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Unit IG2: Risk assessment

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Hazard category Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for
and hazard and how? doing? required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
Work at Height Double lane yard harness is 1. Scaffolding area should be 1 Month Project
Area Supervisor mandatory while working on inspected and approved by Director
Erected Scaffolding ,Scaffolder , Scaffolder height certified inspector which is
on 36 feet height for helper , and other Periodic health monitoring of need to be deployed at the
masonry work of workers workers while working at site and proper
Building height is practicable documentation is necessary
2. Proper Safety measurement 2 Days Site Engineer
Poor Housekeeping can while erecting and (2,3)
cause slip and fall to dismantling of scaffolding
workers and scaffolder 3. PTW procedure should adopt 3 Days
before execution of work
Workers can slip on the 4. Protected edges ,Open are
object laying on the should be covered ,Proper 2 Days Site
platform Guard Railing system should Supervisor
be strictly followed (4,5)
unsafe Scaffolding can 5. Good House Keeping in 7 days
collapse and dangerous working place
for those who are 6. Pieces of pipe and Safety
climbing or working on scaffolding tool and other 1 Day Supervisor
scaffolding material remove from the
platform

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Hazard category Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for
and hazard and how? doing? required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
Noise All workers who are A noise assessment carried 1. A suitable noise meter 6 Months Finance
involved in these out Six month ago when should be installed Manager
Exposure of Noise activities and worked masonry work was under (1,2,3)
during different process 2. Barriers or absorbing 3 Months
activities without ear Exposure of noise may material of noise in the
protection cause a everlasting Old Hearing protective noisier areas
hearing loss equipment was replaced
.Suitable equipment issued to
A study data shows that those worker who are 3. Setting up health
more that 2 million working in noise exposure surveillance program to 1 Month
people are exposed to a workplace those workers who are
dangerous noise level. working in noisy areas

Those workers working 4. Carry out Noise risk 1 month Safety

in highly noise exposure assessment every month Supervisor
areas more than 80 dB (4,5)
cause NIHL
5. Provide Adequate training to 6 Month
the staff

Electricity Any skilled person using The electrical installation is in All risks are well-ordered in N/A N/A
Possible fault disorder equipment or progress meanwhile professional way so no further action
 Portable electric installation on periodically inspection of required
equipment the site installed electrical facilities
like grinder after any changing in
machine The most harmful burn execution plan
,Welding ,electric shock ,lost time
plant injury or even death Main circuit breaker is
 General while working with installed in the accessible
Electric disorder equipment area in case of emergency

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Hazard category Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for
and hazard and how? doing? required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
installation All labours received training
for whole how to respond any incident
site related to electric shock
First aider is available in the
work place to handle minor
electric shocks

Work Equipment All person involved in Proper training related to 1. Replace manual handled 14 Days Finance
and Machinery handling manually usage of work equipment is equipment with portable Manager
,power tools, and provided to all workers electric tools such as circular
Manual handled machine operators wood cutter etc.
tools ,power tools PPE to handle, manual, 2. To ensure safe condition of 7 Days Electrical
and machinery Close to worker power tool and machinery is the equipment proper Supervisor
facilitation centre provided to workers inspection and maintenance (2,3)
workers were performing is required
different activities with 3. Proper labelled instruction of 3 Days
manual handling tools the equipment should be
which is ot appropriate delivered to the workers
place to perform tasks 4. Proper space and proper 5 Days Safety
place to handle the work Supervisor
Manual operated tools equipment
without proper 5. Only Authorised person 7 Days
inspection and should allow to perform the Site
maintaince can cause task Supervisor
entrapments which may 6. Proper warning signs should 14 days (5,6
lead to ,cuts, abrasion, be available while work in
and organ damage progress

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Hazard category Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for
and hazard and how? doing? required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
Slips and trips All workers and visitors Health Surveillance of 1. Drainage system should 14 Days Site
workers develop for the water Supervisor
Hazards due to 2. Arrange the flowers to be 1 Month (1,2)
Curing plaster works water Spills on smooth Provision of PPE dried at least once a week
Concrete Slabs floor or in walking zone 3. Develop walkways by yellow 1 week
without Proper strips Safety
drainage System Wet or muddy shoes 4. Good Housekeeping 3 Days Supervisor
leads to slip and trip (3,4,5)
5. Proper indication and proper 3 days
Loose irregular surfaces inspection
such as gravels

