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Method Statement For Worker Welfere

This document outlines health and safety guidelines for worker welfare on construction sites. It addresses proper storage of materials, safe handling and lifting of heavy objects, ensuring floors can support machinery, providing adequate space per worker, seating facilities, dressing rooms, rest rooms for women, drinking water, sanitary conveniences, and safe access during work including stairways and ladders. Guidelines include stable storage of materials, not exceeding safe floor loads, fall protection when working at heights, and facilities for hygiene, rest, and drinking water.

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Method Statement For Worker Welfere

This document outlines health and safety guidelines for worker welfare on construction sites. It addresses proper storage of materials, safe handling and lifting of heavy objects, ensuring floors can support machinery, providing adequate space per worker, seating facilities, dressing rooms, rest rooms for women, drinking water, sanitary conveniences, and safe access during work including stairways and ladders. Guidelines include stable storage of materials, not exceeding safe floor loads, fall protection when working at heights, and facilities for hygiene, rest, and drinking water.

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METHOD STATEMENT FOR WORKER

WELFERE
LOGISTIC IN TERM OF STORAGE.
(1) All building materials shall be stored or stacked in a safe and orderly manner
so as not to obstruct any passageway or place of work.
(2) Material piles shall be stored or stacked in such manner as to ensure stability.
(3) Material or equipment shall not be stored upon any floor or platform in such
quantity as to exceed its safe carrying capacity.
(4) Material or equipment shall not be stored or placed so close to any edge of a
floor or platform as to endanger persons below.

MOVEMENT OR HANDLING AND LIFTING OF MATERIAL


(1) Where heavy objects such as logs, loaded drums or tanks are handled on
inclines in either direction(a) ropes or other tackle shall be used to control their motion, in addition
to the necessary chocks or wedges;
(b) no person shall place himself on the down hill side; and
(c) where heavy objects are moved by means of rollers, bars or sledges
shall be used instead of hands or feet for moving the rollers to change the
direction of movement of the load.

CONSTRUCTION PLAN & MACHINERY


No machinery shall be installed or caused to be installed on any floor above the
ground floor of any building unless such floor has been designed and constructed
to support the load so imposed thereon or alternatively strengthened for the
purpose.
Any floor or working level surrounding any machinery shall be maintained in
good and safe condition and shall, as is practicable, be free from any loose
material and in non-slippery condition.

SPACE FOR EACH WORKER


(1) In every construction site there shall be provided not less than four hundred
cubic feet of space for each person employed therein, and in determining such
space, all space more than fourteen feet above the level of the floor shall not be
taken into account.
(2) Every workroom shall not be less than ten feet in height measured from the
floor to the lowest point of the ceiling or where there is no ceiling, to the lowest

point of any cross beam there of: Provided that a workroom shall not include any
room used solely for the purpose of housing machinery and in which no person is
employed full time in attendance at such machinery and in which case, such
height shall not be less than six feet and six inches.

TEMPORARY SITE FACILITY


(1) In every construction site where persons employed have in the course of their
employment, reasonable opportunities for sitting without detriment to their work,
there shall be provided and maintained suitable and sufficient seating facilities
for their use.
(2) Where a substantial portion of any work can properly be done sitting(a) there shall be provided and maintained for any person employed in
that work a seat of a design, construction and dimensions suitable for him
and the work, together with a foot-rest if such a foot-rest is necessary to
support his feet in order to reduce fatigue; and
(b) the arrangements shall be such that the seat is adequately and
properly supported while in use for the purpose for which it is provided.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) the dimensions of seat which is adjustable
shall be taken to be its dimensions as for the time being adjusted.

WORK BENCHES
Every work bench or work table shall be of a design construction and dimensions
suitable for persons employed so that the work can be carried out without undue
strain.

DRESSING ROOM
(1) (a) There shall be provided for the persons employed adequate
accommodation for clothing no to worn during working hours.
(b) A separate dressing room shall be made available for all persons employed
whose working clothes are exposed to contamination with poisonous, infectious,
irritating or radioactive substances and such dressing room shall be well
separated from the accommodation for street or working clothes.
(c) No such contaminated clothing shall be worn in premises or areas where
meals are being taken.
(2) Where persons employed are engaged in process of such nature that their
working clothes are liable to become wet or have to be washed between shifts
suitable arrangements shall be made and facilities provided for such persons to
have a change of clothes between shifts and the washing and drying of their wet
clothes.

REST ROOM FOR WOMEN


(1) In every factory where fifteen or more women are employed at any one time,
at least one rest and dressing room shall be provided for their exclusive use.
(2) Where less than fifteen women are employed at any one time and no rest
room is available there shall be provided some equivalent space, properly
screened and made suitable for the use of women employees.
DRINKING WATER
Pursuant to section 25 (1) (b) (i) of the Act relating to the supply of drinking
water, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) Water provided and maintained for drinking purposes shall be clean, safe and
wholesome and shall be from a piped main or some other source approved by
the Inspector.
(b) Any supply of drinking water other than the piped supply shall be contained
in suitable vessels clearly marked to indicate that the water is safe for drinking
and such supply be renewed daily and all necessary precautions taken to
preserve the water and vessels from contamination:
Provided that such vessels shall not include open barrels, pails, tanks or other
containers from which the water must be dipped or poured for drinking
irrespective of whether or not they are fitted with covers.
(c) Except where the water is delivered by a rising jet, suitable drinking cups
shall be provided at each supply.
(d) The use of common drinking cups shall be prohibited.

SANITARY CONVENIENCE
Pursuant to section 22 (1) (f) of the Act, sufficient and suitable sanitary
convenience shall comprise the follows:
(a) Where persons of both sexes are employed sanitary conveniences shall be
separately arranged for persons of each sex: Provided that this paragraph shall
not apply in the case of factories where the only persons employed are members
of the same family.
(b) Sanitary conveniences shall be arranged as follows:
(i) where twenty-five males or less are employed at any one time one
water closet or latrine and four feet of urinal;
(ii) where the number of males employed at any one time exceeds twentyfive but not exceeding fifty-two water closets or latrines and eight feet of
urinal;
(iii) where the number of males employed at any one time exceeds fifty
but not exceeding one hundred three water closets or latrines and thirteen
feet of urinal;

(iv) where the number of males employed at any one time exceeds one
hundred as in (iii) above and an additional water closet or latrine and
additional four feet of urinal are to be provided for every fifty males in
excess;
(v) where twenty females or less are employed at any one time one water
closet;
(vi) where the number of females employed at any one time exceeds
twenty as in
(v) above and one additional water closet is to be provided for every
twenty females in excess.
(c) Closets and urinals in the interior of buildings shall be of the water-flush type.
(d) Where conditions require, water shall be provided for very toilet facility.
(e) Toilet facilities shall not communicate directly with the actual workplace but
shall open only to corridors, halls, landings or courtyards.
(f) Effective provision shall be made for every sanitary convenience in respect of
lighting and ventilating to the open air.
WORKER MOVEMENT DURING LUNCH, TEA-TIME, DINNER, NIGH WORK.
(1) Stairways, ramps or runways shall be provided as the means of access to
working levels above or below ground except where nature of progress of the
work prevents their installation in which case ladders or other safe means shall
be provided.
(2) All buildings under construction of more that two storeys high shall be
provided with well-defined access at the ground floor with adequate overhead
protective cover for persons entering or leaving the building.

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