Vol 2 - Health and Safety Plan.pdf

Volume 2 : Health and Safety Plan

100% FOR CONSTRUCTION

New Belgian School

S.H.A.P.E., Belgium

PN 328030

October 31, 2023

ABETEC nv Architects & Engineers

ABETEC ARCHITECTEN & INGENIEURS NV WWW.ABETEC.BE

IZ WIJNVELD, POLDERGOTESTRAAT 1 T +32 52 33 85 00

B-9240 ZELE ABETEC@ABETEC.BE

SHAPE BELGIAN SCHOOL 140229

GENERAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN

SHAPE BELGIAN SCHOOL

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CLIENT SHAPE

Avenue de Sofia – 7010 Mons

ASSIGNMENT SHAPE BELGIAN SCHOOL

PROJECT NUMBER 140229

CONSTRUCTION SITE Avenue de Sofia, 7010 Mons

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT OF 08/04/1996 ON WELL-BEING OF WORKERS AND THE ROYAL

DECREE CONCERNING THE TEMPORARY AND MOBILE CONSTRUCTION SITES 1/25/2001 AND ITS

AMENDMENTS.

REVIEW DATE DESCRIPTION

NOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE CONTRACTORS :

The STATEMENT OF INTENT in appendix of this General Health and Safety Plan (GHSP) must be completed and signed by the candidate contractors with their tender.

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Table of contents

1 Scope and general data

1.1 Scope and objective

1.2 Used abbreviations

1.3 Description of works

1.3.1 Short description of the project

1.3.2 Description of the place of work

1.3.3 Start of the works

1.3.4 Time of appointment health and safety coordinator

1.3.5 Duration of work / staging

1.3.6 Are coordination meetings applicable according to Art. 37

1.4 Intervention of the health and safety coordinator in design

1.5 Intervention of the health and safety coordinator in realization

2 Results of the risk analysis

2.1 Risks due to the nature of the structure

2.2 Risks due to the mutual effect of activities by various intervening parties present on the temporary or mobile construction site at the same time

2.3 Risks due to the succession of activities of various parties on a temporary or mobile construction site when an intervention, upon completion, creates risks for the other parties who will intervene later on

2.4 Risks due to the mutual interaction of all installations or any other activities on or in the vicinity of the temporary or mobile construction site, in particular the public or private goods or passenger transport, the commencement or the continuation of the use of a building or the continuation of any operation

2.5 Risks due to the execution of possible later works to the structure

2.6 Critical phases

3 Regulation of the construction site and preventive measures particularly for this structure

3.1 Construction site set-up and organization

3.2 Excavation and ground works

3.3 Presence of underground cables

3.4 Working in trenches and pits

3.5 Earthmoving (= environmental research)

3.6 Polluted soil (= soil research), soil sanitation

3.7 Working on sewers

3.8 Demolition activities

3.9 Foundations

3.10 Strutting and cladding

3.11 Brickwork

3.12 Concrete poured on site

3.13 Assembling prefabricated elements

3.14 Roof work

3.15 Installation activities

3.16 Working at heights

3.17 Common use of scaffolding, tools, etc

3.18 Working on elements under tension / danger of electrocution

3.19 Working on gas pipes / tanks / installations (natural gas, oxygen, technical gasses, medical gasses, etc.)

3.20 Working on liquid pipes / tanks / installations (oil, chemical liquids, etc.)

3.21 Working on utility lines

3.22 Activities with fire risks (grinding, drilling, etc.) / welding and burning

3.23 Working in a confined space

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3.24 Working with dangerous products

3.25 Exposure to biological agents

3.26 Activities that releases quartz dust

3.27 Nightwork / working with limited sight

3.28 Manual hoisting and lifting

3.29 Protective equipment

3.30 Working equipment, tools and attachments

3.31 Use of building machinery

3.32 Apparatus with laser beam / radiation source / glass fibre

3.33 Working with hoists and lifts

3.34 Working with a tower crane

3.35 Working with a mobile crane

3.36 Covid-19 measures on the construction site

4 Integration of preventive measures in the design

4.1 Entering and working on roofs

4.2 Definitive edge protection

4.3 Safety glass

4.4 Fire safety

4.5 Installations

4.6 Vicinity

4.7 Other

5 Documents to be delivered by the contractor(s)

5.1 Along with the offer

5.2 Before the start of activities

5.2.1 Prior notice to TWW and NAVB

5.2.2 Specific Health and Safety Plan with risk analysis

5.2.3 Site plan and signalisation plan

5.2.4 Location plan of utility lines

5.3 During the execution of activities

5.3.1 Health and safety plan

5.3.2 Inspections

5.3.3 Certificate of training

5.3.4 Accidents

5.4 After the end of the activities

5.4.1 Post intervention dossier (PID)

6 Appendices

6.1 List of intervening parties

6.2 Emergency numbers and procedure in case of an accident

6.3 Adaption to the General Health and Safety Plan

6.4 Communication agreements

6.5 Technical and obliged inspections

6.6 Forms to include with offer

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1 SCOPE AND GENERAL DATA

1.1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE

This General Health and Safety Plan (GHSP) corresponds to the RD on temporary or mobile construction sites, more specifically Section III-Construction works with a total area larger than 500m² where works are carried out by several contractors and where activities with increased risk are present (Art. 26 $1) or/and have sufficient size (Art. 26 $2).

