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RA No.
ACTIVITY: BLOCK WORKS
DATE

LOCATION: PROJECT AREA PROJECT:

EQUIPMENT TO BE USED SUBSTANCES TO BE USED REVISION STATUS

REVISION NUMBER REVISED DATE
TOWER CRANE, HAND TOOLS, CEMENTS, CYLICON
LIFTING GERS, MIXERS,
GRINDERS

POTENTIAL HAZARDS / CONDITIONS CONSIDERED (TICK BOX) PERSONS AT RISK (TICK BOX)

FALL FROM HEIGHT ELECTRICITY DEEP EXCAVATION EMPLOYEES PUBLIC

MANUAL HANDLING SLIPS / TRIPPING

FALLING OF MATERIALS
SUBCONTRACTORS
COSHH ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
LIFTING OPERATION
ADVERSE WEATHER GENERAL PUBLIC VISITORS
FIRE RISK
MANDATORY HSE REQUIREMENTS (TICK BOX)
SAFETY INDUCTION WORK PERMIT

TOOL BOX TALK PROPER TOOLS / EQUIPMENTS

PROPER PPE PROPER SUPERVISION

SAFE WORK PLACE PROPER BARRICADE AND WARNING SIGN IN THE AFFECTED AREA

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) REQUIREMENT (TICK BOX)

SAFETY HELMET GLOVES EAR PLUGS / DEFENDERS

SAFETY BOOTS MASK RESPIRATORY / BREATHING APPARATUS

GOGGLES / SPECTACLE OVERALLS FULL BODY SAFETY HARNESS

TO REFER OTHER RISK ASSESSMENTS

1. Manual Handling
2. Working at Height
3. Lifting Operation
4. COSHH
RISK LEVEL

H (HIGH-Potential to cause death or permanent injury) M (MEDIUM – Potential to cause loss time injury) L (LOW – An injury treatable with First Aid)

LIKELIHOOD (L) SEVERITY (S) CLASS OF RISK (L X S) RISK MATRIX

5 5 10 15 20 25
LIKELIHOOD

1. IMPROBABLE. 1. NEGLIGIBLE.
HIGH = 15 – 25 4 4 8 12 16 20
2. REMOTE. 2. MINOR.
3 3 6 9 12 15
3. PROBABLE 3. REPORTABLE. MEDIUM = 07 – 14
2 2 4 6 8 10
4. OCCASIONAL. 4. SERIOUS. LOW = 01 - 06
1 1 2 3 4 5
5. FREQUENT 5. CATASTROPHIC.
1 2 3 4 5
SEVERITY (S)

NOTE: 1. Risk assessment must be addressed to workers by work in charge before starting job.
2. Risk assessment is a continuous process hence to be reviewed depending on activity and risk
involved
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RISK CONTROLLE RESIDUAL
S. N. HAZARD HARM CONTROL MEASURES
LXS L M H D BY WHOM RISK

 Ensure unloading area is leveled and barricaded for material storage. Site Manager/
Serious Crush
Site Engineer
Injury,  Flagman required for guiding trailers to the agreed location.
01. Site Traffic. 3X5 Site L
Property Damage,  Always follow the traffic management signs on the site.
Supervisor/
 Ensure all drivers are having valid driving license Site Security.
 Check & calculate SWL of the materials before lifting with crane, ensure
crane has capacity to lift.
 Ensure certified banks man unload any heavy items required by crane.
 Use proper block lifting methods to lift the block pallet. Never lift the block
Site Engineer
in wooden pallet with webbing slings. (Use block lifting cage, or material
Serious Injury, Site
02. Lifting Operation. 3X5 shifting skips) L
Property damage. Supervisor/
 All lifting gear for offloading materials to be certified and submitted to BM
Banks man
HSE Dept. prior to use.
 Ensure materials elevated from ground with timber bearers or similar and
separated with timber blocks to ensure safe slinging prior to lifting.
 Ensure appropriate PPE used (hand gloves etc)
Permanent
Disability,  Ensure only lighter items are unloaded by hand. Use manual lifting
Sprain, procedures.
Spinal defect,  Use Mechanical lifting equipment to Lift where possible.
Property  Do not allow anyone to carry loads above his capacity (25 kg / person per
Damages, lift) and also allocate enough people to handle the load. Site Engineer
03. Manual Handling Lacerations 3X4  Ensure all materials are to be moved by hands, the size of material should Site L
Crushing of not be above the size and the employee can be easily to move. Supervisor.
Hands or  The bulky materials which are restricting visibility should not be moved by
Fingers, hand.
Bruised or  Use handling aids to lift / move the load.
Broken Toes or  Allocate sufficient number of people for heavy items shifting by manual.
Feet
04. Fall from height - Working Serious Injury, 3X5 Site Manager/ L
 Ensure all labour is aware of approved Method Statement and block
at height Disability, Site Engineer
installation sequences.
Fatality Site Supervisor
 Safe and secured working platform to be provided for the installation.
Property Damage, Operatives.
 Working platform to be inspected by competent person and scafftag to be
provided.
 Never over load the platforms with materials and blocks pallet to be
stacked on slab away from the slab edge or openings as appropriate.
 Ensure all people are equipped with full body harness and hook it on rigid
place.
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RISK CONTROLLE RESIDUAL
S. N. HAZARD HARM CONTROL MEASURES
LXS L M H D BY WHOM RISK

