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
person
to
another,
employees are advised to
maintain personal hygiene at
all times
On site employees can use
protective wear including 1 week
masks, gloves and goggles
to protect themselves from
fungi, bacteria and virus
Encourage hand sanitization
1 week
Implement programmes and
1 month
awareness on health and
safety at the workplace
ALL INDIVIDUALS
WITHIN THE
WORKPLACE
EMPLOYEES
ALL INDIVIDUALS
WITHIN THE
WORKPLCE
MANAGING
DIRECTOR
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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
(PSYCHOLOGICAL):
BODY STRESSING
HAZARD:
CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS
USING
UNMAINTAINED
TOOLS
CAUSING
THEM TO USE MORE
FORCE
AND
PRESSURE
IN
COMPLETING THEIR
WORK.
THE
CONTINUOUS
IMPROPER
MOVEMENTS
CAUSES HURT (PAIN,
SPASMS) AND LONG
TERM
INJURY
(TISSUE
DAMAGE
AND
BONE
DEGENERATION)
Learner number:
Site workers who are
unable to cope with
work pressure and
deadlines.
Site workers who do
not understand how
to use new
equipment and tools
will use them
incorrectly thus
causing involuntary
body movements
which can cause
strain and tension
Provide sufficient training to 1 month
ensure that work is carried
out correctly and efficiently
MANAGING
DIRECTOR
Modify work practices
3 weeks
FOREMAN / SITE
MANAGER
Improper
continuous Consulting and discussing 2 weeks
body movements can with workers the hazards of
cause musculoskeletal body stressing symptoms
disorders
FOREMAN / SITE
MANAGER
Provide any specialised 3 weeks
Hazardous
manual equipment to assist the
tasks causes strains, worker and reduce the risk
sprains, joint pains, soft of such hazards
tissue damage and
bone degeneration
MANAGEMENT
Site workers can use
equipment incorrectly
and
thus
causing
strenuous
body
movements and other
involuntary movements
Ensure workers get medical Immediate
attention directly after an
accident
Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
FOREMAN / SITE
MANAGER /
MANAGEMENT
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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
2 weeks
SITE MANAGER
1 week
MANAGEMENT
(within …)
CATEGORY
(PSYCOLOGICAL):
WORK RELATED
MENTAL STRESS
HAZARD:
WORK
PRESSURE,
DEADLINES,
WORK
RELATED
STRESS
AND
CONFLICT
AMONGST WORKERS
CAUSING A FATIGUE,
DEPRESSION
AND
MENTAL
EXHAUSTION
Learner number:
All employees, Site
workers and
Managers who are
unable to cope with
work pressure and
deadlines.
Higher demands and
higher responsibilities
on workers on the
building site or on a
project
Delegate work equally
Provide clear instructions
and foreman to be available
on site and should conduct
frequent job inspections
Group task conflict
occurs when there is Identify areas which causes
ambiguity and not clear stress and provide for
counselling for workers and
instructions
promote a mentally healthy
workplace
3 weeks
Worker are working
environment/culture
long hours and are
exhausted leading to Improve work environments
poor
health
both and ensure hygiene
2 weeks
physical and mental
Ensure
PPE
are
used
that
fatigue
Onsite workers are there is a safe system of
more susceptible to get work in place, engineering
absent due to fatigue and hardware controls are in
substitutions
are
and
mental
stress place,
either personal or work considered and room for
Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
SITE MANAGER /
FOREMAN
MANAGEMENT
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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?
related
elimination
Timescales
for further
actions to be
completed
Responsible
person’s job title
(within …)
Risks are not being
avoided or eliminated
There
are
no
prevention policies in
place to reduce time or
limit exposure
Hardware controls are
not in place
CATEGORY
(CHEMICAL):
INHALATION OF DUST
AND CEMENT AND
TAR ROADS
HAZARD:
CONTINUOUS
Learner number:
THE
Workers who mix
and use cement on
daily basis can be at
risk as when cement
bags are opened
small powder form
particles fly into the
air and is inhaled
resulting in chest
infections.
