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)
UNCONTROLLED
RISK RANK
S=severity
ACTION RESIDUAL RISK
L=Likelihood
HAZARD Hazard effect CONTROLS REQUIRED
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 single - The cranes must be configured to the
- Site Manager/Engineer
1. Crane becomes fatality manufacturer specification.
- Equipment supervisor.
unstable and - Injuries for 5 4 20 NC - Ensure crane load chart. -------------- 5 1 5 T
- Lifting Supervisor
tips over employees - Ensure the license of crane operator.
- HSE Supervisor
- Damage to - Ensure from hard barriers around work
equipment area, restrict access to authorized
personnel only.
- 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 personnel
are authorized to operate the cranes.
2. Damage to - Possible single - The designated Supervisor is
crane structure fatality responsible for overseeing lifting - Site Engineer
due to contact - Injuries for operations. - Equipment supervisor.
5 4 20 NC -------------- 5 1 5 T
between load employees - If at any time the operation cannot be - Lifting Supervisor
and crane - Damage to carried out safely or additional hazards - HSE Supervisor
boom. equipment 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.
- Only trained and competent personnel
- Possible Multiple are authorized to operate the cranes.
3. Failure of crane fatalities - It is not permitted to transfer loads - Site Engineer
wires, ropes / - Injuries for over personnel, or for personnel to - Equipment supervisor.
5 4 20 NC -------------- 5 1 5 T
Falling lifted employees position themselves under suspended - Lifting Supervisor
load - Damage to loads. - HSE Supervisor
equipment - 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
educated about these control measures
- Potential for cranes
and lifting plan
to
- Ensure crane load chart.
become unstable
- The crane's safe load indicator must be - Site Engineer
4. In case of crane and
calibrated and be accurate to within the - Equipment supervisor.
overload tip over. 5 3 15 H -------------- 5 1 5 T
manufactures recommended tolerance. - Lifting Supervisor
condition - Injuries for
- The crane operating radius must not be - HSE Supervisor
employees
exceeded.
- Damage to
- The cranes must be operated smoothly
equipment
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 roles and - Site Engineer
5. Human errors / - Injury to personnel
responsibilities. - Equipment Supervisor
unsafe - Damage to 5 3 15 H -------------- 5 1 5 T
- Ensure from hard barriers around work - HSE Supervisor
Behaviors equipment.
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 walk
equipment from the - Equipment Supervisor
handling of handling and 4 3 12 H under suspended loads at any time -------------- 4 1 4 T
- HSE Supervisor
loads movement of lifts. 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 (radio
7. Breakdown in
signal, hand signal) - Site Engineer
communication - Injury to personnel
- All personnel involved in the operation - Equipment Supervisor
between Banks - Damage to 3 3 9 M -------------- 3 1 3 T
will fully understand their roles and - HSE Supervisor
man and Crane equipment
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 for - Equipment Supervisor
- Damage to 3 3 9 M -------------- 3 1 3 T
weather 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, certified
and coded and with two lanyards. >1.8
- Falls from heights.
m (Daily inspected prior usage)
- Poor weather (High
-Shock absorber used above 6 m. - Site Engineer
Wind speed)
- Consider using fall arrest systems with - Scaffold inspector
9. Working at condition causing
5 3 15 H fixed anchorage points plus proper - Equipment supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
heights slips.
guarding system. - HSE Supervisor
- Being hit by a falling
- Ensure qualified workers plus warning - Site Supervisor
object.
signs to be placed in working area.
- Personnel fall.
- 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 cranes - Separate pedestrian walkways from - Equipment supervisor
equipment causing serious
5 3 15 H vehicles. -------------- 5 1 5 T
movement - Keep all body parts inside the
- HSE Supervisor
injuries and - Site Supervisor
fatalities protection of the truck while operating.
- 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.

