General prequations (PILING)

Men handling piles or working o piling operations should always wear safety helmets,safety shoes, safety glases, stout gloves and be equiped with ear protection.


At the start of each shift hammers and extractors should be carefully checked for loose bolts etc.


All other equipment should be inspected daily for defects.



Piling operation should be under taken except under competent supervision and with a crew experienced in this class of work.



Piling operation are construction process with special hazards.



In addition to this special hazard men are exposed to the hazards commonly associated with all type of construction work ,and precautions against these general hazards must not be neglected.

Piling operation

Piling operatin may be the first work which will be carried outbin the construction sites.the risk associated with this work is high.It is neccessary to  review the current safety arrangements and working procedures to ensure a safe work process.The situation which necessitate pile function for a structures are : The structure is very heavy.

*An excavation for foundation is impracticable.

*Problem of sub soil water in the foundation trench.

*The geological conditions found on the site.

*Need of  a special desighns ,such as resistence to ship impact for bridge piles.


*Special friction or standard required relating to the construction.

Protection of Road Workers

Protection ofd road workers is special importance. The Road as a working pace should be ranked with other working places.The following principles are important regarding the safety of road workers;

Avoid exposure of workers to traffic..


The risk for collisions with traffic are large when work is done out side the work area.


Make workers visible to road users both by ensuring adequate visibility for drivers & by providing suitable clothing like reflective florescent jackets for workers.


Provide a physical protection to workers from traffic.


Protect workers from accidentally involving work vehicles.



Avoid excessive work hours,fatigue can contribute to increased risk for road work.

protection in road work

Protection is applied by means of the following types of measures:

protective road equipment.provision & maintenance of road side recovery areas /buffers.


Proper design of entering & exiting areas.Where possible using dedicated slip roads and parking spaces.

Provision of the adequate spaces for pedestrian movement .


Appropriate storage of work vehicles.



Materiel ,derbies.etc.

Preventing obstruction of sight lines.

Warning clothing for road workers.


Safe design of work vehicles.

Safe operation of work vehicles.