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cornelius  
#1 Posted : 06 June 2012 07:05:35(UTC)
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cornelius
Hello all, I hope you can give me some advice, what is the ratio of safety personnel on to the amount of workers on a contrsuction site to comply by legal standards? and where can I find more information on this.
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RayRapp  
#2 Posted : 06 June 2012 10:05:53(UTC)
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RayRapp
This topic has been discussed before...there is no legal standard that I'm aware of for the ratio of h&s staff to workers. It all depends on the nature of the project, which can differ is size, risk and other factors. The PC needs to determine what is the suitable level of site supervision and monitoring in line with day to day activities.
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Lawlee45239  
#3 Posted : 06 June 2012 11:05:24(UTC)
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Lawlee45239
cornelius wrote:
Hello all, I hope you can give me some advice, what is the ratio of safety personnel on to the amount of workers on a contrsuction site to comply by legal standards? and where can I find more information on this.



Hi ya,

As per the above post, there is nothing set in stone legally with regards to the ratio, and it depends on the size of the job and Client requirements. Previously I have worked on a small site where the Client requested I be there all the time and have a co-ordinator too.

But on site, normally there will be at least one site based safety person (Depending on the size of the project) or one visiting weekly. Apart from a safety person, nearly all \contract Manager/Project Managers/ Supervisors/ Foremen should have attended SSSTS or SMSTS so they have knowledge on the subject.
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peter gotch  
#4 Posted : 06 June 2012 12:53:00(UTC)
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peter gotch
Hi Cornelius

It's also heavily dependent on the competence of site managers, supervisors and operatives.
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118ncg  
#5 Posted : 10 June 2012 19:50:12(UTC)
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118ncg
Lawlee45239 wrote:
cornelius wrote:
Hello all, I hope you can give me some advice, what is the ratio of safety personnel on to the amount of workers on a contrsuction site to comply by legal standards? and where can I find more information on this.



Hi ya,

As per the above post, there is nothing set in stone legally with regards to the ratio, and it depends on the size of the job and Client requirements. Previously I have worked on a small site where the Client requested I be there all the time and have a co-ordinator too.

But on site, normally there will be at least one site based safety person (Depending on the size of the project) or one visiting weekly. Apart from a safety person, nearly all \contract Manager/Project Managers/ Supervisors/ Foremen should have attended SSSTS or SMSTS so they have knowledge on the subject.

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