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Contractor Safety Checklist

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Working on a construction site can be extremely dangerous, especially if you do not take steps to keep safe at all times. This involves wearing the right clothing, having the correct training and a good understanding of what your job involves. Creating a checklist to make sure you are working safely on site will help minimize risks and exposure to hazards.

Personal Protective Equipment

Make sure you are wearing your personal protective equipment at all times. At the very least, this should include a hard hat (to protect against falling objects), a high-visibility jacket (to ensure you are spotted from far away) and steel toe-capped boots (to protect you when treading on nails or other sharp objects). Depending upon the risks associated with your task, you may also wish to wear a dust mask, ear defenders or eye protection.

Risk Assessment/Method Statement

Your employers should have carried out a risk assessment on the tasks that you will be performing, to identify any risks or hazards and take steps to minimize or eliminate them. A method statement will tell you your employer's policy on how the task should be carried out.

Training

Make sure you have the correct training for the equipment you are using or the tasks you will be carrying out, and that it is up to date. Being on site without having had the necessary training puts you and others at risk and jeopardizes your job security.

Equipment Maintenance

Check any equipment that you are using in order to ascertain when it was last inspected and tested. Equipment that does not have regular maintenance performed on it puts the health and safety of you and others at risk.

Site Manager Discussions

Before carrying out your day's work, speak to the Site Manager. As well as being clear on exactly what is expected of you that day, it also allows you to discuss any concerns you might have as well as being told if you are working in a high-risk area. For example, your discussion might reveal that you will be working in the vicinity of a buried electrical cable. You will therefore use this information to carry out your function more carefully or in a different way.

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