A construction worker accidentally slips off a piece of scaffolding, and is saved by his harness. He is successfully rescued sometime laterby his co-workers, and made to lie down. Afterwards, he is found dead from a sudden rush of blood flowing back to the body from his cramped legs, causing irreparable damage to the kidneys and brain.

This unfortunate scene from real life was shared yesterday by Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) experts in scaffolding and safety measures, during a dialogue session on the sidelines of the Building and Construction Exhibition (BuildEx) 2016, at the Indoor Stadium in Berakas.

Instead of plunging directly into the technical aspects of safety measures, Awang Haji Jaafar Ali bin Haji Juli, an experienced trainer and consultant on Scaffolding and Work at Height (WAT) from Adinin Training and Development Centre (ATDC); and Awang Haji Mohd Aziman bin Haji Jamil, a trainer in lifting and rigging, began the session with actual life stories and presentations.

They argue that this method enables audiences to be more receptive, when discussing the importance of HSE in jobs and industries with occupational hazards.

During the session, Haji Jaafar Ali warned his audience against placing too much faith in height safety harnesses, since it is the precautionary measures adopted at the construction site that should provide workers with actual security.

He also recounted another real-life incident from Malaysia, involving a young man being sucked into a hole during a plant maintenance project, saying that it was several days before people finally realised what had happened to him.

According to the two experts, the establishment of a work safety culture is essential for the shilling demands of the 21st Century.

"If a person asks another person to help him take down a banner from a great height for $200, without taking any safety measures, that would be unethical because of the dangers involved. The person who takes the offer must know that he is taking a great risk, and the employer must know that he is accountable with no safety regulations in place," said Haji Jaafar Ali, one of the members in a core group covering safety practices, at the Energy and Industry Department at the Prime Minister's Office.

"There has to be a culture of HSE in a society, in whatever type of employment. This is the awareness that we want to establish," he added.

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