This General Health and Safety Plan is based on the available plans, the administrative provisions with the corresponding measuring state and specifications and the particular technical provisions in the design phase. This document will be adjusted if necessary in the event of changes in the implementation phase.

Objective of the GHSP :

• Preventing human suffering and material damage

• Promoting healthy working conditions

• Improving the working environment

In the context of the Welfare Act, the General Regulations on Labour Safety (ARAB), the CODEX and the General Regulations for Electrical Installations (AREI), this document contains the health and safety instructions that must be strictly observed on the construction site in order to achieve the aforementioned goal.

1.2 USED ABBREVIATIONS

GHSP General Health and Safety Plan CL Coordination Logbook PID Post Intervention Dossier HSC Health and Safety Coordinator CM Coordination meetings PPE Personal protective equipment CPE Collective protective equipment SC Subcontractor RD TMC Royal Decree on temporary or mobile construction sites

Regulations Project Realization Completion

Post Intervention Dossier

(PID)

General Health and Safety Plan (GHSP)

Coordination Logbook

(CL)

General Health and Safety Plan (GHSP)

Coordination Logbook

(CL)

Post Intervention Dossier

(PID)

Work Welfare Act

RDs

ARAB

AREI

CODEX

Specific safety regulations

Special Health and Safety Plan (sub)contractor(s)

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1.3 DESCRIPTION OF WORKS

1.3.1 SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

General description Construction of the new Belgian School

More detailed description

• Civil works o Excavations o Earthworks o Sewerage o Road’s bases and surfacing o Paving o Surfacing o Site fences o Gates and barriers o Urban furniture (bike racks, benches,..)

o On site lightning o Landscaping (vegetations, lawns,..)

o …

• Construction o Site installation and preparation o Foundation works o Concrete works o Steel construction components o Masonry o Roof works o Gutters o Exterior joinery o Exterior glazing o Window sills o Façade cladding o Solar shading system o Floors o Walls and partitions o Ceilings o Fixed equipment (kitchen, storage furniture, benches, coat hangers, writing boards, laboratory furniture,..)

o Painting o Fire safety system o …

• Plumbing

• Electricity

• Elevator

• HVAC

• Solar Panels

1.3.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLACE OF WORK

Place of execution

Avenue de Sofia – 7010 Mons

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1.3.3 START OF THE WORKS

Date start of work : To be determined

1.3.4 TIME OF APPOINTMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR

Date contract : According to contract

1.3.5 DURATION OF WORK / STAGING

Term of execution : According to specifications

Phasing of works : NO

Division into lots : NO

1.3.6 ARE COORDINATION MEETINGS APPLICABLE ACCORDING TO ART. 37

A CM is established on all construction sites where :

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APPLICABLE

Minimum 3 contractors work simultaneously perform YES

AND

Whether the presumed work volume is > 5000 man-days POSSIBLE

OR

Either the total price of the works (estimated in phase design) is> € 2.5 million, excl.

VAT (with health indexing, basic contraindication 107.3)

YES

➔ A CM does apply to this construction site.

1.4 INTERVENTION OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR IN DESIGN

The appointment of the health and safety coordinator in design phase contains the critical moments that require the presence of the coordinator. We refer to the appointment for a detailed summary. A brief outline (non-restrictive) is given bellow :

• At the moment of appointment as health and safety coordinator before the design has started;

• Kick-off meeting before the design begins;

• When the precautionary principles are integrated in the technical, architectural, organizational and methodical choices and when the estimate of time is made;

• Before the invitation of offers;

• Before restraining a project supervisor for realization;

• At the end of the design phase.

1.5 INTERVENTION OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR IN REALIZATION

The critical moments that require the presence of the coordinator in realization phase need to be laid down in the design phase. These moments are noted in the General Health and Safety Plan and they are a part of the appointment as well (RD 25/01/2001). We refer to the appointment for a detailed summary. A brief outline (non-restrictive) is given bellow :

• At the moment of appointment as health and safety coordinator before the realization has started;

• Kick-off meeting before the realization begins;

• After setting up the construction site;

• Before the start of a new project supervisor for realization;

• Before the start of activities with an increased risk;

Activities with an increased risk (Art. 26.1) are defined in the General Health and Safety Plan.

• Before the start of critical simultaneous or consecutive activities;

The critical activities are defined in the General Health and Safety Plan.

• At frequent and specific meetings and the coordination meetings;

• After a major work-related accident;

• When the activities of the project supervisor are ended or at most two weeks before the (provisional) completion;

• On (provisional) completion;

The health and safety coordinator in design phase makes an assessment of the amount of time the coordinator in realization phase will spent on his tasks. The average amount of time, the visits (at critical moments) and the meetings are defined in the agreement.

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2 RESULTS OF THE RISK ANALYSIS

2.1 RISKS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE STRUCTURE

NATURE OF THE STRUCTURE APPLICABLE

METHOD OF RISK

ANALYSIS (*)

COMMENTS

A B

1. Excavation e.g. excavation of soil, massifs, foundation, etc.

X X

2. Groundwork Incl. drilling, excavation of pits, drainage, preparation of the area, etc.

3. Foundation and reinforcements Incl. pile foundations, soil consolidation reinforcing foundations or elements of construction

4. Hydraulic works Building waterways, activities at sluices, locks, landings, quays, docks, etc.

5. Road works X X

6. Positioning of utilities, especially sewage pipes, gas pipes, cable and intervention on these utilities Working at underground an aboveground utilities, installation or removing counters, etc.

