Top Benefits of occupational Health Assessments

What do you understand by the term occupational health assessments? Have you implemented the British standards in the analysis and planning of personnel safety and health protection? Do your workers get insurance coverage against occupational hazards? These are some of the questions you have to answer when it comes to risk assessment and evaluation at your construction site.


Construction Sites – Analysis of Risks is Important

The construction sites could be related to buildings, industrial plants, public utilities, transport utilities, or any others. The primary risks are from frequent exposure to air, water, and soil pollution. Air pollution can occur due to smoke, carbon compounds, asbestos, chemicals and fumes. Water pollution can occur due to toxic discharges, paint, fuel, lubricants, and other chemicals. Soil pollution can occur due to hazardous elements. Noise pollution is an integral part of construction projects. It can come from machines, tools and utilities, power supply lines, etc.

Impact of Pollution – Personnel Health and Safety

Lungs, ears, nose, throat, skin, and the internal organs get exposed to pollution at the various stages of projects. The primary task of project managers is to protect the personnel from the potential risks of exposure.

Asbestos – Critical Health Risk Factor

You can find asbestos almost in every part of construction projects. It is present in the concrete, metal sheets, paints, chemicals, sand, and the other materials used in constructions. Personnel can get exposed to asbestos through breathing and skin.
The results of asbestos exposure could be lung diseases and disorders, swelling within the cardiovascular systems, skin allergy and diseases, etc. As a project manager, you have to ensure maximum safety measures are implemented during the project execution.
Now, you may wonder about how complex the procedures could be. Don’t worry. They are simpler once you start following the British Standards for occupational safety.
Wearing air filters and masks can protect your workers from asbestos. Uniforms that are resistant to wear and tear chemicals and asbestos can save your workers from skin diseases. Gloves and shoes can protect them from getting sores and allergic symptoms. Helmets with glass masks can cover the eyes and face from exposure to asbestos.

Construction Chemicals – Silent and Invisible Killers

Construction chemicals are present in the fuel, concrete, paints, and other materials. Identifying the significant hazards is the first step towards occupational health assessments. The next step is to implement the safety standards with the help of protective gear and uniforms.
The fire risk assessments play an important role in ensuring accidental exposure of chemicals and other flammable materials to potential sources of fire like smoking and unauthorized use of gas and other sources of fire.

Site Safety – very Important Safety Measure

The construction site has to be marked for safety measures. Storage of hazardous and risky elements has to be done according to the British Standards. Marking of lines with colours like red, yellow, green, and others can ensure risk-free environment.


Conclusion

Once you start implementing the outcome of occupational health assessments, personnel safety and health protection will happen naturally.

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