Abstract: To ensure that workers are protected during construction activities, all projects must have a construction safety management program in place to ensure compliance with mandated codes and standards. The Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)Plan is required of each construction project. Environment Health & Safety plan is a written set of guides for managing site health and safety matters. The EHS plan must be prepared by the main contractor before the project is commenced. It is important that the safety plan is understood by every staff and worker on the site and be made available at all times. It addresses those activities (normal and emergency situations) associated with work to be performed. The outline of project EHS Plan contains objective of project, description of project ,resources and organization chart, roles and responsibilities of all ,details of project EHS committee members, EHS risk assessment and safe work procedure for all activities, list of applicable legal & other requirement, work permit system to be followed, emergency response plan to deal with emergency situations, list of PPE applicable to perform the specific activity & their standard, training calendar and communication/reporting system EHS Plan assisting the project management team to perform their tasks in a normal and emergency situation. The field staff and the Site Safety professional will implement this plan during site work. Compliance with this Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Plan is required of all persons and third parties that perform fieldwork for project. The content of this EHS Plan may change or undergo revision based upon additional information made available to health and safety personnel, monitoring results, or changes in the technical scope of the work. Any changes proposed must be reviewed by the field staff/safety professionals and are subject to approval of the management.
Keywords: Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), work permit system, Manufacturing Industry.
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DOI:
10.17148/IARJSET.2022.9580