 Ensure that all the operatives exposed to leading edge during block work
shall use fall restraints or proper fall arrest systems.
 Ensure full time supervision.
 Always follow work permit system to work in shaft area and to remove or
alter permanent edge protection.

 Ensure installation area and work area is adequately barricaded with

appropriate signage and watchmen at all times.
 Ensure the work area is clear to place the blocks and allocate adequate
Serious Injury, people in work area.
Disability,  Material should not be kept close to guardrails and must not be stacked
Site Engineer
Fatality more than the height of guardrails.
Site
05. Fall of Material Property Damage, 3X5  Never over load the platforms with materials and blocks pallet to be L
Supervisor/
Bruised or stacked on slab away from the slab edge or openings as appropriate.
Operatives.
Broken Toes  Provide skip on work area to keep waste materials and cover blocks.
or Feet  Secure all hand tools and power tools with lanyard to prevent slipping from
the hand.
 Blocks must be installed with adequate tie to the rigid structure if installing
more than 2m. Level.

 Ensure all power tools are inspected and tagged by BM HSE Dept prior to
Permanent use.
Disability, Noise,  Ensure grinders are secured with safety guard and leads/cables are safe.
Environment  Always use correct cutting disk for the task. Only experienced persons are
impact (Dust). allowed to use grinders.
Property  Only authorized and trained persons are allowed to use any cartridge to fix
Damages, block tie on rigid structure.
Lacerations,
 All the cartridge tools operators are fully aware of the safe installation and Site Engineer
Incorrect use of Power Crushing of Hands
operations of the tools as per manufactures instructions. Site
06. Tools, Cartridge Tools and or Fingers. 3X5 L
 Ensure that only authorized personals are deployed to work with wet Supervisor,
Hand tools. Permanent
cutting machines. Store Keeper
Disability, Noise,
Environment  Ensure that all the wet cutter operators are fully aware of the risk related
Impact Property with the block cutter.
Damage,  Block and concrete cuttings are only allowed in properly ventilated area.
Laceration Pedestal fan/Water to be used to control heavy dust during the cutting.
Crushing of Hands  Keep all hand tools and power tools in good condition.
or Fingers  Ensure appropriate PPE used (hand gloves and goggles, mask and ear
muff/plug for grinding as required etc).
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RISK CONTROLLE RESIDUAL
S. N. HAZARD HARM CONTROL MEASURES
LXS L M H D BY WHOM RISK
Site Engineer
Serious injury,
 Dispose all waste materials produced from the activity in designated bins. Site
07. Poor House Keeping Environment 3X3 L
 Clean work area on daily basis. Supervisor/
Impact
Operatives.

Serious injury,  Wind speed to be monitored frequently.

Supervisor /
08. Adverse Weather Fatality, Material 3X3  Do not carry out any lifting operation in adverse weather condition (Heavy L
Foreman.
Damage. wind, poor visibility etc).
ASSESSED BY
(NAME): REV. No: 00
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APPROVED BY
(NAME): REV. DATE: 05/08/2015
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