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Document 600 SITE SPECIFIC HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN CHAPTER: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities COUNTRY: Uganda COMMUNITY: Mulobere PROJECT: Bugonzi Primary School RWHS TRIP TYPE: Implementation TRAVEL DATES: May-June, 2012 PREPARED BY Scott Evan Miller Katheryn Hope-Wilkinson February 1st, 2012 ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS-USA www.ewb-usa.org EMERGENCY CONTACT PAGE/PROTOCOLS (Form 606) Place holder for completed and printed 606 document DIRECTIONS & MAP TO MEDICAL FACILITIES 1) Masaka Hospital (in Masaka, Uganda) Masaka Regional Hospital would be the first choice in emergency medical care for medical situations on the project site in Bugonzi, Uganda. Masaka Hospital is one of the regional referral hospitals and the referral hospital for the district for which our project site is located (Masaka District). It is a public hospital funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free. The bed capacity is 330. The contact number for the Masaka Hospital is 0481-20018. The medical superintendent is Dr. Tom Rukundo. (http://www.medicstravel.co.uk/countryhospitals/africa/uganda.htm). The distance from the project site to the Masaka Hospital is 46 km (28.6 miles). Project Site in Bugonzi Directions: From the project site in Bugonzi, travel south to the Mbarara – Masaka main road. Take a left on the Mbarara – Masaka Road to go east toward Masaka. Cross the river, and take a sharp left onto Kumbu Road. Continue until the first roundabout, and then take the first exit onto Alex Sseboa road (going north). Take an immediate left to enter into the Masaka Hospital. 2) Kitovu Hospital (in Masaka, Uganda) Kitovu Hospital would be a secondary choice to the Masaka Regional Hospital. The distance from the project site to the Kitovu Hospital is 48.9 km (30.4 miles). The Kitovu Hospital, also known as St. Joseph’s Hospital, is located 3 miles east outside of Masaka. It is a two hundred bed private not for profit hospital, operating under the umbrella organization Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (http://www.kitovu-hospital.org/). Kitovu Hospital notes that its surgical ward was modernized in 2008. General contact phone number is (+256)48121226. Project Site in Bugonzi Directions: From the project site in Bugonzi, travel south to the Mbarara – Masaka main road. Take a left on the Mbarara – Masaka Road to go east toward Masaka. Cross the river and continue onto the BroadWay Road / Masaka – Kampala Road. Take a right immediately before the Kituvo Cathedral Road (at Lubuuke’s Garage/polling station). Take a slight right, then the first left. Take a right at the first encountered T-intersection, at which the Kituvo Hospital should be visible. 3) The Surgery (in Kampala, Uganda) “The Surgery” is a local hospital in Kampala that houses antivenoms for snake bites and spider bites. The Surgery has 24-hour walk-in appointments and 24-hour urgent and emergency care for illness and injury. General contact phone number is 0414 256003 Emergency/ambulance phone number (24-hours) is 0752 756003 Directions: Travel to the Masaka – Kampala Road, Uganda, and drive northeast on this road. In Kampala, at the first roundabout, take the second exit. Take a left onto A 109, then a left onto Wakaliga Road. Continue onto Albert Cook Road. Turn left onto Namirembe Road. Turn right onto Makerere Hill Road. At Wandegeya Roundabout, continue onto Haji Musa Kasule Road. At the next roundabout, take the third exit onto Yusuf Lule Road. Continue straight through the next roundabout, then turn left onto John Babiha (Acacia) Avenue. Take the first right onto Lower Kololo Terrace Road. The destination will be Plot 2 Acacia Avenue, Kololo, Kampala. 4) Mhirizi Clinic The Mhirizi Clinic is locally trusted medical station that can be accessed for non-trauma, non- serious injury situations. The clinic was attended during a previous implementation for treatment of malaria. Directions: Written directions to the Mhirizi Clinic were not acquired on the previous trips. Directions will be acquired on this trip, as well as GPS coordinates should the travel team attend the clinic. SIGNATURE PAGE Engineers Without Borders - USA Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan Project Information Name: Bugonzi Primary School RWHS Location: Mulobere, Uganda Chapter: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Travel Dates Start Date: May xx, 2012 End Date: June xx, 2012 Project Team H&S Representative Signatures The undersigned confirm that all the information contained in this document is current and correct as of January 14th, 2012 and that all travel team members will be briefed on the contents prior to travel. Health & Safety Officer #1: TBD Date: Health & Safety Officer #2: TBD Date: Project Lead: Katheryn Hope-W Date: 1/14/12 U.S. Check-In Contact: Emily Hoskins Date: 1/14/12 Professional Mentor: Jane Davidson Date: 1/14/12 TABLE OF CONTENTS EMERGENCY CONTACT PAGE/PROTOCALS (FORM 606) .................................................. ...................................................................................................................................................0 DIRECTIONS & MAP TO MEDICAL FACILITY .................................................................... i PERSONAL HEALTH CHECKLISTS (Form 603) .................... Error! Bookmark not defined. SIGNATURE PAGE ...................................................................................................................0 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................1 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................5 1.1 Site Background & Description .........................................................................................5 1.2 History Of Prior Activities At The Site ..............................................................................0 1.3 Contractors And Other Parties ...........................................................................................0 2.0 ORGANIZATION AND COORDINATION .........................................................................7 2.1 Key Project Personnel .......................................................................................................0 Table 2.1 – Key Project Personnel .......................................................................................7 2.2 Health and Safety Personnel ..............................................................................................7 Table 2.2 – Health And Safety Personnel .............................................................................7 2.3 Team Member Responsibilities..........................................................................................8 Table 2.3 – Team Member Responsibilities .........................................................................8 3.0 TASK DESCRIPTIONS........................................................................................................9 3.1 Specific Scope of Work .....................................................................................................0 3.2 Point-to Point Travel Details............................................................................................ 10 Table 3.2: Point To Point Travel Details ........................................................................... 10 3.3 Project Schedule ................................................................................................................0 Table 3.3 – Schedule ......................................................................................................... 11 4.0 TASK SAFETY AND HEALTH RISK ANALYSES .......................................................... 12 4.1Preliminary Evaluation .......................................................................................................0 Table 4.1 – Task Health & Safety Risk Analysis................................................................ 12 4.2 Security .......................................................................................................................... 13 4.3 Chemical Hazards............................................................................................................ 14 4.4 Biological Hazards .......................................................................................................... 14 4.5 Physical Hazards ...............................................................................................................0 5.0 COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................................................ 16 5.1 On Site Communications ...................................................................................................0 5.1.1 Cell Phones ............................................................................................................... 16 University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Health & Safety Plan Uganda, Mulobere Page 1 of 27 5.1.2 Radios ...................................................................................................................... 16 5.1.3 Hand Signals............................................................................................................. 17 5.1.4 Emergency Signals ................................................................................................... 17 5.1.5 Translator Names ...................................................................................................... 17 5.2 Offsite Communications