OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENT RISK ASSESSMENT

Subsurface Geological and Geotechnical Investigation for the Detailed

Engineering Design for Kabulnan 2 Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project
Project Name: (K2MIPP)

Location: Provinces of Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao

Process/Activity: On-Shore Field Exploration - Geotechnical Exploration - Standard Penetration Test

Consequence / Controls /
Procedure Details of Hazards Impact Interventions

An SPT shall be conducted at every 1.0-m depth

Appropriate PPE -
interval for the first three (3) meters from the Pinching of Fingers /
Heavy Object (SPT Hammer - 63.5kg) Rubber Gloves and
ground surface. Beyond 3.0-meters, the SPT shall Foot
Footwear
be conducted at every 1.5-m depth interval.

The procedure involves a 63.5-kg hammer which

is dropped from a distance of 0.762-m. The
number of blows required to penetrate through
Appropriate PPE -
three intervals of 15-cm each is recorded. The Pinching of Fingers /
Heavy Object (SPT Hammer - 63.5kg) Rubber Gloves and
sum of the number of blows required for Foot
Footwear
penetrating the last two intervals of 15-cm is
referred to as the Standard Penetration Number
or the N-blow.

Soil samples retrieved from the SPT shall

Appropriate PPE -
immediately be placed in sealed plastic storage
None None Rubber Gloves and
to preserve their moisture. The said soil samples
Footwear
shall be sent to the laboratory for further tests.
Process/Activity: Off-Shore Field Exploration - Geotechnical Exploration
Consequence / Controls /
Procedure Details of Hazards Impact Interventions

Increase Number of
anchorages for floating
pontoon if possible.
Strong River Current
Installation of Floating Pontoon including the Damage to Drilling
If possible, conduct
loading of the drilling machine and accessories. Assets
Flash Floods evacuation should river
current continue to
rise and become
turbulent

An SPT shall be conducted at every 1.0-m depth

Appropriate PPE -
interval for the first three (3) meters from the Pinching of Fingers /
Heavy Object (SPT Hammer - 63.5kg) Rubber Gloves and
ground surface. Beyond 3.0-meters, the SPT shall Foot
Footwear
be conducted at every 1.5-m depth interval.

Soil samples retrieved from the SPT shall

Appropriate PPE -
immediately be placed in sealed plastic storage
None None Rubber Gloves and
to preserve their moisture. The said soil samples
Footwear
shall be sent to the laboratory for further tests.

Process/Activity: On-Shore Field Exploration - Geotechnical Exploration - Retrieval of Soft Soil

Consequence / Controls /
Procedure Details of Hazards Impact Interventions

If the recorded N-blow of a certain layer is less

than 7, it is necessary to retrieve undisturbed soil
samples using a thin-walled Shelby tube. A Shelby None None None
tube is just a thin stainless-steel tube with a
thickness of roughly 1.0-mm.

The Shelby tube is attached to a drilling rod and

lowered to the bottom of the borehole. The
Hands getting
drilling rods are then pushed hydraulically into Appropriate PPE -
caught in hydraulic
the soil and then spun slightly to shear off the Hydraulic Press in Machine Rubber Gloves and
base. Afterwards, the drill rods are then pulled
press component of Footwear
out. The Shelby tube with the soil inside is sealed Machine
and taken to the laboratory for testing.
Process/Activity: Field Exploration - Geotechnical Exploration - Retrieval of Cores
Consequence / Controls /
Procedure Details of Hazards Impact Interventions

If a gravelly layer is encountered, the borehole is

advanced using a diamond drill bit or a carbide-
Appropriate PPE -
tungsten drill bit. Heavy Object - Triple Tube Core Pinching of Fingers /
Rubber Gloves and
Barrel Foot
Footwear
Upon retrieval of the rock samples, the Rock
Quality Designation (RQD) is determined.

The retrieved rock samples are placed in a core

box where they are then arranged in order
according to depth. Afterwards, the core boxes None None None
are transported to the laboratory for further
analysis.

Process/Activity: Field Exploration - Water Pressure Testing

Consequence / Controls /
Procedure Details of Hazards Impact Interventions

Avoid Bringing small

The inflatable packer is lowered into the
Falling of Small and important
borehole at the desired depth of testing. The Open Borehole
Items into Hole assets near the open
packer is then inflated to a desired pressure.
borehole.

The stages of pressure that will be used for the

test shall be predetermined. Using these initial
pressures and estimated stages to be
Use hose with a
encountered, the valve for the water feeding Snapping of the
Pressurized Hose higher pressure
system may be opened. Once water has flowed pressurized hose.
continuously, the pressure must be maintained at capacity.
the initially set pressure until it has appeared to
stabilize.

Once all stages are finished, the packer is Avoid Bringing small
removed from the borehole. The groundwater Falling of Small and important
Open Borehole
level is measured several times to assess level Items into Hole assets near the open
recovery and static level. borehole.