Any kind of debris

accumulated in the
working zone
Hazardous All the skilled labour and Area Barricade and 1. Provision of Suitable PPE 7 Days Safety
Substance helpers whose are unauthorized persons are not like gloves ,masks and Supervisor
(Chemical performing paint task allowed into the working goggles
Substance areas
Fumes of paints can 2. MSDS labelled equipment 3 days Site Engineer
Paint work on grills pollute the air installed effective exhaust for should use while perfoming
and on the Building ventilation straight paint jobs
structure with Solvents vapours may
machine. It may cause damage to eyes Competent person used to
cause serious and skin perform paint and spraying 3. Appropriate safety training to 2 Weeks Site
problems of irritation works the skilled and non-skilled Supervisor
,eye damage and organic content of paints labours
may be a leading may cause allergic 4. Periodic method of tools 1 month
cause of fire reaction such as inspection should adopt Site
irritation on skin 5. Spray gun and compressor Supervisor
inspect before starting the 7 Days (4,5)
task

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Hazard category Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for
and hazard and how? doing? required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
Ergonomics Site supervisor ,skilled Written and verbal 1. Provision of training for safe 14 days Safety
Work related upper- labour, non-skilled communication for safe manual handling supervisor
limb disorder labour and management manual loading and unloading 2. Proper Supervision while 3 Days
staff to the workers manual handling Site
Labours and helpers 3. Minimise manual handling by 7 Days supervisor
who are carrying out Manually handling of Avoid manual handling for usage of trolley or machinery (2,3,4)
the heavy objet from heavy and light material hazard substance to move the heavy materials
store to the working from store to workplace 4. Implement right angle rule 7 Days
place that can lead has a lot of risk like back Visible sign board for manual while lifting manually handled
to back injury in injury cause of heavy handling load with straight arms and
case of holding load and foot injury in right position
object or picking case of dropping down 5. Good housekeeping 3 Days Safety
object in wrong .Store keeper must know Supervisor
posture or foot injury how to handle the
in case of dropping picking up material and
material provision of pallet trolley
to handle heavy object
Fire workers, supervisor Proper Provision of PPE 1. Emergency fire drill need to 1 Month Safety
Hot work job activity ,visitors and all other related to hot work jobs. be held periodically Supervisor
like grinding and staff
welding Good Housekeeping 2. Fire Water system install and 20 Days Project
During grinding and installation of Fire Director
welding any flammable Extinguisher
material can caught fire
to lead a serious 3. introduce Permit to work 7 Days Site Engineer
explosion ,cause system and mention all the
flammable material in possible risk and their
form of wood, plastic reduction
and other related 4. Always use fire proof sheet 3 Days Site
material is present on while hot work job Supervisor
the working site

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Hazard category Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for
and hazard and how? doing? required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
Person related to 5. Inspection of Fire 7 Days Safety
welding or grinding may Extinguisher Supervisor
harm due to contact with (5,6)
fire. 6. inform supervisor if there is 3 Days
any fault in welding or
grinding electric cable

Vibration workers related to the Area barricade while working 1. Machinery related to 14 Days Site
All grinding and mixture ad grinding vibration should be used for Supervisor
concrete mixture activities Anti-vibrations gloves are limited time
machines activities Excessive use of provided
concrete mixture 2. Health surveillance program 1 Month Project
machine and grinding Workers are trained to use should be active Director
machine like disc cutter mixture machine and grinder
lead to hand arm 3. Adequate training to handle 7 Days Site
vibration such as vibrating machineries Supervisor
vibration white finger
4. Proper risk assessment carry 5 Days Safety
Vibration could cause out Supervisor
pain or permanent (4,5)
disability 5. Proper inspection of all 1 month
vibrating equipment’s

Movement of People All workers on site Proper Barricade around the No further action is required N/A N/A
and Vehicles in especially those who parking zone
Workplace load and unload the
material from the Foot path are clearly marked
Parking of the vehicles
vehicles in parking Collision may cause Only licensed holder drivers
zone and losing of serious injuries and are allowed to drive the
vehicle controls fatigue of the victim vehicle
while moving in or

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Hazard category Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for
and hazard and how? doing? required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
out in parking zone Proper maintained record of
all vehicles

