JB1-SARS Covid20 : Risk Assessment

A INJURY SEVERITY B FREQUENCY of OCCURENCE RATING

Prenecia Malatjie
RISK
1 No injury 1 Not occurred in last two years RISK VALUE NAME
CLASSIFICATION
Prenecia NAMESIG
2 Minor laceration wound (first aid case) 2 Occurred in last one year LOW 1-3 SIGNATURE

3 More severe injury medical attention 3 Occurred in last six months MEDIUM 4-8

14/03/2023
4 Serious injuries, broken bones, amputation etc 4 Occurred in last three months HIGH 9-12 DATE

5 Loss of life / fatality 5 Occurred in last one month CRITICAL 15

C ENVIRONMENT ACTION REQUIRED

Supervision, training, certification, method/risk assessments, safe work procedures
1 No effect LOW training, toolbox talks. Good instruction.
Competent supervision, training certification, method/risk assessments, safe work Change method
2 Minor effect Spillage, noise, MEDIUM
procedures training, toolbox talks. mitigate
water, dust / Competent supervision, training certification, method/risk assessments, safe work Change method
3 Serious effect (Short term) vapours/ fauna, HIGH
procedures training, toolbox talks. mitigate.
and flora
4 Very serious effect (Long Term) Intolerable,
Close competent supervision, training certification, method/risk assessments, safe
CRITICAL change method,
5 Catastrophic effect work procedures, work permits, training, and toolbox talks.
transfer risk.

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TASK POTENTIAL HAZARD POSSIBLE RESULT A B C D RATING PREVENTATIVE MEASURES CONTROLS

Visitors. • Coughing. • Spread of the COVID- All visitors must ensure to • Working from home will be considered and
• Sneezing. 20 DISEASE. comply with prevention methods encouraged. Employees are encouraged to liaise
drafted by management. with suppliers/buyers and other interested parties
prior to meetings to identify the potential risk to
exposure.

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Employees may become affected due to
travelling to work.
Communication between Severe respiratory Although employers are
employees (respiratory infections. encouraged to pay employees
droplets). during special leave to incentivize
voluntary self-isolation to help
curb the pandemic and contain
the spreading of COVID-19,
payment in terms of the law is
not compulsory. We strongly
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recommend that these aspects be
addressed in an emergency
Pandemic policy.
•Wear a Face Mask.
In respect of employees who refuse to voluntarily
self-isolate and are forced to remain at home
because they are displaying symptoms, Section 7
of the Employment Equity Act states that medical
testing may be justified inter alia considering
medical facts and employment conditions. The
general health and safety obligations say that
employers are legally entitled to insist on medical
testing before allowing an employee, who is
displaying symptoms, to attend work.

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Employees in the workplace/work area. • Sneezing. • Multi Organ Failure. Advice on risks, symptoms and control measures
• Cover mouth and nose when have been passed onto employees.
coughing or sneezing.

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Use of hand tools and equipment. Sharing of infected hand tools • Spread of the SARS- • Do not share any hand tools • Lock away hand tools and equipment in
and equipment. COVID-20 DISEASE. and equipment while working in toolboxes till the next day.
the workplace/work area.

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PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Sharing of PPE. • Spread of the SARS • Lock away PPE till the next day. • Do not share any PPE while working in the
COVID-20 DISEASE. workplace/work area.
.

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Toolbox Talks. Employees forgetting about the
importance of the minimization
of the SARS COVID-20 disease.
Housekeeping. • Employees forgetting about
the importance of the
minimization of the COVID-19
disease.
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• Spread of the SARS
COVID-20 DISEASE.
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• Spread of the SARS
COVID-20 DISEASE.
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Toolbox Talks with regards to • Use soap and water to wash your hands often
PPE, general health and safety (Minimum of 20 seconds).
topics, and the spread of COVID-
19 to be communicated to
employees.
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Dispose of any containers Management and Team Leaders to encourage
correctly, used for hydrating employees during Toolbox Talks and DSTI’s to
purposes, when finished. adhere to all COVID-19 preventative measures.
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