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Unit IG2: Risk assessment Part 1: Background Include in here the organisation’s name* and location* and number of workers. You must then go on to give a description of the main activities/products/services carried out. You must also describe the area to be risk assessed eg, whole site, and anything else that you consider relevant (approximately 150 to 200 words): I have chosen SRehan’s Construction a Construction Company which is located at Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai. The business consists of One Hundred and thirty five (135) employees and has recently adopted the ISO 45001:2018 policy. The business is an independent construction and engineering company and has been in this industry for just over a decade and specialise in the following fields/activities: the erection of concrete structures (the building / erecting of concrete structures of different types and sizes), Pipeline construction (using various materials to construct onshore pipelines), earthworks and roads (constructing new roads, upgrading existing roads and maintaining same), and mining (crushing and screening). These services are offered to both public and private clients. The team of One Hundred and thirty five (135) employees work on different projects at different times and according to their shift/schedule times. Shift times include the day shift staff who work from 08h00 am to 17h00pm and the weekend shift for employees who work on weekends from 09h00am to 16h00pm. Some of the equipment and tools used include excavators, backhoes, graders and hand-operated tools such as jackhammers and mixers and scaffolding, and chemical substances (asphalt, bitumen, cement, and paint) these are just a few to mention. The Company’s vision is to become the number one contractor of choice and aims to achieve this by providing high quality, innovative, timeous, safe and cost effective construction. The Company focuses on delivering customer satisfaction on all projects either big or small. The Company commits to the principle of sustainability through safety and health and environmental implementation on all projects. The Company has a small risk management team which assists the company in identifying risks within its scope and on site Learner number:

Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

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projects. The Company regularly participates in joint ventures and the hiring of sub contractors. Risk assessment – will cover the actual building site / project area / construction site activities which include erecting building, painting of buildings, and electrical work on a building site. We will evaluate the health and safety policy within the construction site and its compliance with the HSE standards. You must now give a brief outline on how you completed the risk assessment (approximately 200 words): After conducting a field inspection and consultation with labourers, builders and foremen it was noted that many pieces of equipment were in poor condition and not regularly inspected or maintained. It was further noted that employees in higher and lower ranks were not given proper skilled training in respect of machine operation, hence causing improper body movements which can be injurious to health. I went on to do some research and I have referred to the following, using them as benchmarks for this risk assessment: the ISO 45001:2018 is a management system which provides a framework on how a business can manage and prevent risks. Labour Standards of the International Labour Organization (ILO) (C115 and C167) which set out the rights of employees both male and female. The ILO provides for equality, freedom, equity, security and dignity to all within the workplace and Health and Safety Executive - provided insight on management, as management is responsible for planning and monitoring of environment, health protection and occupational safety. During the assessment equipment was inspected, detailed notes were taken and an inventory was created. I have taken into account previous company financial statistics, accident reports and other relevant information to create a proper record system of the amount of tools and equipment, to create a new maintenance plan and to ensure safety. It was further investigated that training was not provided in order to operate these machineries or equipment. It was suggested that training be provided in accordance with ILO standards. A

Learner number:

Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

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report was compiled and tabled before management. It was further noted that according to Continual Improvement Clause 10.3 of the ISO 45001:2018 which clearly states the actions a business must take to improve and sustain itself. In order to enhance OH&S performance a business must provide support and promote the culture of OH&S. * If you’re worried about confidentiality, you can invent a false name and location for your organisation but, all other information provided must be factual.

Part 2: Risk Assessment Organisation name: SRehan’s Construction Date of assessment: 20 November 2019 Scope of risk assessment: Full and Complete Site Inspection Hazard category and hazard

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing?

What further controls/actions are required?

Timescales for further actions to be completed

Responsible person’s job title

(within …)

CATEGORY: (PHYSICAL) UNMAINTAINED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS CAUSING INJURY

Currently there are no To create an inventory for 2 weeks maintenance plans in all tools and equipment place. Create a regular Builders are instructing maintenance plan to check, and maintain any 3 weeks labourers who are not fix trained, untrained equipment or tool which may workers with improper be in a defective condition. tools are performing Employ an onsite mechanic their jobs incorrectly MECHANICAL to assist when there are any HAZARD: THE USAGE are not emergencies OF SPADES, PICKS, Machine operators Operators 1 week who operate big trained and are simply CEMENT Learner number:

Builders and other construction workers who use hand tools (shovels, spades, drill, and trowel) on a daily basis could be harmed and injured due to incorrect usage or equipment failure

Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

MAINTAINANCE MANAGER

HUMAN RESOURCES

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Hazard category and hazard

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing?

What further controls/actions are required?

Timescales for further actions to be completed

MIXERS,GRADERS, WHEEL BARROWS WHICH ARE NOT IN WORKING ORDER ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE OR UNSAFE EXCAVATION WORK IS DANGEROUS

machinery like Graders and excavators could possibly get injured as they are not properly trained

following general instructions. At times instructions are not clear.

