GC3 – THE HEALTH AND Candidate’s observation

SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION sheet

Sheet number 1 of _____

Student name: Muhammed safer mancheri kunnath ______ Student number: 00468233_________

Place inspected: New al ain hospital construction site, UAE Date of inspection: 20 / FEB /2019

Observations Control measures Timescale

Hazards and consequences Immediate and longer term actions

OBSERVATION 1
Premature collapse of Immediate action
structure(Environmental hazard): 1 – temporary stop demolition works and Immediately
Observed that demolition of provide barriers
temporary store without take necessary 2 – full briefing to be conducted on safe 1 hour
precautions such as permit to work and working procedure
absents of exclusion zone.
Long term action
RISK: it can cause risk of public 1 – structural and site survey to be done 2 days
exposure to dust and less open space to including the arrangement of complete
dissipate airborne particulate dust barriers and fence
inhaled by workers or members of the 2 – water spraying to be done to damp Regularly
surrounding community. down dust during demolition
3 – warning sign to be posted 1 day
CONSEQUENCES: environmental 4 – Watchman to be deployed at site Daily
pollution including health risk and access.
injuries to public. 5 – Ensure appropriate removal and Regular
Can irritate respiratory and exacerbate disposal of demolition waste.
condition such as asthma. 6 – conduct awareness training Monthly
Premature collapse may fall and result 7 – full supervision at all times Regularly
serious injuries.

Immediate action
OBSERVATION 2 1 – Bring the workers down from the Immediate
Work at height (Falling in hazard): scaffold inform direct supervisors and
In the construction site basement area scaffold erectors
workers are using mobile scaffold near
the unprotected edge for fix the Long term action
conduits without proper support. It can 1 – Outside training to be conducted on 2 hour
cause collapse safe use and working with mobile
scaffold.
RISK: It can cause collapse 2 – arranged competency based training 1 day
to erectors and supervisors
CONSEQUENCES: Serious injury, 3 – Must be thoroughly inspected for safe Weekly/after
broken bones, neck and spinal injury use by scaffolding inspector. erection
4 – pre use inspection of mobile scaffold Daily

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5 – Full awareness training for safe use of Monthly
mobile scaffold.

OBSERVATION 3
Hot work (fire hazard): Immediate action
1 – removed combustible materials and Immediately
Workers were observed undertaking
brief workers engage in hot work
welding of radiator pipes in generator
room there lack of house keeping with
accumulated combustible material such Long term action
1 – inspection check list to be completed Daily
as wooden pieces.
2 – permit to work system and control Daily
measure to be observed
RISK: this could increase the risk of
3 – must be with complete exclusion zone 1 day
fire outbreak, explosion and inhalation
using fire retardant material within hot
of airborne.
work area
4 – warning sign to be posted to avoid 1 day
CONSEQUENCES: this could result
unauthorised person near the hot work
into fatality such as burns, even death,
area and fire watcher to be placed
damage of properties and other fire
loss, chronic ill-health for long-term
exposure to airborne

OBSERVATION 4
Mechanical hazard: Immediate action
In construction site ground floor two 1 – Removed the unguarded machines Immediately
workers observed using electrical drill from working area and marked not to use.
to create holes on the walls of the
building without machine guard Long term action
1 – pre-use check must be done on the Daily
RISK: dust hazard, stabbing and machine by only authorized user
puncture from the ejected parts 2 – ensure that repairs and modification When needed
of machine only by authorized person
CONSEQUENCES: injury from 3 – train users in safe machine operation Every 3 month
ejected part, rotating parts which lead to and issue training card
laceration and heavy bleeding. 4 – Identification of authorized users to regularly
be posted at working area with their name
and photos.

OBSERVATION 5
Ergonomic hazard: Immediate action
Construction site housekeeping workers 1 - Provision of equipment such as fork Immediate
observed manual handling of heavy lifts and boom loader.
load and improper lifting
Long term actions
RISK: Increase the work related upper 1 - Inform the workers during tool box 1 days
limb disorders (WRULDs) and talk on the manual handling hazard

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undertake manual handling
CONSEQUENCES: Severity of 3 - Awareness training of lifting 2 days
injuries such as back pain, muscle strain equipment and provide proper lifting
teqnique display
4 - Monitor proper manual handling Regularly
techniques in the work place area and
proper use of equipment