7. Construction Building with bricks or concrete, positioning sewage pipes, roof construction, hammering, jointing, asphalt or bituminize, etc.

8. Assembling and disassembling, especially prefab elements, beams and columns Positioning prefab elements, assembling trusses and scaffolding, etc.

9. Installation and equipment Placement of wooden objects that become immovable property, installations for electricity, heating, etc.

10. Alteration Architectural alternations of buildings or installations

11. Renovation Renovation of buildings for a noticeable improvement of the existing situation

12. Repairs Of buildings, roads, waterways, etc. and their equipment

13. Dismantlement Of installations and equipment of buildings and construction elements

14. Demolition

15. Preservation Whether or not urgent activities for preservation of buildings, roads, waterways or airports and their equipment

16. Maintenance, painting and cleaning Restoring, cleaning and washing of facades and monuments. Daily maintenance of buildings, roads, railways, etc. Painting of or in buildings, roads, airports, etc.

17. Decontamination Buildings, soils and installations

Finishing activities belonging to one or more of the higher mentioned activities under 1° trough 17° Placement of metal or synthetic cabinetwork, verandas, tile-work and any other kind of covering a wall or floor, plasterwork, placement of fences, etc.

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ACTIVITIES WITH INCREASED RISK (ART. 26 §1) APPLICABLE

METHOD OF RISK

ANALYSIS (*) COMMENTS

A B

Activities with danger of burying, sinking or falling :

- Trenches or pits more than 1,20m deep X X

- Quicksand or slit

- Danger of falling of heights of 5m or more X X

Exposure to asbestos, chemical or biological agents

Activities with ionizing radiation

High voltage or pipes under inner pressure

Activities with risk for drowning

Working underground or tunnel construction

Activities with diving equipment

Activities under overpressure

Explosives

Assembling or disassembling of heavy prefab elements

(*) The way the risk has to be analysed by the candidate project supervisor for realization :

A Cross if this activity implies risks that have to be analysed by the candidate project super visor for realization in his General Health and Safety Plan. This GHSP doesn’t need to be submitted with the offer unless explicitly mentioned.

B Cross if this activity implies increased risks that require a risk analysis and/or a description of the method of execution, drawn up by the candidate project supervisor for realization. These documents doesn’t need to be submitted with the offer unless explicitly mentioned.

➔ The analysis of the ‘nature of the structure’ and the ‘activities with increased risk Art. 26§1’ points out the preventive measures particularly for this structure. These are described in chapter 3 ‘Regulation of the construction site and preventive measures particularly for this structure’.

MAGNITUDE OF WORK (ART. 26 §2) APPLICABLE

Either the expected duration is more than 30 workdays and on one or more occasions there are more than 20 employees present at the same time

X

Either the expected duration is more than 500 man-days X

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2.2 RISKS DUE TO THE MUTUAL EFFECT OF ACTIVITIES BY VARIOUS INTERVENING PARTIES PRESENT ON THE TEMPORARY OR MOBILE CONSTRUCTION

SITE AT THE SAME TIME

Activity

Risks

Preventive measures

Two-way effect on various activities

Coordination between various parties

- Bad coordination

- Bad agreements

- Activities badly geared to one another

- The contractor coordinates the activities of his subcontractors. He is responsible for the preventive and protective measures that have to be applied by his subcontractors.

- Summon coordination meetings.

- Gear GHSP to one another.

- Consult with subcontractors and employees before the start of the activities. Daily morning consultation between the present (sub)contractors on a matter of planning, order of activities, inherent activities, etc. to make sure that the various activities don’t interfere or create extra risks.

- Respect planning and agreements. Report deviations in time to the site management.

- Do not remove collective protections without consultation and provision of equivalent alternative protection.

- Appointment of a safety manager by the contractor.

Activities by contractor + subcontractor

- Falling hazard for people

- Falling in trenches or pits

- Alternations to scaffolding or work platforms without authorization

- Premature removal of collective protective equipment (CPE)

- Placement of a fence by the creator of the falling hazard or the first intervening party at such occasions.

- Alternations to the CPE, scaffolding, etc. can only be made after agreement with the authorized person. These activities should only be carried out by qualified personnel.

- The signalisation can’t be moved. If necessary, this should be discussed with the leading engineer. After the activities, the signalisation must be put back in place at the same day.

- The contractor for structural work must secure openings with sturdy railing or close the opening if possible. He will only remove the CPE once the risk has passed or once the definitive safety measures have been installed.

- Summon coordination meetings.

- Obstruction of site entrances

- Keep site passages clear of storage of waste.

- Respect the approved site plan.

- Increased risk of incidents through insufficient space

- Provide sufficient space.

- Passages must be at least 80cm.

- Pile containers on top of each other.

- With authorisation positioning outside of the construction site.

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- Danger of stumbling and slipping

- Clean workplace on a daily basis.

- Falling objects

- Do not work above each other.

- Equip scaffolding with side plinths and fully sealed work floors.

- Collisions between various site traffic

- Obtain and respect signalisation licence and plan.

- Danger of collapsing or unstable constructions

- Always reinforce and stabilize, even if it’s only preventive.

- Provide CPE to shield employees from dangerous situations.

- Provide the necessary signalisation.

- Let activities be carried out by qualified personnel.

