Risk Assessment & Safe Working Practice

RA Ref Number: 34b Revision: 3 Project/Job Number Reference Insert Job Number Approval Date: 30/03/2018
RA Description: Installing Conduit Next Review Date: 01/04/2019
Notes: Please refer to Safe Working Practices 34b for definitions of items in this assessment. Created by: Lee Davies
Risk Assessment The summary risk assessment is calculated as “Likelihood” x “Consequence” Issued by: Insert Name
Method & Scoring and categorised as follows; 1 to 6 = Low Risk – 7 to 16 = Medium Risk – 17 to 25 = High Risk Issue Date: Insert Date

TASK HAZARDS PERSONS INITIAL CONTROL MEASURES REVISED

AFFECTED RISK RISK LEVEL
LEVEL

Installing PVC Injuries from Engineer Likelihood 4 Only engineers who are trained to do so install / cut conduit. Likelihood 1
conduit. hacksaw used to cut Severity 4 Engineers use hand tools that are in good condition, with sharp blades that are Severity 4
conduit. Total 16 not damaged or prone to snapping. Total 4
Medium Risk Conduit is cut on a flat surface. Low Risk
Conduit is held firmly whilst it is being cut.
Installing PVC Injuries to hands Engineer Likelihood 4 Only engineers who are trained to do so install / set conduit. Likelihood 1
conduit. whilst using a Severity 4 Engineers use hand tools that are in good condition, that are not damaged or Severity 4
bending spring to set Total 16 prone to snapping. Total 4
Medium Risk Bending springs are inspected prior to use, and if found to be over stretched or Low Risk
conduit.
damaged are placed out of use.
Conduit is set typically by bending it over the knee; engineers are trained
in the best working practices of using the spring for this task.
Installing PVC Injuries from Engineer / Likelihood 4 Engineers do not carry bundles of conduit through buildings alone, Likelihood 1
conduit. handling lengths of others present. Severity 4 another person is present to open doors, warn others etc. Severity 4
conduit. Total 16 Conduit is stored safely and not left lying around as a trip hazard. Total 4
Medium Risk Low Risk
Only the amount of conduit to be used straight away is taken to the
workplace, others are left in storage until they are required.

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TASK HAZARDS PERSONS INITIAL CONTROL MEASURES REVISED

AFFECTED RISK RISK LEVEL
LEVEL

Installing steel Injuries from Engineer / Likelihood 4 Engineers do not carry bundles of conduit through buildings alone, Likelihood 1
conduit. handling lengths of others present Severity 4 another person is present to open doors, warn others etc. Severity 4
conduit. Total 16 Conduit is stored safely and not left lying around as a trip hazard. Total 4
Medium Risk A dedicated work area is established for the cutting / setting of conduit, Low Risk
and spare tube is kept here.
Only the amount of conduit to be used straight away is taken to the work
area, others are left in storage until they are required.
Installing steel Injuries from cutting, Engineer Likelihood 4 Only engineers who are trained to do so install / cut conduit. Likelihood 1
conduit. setting, bending, Severity 4 Conduit is cut, set, and bent, threaded using a pipe vice to hold the Severity 4
threading steel Total 16 conduit. The correct size-setting wheel is always used. Total 4
conduit. Medium Risk Engineers use hand tools that are in good condition, with sharp blades Low Risk
that are not damaged or prone to snapping.

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Safe Working Practice: 34b – Installing Conduit

1 PURPOSE: The purpose of this guide is to highlight safe working practices for: Installing Conduit.

IT MUST NOT BE TREATED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR TRAINING

2 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

Operators must wear

➢ Safety Boots/Shoes incorporating steel toe-caps

➢ CDI issued work wear
➢ Dust masks – where appropriate
➢ Ear protectors - where appropriate.

3 BEFORE WORK

➢ Flexible conduit. To comply with BS 731 / BS 6053.

➢ Flexible conduit (Copex) is only to be used to form short connections between other
containment systems, or where a run is required to be moveable.

➢ Typical examples are linking a steel conduit to a machine where Copex is installed through a
cabling trough in the machine, or linking a basket tray to a floor box in a raised floor where
the floor box may have to move in future.

4 DURING WORK

➢ Where the feeder conduit is steel, or where mechanical damage is possible, steel lined Copex
should be used. All PVC Copex should only be used where risk of mechanical damage is very
low.
➢ Installation of Copex is by loose laying, do not fix as the tube needs to be able to move.
➢ Normal conduit boxes will fit onto Copex, and through boxes are used to form a feed point in
a longer run.
➢ You can use cable base fixings with Tyraps to fix flexible conduit to a wall, or it can be
Trapped direct for other applications.
➢ Be careful not to over tighten the Tyraps and crush the conduit.
➢ Copex termination is by cutting with a hand held junior hacksaw, as for PVC conduit. The
end coupler is fitted to the Copex by threaded gland. Be careful not to over tighten these as
this can cause the thread to strip, and the gland to become loose.

5 AFTER WORK

➢ Check all tools for any damage, and place them out of use if any is found.

➢ Remove all waste materials and place into approved waste containers or remove from site.

CDI GROUP LTD PLACES GREAT IMPORTANCE ON EVERYONE'S SAFETY:

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY

ACTION

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