OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS-Accident in Construction trade

[Audio] OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS-Accident in Construction trade.

[Audio] OBJECTIVES 1. To show what are the causes of accidents in the construction site. 2. To prevent/protect workers from accident caused by their working conditions.

[Audio] , The construction safety is a significant contributor to the Philippine economy, generating about 7% of the country's gross domestic product in 2022. According to a study, the incidence rate of occupational injury in the philippinesis 4.27%, which means that are around 4 cases of occupational injuries with workdays lost per 100 workers . In 2009, there were approximately 17.5 thousands non-fatal cases of occupational injuries in the Philippines, The severity rate of occupational injuries with the workdays lost in the Philippines was around 7.61 per million employee-hours of exposure in 2019..

[Audio] Concerning work related accidents, the number of reported accidents per year almost remain constant at around 5,000 accidents. The number of reporting establishments however showed a marked increase of more than double the figure of 204 establishments from the year 1996 to 485 for the year 2000..

[Audio] Top 5 regions with wotk related accident. Southern Mindanao Southern tagalog National Capital Region Central Mindanao Central Luzon.

[Audio] 19 Leading Cases of accident Fall Scaffold, Falling objects, Lift appliance Cave-in Machinery Electricity Hand tools Explosion.

[Audio] 19 Type of trade lead ing causes of accidents are number Labore Steelworker Carpenter Checker Plumber Electrician, welder,foreman.

[Audio] Accident is an occurrence or event that is enexpected, unforeseen, unplanned and unwanted. That may or may not cause damage, injury, fatality , loss or work stoppage.

[Audio] Common reason for accident are Oras na niya Malas Tanga kasi.

[Audio] But the Primary causes are unsafe act and unsafe condition.

[Audio] Reason for unsafe act are improper attitude, lack of knowledge or skills, physical insuitability, improper mechanical or physical environment.

[Audio] Can accident be prevented?. Can accidents be prevented?.

[Audio] Percentage of Unsafe act versus unsafe codition, 98% preventable , 2 % unpreventable It means Accident in the workplace can be prevent with only 2 percent of ACCIDENT IS NON PREVENTABLE.