Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment HSE DEPARTMENT

Project: Express train project Date: 01 April 2023 / ACTIVITY: Express train project PERSONS INVOLVED: GIECO Crew
Prepared by: Mr. Mostafa Mousa (Team Leader) Revised by: Eng. Mahmoud Saad (Sector Manager) Approved by: Eng. Tamer Hemdan (QHSE Director)
UNCONTROLLE
D RISK RANK
S=severity
ACTION RESIDUAL RISK
L=Likelihoo
HAZARD Hazard effect CONTROLS REQUIRED
d R=S*P
RR=risk rate
EXPECTED
S L R RR RESPONSIBLE PERSON S P R RR
DATE
- Cranes must be certified and fit
for intended operations.
- Cranes must be positioned on level
ground which has been assessed as
suitable for the subjected load
bearing capabilities.
- All outriggers must be fully
extended and the cranes levelled as
per manufacturer's instructions.
- Possible - The cranes must be configured to
- Site Manager/Engineer
1. Crane becomes single fatality the manufacturer specification.
- Equipment supervisor.
unstable and - Injuries 5 4 20 NC - Ensure crane load chart. -------------- 5 1 5 T
- Lifting Supervisor
tips over for - Ensure the license of crane operator.
- HSE Supervisor
employees - Ensure from hard barriers around
- Damage work area, restrict access to authorized
to personnel only.
equipment - Lifted loads must not be
transferred above personnel.
- The cranes safe load indicator must be
calibrated and be accurate to within the
manufactures recommended tolerance.
- The cranes safe operating radius
must not be exceeded.
 - The cranes must be operated
smoothly and all necessary precautions
taken to avoid crane shock loading
- The designated Supervisor shall
be responsible for overseeing the
Operations.
- All personnel must be trained and
educated about these control
measures.
- Applying PTW and lifting plan.
- Applying rescue plan in case
of emergency case.
- Provide the appropriate PPE for
all workers.

- The outreach of the cranes versus

load must be carefully monitored and
observed during operations.
- Only authorized and competent
personnel are permitted to carry
out rigging / slinging / banks man
duties.
- Only trained and competent
2. Damage to - Possible single personnel are authorized to operate
crane structure fatality the cranes. - Site Engineer
due to contact - Injuries for - The designated Supervisor is - Equipment supervisor.
5 4 20 NC -------------- 5 1 5 T
between load employees responsible for overseeing - Lifting Supervisor
and crane - Damage to lifting operations. - HSE Supervisor
boom. equipment - If at any time the operation cannot
be carried out safely or additional
hazards are identified the operation
must be stopped and re-assessed prior
to re- commencement.
- The cranes must be operated
smoothly and all necessary precautions
taken to avoid crane shock loading
- All personnel must be trained and
educated about these control
measures
and lifting plan.
 - Ensure from hard barriers around
work area, restrict access to authorized
personnel only.
- Applying PTW and lifting plan.
- Applying rescue plan in case
of emergency case.
- Provide the appropriate PPE for
all workers.

