Health & Safety

Flood Mitigation Monitoring

Contents
• Introduction; Objective and Purpose
• Activities and related H&S-Hazards and
Risks
• PPE
• In Case of Emergency
Hazards and Risks
Purpose :

• To inform about the hazards and risks involved in FM monitoring

activities.
• To refresh the awareness on various Do and Don’t during FM
monitoring activities.
• To remind about actions in case of emergency.

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Driving in the rain
Driving in the rain
• Vehicle conditions check
• Tire safety
• Indicators, lights and wipers
• Reduced Speed than the posted speed
• Maintain Safe Distance
• Concentrate on driving – avoid
distractions…(mobile phones/Music?)
• Avoid sudden braking
• Avoid driving through water puddles.
• Do not drive with hazards lights on
• Watch out for pedestrians.
• Turn on headlights. Rain impedes
visibility.
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 Driving in the rain
Hydroplaning
• Be careful during first few minutes of rain fall.
• Slow down in wet conditions. The faster the car,
harder to maintain traction in wet conditions.
• Avoid driving through puddles and standing water
• Drive slowly and carefully to avoid skids, and maintain
a mild pressure on your brake and gas.
• Avoid sudden acceleration and braking.
• Don't make sudden turns, as these could throw the car
off-course. Hydroplaning is a situation in which a
• Be extra cautious on curvy roads, taking care to steer vehicle tire rides up on a thin surface of
smoothly and to drive slowly. water, losing contact with the pavement,
• Motorists should drive defensively and take and resulting in sudden loss of control.
precautions when passing vehicles to prevent merging
collisions.
• Turn off cruise control –To improve control and
reaction time.
• Consider driving in lower gears
• https://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Hydroplaning
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 Hotspot monitoring
Water pools/puddles
• Water pools can be dangerous.
• Do not drive or walk on the water pools if not
sure about the conditions.
• Beware of sudden road settlement due to wet
ground/water logging.
• Do not attempt to clear any water blockage, if
you are alone.
• Site boundaries shall be secured to prevent
third party entries. Please report to
Consultant/Contractor if work areas are not
secured.
• Watch out for children playing in floodwater
areas. Please report to Consultant/Contractor
if such issues recorded.

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 Hotspot monitoring
Electrical Safety
• Do not touch Electrical cables on water
• Beware of short circuits from electrical installations
• Do not drive over fallen electrical power lines.
• Move away from any power line and anything
touching it.
• Do not attempt to rescue anyone, who is in direct or
indirect contact with the downed power line. Call for
help instead.
• Do not attempt to move a fallen power line or
anything in contact with the line by using another
object such as a broom or stick. Even non-conductive
materials like wood or cloth, if slightly wet, can
conduct electricity.

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 Hotspot monitoring
Hazards and risks associated with rainy weather
• Slippery roads.
• Falling/flying objects
• Lightning Strikes.
• Rain and thunderstorms increases the
chances of lightning strikes
• Stay away from cranes, exposed steel
framework and other equipment or
building features that can act as lightning
rods.
• Waterborne diseases
• Dress appropriately to avoid getting diseases

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 Hotspot monitoring
Interface with Public
• Expect unhappy public who may challenge
any Officer on duty and express their grief
in unruly manner
• Be patient, polite and gentle while
interacting with public.
• Remain calm and try to convince the
complainant that ‘Ashghal is working on the
issue’
• Avoid unnecessary arguments.
• Avoid road rage.
• If hostile behaviour continues, report to the
Police
Remember Ashghal Values- ‘Service Oriented’
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 Hotspot monitoring
Other hazards and risks include….
• Temporary structures (Scaffolds, signboards etc)
• Do not park the cars near temporary structures
• Do not attempt to climb on any access scaffolds or access ladders.
• Do not attempt to switch on dewatering pump/ generators and any
plant and equipment on the sites.

