BY: MOHIT PANCHAL15001515006MCRM 1ST YEAR

WHAT IS SAFETY & WHY IT IS IMPORTANT?

Owners, Facilities Managers and their employees have a clear legal and moral obligation to provide a safe physical environment for residents, contractors and visitors to a building.

The provision of a safe environment is critical for the long-term success of any building and presents an essential aspect of the duty of care that must be demonstrated by the various stakeholders with the ability to do so.

CONSTRAINTS OF SAFETY IDENTIFYING

EXISTING SAFETY ISSUES

MITIGATING EXISTING SAFETY

ISSUES

SAFETY PLANNING

ENSURING THE SYSTEMS AND

PROCESSES ARE IN PLACE TO IDENTIFY

DEALING WITH SAFETY ISSUES

What is a Safety Management System?

• An SMS is a comprehensive and integrated system that ensures that all work at the facility is conducted safely

• It should be fully documented, accessible and comprehensible to those that need to use it

• It recognises the potential for errors and establishes robust defences (control measures) which are fully implemented, to ensure that errors do not result in accidents or near misses

• It is comprises a set of work practices and procedures for monitoring and improving the safety and health of all aspects of the operation

Key Elements of the SMSPolicy

Planning

Implementing

Assessing

Management Review

GENERAL APPROACH TO SAFETYPLANNING

WHAT ARE DANGEROUS GOODS ?

'Dangerous goods' are materials or items with hazardous properties which, if not properly controlled, present a potential hazard to human health and safety, infrastructure and/ or their means of transport.

RISKS INVOLVED IN KEEPING DANGEROUS GOODS

Storage and use of dangerous goods and flammable substances within apartment facilities has potential to cause damage to property, the environment and the building’s occupants.

The use of chemicals for routine activities such as cleaning can give rise to significant impacts on indoor environment quality, as well as affecting the health of cleaners or those in the immediate facility.

CLASSIFICATION Explosives

Gases

Flammable Liquids

Flammable Solids

Oxidizing Substances

Toxic & Infectious Substances

Radioactive Material

Corrosives

Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods

DANGEROUS GOODS MANAGEMENT Knowing the type and volume of each of the dangerous goods used within the facility, and the disposal requirements associated with each type

Providing appropriate storage, signage and segregation of dangerous goods

Providing spill kits for clean-up of oil and diesel spills

Ensuring Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are available at the point of use for all dangerous goods

Storing and using chemicals in accordance with MSDS recommendations to avoid fumes and odours

Storing flammable goods in a lockable metal fireproof cabinet

Ensuring service providers are adequately trained in the safe storage and handling of the dangerous goods they use, and incorporate requirements into contracts

Ensure large volumes of dangerous goods are notified to the relevant Authority (generally this is the Work Cover Authority at the state government level) and that any licensing requirements are adhered to.