- The designated supervisor shall

ensure the wires, ropes fitted to the
cranes have been visually inspected by
the operator before work.
- Ensure the certificates of wires,
ropes before work.
- Only authorized and competent
personnel are permitted to carry
out rigging / slinging / banks man
duties.
- Possible Multiple - Only trained and competent
3. Failure of crane fatalities personnel are authorized to operate - Site Engineer
wires, ropes / - Injuries for the cranes. - Equipment supervisor.
5 4 20 NC -------------- 5 1 5 T
Falling lifted employees - It is not permitted to transfer loads - Lifting Supervisor
load - Damage to over personnel, or for personnel to - HSE Supervisor
equipment position themselves under
suspended loads.
- The cranes must be operated
smoothly and all necessary precautions
taken to avoid crane shock loading.
- Ensure from hard barriers around
work area, restrict access to authorized
personnel only.
- All personnel must be trained and
educated about these control
measures and lifting plan.
- Applying Lifting plan and fall
protection plan.
- Applying Rescue plan in case
of emergency situation.
- Provide the appropriate PPE for all
workers (fall arrest, safety hardness
with 2 lanyards, shock absorber)
 - Crane outriggers must be fully
extended and the crane levelled as
per manufacturer's instructions.
- The crane must be
configured accordingly.
- Only trained and competent
personnel are permitted to operate the
cranes.
- Ensure from hard barriers around
work area, restrict access to authorized
personnel only.
- All personnel must be trained and
- Potential for cranes
educated about these control
to
measures and lifting plan
become unstable
- Ensure crane load chart. - Site Engineer
4. In case of crane and
- The crane's safe load indicator must - Equipment supervisor.
overload tip over. 5 3 15 H -------------- 5 1 5 T
be calibrated and be accurate to within - Lifting Supervisor
condition - Injuries for
the manufactures recommended - HSE Supervisor
employees
tolerance.
- Damage to
- The crane operating radius must not
equipment
be exceeded.
- The cranes must be operated
smoothly and all necessary precautions
taken to avoid crane shock loading.
- The crane operator must adjust the
safe load indicator accordingly to
ensure the crane is not unintentionally
overloaded.
- Crane must be operated within the
manufactures deigned parameters at
all times during the operation.
-The designated supervisor is
responsible for overseeing the
entire operation.
 - Only trained, competent personnel
are permitted to be involved in the
lifting operations.
- Good supervision must be in place
to oversee the entire operations
- All personnel must be trained and
educated about these control
measures and lifting plan
- All personnel involved in the
operation will fully understand their - Site Engineer
5. Human errors / - Injury to personnel
roles and responsibilities. - Equipment Supervisor
unsafe - Damage to 5 3 15 H -------------- 5 1 5 T
- Ensure from hard barriers around - HSE Supervisor
Behaviors equipment.
work area, restrict access to authorized - Site Supervisor
/attitudes of
personnel only.
workers
- It is not permissible to transfer loads
over personnel, or for personnel to
walk under suspended loads at any
time during the operation.
- If the operation can`t continue safely,
it must be suspended and the
hazards/risks re-assessed prior to re-
work.
- Ensure that all personnel have a
safe escape route.
- Provide tag line for load direction.
- Only authorized person are
permitted to deal with load.
- Injury to personnel - It is not permissible to transfer loads
- Loss/Damage to - Site Engineer
6. Moving and over personnel, or for personnel to
equipment from the - Equipment Supervisor
handling of handling and 4 3 12 H walk under suspended loads at any -------------- 4 1 4 T
- HSE Supervisor
loads movement of lifts. time during the operation.
- Site Supervisor
- All personnel involved in the
operation will fully understand their
roles and responsibilities.
- Ensure from hard barriers around work
area, restrict access to authorized
personnel only.
 - Applying fall protection plan.
- Provide the appropriate PPE for
all workers.

- Ensure good communication

between crane operator and other
persons involved in lifting operation
7. Breakdown in
(radio signal, hand signal) - Site Engineer
communication - Injury to personnel
- All personnel involved in the - Equipment Supervisor
between Banks - Damage to 3 3 9 M -------------- 3 1 3 T
operation will fully understand their - HSE Supervisor
man and Crane equipment
roles and responsibilities. - Site Supervisor
operator
- All personnel must be trained and
educated about these control
measures and lifting plan