- Risks due to any related activities on the construction site :

• Dust and noise production

• Vibrations

• Explosions

- (Sub)contractors must comply with the planning made by the management of activities regarding possible simultaneous work. The own planning must be adapted to this in order to avoid dangerous situations.

- Respect planning and agreements. Report deviations in time to the site management.

- Danger zones must be shielded before the start of the activities.

- Only work in agreed and demarcated work zones.

- Health risks due to presence of hazardous materials or products (asbestos, chemicals, etc.), unhygienic conditions (use of toilet, eating area, etc.)

- Do not start demolition works without an inventory of asbestos.

- Analyse suspicious material or products before manipulation.

- Sufficient toilets (chemical toilets must be equipped with a flushing system).

- Sufficient social provisions (eating area, changing rooms, water supply) in accordance with Appendix III of RD TMC.

- Use of hazardous products

- Use of hazardous or flammable products :

• First check whether there are less hazardous alternatives!

• Smoking ban!

• Ventilation!

• Check the interaction between the product and the weather conditions.

• Any person using these products must be aware of the dangers associated with

it. Customized protective equipment must be used.

• Cleaning of materials with solvents must be done in open air.

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• Remove all used solvents and drenched rags from construction site or stock them temporary in hermetically sealed metal containers.

Storage of equipment and material

- Falling of stored equipment or material

- Do not stack higher than 2m.

- Have prefab elements delivered on yokes.

- Use stack racks and trays.

- Fire and explosion hazard due to improperly stored hazardous substances

- Store hazardous substances in sealed and ventilated areas or containers.

- Keep gas bottles outside the building standing up, fastened, separated (full or empty) and protected from direct sunlight.

- Place the necessary labels and symbols.

- Place fire extinguisher(s) in the immediate proximity of hazardous substances.

- Avoid open fire in the immediate proximity of the storage area.

Activities of utility companies

Excavation work

- Danger of falling in trenches and pits or stumbling and slipping

- Obstruction of site and house entries

- Summon coordination meetings between the various parties.

- The contractor for infrastructural works will provide each trench for sewage and utilities that prevents the safe entrance to houses with gangplanks at every house as long as needed.

- Trenches and pits must be closed off (outside of working hours) :

• The (sub)contractor will cover open trenches and pits with sturdy and stable materials if possible and in function of the transport on construction site.

• If this is not possible, he will provide the trenches and pits with a signalisation for the other parties on site. The signalisation consists of orange PVC nets (at least 0,90m high) attached to poles.

• Deep trenches and pits (> 2m) must be closed off with sturdy railings or framework (type ‘Heras’) over the full perimeter (in bright color when there is traffic near to rolling stock).

• Provide a safe and stable entrance to the trenches and pits.

- The (sub)contractor will provide sufficient gangplanks (with railing if the depth > 2m) at passages where necessary to guarantee a safe passage on site.

- When working in deep trenches (> 1,20m) one should work with at least a trench tray or aa safe slope in relation to the nature of the soil. The stability of the soil must be guaranteed. If necessary, pits and trenches must be strengthened in case of instability.

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2.3 RISKS DUE TO THE SUCCESSION OF ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS PARTIES ON A TEMPORARY OR MOBILE CONSTRUCTION SITE WHEN AN INTERVENTION, UPON COMPLETION, CREATES RISKS FOR THE OTHER PARTIES WHO WILL INTERVENE LATER ON

Successive phases

- Bad demarcation

- Bad signalisation between phases

- Respect planning/phasing.

- Drafting a joint site plan.

Safety provisions

- Premature removal of CPE

- Openings (stairwells, stairs, windows, etc.)

- Do not remove collective protections without consultation and provision of equivalent alternative protection.

- Placement of a fence by the creator of the falling hazard or the first intervening party at such occasions.

- Alternations should only be made with approval of the authorized person.

- Presence of hazardous materials or products (chemicals, etc.)

- The present hazardous products or materials should be clearly indicated (labels).

- Analyse suspicious material or products before manipulation.

Waste

- Danger of injuries due to not removing waste or obstruction of the passage

- Every contractor must clean his work space and remove his waste after each day’s work.

- Keep site passages free of storage and waste.

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2.4 RISKS DUE TO THE MUTUAL INTERACTION OF ALL INSTALLATIONS OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES ON OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE TEMPORARY OR MOBILE

CONSTRUCTION SITE, IN PARTICULAR THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE GOODS OR PASSENGER TRANSPORT, THE COMMENCEMENT OR THE CONTINUATION

OF THE USE OF A BUILDING OR THE CONTINUATION OF ANY OPERATION

Local traffic

Streets in the proximity of the construction site

Local residents

- Interference with site traffic

- Shortage of parking spaces

- Obstacles to site passageways

- Risks associated with difficult passage

- Heavy traffic at and to the yard

- Risks arising from a changed traffic situation

- Risk of accidents

- Pollution of the road

- Obstacles to private passageways

- Drafting of the site plan taking into account the complete organization of the project, both on and off the site.

- Contractor(s) let their site plans approve by the project supervisor.

- Respect and take care of local residents.

- Code of conduct/correct attitude of operational staff towards third parties.

- Less inconvenience :

• Pedestrian and cyclist traffic must always happen in safe circumstances.

• Entrances for pedestrians and cyclist must always be guaranteed in a safe way.