Cement is mixed on
open ground
Workers who interact
with cement do not use
masks
Ensuring workers use masks Immediate
Create awareness about the
effects of harmful
substances
Invest in concrete mixers so
that cement can be fed
directly into the mixing
container instead of flying
into the air
Tar roads uses a Risks are not being Provide proper training on
Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
Immediate
3 weeks
SITE MANAGER
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
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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
INHALATION
OF
CEMENT AND OTHER
PRODUCTS
LIKE
PAINT, TURPENTINE,
ASPHALT
AND
BITUMEN
CAUSE
COUGHS,
LUNG
INFECTIONS
AND
SKIN IRRITATION
special
type
of
substance
asphalt
and bitumen which is
a semi-solid form of
petroleum and can
be inhaled and can
cause asthma or
prolonged coughs
avoided or eliminated
how to handle asphalt,
bitumen and tar.
Painters and workers
dealing
with
preparation of walls
and other surfaces
can be harmed if
they inhale paint,
turpentine, or any
other
chemical
substance
while
working, excessive
inhalation can cause,
Painters are using Proper PPE needs to be 2 weeks
paint and other painting provided for to ensure
materials
without efficiency of the project
proper (PPE) Personal
Protective Equipment.
MANAGEMENT
When painters are Provide
supervision
to 2 weeks and
preparing a wall or ensure that paint and other ongoing
surface they do so materials are not wasted
without
supervision
hence the wastage of
1 WEEK
Responsible
person’s job title
(within …)
CATEGORY
(CHEMICAL):
PAINTING OF
BUILDINGS AND
ROOFS
HAZARD: THE
CONTINUOUS
INHALATION OF
Learner number:
There
are
no
prevention policies in Purchase eco-friendly
3 months
place to reduce time or cement
limit exposure
Ensure PPE are used that
Hardware controls are there is a safe system of
not in place
work in place, engineering
and hardware controls are in
place,
substitutions
are
considered and room for
elimination
Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
MANAGEMENT
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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?
TURPENTINE, AND
PAINT CAUSE
COUGHS, LUNG
INFECTIONS AND
SKIN IRRITATION
chest
infections,
asthma and other
lung infections, also
it can affect the eyes
and mucus glands
paint
Purchasing of eco-friendly
paint and materials
CATEGORY
(ERGONOMIC):
FREQUENT LIFTING
OF HEAVY OBJECTS
Builders and other
construction workers
who load and off
load brick, blocks,
cement bags and
other heavy building
materials can get
hurt or injured if they
constantly pick and
lift heavy materials
these
include
awkward lifting, grips
and postures, and
repetitive
movements.
Builders and other
construction
workers
are using tools which
are
not
properly
maintained which can
cause effective force
and pressure on doing
a task and resulting in
more strength being
used to complete work.
Excessive force can
cause muscle spasms
and joint injuries.
Timescales
for further
actions to be
completed
Responsible
person’s job title
(within …)
HAZARD: BUILDERS
AND
OTHER
WORKERS
TRANSPORTING
BRICKS
AND
BLOCKS,
LENTILS
AND
OTHER
CONCRETE
OR
HEAVY OBJECTS BY
HAND FROM ONE
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Paint brushes and
3 weeks
trays are not cleaned Ensure painters clean and
correctly
thus
not store their equipment and
enabling reuse of same brushes in a kept manner to
ensure reuse.
Buy new tools; maintain Immediate
existing tools on a regular
basis.
MANAGEMENT
Provide
training
SITE
SUPERVISOR
FOREMAN
supervision
and 3 months
Invest
in
mechanical
assistance example, forklifts 1 month
and cranes.
Use carts, dollies and hoists Ongoing
to move around heavy
There is currently no objects
mechanical assistance
Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
IMMEDIATE
MANAGING
DIRECTOR
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 …)
POINT TO ANOTHER
CAUSES
SPRAINS,
BACK INJURY AND
LONG
TERM
MUSCULOSKELETAL
INJURIES
CATEGORY
Builders and other
(ERGONOMIC):
construction workers
AWKWARD POSTURE on a building site
performing
their
duties if they have
bad posture example
kneeling, forward or
backward bending,
HAZARD: BUILDERS twisting,
and
AND
OTHER squatting frequently
WORKERS
WHEN
to
perform
work
PERFORMING
CERTAIN TASKS LIKE duties. This can
fatigue,
ERECTING
WALLS, cause
DIGGING A TRENCH muscle and joint
OR ATTACHING A pain,
ROOF CONSTANTLY musculoskeletal
NEED TO KNEEL, disorders, lower back
FORWARD
OR
pain and tendonitis
BACKWARD
BEND,
TWIST, AND SQUAT
TO PERFORM THEIR
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to
make
heavy Use
proper PPE and 2 weeks
workloads easier.
handles when carrying loads
WORKERS
Involuntary movements
are used when lifting
and bending whilst
building
or
during
construction.