11. Using of Hand
-Injury of personnel 3 2
tools
- Electrical shock.
- Fire hazard.
- Fatality.
12. Electro caution 5 3
- Personnel injury
/Shock.
- Property damage.
- All hand tools been inspected and
using of proper ones.
- Workers shall be trained and TBT for - HSE Supervisor
6 M users. -------------- 3 1 3 T
- Site Supervisor
- Tools belts to be used to prevent falling
of tools from pockets...etc.
- PPE's must be worn.
- Contact with overhead and 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 wired - Site Engineer
properly. - Site Electrical
15 H - Cable Management and must be in Engineers/Technician -------------- 5 1 5 T
good condition. - HSE Supervisor
- Cables must be in a safe route, to avoid - Site Supervisor
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.

- 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 to
- Fire hazard.
attend the operation plus 1hr after the - Site Engineer
- Fatality.
13. Hot Works 5 3 15 H 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 kept
- Poor access & 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 clear - Site Engineer
lighting injuries 5 3 15 H all the time. - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
- Residues left - Respiratory - Blower to be provided to purify - Site Supervisor
in CS while and system 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.
- 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 provided.
15. Loading and
- Fatality. - Delivering tool box talk for workers
unloading of
- Personnel injury about the job hazards before starting - Site Engineer
Sheet piling
- Property damage. 5 3 15 H the work. - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
Materials and
- Collapse of the - Pre-operation Emergency button - Site Supervisor
other materials
ground function test.
on site
- 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 no
- Fatality.
leaks.
16. Pitching and - Personnel injury - Site Engineer
- Ensuring workers competency for
driving of sheet - Property damage. 5 3 15 H - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
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 starting
- Environmental - Site Supervisor
the work.
damage.
- Equipment will be having emergency
- Legal consequences.
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 starting
- Property damage. the work. - Site Engineer
18. Extraction of
- Collapse of the 5 3 15 H - Trenches should be backfilled and - HSE Supervisor -------------- 5 1 5 T
sheet piles
ground. compacted immediately after - Site Supervisor
- Environmental completion of underground works such
damage. 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 car. - Site Manager
- Fatality.
20. Emergency - Emergency number must be posted all - Site Engineer
- Property damage. 5 3 15 H -------------- 5 1 5 T
Procedures 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 of operation must stop more than 20 kt - Diving supervisor
the rules and Diver injury /damage of 5 3 15 H - Site Engineer -------------- 5 1 5 T
procedure in bad diving equipment. - review weather condition daily with
- HSE Supervisor
weather. safety diving.

2. Using unsafe dive - maintain diving equipment / diving

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

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

5. Repeated diving for - competent diving supervisor / diver

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

- diving supervisor must train all divers

for any emergency.
6. Emergency situation diver injury / fatality for 5 4 20 NC - Diving supervisor -------------- 5 2 10 M
for diver. No training diver / diver standby - diving safety to be sure that all divers - HSE Supervisor
for emergency plan. not ready have been trained for emergency plan.
 (Result) ‫مييقتال ةجيتن‬ )Severity( ‫ش ال‬ ‫ةد‬
H )Likelihood( ‫ةيلامتحلاا‬ L )Severity( ‫ش ال‬
‫ةد‬ S
5 4 3 2 1
‫ءارجلإا‬ ‫مييقتال‬ ‫ىدمل‬
‫تاف اعسإ‬
Action Evaluation Range 5 4 3 2 1 1 Unlikely ‫ثودحلا ردان‬ 1 First Aid 1
‫ةيلوأ‬
‫لمتحم‬

‫) ةيلامتحلاا‬Likelihood(
1-5 Minor
None T (Trivial) 10 8 6 4 2 2 Possible 2 ‫طيسب ررض‬ 2
‫ثودحلا‬

‫) ةميقلا‬Value(

‫) ةميقلا‬Value(
Injury
Supervi ‫طسوتم‬ High
sion M (Medium) 6-10 15 12 9 6 3 3 Likely ‫ثودحلا‬ 3 Injury ‫ريبك ررض‬ 3
+Contr 12- Very Major
ols H (High) 16 20 16 12 8 4 4 ‫ثودحلا ريتك‬ 4 ‫ديدش ررض‬ 4
Likely Injury
N (Not 20-
NC
Acceptable) 25 25 20 15 10 5 5 Imminent ‫كيشو‬ 5 Fatality ‫لتاق ررض‬ 5