• Parking spaces for site traffic must be installed. This must be examined before the start of the activities to avoid interference with local residents and normal traffic.

• The contractor organizes the site in order to limit the inconvenience for residents and traffic to a minimum. He takes detours and accessibility into account. The excavation, sewage works, house connections and repair of the road should form a continuous entirety.

• Once the activities have started, non-activities must be avoided, especially when roads must be blocked or when traffic obstruction can occur.

• Entrances for vehicles must be guarded as long and as much as possible during the activities. In the evening, morning and during weekends, they must be guaranteed.

• The activities must be well-ordered e.g. storage of materials, placement of machines, limit the forming of dust or mud, planning and succession of various activities, etc.

• Phasing of the activities (storage areas, equipment of the site) in consultation with the involved parties on site. If necessary move in function of the progress of the various activities.

• Storage of materials on public property must be limited to the absolute necessary amount of time.

• Placing dug up material on public property is only allowed for a short period of time and only with authorization.

• Only clear, clean, readable and intact signalisation, fences, barriers and signs are allowed to be used.

- Danger of falling in trenches and pits :

• Trenches and pits must be closed off (outside of working hours).

• Cover open trenches and pits with sturdy and stable materials if possible.

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• Deep trenches and pits (> 2m) must be closed off with sturdy railings or framework (type ‘Heras’) over the full perimeter (in bright colour when there is traffic near to rolling stock).

Adjacent existing constructions

Constructions in use or inhabited

- Damage to existing buildings

- The necessary security must be placed in order to avoid interaction with the existing constructions. A technical or human mistake during lifting of elements may not bring users of adjacent buildings in danger. Especially the glass structures in the proximity of the work zone must be taken into account. Even the smallest collision with the payload can cause a huge amount of flying broken glass.

- Options for protection : placement of walls of dust, special films, protection between the work zone and the glass, etc.

- Activities in the direct proximity of buildings that are still in use or inhabited :

• Please, provide a fully closed fence, at least 2m high, around the work zone.

• One person extra is needed in case of transport with trucks in order to watch surrounding traffic and pedestrians. He is in direct contact with the driver of the truck (eye contact, walkie-talkie, etc.).

• Lifting of elements over buildings in use may never happen.

Site traffic

- Hard or no passage

- Slow driving

- Danger of collision on site

- Danger of collision off site

- Signalisation (request of signed licence) :

• Intake of public property (e.g. sidewalk) : the contractor makes a site plan (MB 07/05/99) and lets it approved by the qualified instances to achieve the licence of signalisation. Both the plan and the licence must be present on site and the coordinator must get a copy of it.

• Only clear, clean, readable and intact signalisation, fences, barriers and signs are allowed to be used.

• All parties must respect the plans of detour and signalisation.

- Respect the traffic rules (if possible one way traffic).

- Provide sufficiently wide hardened roads for site traffic, parking, storage, etc.

- Install a maximum speed.

- Light the construction site.

- Set down a regulation for entrance.

- Maintain the roads on site.

- All vehicles (+3,5 ton) that perform activities or deliveries on the site construction, will have a device for improving the field of view to limit the blind spot to a minimum (anti-blind-spot mirror or camera).

- In dark weather conditions : sufficient lighting, ‘see and being seen’.

Suppliers

Supply of equipment and material

- Hazardous traffic situation

- Obstacles to private passageways

- Falling materials

- There must be no hindrance to public traffic due to parked site traffic etc. Therefore, sufficient space that serves as waiting area will be provided in order to not cause nuisance.

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- Stumbling, falling, slipping - Equipment of construction site : despite sometimes limited space for equipment or storage for materials, public safety must be guaranteed, including safe entrances and exits for transport on site, demarcation, signalisation of stored materials, etc.

- Activities in a crowded environment : the contractor organises the site in order to keep the activities (loading and dropping off) and manoeuvres (turning) on site. A secured passage for trucks is the objective.

- After delivery, dangerous products must be securely stored. Take note of the H(azard) and P(recaution) regulations.

Emergency services

- Detours

- Hard or no passage

- Worsen the consequences of a possible accident because of hard passage

- The contractor is bound to contact the emergency services (police, fire department, hospitals, etc.) and the relevant transport companies in advance to discuss a traffic arrangement during the activities.

- In addition, the contractor is bound to inform the emergency services in time of the start date of the activities.

- The existing necessary evacuation possibilities must be maintained.

- The existing necessary access possibilities for the fire brigade must be maintained.

- Always keep the passage free.

- Draw up an intervention plan and pass it on to the involved services.

- Regularly review and adjust the intervention plan according to the circumstances.

Utilities

- Damage to pipes

- Release of gases

- Electrocution of third parties

- Faulty pipes, faulty water pipes and flooding of trenches and pits

- Subsidence due to excavation works

- Bad coordination

- Fire and explosion hazard

- Obtain information from the municipality and consult the central contact point

(KLIM/KLIP) with regard to the utility lines available on or along the construction site

- Utility line maps must be requested (registered) from concessionary companies before carrying out ground or excavation works.

- Take safety measures when working near utility lines :

• Make the employees aware of safety before starting work (mandatory toolbox meeting).

• Observe the safe distance for mechanical excavations. Further manual excavation mandatory for detecting the course of the pipes, placement of marks.

• Smoking/working with open flame and sources of ignition are strictly prohibited in the vicinity of gas pipes.