Ensure workers are using PPE, ensure there is a safe system of work, and ensure Ongoing hazards are controlled or eliminated.

Responsible person’s job title

(within …)

CATEGORY (PHYSICAL): NOISE & VIBRATION OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Learner number:

There is not system of work

safe

Ensure suitable steps are Visitors or any other taken in order to prevent 6 months persons within the Equipment were found any person from being vicinity could get in a state not to be buried or trapped injured if unsafe, used. faulty equipment is Ensure soil tests are 2 weeks laying around. Machinery are not conducted certified to be operated Provide for ongoing training 1 month to uplift and make operators more skilled and efficient, so that the job can be completed on time. Construction workers and machine operators who use these tools which release a loud sound

There are currently earplugs available but are not encouraged and used by the employees on project

Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

MANAGEMENT

Purchase new tools that are 1 month silent or has a low noise level 1 day Ensure there are frequent

MANAGING DIRECTOR

RISK TEAM

MANAGING DIRECTOR SITE MANAGER

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Hazard category and hazard

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing?

What further controls/actions are required?

Timescales for further actions to be completed

or vibration on a daily basis could be harmed and injured. These tools include drills, jack hammers, grinders and cutters

sites. Not wearing breaks 3 days earplugs can cause harm to health and Create a shift time table hearing in general allowing for the rotation of staff.

Responsible person’s job title

(within …)

HAZARD: THE LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION OF DRILLS, GRINDERS AND JACK HAMMERS AT A CONTINUOUS PACE CAUSES A Machine operators INJURY OF who operate big DEAFNESS AND machinery like NUMBNESS Graders and excavators could possibly get injured

Vibrating equipment causes a sense of numbness or tingling sensation and in the long term can cause prolong pain in the joints and muscle. There is no prevention policy in place and Visitors or any other hazards are not person nearby who controlled. can hear the sound can be disturbed or Those working on have a sudden vibrating equipment are change of mood not using gloves (PPE is provided for)

Create a shift time table allowing for the rotation of staff.

ADMINISTRAVITE STAFF

3 days

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

1 week

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Providing protective wear Investing in a vibration 1 month monitor to monitor the amount of vibration Purchase new tools that 1 month vibrate less Eliminate risks and or provide for substitutions of 3 months materials and resources

MANAGING DIRECTOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Create work to suit the Learner number:

Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

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Hazard category and hazard

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing?

What further controls/actions are required?

Timescales for further actions to be completed

Responsible person’s job title

(within …)

skilled individual

Ongoing

Create a rotation timetable to allow for breaks and 1 month reduce the exposure of weather conditions and other risks which may arise. CATEGORY (PHYSICAL): FALLING FROM HEIGHTS

HAZARD: INCORRECTLY CONSTRUCTED SCAFFOLDING AND THE CREATION OF TEMPORARY WALKWAYS AND PLATFORMS, UNPROTECTED STAIRWAYS AND SLABS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED Learner number:

Construction workers, Scaffolding foremen, other employees and anyone on a building site including clients and people passing by could possibly get injure by falling from a height if temporary pathways and scaffolds are not safely secured in more serious scenarios individuals could die.

Helmets and headgear Create emergency are worn by site evacuation and a fall workers and others protection plan who are on height Emergency services contact Sites are regularly details to be easily available inspected to ensure Allow only competent and safety skilled workers who have previous experience in Risks are not being working on heights avoided and hazards are not controlled Emergency medical attention to be contacted Prevention policies are immediately not in place and work is not sieved to The process for evaluation designated skilled of the employees physical

Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

2 days

Immediate 3 days

SITE MANAGER

SITE MANAGER MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SITE MANAGER / FOREMAN

Immediately after an ANYONE WHO accident WITNESSES THE ACCIDENT FIRST Prior to entering the MANAGEMENT building site

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Hazard category and hazard

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing?

What further controls/actions are required?

Timescales for further actions to be completed

individuals

and psychological fitness is Immediate necessary to work at elevated positions.

Responsible person’s job title

(within …)

OR ADEQUATELY GUARDED, FENCED OR BARRICADED AND THIS LEADS TO FALLING AND SEVERE INJURY (CUTS, BRUISES, FRACTURES, AND SOMETIMES DEATH)

CATEGORY (PHYSICAL): ELECTRICAL SURGES, SHOCKS AND SHORT CIRCUITS

Learner number:

Employees working with electric tools, Electricians and anyone else who comes into contact with electricity surges and shocks on a building site

Semi-skilled workers Immediate are using electric tools General public and visitors are to be made aware that Sudden fires caused by they enter a building site at electrical failure or their own risk 2 days electrocutions should Make fire extinguishers be reported and easily accessible Visitors or any other addressed immediately person can trip on 1 month cords or get Electrical areas are Ensure regular breaks are electrocuted/shocked cordoned off and taken under severe heat properly marked conditions Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

SITE MANAGER/ FOREMAN

MANAGEMENT

LABOURERS CLEANERS

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/

Hazard category and hazard

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing?

