Permit
energisation, inspection, repair and maintenance of temporary
electrical installations. A specific permit will be designed to ensure
only authorised persons can access the switchboards and live electrical system on site and proper isolation/ lock-off measures ar

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