- Regular monitoring the weather

conditions and suspend operations
in case of any risk on personnel or
8. Operate in equipment. - Site Engineer
- Injury to personnel
unusual - Follow Manufacturer’s instructions - Equipment Supervisor
- Damage to 3 3 9 M -------------- 3 1 3 T
weather for operating equipment in adverse - HSE Supervisor
equipment.
conditions weather. - Site Supervisor
- Generally, In case wind speed exceeds
32km/h , all lifting activities and affected
works must be stopped.
 - Avoid working at height if possible.
- Inspect scaffold before start works.
- Only green card Scaff tag are
permitted to work on.
- In case of Man basket, it should be
inspected carefully and calibrated by
a 3rd party, certificate must be
checked.
- Legs used also must inspected
and check its certificate.
- Provide a tag line for man basket.
- Ensure surface is clear and
routes accesses identified
- Harnesses must be inspected,
- Falls from heights.
certified and coded and with two
- Poor weather
lanyards. >1.8 m (Daily inspected prior - Site Engineer
(High Wind speed)
usage) - Scaffold inspector
9. Working at condition causing
5 3 15 H -Shock absorber used above 6 m. - Equipment supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
heights slips.
- Consider using fall arrest systems - HSE Supervisor
- Being hit by a
with fixed anchorage points plus - Site Supervisor
falling object.
proper guarding system.
- Personnel fall.
- Ensure qualified workers plus
warning signs to be placed in working
area.
- Barricade around the used scaffold.
- Collect all hand tools, bolts in boxes
to avoid falling object hazard.
- Maintain good housekeeping.
- Materials and tools not to be
thrown down from heights.
- Tools belts to be used to prevent
falling of tools from pockets...etc.
- Daily TBT to be conducted.
- Never to extend body out of scaffold
or high elevated platform to reach any
blind points.
- provide calibrated, inspected MEWP if
needed (also competent operator for).
 - Use mobile equipment for its
designated use only.
- Ensure periodical maintenance was
done regularly.
- Segregate the mobile equipment routes
from pedestrians by warning signs and
reflective wires.
- Ensure the operators competency and
licenses.
- Ensure a documented pre-use
inspection is completed before use.
- Never exceed safe operating speeds
20km/h at site.
- Always look in the direction you drive
- Movement of - Stay on approved/indicated traffic
trucks, forklift, paths/driveways - Site Engineer
10. Heavy trailer and - Separate pedestrian walkways from - Equipment supervisor
equipment cranes causing
5 3 15 H vehicles. -------------- 5 1 5 T
movement - HSE Supervisor
serious injuries - Keep all body parts inside the
protection of the truck while operating. - Site Supervisor
and fatalities
- Only operate controls from the
designated position
- Never stand or walk under a
suspended loads.
- Use wheel-chocks, dock locks or other
tools to prevent equipment from moving
while loading or unloading.
- Never use mobile phones or other
communication devices while driving.
- All personnel involved in the
operation will fully understand their
roles and responsibilities.
- Provide the appropriate PPE for
all workers.
- Inspecting
Heavy equipment
by 3rd Parts
-Providing banksman and flag
man for equipment
-Daily inspection for
equipment
 - All hand tools been inspected and
using of proper ones.
- Workers shall be trained and TBT for
11. Using of - HSE Supervisor
Hand tools
-Injury of personnel 3 2 6 M users. -------------- 3 1 3 T
- Tools belts to be used to prevent falling of - Site Supervisor
tools from pockets...etc.
- PPE's must be worn.

- Contact with overhead and

- Electrical shock.
- Fire hazard.
- Fatality.
12. Electro caution 5 3
- Personnel injury
/Shock.
- Property damage.
hidden Power lines must be taken
in consideration.
- All portable electrical equipment
must be inspected, color coded per
company policy.
- Regular inspection of the
equipment before and after use.
- Ensure equipment is regularly
serviced, tested and tagged plus
appropriate isolation procedures.
- Plugs that are cracked or broken
must not be used and plugs must be - Site Engineer
wired properly. - Site Electrical
15 H - Cable Management and must be Engineers/Technician -------------- 5 1 5 T
in good condition. - HSE Supervisor
- Cables must be in a safe route, to - Site Supervisor
avoid slips and trips or cable damages.
- Location of any main switch must
be clear for shutting down in case of
emergency.
- Water must not be used in
electrical fires."CO2 Fire
extinguishers"
- Power must be switched off
before touching any injured person.
- RCD been used whenever
equipment been used externally.
- No electrical equipment allowed
before inspected by electrical
team.
 - All personnel must inducted to
be aware of hazard.
- Provide appropriate PPE`s.
- -Excluding any unsafe electrical
equipment from thesite

