HEALTH & SAFETY PLAN
Project: Client: Contractor: Site Location: Prepared By: Date:
- INTRODUCTION
This Health and Safety Plan outlines the policies, procedures, responsibilities and control measures required to ensure safe working conditions for all employees, contractors and visitors on the project. It forms part of the contractor’s Occupational Health and Safety Management System and demonstrates compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993) and the Construction Regulations.
- PROJECT SCOPE
Provide a brief description of the project, including:
- Type of work
- Duration
- Key activities
- Number of employees
- High‑risk tasks
- Specialist contractors
- LEGAL COMPLIANCE
This Health and Safety Plan complies with:
- Occupational Health and Safety Act (85 of 1993)
- Construction Regulations
- General Safety Regulations
- Electrical Machinery Regulations
- Driven Machinery Regulations
- Client specifications
- Applicable SANS standards
- ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Client
- Provide project‑specific safety requirements
- Ensure contractor compliance
- Conduct audits
Principal Contractor
- Implement and maintain the Health & Safety Plan
- Appoint competent persons
- Ensure safe working conditions
Construction Manager
- Oversee daily operations
- Enforce safe work procedures
- Conduct inspections
Supervisors
- Monitor workers
- Enforce PPE
- Report incidents
Employees
- Follow safe work procedures
- Use PPE
- Report hazards
- HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & RISK ASSESSMENT
A project‑specific risk assessment must be conducted for all activities. This includes:
- Identifying hazards
- Evaluating risks
- Implementing control measures
- Reviewing risks when conditions change
Risk assessments must be available on site at all times.
- CONTROL MEASURES
Engineering Controls
- Guarding
- Barriers
- Machine safety devices
- Ventilation
Administrative Controls
- Safe work procedures
- Permits to work
- Toolbox talks
- Training
PPE
- Hard hats
- Safety boots
- Gloves
- Eye protection
- Hearing protection
- Respiratory protection (where required)
- SAFE WORK PROCEDURES
Safe work procedures must be developed for:
- Working at heights
- Excavations
- Electrical work
- Hot work
- Lifting operations
- Use of power tools
- Traffic management
- Confined spaces
These procedures must be communicated to all employees.
- EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Emergency Contacts
- Site Supervisor
- Safety Officer
- First Aiders
- Fire Department
- Ambulance Services
Emergency Actions
- Raise alarm
- Evacuate to assembly point
- Provide first aid
- Contact emergency services
- Record incident
Emergency Equipment
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kits
- Spill kits
- Emergency signage
- TRAINING & COMMUNICATION
All employees must receive:
- Site induction
- Task‑specific training
- Toolbox talks
- PPE training
- Emergency response training
Training records must be kept on file.
- INCIDENT REPORTING
All incidents, injuries, near misses and unsafe conditions must be reported immediately to the Safety Officer.
Incident investigations must:
- Identify root causes
- Recommend corrective actions
- Prevent recurrence
- HEALTH & SAFETY FILE
The following documents must be included:
- Legal appointments
- Risk assessments
- Safe work procedures
- Training records
- Medical certificates
- Toolbox talks
- Inspection registers
- Emergency procedures
- MONITORING & REVIEW
The Health and Safety Plan must be reviewed:
- Monthly
- After incidents
- When work activities change
- When new hazards are identified
- APPROVAL
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