OBSERVATION 6
Collision hazard: Immediate action
A fork lift operator is observed 1 – call the attention and brief on safe Immediately
reversing because of forward vision operation of forklift truck
obstructed by load in the congested
construction including blind zone area Long term action
where more than 15worker are 1 – Always ensure a competent and Regularly
undertaking many different activities authorized operator to use fork lift truck.
without a banks men 2 – train forklift operator in defensive Monthly
driving techniques including reversing
RISK: this could lead fork lift collision when forward vision obstructed by load
with workers, structure and equipment’s 3 – Enforce site rules including no Regularly
overloading of all equipment operation.
CONSEQUENCES: this might result 4 – always ensure fork lift to be guided regularly
in fatality/broken bones, permanent by trained banks man
disability even death, damage to
structure and equipment’s

OBSERVATION 7
Electrical hazard: Immediate action
In construction site basement area 1 – inform to responsible electrical Immediate
electrical room observed electrical DB supervisor, isolate the power supply,
kept open. isolate the water supply

Long term action

RISK: unauthorized access, pressure
test water dropping into DB 1 – arrange lock for DB 1 day
2 – conduct survey for all DB Weekly
CONSEQUENCES: contact with live 3 – electric shock awareness campaign Monthly
conductors cause electric shock needs to conduct
4 – electric danger warning sign board to 1 day
be posted
5 – emergency key contact number of 1 day
electrical supervisor and electrician to be
posted

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In construction site observed there is no Immediate action
emergency contact number posted at 1 - Provide contact number of authority Immediate
work place or site store
Long term action
RISK: communication barrier in 1 - Displayed in the particular places 1 days
emergency situations where visible to all labours
2 - keep contact number up to date Regularly/any
CONSEQUENCES: Time lagging of change
getting proper communication in case happened
of fire or other disturbance leads to
major fatality

OBSERVATION 9
Physical hazard: observed in ground
floor workers cutting stones with cutter
machines without proper PPE such as
hearing protection and absents of
exclusion zone.
Immediate action
1 – provide double hearing protection Immediate
using both ear plug and ear muff
2 – provided physical barriers to prevent Immediate
unauthorized access at working area

RISK: expose to excessive noise Long term action

1 – monitor the above area with noise Daily
CONSEQUENCES: frequent expose monitoring device and regularly advise
to excessive noise more than 85db it on control measures
will lead to hearing impairment in long 2 – job rotation and frequent breaks must Hourly
term result and can cause serious be provided for those workers
injury to pedestrian may come in 3 – awareness training on the effect of Regularly/befor
contact with the machine. working with excessive noise e work starts

OBSERVATION 10
Poor stacking and storage: Immediate action
In construction site material storage 1 – inform the store in charge for proper Immediately
area observed improper stacking and arrangement of material
storage of cable trays and trunkings,
flammable materials. no separation of Long term action
different category of material and 1 – material safety data sheet to be in Regularly
neatness place
2 – arrangement of proper separate area 2 days
RISK: This could cause falling for different items with proper ventilation
material and collapse stack, fire in the 3 – awareness training of safe stacking Monthly
presence of ignition procedures of hazardous material to be
conducted
CONSEQUENCES: This could result 4 – provide fie fighting equipment 2 days
into material damage, severity of 5 – warning signs and safety signs to be 2 days
injury in place

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Chemical Hazard; Immediate action
Painters are using a paint spraying 1 - Stop the work and Provide Immediate
machine when painting the wall of the appropriate personal protective
building without personal protective equipment such as hand gloves, face
equipment’s such as hand gloves nose goggle and respiratory nose mask or
mask and face goggle breathing apparatus

RISK: inhalation of chemical substance Long term action

and contact with the skin
CONSEQUENCES: it causes lungs on safe handling of chemical,
cancer, asthma, skin allergy
1 - Train the worker’s by using tools box Monthly
talk meeting and regular communication
monitoring
2 – ELV (exhaust local ventilation) 1 day
provide in working area
3 – workers rotation to done and enforce Hourly
with the foreman
4 – pre-start briefing to be done and Daily
explain all control measures

OBSERVATION 12 Immediate action

Insufficient fire fighting equipment (fire 1 – inform and Advice procurement Immediately
hazard): in construction site observed department to provide sufficient fire
insufficient fire extinguishers in the extinguishers on strategic location of the
work place and spare available in the construction site
store
Long term action
RISK: Fire 1 – Management or procurement 2 days
department evaluate or conduct fire risk
CONSEQUENCES: Burn, loss of life assessment at work place
or materials 2 – Monitoring and inspection of fire Monthly
extinguishers by a competent person on a
regular basis

