Eng13 - Group 4 - Workplace Problem

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Prepared By:

GROUP 4UNKNOWN, Karla Rose

BARRAGO, Jovan

FLORES, Aeron John

GATCHALIAN, Kenneth Lawrence

MARIANO, Daisie

PANTERAS, Yricka Roisa Annela

UNKNOWN MEMBER

WORKPLACE PROBLEM



Date: January 27, 2011

Time: Around 11:00 A.M.

Location: Eton Tower Construction Site at Makati City. Philippines

Due to overloading, the gondola lift of the construction site snapped and crashed

from as high as 32nd floor to the 7th floor of the said tower, having eleven constructionworkers as passengers.

The gondola crash caused a fatal accident, ten passengers was confirmed deadwhile one was severely injured.

Three companies where held liable to the accident by the DOLE. They areaccused for violating the safety standards.

Case # 004



OUTLINE

I. STATEMENT OF THE WORKPLACE PROBLEM

II. CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM

III. SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

IV. REFERENCES



I. Statement of the Workplace

Problem



WORKPLACE LOCATION:

y Building Construction Site

Examples:

- condominium

- shopping malls

- business centers

Fig. 1 The 39-story Eton Tower

construction site at Makati City

Yricka





Sources of Information

y Television

y Newspaper

y Internety Radio

Yricka



Construction Equipments Involved in the

Problem

y Gondola Lift

y Scaffoldings

Yricka



What is a Gondola Lift?

y It is a type of aerial lift, often called cable car, which issupported and propelled by cables from above. [1]

y

It is usually driven by an engine or an electric motor.

y In construction sites, it serves as the elevator for going up or

down the floors.

y It also serves as a platform for construction workers whoinstalls window glasses or paints the building.

Daisie



Some Pictures of a Gondola Lift

Daisie



Daisie



What is a Scaffolding

y Scaffolding is a temporary structure used to supportpeople and material in the construction orrepair of buildings and other large structures. It is usually amodular system of metal pipes or tubes, although it can bemade out of other materials. [2]

y It is used to support the Gondola Lift.

karla



Some Pictures of Scaffoldings

karla



II. Causes of the Problem



1. Scaffoldings or the gondola lift support is weak.

2. Gondola lift overloading.

3. Gondola Lift is not registered to the government,

therefore safety of operation is questionable.4. Lack of training and information to the construction

workers.

5. No safety officer present in the construction site.

6. Lack of warning signs.

CAUSES:

Aeron



III. Solution to the Problem



Solution:

1. Construction engineers should design the scaffoldingsand other supports for the gondola lift very well. Thisincludes proper analysis of design and materials to be

used.

2. Proper operation for the Gondola Lift should befollowed. Construction workers must be informed.

A gondola operator should be assigned as well.

kenneth



FLOW CHART FOR OPERATING A GONDOLA HAVING A

5 PERSON MAXIMUM CAPACITY

Start

Loading

If no. of

loadedperson <=5,

then YES.

Otherwise,

NO.

Run the

gondola

Unload the

gondola

YES NO

Unload the

gondola

jovan



3. Gondola Lift should be registered to the governmentagency (DOLE in Philippines) so that they can checkedand approve if your gondola lift is safe.

4. Each construction site should have a safety officer, whois responsible for informing the constructions worker aswell as ensuring the overall safety of the construction

workers , equipments and site.

kenneth



Other safety measures to follow:

y Construction workers should always wear PPE (PersonalProtective Equipments) such as hard hats, gloves, safety shoes

and safety harness. These should add extra protection againstworkplace accidents.

Unknown group member



y The management should put warning sign which indicatesthe maximum capacity of the gondola lift.

y Finally, we should always be alert!

Unknown group member



References

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondola_lift

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaffolding

[3] University and Occupational Safety Manual, pp 194 ² 199

[4] Istockphoto.com



TOMORROW is a product of

SAFETY«

-Anonymous

THANK YOU!!!

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Eng13 - Group 4 - Workplace Problem