Safety in Material Handling for Construction Site

 

Safety in Material Handling for 

Construction Site

All materials stored in tiers shall be stacked, racked, blocked, interlocked or

otherwise secured safely to prevent sliding, falling or collapse and in an orderly manner

to avoid obstruction of any passageway at the place of work.

 

Piles of materials shall be stored or stacked in such a manner as to ensure their stability;

 

Maximum safe load limits of floors within buildings and structures in kg/cm2 shall be

conspicuously posted in all storage areas, except for floor or slab on gradient. Maximum

safe load shall not be exceeded.

Material or equipment shall not be stored upon any floor

or platform in such quantity as to exceed its safe carrying capacity;

 

Transportation & Forklift Hazard

Ailes and passageways shall be kept clear to provide for the free and safe movement of

material handling equipment or persons.

 

Persons employed required to work on stored material in silos, hoppers and similar

storage areas shall be equipped with lifelines and safety belts;

 

Non-compatible materials shall be segregated in storage;

 

Materials shall not be stored on scaffolds or runways in excess of supplies needed for

immediate operations;

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Material or equipment shall not be stored or placed so close to any edge of a floor or

platform as to endanger the safety of persons below or working in the vicinity.

 

Stacking of material or article shall be made on firm foundation not liable to settle and

such material or article and shall not overload the floor on which such stacking is made;

 

The material or articles shall not be stacked against partition or walls of a warehouse or

stores unless it is known that such partition or the wall is of sufficient strength to

withstand the pressure of such materials or articles;

 

All stacking or unshackling operations shall be performed under the supervision of a

responsible person for such stacking or unstacking;

 

The stacking of construction materials or articles shall not be made near the site of

excavation, shaft, pit or any other such opening;

 

Stacks that may lean heavily or become unstable or collapse are barricaded shall be

avoided;

 

Structural steel, poles, pipe, bar stock and other cylindrical materials, unless racked, shall

be stacked and blocked so as to prevent sliding, spreading or tilting.

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