- Not allow to contact with electricity

except from authorized persons
- Gas test must be done before any
hot activity especially in CS.
- Only competent persons are
permitted to work.
- Inspect welding, and grinding.
Tools before work.
- Fire blankets must be hanged over
the Welding area.
- Fire extinguishers in the working area.
- Removing of flammable and
combustible materials away
from working area.
- Trained and approved Fire watcher
- Fire hazard.
to attend the operation plus 1hr after - Site Engineer
- Fatality.
13. Hot Works 5 3 15 H the activity. - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
- Personnel injury
- Proper Earthing to be arranged - Site Supervisor
- Property damage.
- Cable and Hoses management
- TBT to be conducted.
- Cables/ Hoses to be visually
inspected from any damage.
- All contractor manpower to
have electrical safety training.
- On duty electrician to be
standby during electrical activity
and no repairing live. Or without
permit
- No use of any power tools if
they become hot or start
sparking.
- Never use metal ladders.
- Avoid working in wet environment.
 - Materials and equipment to be
stored in a proper area.
- Safety supervisor ensure for
all precautions.
- Disconnect power and place grinder
on bench if not used.
- Never put the grinder down till the
disc stops!
- Remove the plug from the power
while disc been replaced.
- Never remove the guard from grinder.
- Ensure welding torch is in
good condition.
- Flashback arrestors are fitted
- Never handle work until it has
had sufficient time to cool.
- Maintain good housekeeping.
- Cylinders must be in trolley.
- Ensure welding torch is in
good condition.
- Flashback arrestors are fitted.
- Proper PPE's (helmet-Safety shoes –
ear plugs– sleeves heat gloves – Mask
– safety glasses – welding masks- Face
Shield.)
14. Confined Space - Access and egress points to be
- Poor access kept clear at all times.
& egress of CS - Possible - Good housekeeping.
- Poor fatalities - Only one access point available for
ventilation, - Serious entry and exit which must be kept - Site Engineer
lighting injuries 5 3 15 H clear all the time. - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
- Residues left - Respiratory - Blower to be provided to - Site Supervisor
in CS while and system purify ventilation.
after work injuries - Provide a good lighting.
- Inadequate - Ensures that CS was free from any
ERP residues.
 - Must measures gases percentages
in CS before CS entry, and monitoring
while work.
- Workers must be alternated to reduce
the exposure time to gases also
avoiding heat stress in case of high
temperature.
- ERP must be checked and revised
before entering CS to assuring
from adequacy.
- Provide a watcher outside.
- Ensures providing a good
communication between the worker
in CS and the watcher outside.
- Issuing a permit to work before start
work and ensuring that all precautions
are taken.
- Ensures that adequate PPE provided.
- Provide an appropriate means of
communication between the workers
inside the confined space and
the watcher
- Ensuring workers competency
for doing their works.
- Issuing a permit to work before start
work and ensuring that all
precautions are taken.
- Ensuring that all equipment/lifting
accessories certificates are
15. Loading and
- Fatality. provided.
unloading of
- Personnel injury - Delivering tool box talk for workers - Site Engineer
Sheet piling
- Property damage. 5 3 15 H about the job hazards before starting - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
Materials and
- Collapse of the work. - Site Supervisor
other materials
the ground - Pre-operation Emergency button
on site
function test.
- All sheet piling materials and
other materials are to be load and
unload properly in designated area.
- Provide permanent supervision
during activities.
- Barricaded the working area,
and provide adequate signage in
area.
 - Ensures that adequate PPE provided.
- All sheet piling materials and
other materials are to be load and
unload properly in designated area.
- Provide proper PPE for workers.

