Video Surveillance System (Construction Site)
Video surveillance system (VSS) for construction sectorFrom 1 June 2024, all construction worksites with a contract value of $5 million and above required to install VSS.The VSS is a network of cameras, monitors or display units, and recorders used for: Surveillance Identification of workplace safety and health (WSH) risks Facilitation of incident investigation and corrective actions Deterrence of unsafe workplace behaviors
VSS must be installed at the following locations:
Every area, including every floor of a building under construction, where any of the following works is carried out
or intended to be carried out:
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•Work at height where a person may fall off or through a distance of more than 2 meters.
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•Erection, dismantling and maintenance of scaffolds and formwork structures.
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•Excavation works and shoring.
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•Every area where lifting operations are carried out or intended to be carried out or lifting machines, such
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as cranes , gondolas or mobile elevated working platforms are used.
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•Every area where industrial trucks such as forklifts, excavators or steam rollers are used.
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•Every area where vehicular traffic might pose danger to persons carrying out any work.
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•Every loading or unloading area.
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•Every confined space where any work is carried out or intended to be carried out, if a VSS can be safely installed.