• Lone Working
• Constant communications
• Mobiles with battery backups
• Journey management.
• Do not attempt to switch on equipment, generator, plant,
dewatering pumps etc

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 Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
• Gum Boots
• Rain Coats/Umbrella
• High Viz - Jackets-Wear high-visibility clothing, especially in
areas with vehicle traffic and heavy machinery
• Gloves
• Torches
• Anti-fog spray for lenses if in use of specs/or wipes on
them before going outside.

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In case of Emergency
In case of Emergency…!
• Call 999
• Flooding related ---188
• If possible call Line Manager/H&S Manager

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Lessons Learned in

previous years
General

Issue : Lack of Suitable PPEs

Most of the personnel involved in flood mitigation works were not provided with or
wearing required Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE), exposing themselves to risks of
health issues, water-born diseases and struck by traffic.
Lesson Learned:
As part of planning and preparation, all Contractors shall provide suitable PPEs for the
involved workers. Consultants shall ensure that adequate PPE are available and
provided to the Flood mitigation team.

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General

Issue:
Flood Mitigation Plans (FMP) for the Projects have not adequately identified potential low
points and hot spots. During the rain event, many other hot spots were located either
nearby or within the projects. This resulted in inadequate resources for timely response.
Lesson Learned:
FMPs shall identify and allocate ‘stand-by’ resources which can reach the location within
shortest possible time. After the first spell of rain, Contractors shall review and revise the
FMP accordingly

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 Pre-event inspections

Issue:
Plastic barriers not adequately supported and interconnected, causing them to be blown away and
floating on the carriageways. Potential risk of road accident accidents
Lesson Learned:
On receipt of the weather alerts, Project teams shall conduct competent pre- inspections across all
areas and ensure necessary control measures. All plastic barriers, fencing, traffic signage and other
loose equipment which can affect the road traffic shall be identified and suitably supported and
secured.

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Pre-event inspections

Issue :
Plant and Equipment submerged in Micro-Tunneling shafts; Damage to properties and
disruption to the work progress. Can cause accidents during recovery of such damaged
equipment.
Lesson Learned
On receipt of the weather alerts, Project teams shall conduct competent pre- inspections across
all areas and ensure necessary control measures and other arrangements.

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Pre-event inspections

Issue :
Temporary street lights and traffic lights falling off to the carriageways, potential risks to
the members of public and cause road traffic accidents.

Lesson Learned
On receipt of the weather alerts, Project teams shall conduct competent pre-
inspections across all areas and ensure necessary control measures.

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Operational

Issue :
Poor traffic management and delineation of water pooling areas and advance signage
for the road users. Possibility for the road users to swirl or suddenly stop, leading to
accidents. Delayed response actions as the required traffic management devices are
not readily available at the sites
Lesson Learned
Contractors shall prepare and stock adequate traffic management devices such as
advance warning signs, Electronic signage, Variable Message Signs (VMS), plastic
barriers and amber flashing lights at the sites for immediate mobilization to the
required areas.
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Operational

Is there a hole below??

Issue :
With water being accumulated across all work areas and lack of delineation and fall
protection around deep excavations, pose serious risks of falling and drowning in deep
excavations and trenches.
Lesson Learned
All excavations and trenches shall be provided with secondary protection measures to
prevent fall. Project teams shall conduct competent pre- inspections across all areas
ensure necessary control measures.

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Operational

Issue :
Rain water draining into the excavations and trenches along the carriage ways can cause
cracking and collapse of the excavation edges. With the concrete barriers placed on the
extreme edges of the excavations without adequate lateral buffer zone, potential for
collapse of excavation edges with the barriers due to self loading or edge collapse or
minor road accidents is high.
Lesson Learned
Comply with WZTMG for the lateral buffer zone. Pre-inspection shall identify such areas
and suitable control measures implemented.

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Operational

Issue :
Poor quality of back filling and compaction causing development of sink –holes on the
roads opened for traffic after temporarily back filling.

Lesson Learned
Any roads opened for traffic shall be back filled and compacted as per specification.

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Staffing

Issue:
Lack of staffing from the Consultants to cover 24 hrs coverage for the flood mitigation
activities and reporting updates.

Lesson Learned

FMP shall be approved considering the above

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Thank You