OBSERVATION 13
Collision Hazard (contact with moving Immediate action
power tower) :Two electricians was 1 - Temporary stop the work and Immediately /
installing GI conduits using power provide appropriate sign and barricade, within 1 hour
tower closer to the main entrance of high visibility clothing should be
basement vehicle route without provided for the worker’s
barricades and signage
Long term action
RISK: vehicle collision with the 1 - Using of power tower should be Regularly
power tower and worker’s and restricted to trained and competent
overturning power tower person only
2 – pre-use inspection of power tower to Regularly
CONSEQUENCES: severity of be carried out

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 injuries for the worker’s such as 3 – maintenance to be done by When needed
permanent disability and even death, competent and authorized person
damage of power tower 4 – through colour coding inspection to Monthly
be completed

OBSERVATION 14
Physical hazard: inside the substation Immediate action
loaded nail gun left unattended at work 1 – inform to supervisor for move to Immediate
place during break time controlled and issued only to authorizes
person
RISK: it may cause accidental
discharge if it is used by unauthorized Long term action
or untrained persons, unintentional 1 – issuance of nail gun must be strictly Regularly
firing controlled and issued only to authorized
person
CONSEQUENCES: it could cause 2 – always unload the gun before leaving Regularly
serious puncture injury. the site or transporting it one place to
another
3 – store keeper to maintain register in Regularly
issuing nail gun to authorize person only
4 – control and record of cartridge Regularly
5 – power actuated tools safety awareness Monthly
training to be done and issue training card

OBSERVATION 15
Inadequate first-aid provision: Immediate action
The site first aid box stock is 1 - all required first aid kits should be immediate
inadequate and no trained and provided
competent first aider
Long term action
1 - provide an easy accessible location always
RISK: this could lead to deterioration
with appropriate signage or notice
of injury and increase of the severities
displayed for first aid in the site, provide
CONSEQUENCE: amputation, competent first aider and first-aid
hospitalized and even death of the inspection
victim 2 - permanent installation of first aide always
centre
3 – provide well equipped with first AID always
kit, stretcher wheelchair, bandages,
evacuation chair, arranged medical beds
for emergency patients at observation
room, also 24 hours occupational health
nurses service available at site clinic and
each floor having first aid boxes and
emergency evacuation chair

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Illumination hazard: Immediate action
In construction site inside basement 1 – temporary stop the work and Inform Immediately /
building observed insufficient lighting electrician or maintenance team for within 1 hour
due to some lamp is not working and immediate rectification arrange portable
insufficient quantity of lamps where task lights
number of activities going on and
vehicles are also passing Long term action
1 – Install additional lamp for extra 2 days
RISK: Falling workers, collision of illumination
vehicles 2 – shafts work to controlled by permit to Regularly
work system to include arrangement of
CONSEQUENCES: Severity of injury, task lighting before entry
material damage 3 – always ensure competent supervision Regularly
at all times
4 – competent instruction to be given by Weekly / before
means of tool box talk to ensure safe entry
working practices

OBSERVATION 17
Biological hazard: Immediate action
The site labour toilet is not properly 1 – inform the toilet cleaning in charge Immediate /
cleaned fungus are building up at the to clean the area within 2 hour
hedges of the toilet and hand wash
basin is missing Long term action
1 - Hand wash basin should be provided 1 day
RISK. Workers could inhale and fixed
hazardous substance or contamination 2 - Housekeeping staffs should be Monthly
trained on proper hygiene of the
CONSEQUENCES: ill-health, workplace
infection and diseases 3 - All welfare facilities should be Monthly
monitored by the responsible person

OBSERVATION 18
Manual handling hazard: In
construction site observed two workers Immediate action
manually lifting glass door from ground 1 – stop the activity Immediate
floor to basement area through staircase 2 – issue and the enforce the use of glass Immediate /
handling tool such as glass sucking pad within 1 hour
RISK: Musculoskeletal disorder
Long term action
CONSEQUENCES: back pain, body 1 – increase the number of manpower 1 day
pain, WRULDs, severity of injury, 2 – arrangement of mechanical aid such 1 day
sharp edge contact leads to hand injury as crane, chain pulley or any other lifting

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3 – awareness training safe manual Monthly
handling technique

