Project Manager’s Checklist

Here is a sample checklist of health and safety requirements for the various stages of a project. At all stages, ensure that everyone on site has the appropriate resources for preventing or controlling workplace hazards.

Pre-bid Documents Should Include:
  •  Requests for clearance certificates, liability insurance, WSIB records.
  •  Written confirmation from subcontractors that they will comply with your safety program.
  •  Copies of subcontractors’ health and safety programs.
  •  Designation of competent supervision.
  •  Request to conduct inspections, investigations, orientations (specified times).
  •  A description of the lines of communication.
  •  The penalties for non-compliance.
  •  A statement that attendance is required at project meetings and training sessions.

Before Or At The Beginning Of a Project

Ensure that…
  •  The following are posted:
  -  Notice of project
  -  Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Regulations for Construction Projects
  -  First Aid Requirements Regulation (Regulation 1101 under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act)
  -  WSIB form 82 (“In case of injury” poster)
  -  The company’s health and safety policy
  -  Names of Health and Safety Representative, JHSC members, and Worker Trades Committee members
  -  MOL orders
  -  Warning signs
  •  Form 1000s are completed by each subcontractor
  •  Locates for overhead powerlines or underground utilizes are completed
  •  The lay-out of the site has designated areas for storage, trailers, first-aid stations, fire extinguishers, bathrooms, potable (drinkable) water, and parking
  •  There are clear emergency routes, and that the general public is protected from the site’s hazards
  •  Work areas have adequate lighting
  •  Workers have all gone through site orientation sessions
  •  Workers have easy access to necessary documents, e.g.
  -  manuals
  -  manufacturers’ instructions
  -  engineering reports
  -  safe operation procedures
  -  hazard assessments
  -  site-specific procedures.

As The Project Proceeds
  •  Be a good role model for supervisors and workers.
  •  Attend and assist with orientations and safety meetings.
  •  Ask for up-to-date WSIB and insurance certificates to be included with subcontractors’ progress draws.
  •  Conduct both scheduled and unannounced inspections.
  •  Review MOL orders to ensure follow-up.
  •  Review accident/incident investigation reports.
  •  Ensure corrective actions is taken for any problems.
  •  Monitor and measure both progress and results.

When The Project is Finished
  •  Review safety program components to verify if they are adequate for the next project.
  •  Evaluate site performance by reviewing:
  -  accident/incident reports
  -  inspections reports
  -  training records
  -  MOL orders
  -  subcontractor compliance
  •  Recognize good performance of both individuals and contractors.

Check For Compliance
Ensure that site conditions and practices comply with current legal requirements (such as Ontario regulation 213/9: the Construction Regulation) and the company’s health and safety program. Ensure that contractual obligations by sub-contracted employers are implemented and enforced before the work begins.

Enforce Compliance
In cooperation with site supervisors, ensure that corrective action is taken and that facts are documents in situations where there is:
  -  non-compliance with health and safety regulations
  -  non-compliance with contracts
  -  a hazard to workers
  • Ensure that supervisors are held accountable for their responsibilities.

Share Your Persepective
Your knowledge of the “big picture” of the project – the history of the project’s development, the overall design, and the major work processes – is valuable information, and you may be the only person on-site who has it.

Because of your knowledge – as well as the experience, skills and abilities which have made you a project manager – you can help develop solutions for challenging health and safety programs. You may see things that other’s don’t. Share the insights you have gained from your experiences with site supervisors and workers. Fill in the gaps in their knowledge of the project.

Dispute Revolution
If disputes arise between supervisors, health and safety representatives, employers and workers, offer options for resolving the problem. When people are debating a health and safety issue, ensure that the solution complies with the law and the company’s health and safety policy.

Get More Information
The Construction Safety Association of Ontario (CSAO) offers resources and training. Need to know more about health and safety? CSAO has a wealth of handbooks, sample forms, posters, stickers, videos and training programs. The association recommends:

  •  The training program Basics of Supervising.
  •  The training session Managing Health and Safety in Construction
  •  The Contractor’s Toolkit, a book of sample policies and procedures.
  •  Poster you need to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
  •  The Construction Health and Safety Manual – CSAO’s encyclopedia of information on preventing injuries and illnesses.
  •  The video New on the Job, which you can see use during employee orientation.

You can also call the association at 1-800-781-2726 or visit the web site at www.csao.org .



 

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