Year: Intake 3 2012-2013
Group Members HK ID No.
LAU KAI CHI Z 1720XX (X)
SIU SAI WAI Z 2005XX (X)
CHOI YUET Z 9173XX (X)
CHAN CHI HIN Z 5511XX (X)
CHENG WAI HUNG JOSEPH C 6278XX (X)
Title of the assignment:
Case Study on Safety Management
Name of the Tutor:
Ho Sik Keung, Raylen
Date of Submission:
08-Mar-13
Tai Lee Construction Company Limited
Contract No. ABC001
Yuen Long Development – (clearing of clogged sewage manholes)
Site Safety and Quality Management Plan
Content
1. Identify the relevant Legislation
2. Collate information on similar cases
3. Analysis the key features of the case and identify the risk on construction safety and quality
Appendix I) Safe Working Procedure Report II) Reference
1.0 Identify the relevant Legislation 1.1 The Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulation (the Regulation) applies to work in an industrial undertaking that takes place: ← within a confined space ← within the immediate vicinity of , and is associated with work occurring within, a confined space 1.2 Preface 1.2.1 Working close to or in a manhole receives potential dangers which may result in serious accidents. The common ones include falls/slips, fire or explosion, oxygen depletion, gas poisoning, heat stress, drowning, asphyxiation arising from gas, fume, vapour and entrapment by free flowing solid. It is always overlooked or neglected, dangers involving gases, leading to serious casualties. 1.2.2 Remind persons entering or working in a manhole to take appropriate measures, including measures for the prevention of lack of oxygen and poison gas. “Certified workers(Note 1)” must be familiar with the ‘Code of Practice – Safety and Health at Work in Confined Spaces’, and before entering a manhole, they must take all necessary safety precautions to ensure safety at work. (Note 1) Under the Factories and