Imagine after bidding for a construction contract worth millions of naira for months and with so much anticipation, the company eventually validates your organization to execute the project.
Interesting! the management and everyone is thrilled. The successful completion of the project would not only enhance the growth of the company but also the staff hoping to benefit from the outcome. After all, who doesn’t cherish success and the possibility of an increased paycheck?
The race is finally over and being the project manager, you are excited and looking forward to executing a successful project by ensuring that the goals are met, the client is happy and foresee a brighter future for your organization.
In less than a week, series of accidents such as falls from height, falling objects, tripping hazard, defective equipment, tractor accident, vibrating tool hazard occurred.
The aftermath is an increase in ill health and injury, loss of reputation, legal repercussions, decreased in productivity and high premium insurance.
“Safety First” is a slogan that is more than words on a poster; they need to be internal attitudes that guide the basic behaviour of project teams. This is particularly true for projects that involve hands-on fieldwork, such as automotive, construction, manufacturing, energy, and utility industries. In order to have an effective safety program, the project manager must be a champion of safety.
A safety plan integrated into carrying out a project would:
- Reduce the number of injuries to personnel and operatives in the workplace through the prevention and control of workplace hazards.
- Minimize the risk of major accidents.
- Control workplace risks.
- Improve employee morale and enhance productivity.
- Minimize production interruptions and reducing material and equipment damage,
- Reduce the cost of insurance as well as the cost of employee absences,
- Minimize the legal cost of accident litigation, fines, reducing expenditures on emergency supplies and
- Reduce accident investigation time, supervisors’ time diverted, clerical efforts, and the loss of expertise and experiences.
The Project Safety Management course aims to give delegates an understanding of how to deal with health and safety issues on a project. The course is designed around safety and project management with an emphasis on providing delegates with the key skills and knowledge required to drive a successful project while achieving maximum safety performance.