• Sufficient covering of cables against damage to works.

• The entire length of the cables must be supported.

• Necessary caution + wearing of PPE (including custom insulating shoes and gloves).

Local residents

Nearby managers

- Noise, vibrations, dust

- Machine exhaust gases

- Presence of residents

- Employ implementation techniques that limit the burden on local residents/operators.

- The contractor ensures that the least possible interaction is possible between the local residents and the site area.

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- Falling into trenches/pits, tripping hazard and danger of slipping

- Falling objects

- Limit forming of dust by using an extraction mechanism.

- Prepare location description and take photos beforehand.

- Apply measuring points.

- A solid site closure keeps local residents off the site, fence off passages for third parties.

- Adequately shield openings.

- Shield the work zone under the works.

- Pits and trenches with a falling hazard are protected with CPE so that they present no danger to local residents.

- It is prohibited to move heavy loads over members of the public.

Playing children

Unwanted visitors

- Entering the site by third parties during the activities

- Tripping

- Playing with construction materials

- Sabotaging machines

- Falling into building pits

- Site enclosure :

• Full site enclosure.

• Install extra sturdy vandal-proof fence (preferably fixed in ground).

- The workplace must always be left safely (outside of working hours) : close properly, store away machines, remove all possible risks and shield residual risks etc.

- Daily inspection of the site closure and site machinery. Disconnect power supply at the end of each day’s work. Machines are grouped.

- Signposting "Prohibited access" + listing of the risks & PPE (pictograms).

Working on or near public roads

- Collision with passing vehicles

- Vehicles that drive into the construction site

- The contractor is responsible for the making of a detailed signalisation plan for each phase. It must be approved by the qualified authority.

- The contractor must place the signalisation conform MB 07/05/1999, MB 11/10/1976, the general circular letter for site signalisation (part V, section 3 through 6) and SB 50, completed with the definitions in the specifications (Technical part, chapter X).

- Maintain all signalisations.

- Employees wear signalisation clothing (class depends on the circumstances).

- Workplaces, spaces and traffic routes must be lightened as much as possible with natural light. When this isn’t enough, there must be placed sufficient lighting.

- If necessary, mobile and shockproof light sources must be used.

- The colour of lighting can’t alternate or influence the observation of the signs.

- The installation of lighting is so placed that the type of lighting doesn’t cause a risk of accidents.

Other projects in the proximity (working or in the future)

- Risks due to interactions between the projects

- Preferably one health and safety coordinator for all projects.

- Consulting in advance, discuss the site plan and transport (horizontal and vertical).

- Solid separation between the projects.

- Limit the interaction to a minimum (e.g. start one project when the other is finished).

- Exchange of general health and safety plans.

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Demolition works in a centre

Demolition works near adjacent buildings

- Forming of dust : breathing problems, obstruction of sight (danger for traffic)

- Buried by falling scrap

- Stability of adjacent buildings

- Temporary a construction site sufficiently large. Detour if necessary.

- Demolition in dry periods or with a lot of dust formation : cover with water during the activities.

- When during the activities danger due to instability occurs, immediate evacuation of the adjacent buildings.

- A site manager always keeps a general overview over his own people, the public property, the risk of falling objects, the use of PPE, the unexpected presence of asbestos, manoeuvres of cranes, trucks and all other risks. If necessary extra personnel needs to be used.

Fire

- Spreading fire

- Avoid flammable activities as much as possible.

- Request a fire licence in advance for flammable activities if necessary.

- Place proper fire extinguishers in the direct proximity of the activities.

Polluted soil

- Spread of polluted soil

- When polluted soils with a risk for the well-being and health of employees are detected : stop the activities and place a cover.

Specific environment bound factors :

• School

- Interaction with activities of present schools

- The ban on loading and unloading equipment and containers in the 700 area remains in force from 8 to 9am and from 3 to 4pm. Access by trucks (>2.8T) to the SHAPE site is prohibited from 7.30am to 9am from Monday to Friday.

- Exceptional transport (height, length, weight, etc.) must be coordinated and requested 10 days in advance.

- When a truck arrives on or leaves the site, the contractor will need to provide people to accompany the truck transports.

- The construction site must be closed with fencing at all times (fencing also needs to be closed during working hours). Children may not be able to enter the construction site.

- It is required to attach a privacy screen to the fences to prevent visibility on the construction site.

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(Nearby) exploitation :

SHAPE

- Interaction with activities of the SHAPE

- Specific safety measures are in place at the site.

- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) determine the specific safety procedures and measures to be followed on site.

- Contractor(s) should submit their site layout plan proposal to the construction management for approval.

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2.5 RISKS DUE TO THE EXECUTION OF POSSIBLE LATER WORKS TO THE STRUCTURE

POSSIBLE LATER WORKS WITH CORRESPONDING RISKS

• See chapter 4 ‘Integration of preventive measures in design phase’.

• See post intervention dossier.

2.6 CRITICAL PHASES

The results of the risk analysis result in a list with critical phases.

This list is a summary of moments when the presence of the coordinator is required.

The coordinator must be warned in time (at least 5 days ahead) by the contractor when a critical phase is planned.