Provide
awareness
on 3 months
health issues relating to bad
posture.
MANAGEMENT
Provide sufficient training to 3 months
ensure workers are not
PPE are not used to causing a strain on their
help prevent injury
bodies
MANAGEMENT
Risks are not being Invest in correct tools and 1 months
avoided or eliminated
equipment
MANAGEMENT
There
are
no Initiate planning so that 2 weeks
prevention policies in tasks can be completed
place to reduce time or smarter and not harder.
limit exposure
Ensure PPE are used that
Hardware controls are there is a safe system of
not in place
work in place, engineering
and hardware controls are in
FOREMAN/ SITE
SUPERVISOR
/
WORKERS
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 …)
DUTIES
THUS
CAUSING
FATIGUE,
MUSCLE AND JOINT
PAIN,
MUSCULOSKELETAL
DISORDERS, LOWER
BACK
PAIN
AND
TENDONITIS
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place,
substitutions
are
considered and room for
elimination
Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
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Part 3: Prioritise three actions and justification for the selection
You must pick the three highest priority/most urgent actions and justify your choice. Your justification must include moral, legal and
financial arguments (500 to 700 words); consideration of likelihood and probable severity of injury, ill-health and/or harm (150 to 250 words);
description of how effective each action is likely to be in controlling the risk (250 to 350 words).
The three priorities which I have selected to be major priorities are:
1. Purchasing of a forklift to assist with movement and transportation of heavy materials,
2. Creating a maintenance plan in respect of all equipment and tools
3. Purchasing eco-friendly materials and resources to reduce risks
Construction is a highly relative and dangerous industry. At SRehan’s Construction we aim to improve our safety standards to
ensure our employees are always safe and our environment is safe for those who work in it. We know best that maintaining a
good image is completely reliant on how our business is run. We ensure quality and safety in all of our projects, but we however
know that an accident is not impossible while having a safety plan in progress. We have recently adopted the ISO 45001:2018
Policy and previously were bound by our ethics and business principles. We understand that non-compliance has significant
reputational risks and this could lead to fines and penalties and possibility of procuring work. We now strive to be accredited and
ensure we are fully compliant with all legislation within our field.
Financial implications on the above priorities:
1. The purchasing of a forklift to assist with carrying, transporting heavy objects like bricks, blocks, cement, and other heavy
building material or equipment from one place to another within the building site. The cost of investing in a forklift is high
but in the long term it is very reasonable, as it saves time from doing the same work manually, it reduces the risk of
employees being injured and it can assist in reducing the workload.
By investing or purchasing a forklift the benefits are endless, it can reduce medical and insurance costs to a business and
increase productivity.
Learner number:
Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
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2. By creating a maintenance plan for all equipment and tools is a plus point to a business especially on a construction site.
According to new legislation SRehan’s Construction is now obligated to provide proper inspection and maintenance of all
equipment and tools. This can be an inexpensive exercise and has positive implications on the business. Maintained and
regularly services equipment and tools can increase productivity and reduce the risk of workers being injured.
3. The now purchasing of raw material and other resources (example; cement, tile glue and other adhesives, plastic, paint
and hand tools) will now be eco friendly and environmentally safe. It will bring about a positive change and reduce the risk
of allergies, dangerous health conditions and it will keep the environment safe and healthy for everyone who uses it.
Healthy staff will increase productivity, reaching goals, reduce absenteeism and reduce regular colds and flu’s.
Moral implications of the above priorities:
1. A business has a moral obligation and duty of care towards its employees and to ensure the prevention of unnecessary
pain, suffering and loss of life. Thus it is the duty of a business to invest in new equipment to ensure that work is being
completed correctly, and that their workers are safe at all times.