- Ensuring there is no
underground utilities in the area
of work, in coordination with the
responsible authorities.
- Vibro hammer should have a 3rd party
certificate with a certified operator
Daily and monthly inspection of gears
and equipment.
- Inspected the equipment before
starting work to ensures there is
- Fatality.
no leaks.
16. Pitching and - Personnel injury - Site Engineer
- Ensuring workers competency
driving of sheet - Property damage. 5 3 15 H - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
for doing their works.
piles - Environmental - Site Supervisor
- Issuing a permit to work before start
damage.
work and ensuring that all precautions
are taken.
- Delivering tool box talk for workers
about the job hazards before starting
the work.
- Barricaded the working area,
and provide adequate signage in
area.
- Provide permanent supervision
during activities.
- Provide proper PPE for workers.
 - Ensure all dewatering system is as per
the approved drawing and methods of
system Site engineers will inspect all
aspect for the system is working as per
the plan Daily inspection will be
conducted by safety to ensure all
safety measures are being followed as
per the approved MSRA by the
Dewatering Contractor.
- Ensuring workers competency
for doing their works.
- All equipment used must be
inspected daily to avoid any faulty.
- Issuing a permit to work before start
- Fatality.
work and ensuring that all precautions
- Fire hazard.
are taken.
- Personnel injury - Site Engineer
- Delivering tool box talk for workers
17. Dewatering - Property damage. 5 3 15 H - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
about the job hazards before
- Environmental - Site Supervisor
starting the work.
damage.
- Equipment will be having
- Legal consequences.
emergency spill kit.
- Maintenance team from the
dewatering contractor will be full
time on site to ensure all are working
properly and any damage will be
rectified immediately.
- Barricaded the working area,
and provide adequate signage in
area.
- Designated a pedestrian walkways
and must be separated from work area
and vehicles walkways.
- Provide permanent supervision
during activities.
- Provide proper PPE for workers.
 - Vibro hammer should have a 3rd party
certificate with a certified operator
Daily and monthly inspection of gears
and equipment.
- Inspected all equipment before
starting work to ensures there is
no leaks.
- Ensuring workers competency
for doing their works.
- Issuing a permit to work before start
work and ensuring that all precautions
are taken.
- Fatality. - Delivering tool box talk for workers
- Personnel injury about the job hazards before
- Property damage. starting the work. - Site Engineer
18. Extraction of
- Collapse of 5 3 15 H - Trenches should be backfilled and - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
sheet piles
the ground. compacted immediately after - Site Supervisor
- Environmental completion of underground works
damage. such as laying of utilities or pipes.
- The Peak Particle Velocity (ppv)
should be limited to 15 mm/sec for
continuous vibration and 30 mm/sec
for intermittent vibration.
- Barricaded the working area,
and provide adequate signage in
area.
- Provide permanent supervision
during activities.
- Provide proper PPE for workers,
especially hearing protection
equipment to reduce the exposure limit
to a safe
level (below 80 dB/8hr).
 - Ensuring that structural design
carried out by a professional engineer,
and should met the specifications and
standards.
- Issuing a permit to work before start
work and ensuring that all precautions
are taken.
- Delivering tool box talk for workers
- Fatality. - Site Engineer
19. De-stressing of about the job hazards before starting
- Personnel injury 5 3 15 H - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
sheet piles the work.
- Property damage. - Site Supervisor
- Ensuring workers competency
for doing their works.
- Follow SSOW procedures.
- Barricaded the working area,
and provide adequate signage in
area.
- Provide permanent supervision
during activities.
- Provide proper PPE for workers.
- Must follow approved ERP.
- Provide equipped medical clinic
in work site.
- Provide a qualified nurse.
- Provide emergency ambulance. - Site Manager
- Fatality.
20. Emergency - Emergency number must be posted - Site Engineer
- Property damage. 5 3 15 H -------------- 5 1 5 T
Procedures all over workplace. - HSE Supervisor
- Serious injuries.
- Assembly point must be clear for - Site Supervisor
everyone also, designated in a safe
appropriate place.
- All workers must be trained
and educated about ERP.
 Diving Activity

