Greater Maputo Water Supply Project (GMWSP) part 2

Water Treatment Plant, Pumping Station and Water Storage

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HSE – NON CONFORMITY INSPECTION REPORT

Date: 24 July 2019

Inspection Team;
Edward Zulu, HSE Engineer

Summary of findings

Water Treatment Plant Construction Site

1. Use of Prohibited wooden ladders
2. Use of surgical masks
3. Supervisors allowing Workers with no full PPE on site

CTA
1. Used oil stored on plain ground with no containment facility

Public Roads
1. Workers being transported unsafely with risk of injury.

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NC Site/Location Observation Action Description Picture

1 WTP Drinking water container was The drinking water must be

Administration placed in an open environment stored under the shed.
Building exposed to weather condition.

2 WTP Batch Workers using surgical masks Surgical masks must be

Plant Fly Ash not suitable for dust protection withdrawn and issue appropriate
workers despite affirmative dust masks
confirmation by Contractor to
issue particulate dust masks

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3 WTP PS1 Wooden ladders prohibited The wooden makeshift ladders

from the project are being must be taken out of site and
found on sight. Ladders have dismantled.
no guaranteed safety for users.

4 WTP Rapid Contractor has continued to Welding operations shall be

Sand Filters conduct welding without stopped until appropriate PPE is
pouring of lean supplying PPE for welders. issued.
concrete

5 WTP Valve Worker directing excavations Worker removed from exposure

Chamber in the valve chamber to the hazards and placed in a
Excavation excavation was very close to safer place.
the high wall risking falling
rocks or objects

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6 WTP Rapid Two wooden ladders found in Must be removed from site and
Sand Filter the excavation making it four dismantled.
Excavation ladders found in operations.

7 WTP Treated Excavation operator with no Site foremen must ensure safety
Water Tank head protection after leaving of their operations
Excavation his equipment in the
excavation

8 WTP Edge of The operator seen going Site foremen must ensure safety
Treated Water towards the excavator with no of their operations
Excavation hard hat.

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9 WTP PS1 Workers conduction Hearing protection must be

Backfilling compaction operations were provided and used for
compaction being exposed constant noise compaction operations using the
operations levels without hearing vibration machines, and
protection. Noise and vibration provision
is a serious health issue that
must be attended to.

10 Public Road to Workers riding at the back of Workers must not ride on
WTP the Concrete Pouring Truck undesignated transport with no
exposing workers to risk of provision for passengers
falling or injury ..

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11 Public Road Security vehicle transporting All personnel must sit within the
from officers with one of them with pan with no body part protruding
Corumana a leg protruding out. to the outside.

12 Public Road to Workers being transported Goods and people must not be
WTP together with goods risking the transported in the same vehicle.
workers to be injured in an
event the goods moved

13 CTA Used oil drum place on bare Place the used oil in a designated
ground with no soil protect place.
facility. This has the risk of
contamination of soils.

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14 WTP Workers with no PPE in an Supervisors must ensure they

excavation enforce safety rules on site.

15 WTP Unreported accident Submit incident report