Development of an Internal Safety Evaluation Program for Ready Mixed Concrete Producers

Abstract

The aim of this study is to assist the safety specialists and departments in ready mixed concrete (RMC) industry by preparing an internal safety evaluation program (ISEP). To constitute an ISEP the 287-item control list was created and grouped as negligible, moderate, and critical. The control list was applied to thirteen RMC plants which belongs to one RMC company. It is found that even the same company cannot ensure stability in terms of OHS between its plants, none of the plants had an approved OHS policy, emergency action plan and a plant entrance OHS warning sign. OHS training was mostly missing in plants.

Keywords

• construction industry
• ready mixed concrete
• internal safety evaluation program
• safety management system
• risk assessment

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