Phumudzo Maphaha

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• Phumudzo Maphaha

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The National Department of LabourandSouth
African Council for the Project Construction
Management Professions,

• Phumudzo Maphaha

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The presentation.

• Background of HS in the Construction Industry
• Statistics
• HS Challenges in the Construction Industry
• Construction Regulations
• photos during inspections.

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Background of the Construction Regulations.

• Factories Machinery and Building Works Act 22 of
  1941
• Machinery and Occupational Safety Act 6 of 1983
• Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993
• Construction Regulation 2003
• Draft Amended Construction Regulation 2010
• Proposed Construction Regulation 2013

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General Stats (Reserve Bank, Stats SA, DoL WCC)

• The SA Construction Industry
• Contributes an average 16 GDP
• Employs 1,5m (2012/13) to 2,5m (2009/11)
  Employees
• Accounts to 1,5 fatality p/w (6 p/m 72 p/y)
• R 489 000 00000 in compensation in 2011-2012

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CLAIM STATISTICS
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CLAIM STATISTICS
OHS Act
Construction Regulations
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STATISTICS TAKEN FROM FEMA REPORTS


    1 2 3 4 5
  YEAR Total incidents fatals permanent disability resulting in no pension permanent disability resulting in pension Lost days
1 2000 7348 65 237 26 78183
2 2001 6524 76 196 26 67621
3 2002 6887 72 237 18 70818
4 2003 7375 82 295 31 86766
5 2004 8144 67 392 29 82652
6 2005 8941 77 364 44 89053
7 2006 9055 70 330 29 95677
8 2007 10496 70 370 48 104682
9 2008 10912 65 471 45 99233
10 2009 10361 74 514 48 95959
11 2010 9137 96 555 32 83415
12 2011 7873 48 502 14 55141
13 2012 5302 48 229 6 15597
    108355 910 4692 396 1024797
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FATALS PERMANENT DISABILITIES RESULTING IN NO
PENSION/PENSION
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TOTAL INCIDENTS FOR PERIOD 2000 TO 2012
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THREE TOP AREAS ACCOUNTING FOR 83.5 of incidents
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Challenges of Health Safety in the Construction
Sector.

• Challenges (amongst others) in the Construction
  Sector.
• Evidence from incident investigation conducted
  indicates
• (mostly fatals and structural collapses)
• Lack of competent person performing Health and
  Safety in construction work, (design phase,
  construction phase and handing over)
• Lack of management and supervision of Health and
  Safety in construction work.

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How do we attain the objective of eliminating
fatalities and incidents in the construction
sector ??? (purpose of the amendments of the
construction regulations)

• Cultural change by- (e.g. permit system)
• Involving
• Client
• Agent / Designers
• Principal Contractor
• Contractor
• Health Safety Officers/
• - at the initial stage and through the life span
  of a project regarding all matters of
  Occupational Health and Safety.

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Permit System
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Duties of Client
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Duties of Client
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Duties of designer
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How do we solve the challenge of HS incompetency
in the construction sector???

• Professionalize health and safety in the
  construction industry by
• Registration of professionals in the construction
  industry who are obligated to perform any health
  and safety function in terms of the Act and
  Construction Regulations.
• Maintain the database of professionals in the
  industry.
• Control and Monitor professionals in the
  construction industry (register or deregister)
• Ensure that construction work is carried out by
  competent and registered persons.

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Proposed Solution. Professionals identified based
on the Construction Regulations. (proposed
amendments)

• Agent (SACPCMP)
• Safety Officer (SACPCMP)

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Regulations.

• Management and supervision of construction work
• A principal contractor must in writing appoint
  one full-time competent person as the
  construction manager with the duty of managing
  all the construction work on a single site,
  including the duty of ensuring occupational
  health and safety compliance. In the absence of
  the construction manager an alternate must be
  appointed by the principal contractor.
• A principal contractor must upon having
  considered the size of the project, in writing
  appoint one or more assistant construction
  managers for different sections thereof,
  Provided that the designation of any such person
  does not relieve the construction manager of any
  personal accountability for failing in his
  management duties in terms of this regulation.

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Regulations.

• Management and supervision of construction work
• The Construction Manager
• The Construction Health and Safety Manager.
  (SACPCMP)
• The Construction Health and Safety
  Officer.(SACPCMP)

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Worker working outside the secured area.

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• No proper scaffolding
• No PEE

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• damaged PPE (SAFETY HARNESS) fastened by wires.

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Unsafe working procedures.

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Unsafe working procedures.

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Use of non tested materials nor material suitable
  for operations.

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Use of non tested materials nor material suitable
  for operations.

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Use of non tested materials nor material suitable
  for operations. (Bricks used to replace base
  jacks)

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Failure to use proper scaffold and access
  procedures.

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Failure to use proper scaffold.

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Use of non tested materials nor material suitable
  for operations. (Bricks used to replace base
  jacks)

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Scaffold without proper platform nor handrails to
  prevent workers from falling

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Failure to provide secure walking area for the
  public

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Use of temporarily electrical installations in
  damp/ wet environment.

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Use procedures of using electricity on site.

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Occupational Health and Safety Contraventions in
the Construction Sector

• Unsafe acts.
• Scaffolding and formwork and support on the edges
  of excavation with no shoring and bracing

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• Thank you
• Phumudzo Maphaha.
• 082 908 1995
• 012 309 4316/88
• Phumi.maphaha_at_labour.gov.za