All vehicles are certified by

government vehicle safety
inspector

All sign board related to

usage of vehicle placed on
the bay of Parking

Load Handling Mobile crane Operators, Visual Inspection before 1. Provision of Proper Personal 3 Days Site
Equipment Forklift truck operators operating forklift truck and protective Equipment Supervisor
and other persons mobile crane 2. Check all lifting gears and all
Forklift Truck and involved in these necessary element like 1 Week
Mobile crane is used working Helpers and operators are 3rd shekels, D shekels sling web Safety
to lift and shifting the accomplishments party certified belt etc. before execution of Supervisor
material. Mobile the work (2,3)
crane used for Mobile crane used to Provide safety Induction 3. Provide proper training to all 2 Week
roofing material. shift the roofing material before execution of work skilled labour
at height ,if it fails due to Barricade areas where
Forklift truck was mechanical fault then it operation of forklift truck and 4. Safe operations designed
using to shift the may lead to serious mobile crane occurred before implementing 14 Days Site
material on the site injury ,property loss mechanical operations Supervisor
even fatigue Separate footpath for 5. Competency of forklift truck 5 Days (4,5)
pedestrian and mobile crane operator
Forklift truck is used for must check
rd
shifting the material, Authorized persons are 6. Inspected all machines by 3 7 Days Safety
Load was not secured allowed to enter in these Party Supervisor
and according to safe areas
limit of prescribed MSDS
of forklift truck .This

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Hazard category Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for
and hazard and how? doing? required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
could lead to falling
down the material and in
this could occure injury
abrasion or death.