CRITICAL PHASES APPLICABLE COMMENTS

Installation of construction site and site organisation (on site and to the environment)

Building excavation X

Deep trenches or pits (>1,20m) X

Formwork, reinforce and concrete works X

Placing of scaffolding X

Structure (bricklaying, façade building, etc.) height >5m

Roof works height >5m

Cabinetwork height >5m

Assemblage of heavy prefab elements X

Finishing activities of technics X

When there is risky interference between the site and the environment bound factors of the nearby exploitation

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3 REGULATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES

PARTICULARLY FOR THIS STRUCTURE

What here follows, is an overview of the elements that cause risks and which therefore require prevention measures and/or attention. These are situations that are the result of the activities of the (sub)contractor and that may pose a risk for employees of the relevant contractor, but may also have consequences for third parties or later project phases.

3.1 CONSTRUCTION SITE SET-UP AND ORGANIZATION

All instructions included in this paragraph need to be indicated on a site plan that must be respected during the entire project.

SET-UP AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SITE PREMISES

• Arrange site premises grouped as much as possible and easily accessible.

• Bureaus and premises for employees must be accessible from the public road.

• Provide sufficient space and a levelled surface for the premises.

• All rooms must be equipped with sufficient and adequate fire extinguishers.

• Order and tidiness in the rooms is important.

• The contractors must submit a site plan and the safety coordinator must approve it. The content must meet the provisions from this health and safety plan.

SOCIAL PROVISIONS

• The regulations stated in the ARAB remain valid.

• Provide sufficient social provisions in function of the maximum number of employees on site.

• The subcontractors must follow the statutory rules for the accommodation of their employees as well.

• The sanitary rooms (changing rooms, refectories, bathrooms and toilets) must comply with the statutory hygienic and safety requirements. They need to be cleaned when necessary and at least once a day (appoint a supervisor). The sanitary drains must be connected to the public sewerage in accordance with the local regulations.

ORDER AND TIDINESS

• Order and tidiness are the most important safety factors. They are part of every work phase.

• Appoint a supervisor to clean the refectory, sanitary and changing rooms.

• Regularly clean and if necessary repair (road surface, lines, etc.) the common access roads to the site premises, the roads on site, the public road and the footpaths.

• Waste must be collected daily and removed at sufficient frequency by the contractor.

• Keep passages free from obstacles at all times.

• Place a shoe and boots brush at the entrance of the shack.

• Clear all passages.

• Provide sufficient bins and containers for pre-sortation.

WASTE REMOVAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS

• It’s forbidden to burn waste or other chemical products or to leave them behind or to pour it the sewerage.

• The contractor takes care of the selective waste collection and the removal of their own waste and that of the subcontractors to certified dumps. They must be able to submit the necessary proof.

• With the formation of a leakage or unwanted release of products in the environment (soil, water, air, etc.), it’s required to dike in the leakage and clean it.

• The employees ensure that the ground of the waste storage is equipped with a protective layer so contamination of the soil and sewerage is impossible.

• The company will be held liable for any damage that occurs as a result of pollution.

• In the extent that the employees violate the environmental and waste removal regulations, the project supervisor will take measures at the company’s expense after a written declaration in default.

• All oil stains caused by the company during the activities must be removed immediately by the employees of the company with sand or other absorbing material.

• Within the scope of the emission legislation, employees must avoid odour and noise hindrance at all times as well as the release of harmful gasses.

• Application of the new RD 16/03/’06 regarding ‘protection of employees against risks of exposure to asbestos’.

STORAGE OF MATERIALS

• Storage must happen at a fixed location without nuisance for traffic.

• Ordered and stable stacking.

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• Attention with stacking and replacing.

• Provide sufficient place.

• Compliance with the regulations of manufacturers (safety sheet).

STORAGE OF DANGEROUS PRODUCTS AND GAS BOTTLES

Dangerous products

• Long term storage is forbidden considering the limited time of activities.

• An SDS (= safety data sheet) of each dangerous product must be present. These must be provided by the supplier of manufacturer.

• All products must be stored in their original packaging with a label containing the hazard symbols.

• Full smoking ban.

• Employees are trained to recognize the hazard symbols and to work with the dangerous products.

• In case of an intervention by the fire brigade, the storage location for dangerous products and their present amount must be communicated immediately and spontaneously.

• Portable ABC extinguishers must always be available in the immediate vicinity.

• Storage in ventilated and sealed locations.

• The storage locations are invariable and must be assigned in consultation with the project supervisor and the safety coordinator.

• Separated storage to prevent interaction between various products. In case of liquids, the use of a tray is mandatory.

• If outdoor storage (gas bottles and solvents) : fence (minimum 2m) with pictograms adjusted to the nature of the product and an indication “dander, combustible products”. Storage must be at least 10m away from any other building.

There may not be any flammable material in the proximity.

Gas bottles

• Keep gas bottles upright and attached in open air or in a ventilated room.

• Protect from sunbeams and heat sources.

• Gas bottles must be provided with a valid label and hazard symbols.

• Store oxygen and acetylene bottles at least 1m from each other.

• Transport may only occur with a suitable device (hoisting cage, bottle trolley, etc.)

• Gas bottle waggons must be equipped with a portable ABC extinguisher.

• Gas bottles (full or empty) should either stand on a bottle cart or in a storage rack at a designated location.

• Damaged gas bottles must be removed from the construction site.

• Gas bottles must be outside the spark rage of flammable activities.

• Full smoking ban.

• Gas bottles may never be brought in a confined space.