1. Weather condition
(rain/storm/wind
speed/high swell). - in case of unstable weather diving
Lack of awareness operation must stop more than 20 - Diving supervisor
of the rules and Diver injury /damage 5 3 15 H kt -------------- 5 1 5 T
- Site Engineer
procedure in bad of diving equipment. - HSE Supervisor
weather. - review weather condition daily
with safety diving.

2. Using unsafe dive - maintain diving equipment /

equipment without diving equipment certificate to be
inspection certificate. injury to the diver / 5 3 15 H ready. - Diving supervisor -------------- 5 2 5 T
No inspection for equipment failure. - Site Engineer
diving equipment / - submit maintenance schedule and
no inspection inspection certificate for Diving
certificate. Safety.
3. Using surface air
supply-loss of air
connection. diver drowning / - maintain diving equipment / diver
Lack of diving fatality for stand by to be ready all diving - HSE Supervisor
diver. 5 4 20 NC operation - Diving supervisor -------------- 5 2 2 M
equipment inspection
/ technical defect. - Site Engineer
- diving safety to follow up
maintain equipment chart and
certificate.

4. Loss of
communication
between diving - maintain diving equipment/ follow
supervisor and diver. up diving equipment checklist. - HSE Supervisor
Using unsafe diving diver injury / fatality 5 3 15 H - Diving supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
equipment with no for diver - diving safety to follow up
- Site Engineer
maintenance / no /emergency. certificate equipment and check list.
maintain for
connection.

5. Repeated diving for - competent diving supervisor /

divers. Incompetent diver must have good knowledge in
diving supervisor / diver injury / fatality 5 3 15 H diving. - Diving supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
lack of knowledge for for diver . - HSE Supervisor
diver. - diving safety to be sure from
diving supervisor and diver
certificate.

- diving supervisor must train all

divers for any emergency.
6. Emergency situation diver injury / fatality 5 4 20 NC - Diving supervisor -------------- 5 2 10 M
for diver. No training for diver / diver - diving safety to be sure that all - HSE Supervisor
for emergency plan. standby not ready divers have been trained for
emergency plan.
 )Severity( ‫دش ة ال‬ )Result( ‫مييقتال ةجيتن‬
S )Severity( ‫دش ة ال‬ L (Likelihood) ‫ةيالمتحالا‬ H 1 2 3 4 5
‫ىدمل‬ ‫مييقتال‬ ‫ءارجإلا‬
‫تافاعسإ‬
1 ‫ةيلوأ‬ First Aid 1 ‫ثودحال ردان‬ Unlikely 1 1 2 3 4 5 Range Evaluation Action
Minor ‫لمتحم‬ 1-5 T (Trivial) None
2 ‫طيسب ررض‬ 2 Possible 2 2 4 6 8 10

) ‫ةيالمتحالا‬
Injury ‫ثودحال‬

) ‫ةميقلا‬

:) ‫يقلا‬:‫ةم‬
High ‫طسوتم‬ Supervi
3 ‫ريبك ررض‬ 3 Likely 3 3 6 9 12 15 6-10 M (Medium)
Injury ‫ثودحال‬ sion

e ul a(V

e ul a(V
Major Very 12- +Contr
4 ‫ديدش ررض‬ Injury 4 ‫ثودحلا ريتك‬ Likely 4 4 8 12 16 20 16 H (High) ols
20- N (Not

(Likelihood
5 ‫لتاق ررض‬ Fatality 5 ‫كي ش و‬ Imminent 5 5 10 15 20 25 NC
25 Acceptable)