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Justification for action 1
Action
Specific legal arguments
Consideration of likelihood AND severity
Learner number: 00656815
Financial
Financial impact of work place injury can be described in the four ways.
1. The first thing in financial impact is that an injured person cannot work in same capacity as
he was performing the job during his fitness time period. Work can leave couple of days
according to physical injury situation .It will loss the production rate and loss of income.
2. A minor injury can be treatable with first aid kit but a severe injury may lead to
hospitalization, loss of mobility ,or any other disabilities .Employer is legally bound to pay all
medical cost
3. Financial compensation for injured person like medical bills ,lost income and other
associated loss
4. Additional Expenses in form of indirect cost due to last time injury or due to absence of the
workers ,if this take a long time then to trained other persons .Fines due to violation of
Health and Safety Rules
Direct cost is insured but indirect cost is uninsured that cannot be clearly defined.
Purchasing and fixing dust collector system to remain safe from excessive inhalation of dust
particles which may have chronic effect on the workers.(Hazard Category. Hazardous substance
Dust)
OSHA standard (1926.57 C - Ventilation) narrated Design and operations for exhaust fans ,jets
,ducts ,hood and Separators .A dust Collector should be designed to maintain health safety
program active for the workers who are working in dusty areas .By installation of Dust collector
sufficient purified air will be available for the workers who are exposures to the dust. Dust collector
is used for safe disposal of dust and purifies the atmosphere area of working place. Its legal
responsibilities of employer to provide safe working environment
The likelihood of illness in working place is high because workers are working in the exposure of
dust particles .Workers are at risks without proper safety measurement The likelihood of risks
range from acute to high risks .The severity of this risk is totally dependent upon inhalation in dusty
polluted . It may be short term risk like skin irritation and visual disruption. It may be long term risk
like Asthma, lung cancer etc.
From prescription of risk the severity may be described in four stages due to dust as following :
When measuring the severity risk are categorized in 4 different phase
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Consideration of likelihood AND severity
How effective the action is likely to be in
controlling the risk. This should include:
 the intended impact of the action;
 justification for the timescale that you
indicated in your risk assessment;
and
 whether you think the action will fully
control the risk.
Justification for action 3
Action
Specific legal arguments
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The likelihood of injuries due to working at height is too high .Scaffolding erection is done step by
step so workers went up on for erection of scaffolding next step without following any safety rules
.The severity of the risk occurring can be in serious condition.
When measuring the severity risk are categorized in 4 different phase
5. Minimal : Any incident without No injury or damage
6. Minor : A partial injury which could be recoverable on the site or partial imbalance
7. Major : Any injury where hospitalization required or absence from the work due to illness
8. Fatal :Death or collapse of Structure or complete damaged of machinery
I have set realisation of severity on major phase. It may require hospitalization for recovering from
illness.
Third party certified scaffolding inspector will be well trained to erect scaffolding in safe manner and
inspection of temporary platform during working on Height .Its obligatory to check the PPE’’s like
safety harness belt or safety net that can reduce the falling risks from height .Suitable Platform will
decrease the risk to minimal amount and provide mentally satisfaction to the workers while working
on height.
I have given 1 month time frame to complete this job. This time frame is enough for Human
resources department to advertise and hire a competent person for scaffolding erection and
inspection.
The risk will be as low as reasonably practicable by recruiting a new incumbents cause his job
assignment will be supervision and erecting of scaffoldings
Fire fight equipment like fire extinguisher ,sand bucket and fire hydrant system installation required
and it should be accessible for any emergency and applying hot work permit system ( Hazard
Category -Fire)
OSHA standard for Construction (29 CFR 1926) narrates fire protection and fire managing
regulation in the construction industry. Suitable fire control equipment shall be available in the
working zone and it should be maintained for immediate use. Country Fire department adopted
OSHA slandered as part of its legislation .Banu Mukhtar has legal responsibility to fulfil the
requirement of country fire department as well as OSHA slandered to continue their working
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Consideration of likelihood AND severity
How effective the action is likely to be in
controlling the risk. This should include:
 the intended impact of the action;
 justification for the timescale that you
indicated in your risk assessment;
and
 whether you think the action will fully
control the risk.
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During hot work if there is no fire fighting equipment available, it is more likely that spark of electric
cables or grinding can cause a explosive fire in working zone. The risk of fire always associated
with fire triangle. There is presence of fire triangle in all development projects. So there is suitable
precautions are mandatory by considering the severity factor
When measuring the severity risk are categorized in 4 different phase
1. Minimal : Any occurrence without any injury or damage
2. Minor : A limited injury which could be recoverable by First Aid treatment
3. Major : Hospitalization is mandatory or absence from the work due to illness
4. Fatal :Serious injury which result in death or collapse of Structure or complete damaged
of machinery
I have set risk severity on major category which required hospitalization treatment for recovery from
illness
Fixing of Fire protecting equipment’s like (fire extinguisher, sand bucket and fire hydrant) must be
place at accessible point in working area that can highly reduce the likelihood of ignition of fire by
means of thoroughly inspection. Grinder cutter sparks cause of fire explosion due to poor
housekeeping in working zone. Availability of fire fighting equipment’s can minimize the
consequences or severity of fire in case of fire accident.
I have given 20 Days timescale for fixing of Fire Protection Equipment. I will discuss Project
Director and procurement department to purchase and install the Fire protecting equipment
.Procurement committee meeting discussions and implementation will take 20 days for this purpose
This action will maximum reduce the risk of fire after installing of the compulsory fire protecting
equipment
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 Part 4: Review, communicate and check
Suggested word counts for each section:
 Planned review date or period and reasoning for this: 50 - 100 words
 How the risk assessment findings will be communicated and who needs to know the information: 100 - 150 words
 Follow up on the risk assessment: 100 - 150 words.
Planned review date/period with
reasoning
How the risk assessment findings will be
communicated AND who you need to tell
How you will follow up on the risk
assessment to check that the actions
have been carried out
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It is company policy to review all risks every year .Therefore I set risk assessment review data not
later than 6 Feburary 2023. However risk assessments have no legal time scale when you can
review your risk assessment. It is totally dependent upon organization demand and hence it can be
reviewed on following bases:
1. Risk assessment review required If there is any new working Procedure adopted by the
organization
2. Risk assessment review needed If there is any new legal procedure implemented by the
national enforcement agencies
3. Risk assessment is compulsory if there is any catastrophic event occurred organizations.
I will arrange a meeting with Project Director, HSE Manager, and Site Engineer to brief about risks
occurring on the sites and suggest actions about correction or minimizing the risk. I provided the
summary of all risks related to the construction sites to the Project Director .Meanwhile Agenda of
meetings, recommendations of meeting and conclusion points of the meeting will email to all
concerned person for record .Major risks should be conveyed to the all employees via tool box talk
or by posters. A summary of risk assessment and safe procedure of work place will be delivered
via social media page to all employees of firms
I will set a reminder of 15 days to remind the concerned department for implementation of
suggested recommendations for corrections. I will talk to the responsible authorities about the
status of procedure either they implemented or still the action is required .Meanwhile I will also
inquire if the actions is still pending, if the actions are still pending then I will try to know the reason
behind it .If there will be any problems to handle the situation ,I will discuss with project director
either there is any alternative solution of the actions .If these will be remain overdue for more than 3
month then an information will be conveyed to the Managing Director via Project director for
actions.
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