FUEL STORAGE TANKS (MOBILE CONSTRUCTION TANKS FOR HEATING OIL)

• Single-walled tanks must always be placed in or above a containment system. The containment system must be able to absorb the entire volume of the tank.

• Double-walled tanks should not be placed in or above a containment system, provided they are equipped with a permanent leak detection system.

• All connections are leak-proof. The piping is in good condition. All couplings, pipes and valves must be mounted in such a way that they are easily accessible so that any leaks can be detected and repaired immediately.

• The tank must have a label and the necessary hazard symbols (CLP regulations).

ELECTRICAL SITE INSTALLATIONS

• The provisions contained in the AREI are always applicable.

• Minimum degree of protection IP44 for electric use in the open air.

• Inspection certificate by an EDTC prior to commissioning.

• Electrical cabinets for temporary construction site connections must be placed in a safe zone. These cabinets must be suitable for site use (sufficient weather protection, sturdy and stable construction, easy access to the circuit breakers and differential switch, etc.)

Sufficient connection possibilities (distribution boards) must be provided in the cabinet to prevent overloading. The distribution boards must always remain closed. All connections (plugs/sockets) must be suitable for use in humid conditions, minimum IP44. After working hours, the electrical installation should be switched off if possible.

• Above ground cables must always be hung up and/or protected against possible damage. Ground cables must be shielded or buried and marked.

ACCESS TO AND PASSAGE AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE

• Fencing and signalisation in function of the various successive activities must be checked and maintained regularly.

• Inscriptions with explicit access prohibition are applied in several places (RD 25/01/01, Annex III, part A-18a).

• At the site entrances, mandatory pictograms are provided to indicate the mandatory wearing of safety footwear, helmet and visibility vest.

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• Visits by unauthorized people must be requested in advance. The project supervisor must agree with it.

• Evacuation and escape routes must be remained. If it’s impossible, an alternative must be provided.

• Provide free passages in case of muddy terrain, e.g. wood, sand, concrete.

• The contractor is responsible for lighting on site, placed following the regulations. The contractor installs the general lighting and possible emergency lighting in consultation with the architect and the safety coordinator.

• Even when people leave the site, sufficient lighting needs to work for a safe passage on the public roads for residents and visitors.

• Keep sufficient work space (legally 80cm passage width).

TRAFFIC AND PARKING

• Loading and unloading of vehicles and other site traffic happens under sight of a member of the involved company.

• Provide sufficient parking zones for employees and management. The local and through traffic may not be hindered.

• Install waiting zones for trucks.

• Parking on public property happens in accordance to the local and general traffic regulations.

• The movement of the site vehicles is prohibited on public roads and remains subject to the traffic regulations.

• In application of art. 25, 4° of the Royal Decree of 25/01/01 concerning temporary or mobile construction sites and in accordance with the European Directive 71/127/EEC all commercial vehicles (+3.5 tons) carrying out work or deliveries on temporary or mobile construction sites will be equipped with a field of vision-improving system that reduces the 'blind spot' in the driver’s field of view to a minimum (via anti-tilt mirror or camera system).

DIVERSION OR USE OF PARTS OF THE PUBLIC ROAD

• Diversions are allowed but they will happen in consultation with the public servant and the district council.

• The diversion, the route for site traffic and the signalisation plan must be submitted to the authorized police service and the management for approval and after that submitted to the safety coordinator.

• If the traffic signs have no use outside the hours of activities, they must be covered or taken away at the end of the work day.

ARRANGEMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL PERMISSION, DUTY TO REPORT

• The regulations of VLAREM are always applicable.

• Each contractor and subcontractor has the duty to be in order with reports and permissions according to the regulations of VLAREM I and II.

• Proof of reports, requests of permissions and permissions must be submitted to the safety coordinator for entry in the coordination log book.

3.2 EXCAVATION AND GROUND WORKS

• Excavations : where will cladding be placed and where will be excavated under the embankment (indicate zone that is excavated + embankment). The area immediately around the site must remain clear : no trees, shrubs, drainage, pipes, land survey and other obstacles so that there is sufficient space for the excavator to dig under the embankment.

After all, an excavation is much larger than the mapped out contours.

• Check in advance and make inquiries about underground pipes.

• Set a defined work area for the machine. Prohibit all work around the machine.

• Indicate danger zones prior to starting the excavation works.

• Access to pits is possible with adapted, safe equipment (ladder, stairs etc.).

• The pits must be sufficiently excavated to allow circulation (e.g. around the formwork).

• For excavations deeper than 1,2m the necessity of cladding should be considered in function of the type of soil and the circumstances.

• Regular monitoring of the stability of neighbouring buildings is necessary.

• Since 01/04/2004 the regulation for earthmoving is applicable. This regulation is written under chapter 10 of VLAREBO (Flemish Regulation regarding Soil Sanitation).

3.3 PRESENCE OF UNDERGROUND CABLES

• KLIP/KLIM application must be submitted during both the study phase and the execution phase.

Present cable and pipeline managers (purely informative; only provides information about who is potentially present and not about where the utility lines are located) :

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Present cable and pipeline managers

• Before the beginning of the ground-moving activities, information about all underground cables and pipelines must be requested from the pipeline managers (KLIP/KLIM application) and this for the entire site area (possibly in sync with the phases). Possession of the plans does not relieve the contractor from care because a plan does not guarantee the correct location of underground pipelines. On the basis of the information received, all cables and pipes must be manually retrieved in order to ascertain the location and depth.