What further controls/actions are required?

Timescales for further actions to be completed

Responsible person’s job title

(within …)

HAZARD (ELECTRICAL): ELECTRICAL SURGES, SHOCKS AND SHORT CIRCUITS ON A BUILDING SITE

Risks are not being avoided or eliminated There are no prevention policies in place to reduce time or limit exposure

Prior to MANAGING Ensuring equipment are entering the DIRECTOR correctly switched off when building site cleaning is done MANAGEMENT Provide training to enable Immediately more labourers know how to after an operate electric tool accident General public and visitors are to be made aware that 3 days they enter a building site at their own risk Emergency medical 1 day attention to be contacted immediately

Learner number:

Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

ANYONE WHO WITNESSES THE ACCIDENT FIRST

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Hazard category and hazard

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing?

What further controls/actions are required?

Construction workers, Electricians, foremen, other employees and anyone on a building site including clients and people passing by could possibly get injure by slipping, falling and tripping from any obstructions (uneven walkways, cords, slippery surfaces etc,) caused on a building site.

Hardware controls are Under dull weather not in place conditions lighting is very important, so temporary lighting should be provided Construction boots are for used Running cords and tape This is slip resistant measures along with footwear marking string and pegs should be clearly visible at Scaffolding are all times to avoid employees carefully constructed falling and ensure warning and temporary walking signs are visible pathways are secured Walkways and areas where there is more traffic of people need to be clear of obstruction

Timescales for further actions to be completed

Responsible person’s job title

Immediate

SITE MANAGERS

(within …)

CATEGORY (PHYSICAL): SLIP, TRIP & FALL ON BUILDING SITES

HAZARD: WORKERS, BUILDERS AND ALL OTHERS ON A BUILDING SITE FALLING DUE TO OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE PATHWAYS AND OR DIM LIGHTING, UNEVEN TEMPORARY WALKWAYS, AND SLIPPERY SURFACES CAUSED BY WATER AND TRIPS CAUSED BY MARKING STRINGS

Learner number:

Immediate

1 month

LABOURERS / 1 week prior CONSTRUCTION to start of WORKERS project

1 month Employees should address Immediate and bring to the attention of the Employer associated risks identified on site

Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

OPERATORS USING TOOLS WITH LONG CORDS

LABOURERS / CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

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Hazard category and hazard

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing?

What further controls/actions are required?

Workers who work hands on in old and new work environments which consist of mould or areas which are damp

Protective wear are not Implement safety controls being worn correctly during the demolishing Cleaning and clearing of the process of a building project site to eliminate mould and fungi Face masks are Invest in pest prevention seldom used Provide proper sick leave to Eliminate the risks prior employees to work commencing this will reduce time Implement immunization and limit exposure programmes and awareness of biological hazards Engineering controls not in place Ensure cement and other raw materials are properly handled, used and disposed

Timescales for further actions to be completed

Responsible person’s job title

1 month

MANAGER

1 week

LABOURERS

(within …)

CATEGORY (BIOLOGICAL): MOULD AND FUNGI ON BUILDINGS AND ROOFS

Other employees including engineers HAZARD: WHEN BUILDERS and foremen. AND OTHER WORKERS DEMOLISH The constant use of AN OLD BUILDING, cement can at a later SUCH BUILDING stage cause lung CONSISTS OF MANY infections and skin PESTS AND INSECTS, irritations MOULDS AND FUNGI WHICH UPON INTERACTION CAUSES SKIN AND LUNG IRRITATION AND INFECTIONS

Learner number:

Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

1 month SITE FOREMAN HUMAN RESOURCES 1 day MANAGING DIRECTOR

Ensure PPE are used that 2 weeks there is a safe system of work in place, engineering and hardware controls are in place, substitutions are considered and room for elimination

SITE WORKERS

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Hazard category and hazard

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing?

What further controls/actions are required?

Timescales for further actions to be completed

Responsible person’s job title

(within …)

CATEGORY (BIOLOGICAL): AIRBOURN PATHOGENS

All Workers on a Air conditioners are building site and provided for those with flu viruses who interact with each other There is proper ventilation And other people HAZARD: BUILDING SITES ARE within the workplace At the office floors and NOT PHYSICALLY surfaces are cleaned CLEAN daily ENVIRONMENTS AND SUCH Disposable masks are ENVIRONMENTS ARE provided for SUBJECT TO VIRUSES AND BACTERIA GROWING Risks are not being AND SPREADING. avoided or eliminated There are no prevention policies in UNHYGIENIC STAFF place to reduce time or AND INTERACTION limit exposure AMONGST THEM

Learner number:

Learner name: SHAHID REHAN

Bacteria and viruses can Immediate spread easily from one per...