OBSERVATION 19
Falling object/person hazard:
It is observed that excavation work was Immediate action
carried out for earth cable pulling there 1 – temporary stop the work and vehicle Immediately /
found absents of exclusion zone movement, provide banks man within 1 hour
temporarily
RISK. The materials / person could fall,
vehicle turnover Long term action
1 – plastic barriers to place on the side of 1 day
CONSEQUENCES: Broken bones excavation 1 meter from the edge
neck and spinal injury permanent 2 – workforce to be brief on safe working daily
disability 3 – method statement and risk assessment monthly
should be communicated to all work
force
4 – awareness training of safe excavation monthly
to be conducted
OBSERVATION 20
Puncture and stabbing:
A worker was observed using hand held
power portable grinder with a damaged Immediate action
guard and also without PPE such as 1 - Stop the work and isolate the Immediately
face shield, ear defender, nose mask and machine until the guard is replaced
glove
Long term action
RISK: this could lead stabbing and 1 - Provide the operator with personal 1 days
puncture ejected part, noise hazard, dust protective equipment’s such as, hearing
inhalation, protection, respiratory mask, hand
gloves and high impact resistance face
CONSEQUENCES: this could result shield
into face or body injury from ejected 2 - Training, instructions and Monthly
part, temporary ringing in the ear, lungs information should be provided for the
cancer for prolong inhalation worker’s on the safe use of equipment
and implement a pre- start check
program on all machine

OBSERVATION 21
Environmental hazard (noise and dust
Immediate action
emission): it is observed near entrance
1 – temporary stop the activity and brief Immediate
of temporary storage area concrete
workers on control measures
breaking work is carried out ,
2 – temporary close the storage entrance Immediate /
and provide rerouted entrance within 2 hour
RISK: Noise and dust emission and
ejection of debris
Long term action
1 – always ensure the barrication between Always
CONSEQUENCES: This may cause
the work area and pedestrians access area
temporary or permanent noise induced
2 – install warning sign to avoid 1 day

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 hearing loss and stress to the workers,
respiratory disorders, personal injuries
of striking debris
unnecessary movements
3 – provide proper awareness and training monthly
4 – site supervisors conduct TBT and weekly
highlight hazards and precautions
5 – proper prestart briefing to given with daily
full instruction on safe working practices

OBSERVATION 22
Slip Hazard:
Observed that Spillage of oil from one Immediate action Immediately
of the forklift on the worker’s pathway 1 - Clean the oil spill by using of
chemical spill kit.
RISK: Slip and falls, serious injury
Long term action
CONSEQUENCES: Bone fracture to 1 - inspect the site plant and machinery regularly
lower injury such cuts and bruises 2 - implement operator daily pre-shift daily
checklist
3 – inspect maintenance record of monthly
vehicles

OBSERVATION 23
Environmental hazard (dust/fibres
Immediate action
inhalation): observed in technical floor
1 – provide PPE such as respiratory Immediate
that workers are installing fire
protective equipment(dust mask,
protection rock wool on the wall with
disposable coverall )
no PPE such as skin protection overalls
and respiratory protection mask from
Long term action
fibres when cutting rock wool
1 – maintain the issuance and enforce the always
use of required PPE
RISK: fibres and dust inhalation
2- material safety data sheet and control weekly
of substances hazardous to health to be
CONSEQUENCES: Inhalation of communicated by means of TBT
dust/fibres from rock wool may cause
3 – always ensure the availability of always
of lung cancer in long time use, it may
requires PPE in store
cause of skin irritation also.
4 – always ensure the proper supervision regularly
and provide pre-task instruction by
means of prestart briefing
5 – frequent work brief or job rotation always / hourly
system should implement

OBSERVATION 24
Chemical and fire hazards: observed in
CSSD room corridor area in basement Immediate action
battery powered fork lift’s battery 1 – battery repairs and replacing shift to Immediate
repairing and replacing at the walk designated well-ventilated area
ways of workers
Long term action

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 RISK: hydrogen gas release may lead 1 – fork lift park for maintenance, repair, Always
to fire and explosion in the presence of
replacing of battery only on designated
ignition sources area
2 – pre-operation check to be done by Always / when
CONSEQUENCES: result may be the operation including battery condition needed
burn injuries, fatalities or property 3 – battery repair and replacement done When needed
damages only by trained persons
4 – thorough inspection to be done with Monthly
fork lift truck

GOOD PRACTICE

OBSERVATION 25
Well maintained car parking area and
sufficient shaded area in the
Continue good practice manner Update monthly
construction site.

OBSERVATION 26
Only trained and over the age of 18 are
allowed to use heavy plants and
Continue good practice manner Update monthly
equipment.

OBSERVATION 27
Argon (using for welding) storage area
is clearly signed, barricaded no
ignition source around and well located
from the building
Continue good practice manner. Update monthly
Inspection and maintenance should be
carried out by competent persons.

OBSERVATION 28
HSE and quality notice board displayed
with updated HSE posters, HSE sign
boards, HSE policy, ISO, EMS,
OSHAD, and other certificate has Continue good practice manner Update monthly
written in different language such as
English, Hindi , and Arabic

OBSERVATION 29
Emergency roots and emergency lights
are well defined and working properly Continue good practice manner monthly
all over the construction site

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