Health related Risk Assessment form for Steel Structure Construction Site
No Job Activity (Tasks)
1 Potential occupation health
hazards
Establishment of physical
2
protection
3 Working at height
4 Falling object
5 Slips, Trips and falls
6 Electricity
What can harm you What can happen (Risks) Causes which need to be managed
(Hazards) (Controlled)
Air, chemical and Caused by air contaminants, Recognizing and evaluating the
biological hazards chemical, biological, and ergonomic occupational health hazards and
hazards  developing proper controls for them
Hazardous Caused by health and safety risks Provision of personal protection
operations on construction equipment
Do not start any work at height if cables
are near until you have reported and
received further instruction,
Caused by unsafe working
Falls from Height Only use adequate work platforms with
platforms
suitable guardrails or other collective
measures, before resorting to fall arrest
equipment.
Be extra cautious in windy conditions and
ensure a chin strap is worn with your head
protection.
Can kill or seriously Caused by unsecured in pouches or
If using scaffolding it should be secured
injure someone some other safe means.
to avoid items falling by having the
scaffolding wrapped or using some other
means.
Make sure your work area is clean and as
Can suffer sprains or even a surface as possible.
fractures if you trip Caused by if you trip over waste Wear suitable approved footwear with
over waste and and debris non-slip soles.
debris Clear up after you at intervals, and at the
end of the day
Experiencing an Caused by electric shock, ruined Don’t take chances with electricity cables,
 treat all cables as live until you know
otherwise.
If using powered hand tools make sure
electric shock electric cable and unskillful labors that the supply voltage is correct for the
equipment
Ensure all plugs and leads are in good
condition a free from defect
Can result in a
painful and
Caused by welding, without Always wear PPE and welding curtains
7 Welding sometimes long-
appropriate PPE or welding curtains during welding
lasting condition
called arc-eye