2. It is the duty of a business to create a safe system of work and a prevention policy to ensure the wellbeing of its employees
and job satisfaction.
3. It is also the moral duty of a business to ensure the purchasing of good quality and authentic products to carry our
construction-related activities on a building site. If products, materials and resources are of good standard then it positively
impacts the business.
Legal implications of the above priorities:
1. A business has an absolute duty of care and responsibility to ensure health and safety management. A safe system of
work and prevention policies needs to be in place. The purchase of a forklift can eliminate dangers and possible risks of
employees getting injured while on duty.
2. A business has an absolute duty of care and responsibility in creating a maintenance plan as per the ILO Convention C155
and Recommendations (R164)
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Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
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3. It is only ethical that a business purchases equipment and materials in terms of specific building standards and rules and of
which same are accredited by international bodies.
Likelihood of injury on priority one - the probability of workers being harmed or injured if a forklift is not purchased is relatively
high. On a likelihood scale it will be 4: very likely. The severity of injury sustained by workers if a forklift is not purchased is
relatively high as well. On a severity scale it will be 4: disabling injury. The continuous lifting and movement of heavy building
material, improper movements and bad posture can cause small injuries from back aches, muscle pain, cuts and bruises to
severe musculoskeletal disorders and tendonitis.
Likelihood of injury on priority two – the probability of workers being harmed or injured if a maintenance plan is not implemented is
relatively high. On a likelihood scale it will be 5: certain. The severity of injury sustained by workers if a maintenance plan is not
implemented is extremely high. On a severity scale it will be 4 and or 5: disabling injury and or fatal. Without maintenance plan of
equipment the condition of same will deteriorate causing a risk on the health and safety of employees. The continuous incorrect
use of unmaintained equipment can cause small injuries and in severe cases death.
Likelihood of injury on priority three - the probability of workers being harmed or injured if good quality and eco-friendly are not
purchased is not high. On a likelihood scale it will be 2: unlikely. The severity of injury sustained by workers if quality goods,
products and materials are not purchased is low. On a severity scale it will be 1 or 2: very unlikely to unlikely. The risk of causing
injury is limited to skin irritations and allergies and fungal infections which can be treated.
In brief the under mentioned actions in controlling the risks are:
a) In respect of priority one if a Forklift is purchased it will eliminate the risk of builders and other labourers on the site who
work with heavy material from falling, or getting injured. The risk of losing employees can reduce to at least 60% and
projects will be completed within the expected time or earlier.
b) In respect of priority two the creation and implementation of a maintenance plan of all equipment and tools will reduce and/
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Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
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or eliminate the risk of builders and other labourers on the site in using the equipment or tools incorrectly and as a result
getting injured. It will also save the business financially which is not having to purchase tools and equipment regularly. It
will also create an inventory of how much tools and equipment the business has and the older equipment and tools can be
marked off as damaged and set aside. The risk of employees being injured can be reduced by 50%.
c) In respect of priority three the purchasing of eco-friendly materials and resources can reduce the risk of employees being
affected by 35% and can save the environment from being destroyed completely.
Learner number:
Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
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Part 4: Review, communicate and check
You must now give a review date for your risk assessment and say why you have chosen this date (10 to 50 words).
I have selected a three month period starting 27 December 2019 to 27 March 2020. The reason being it will give the business
time to make profits to purchase new equipment and tools and to remedy and eliminate the risks, adopt a policy in line with ILO
and HSE and create a more safe work environment.
You must now indicate how the risk assessment findings will be communicated (including who needs to know the information) (100 to 150
words).
The risk assessment findings will be tabled before a management meeting including the managing director, site foreman, builders
and managers. This report will be discussed on a PowerPoint slide show and discussed in full allowing for comments, and
solutions.
After the suggestions and approval from management this report employees will be informed of the risks and the solutions so that
they are aware of the hazards and risks amongst them. This will have a major impact on the employees as they will now be
aware, trained and safe while performing their duties. The betterment of the business will commence and the business will be
registered with legislative bodies to ensure its credibility in securing bigger projects and keeping its employees safe and risk free.
This will result in a good image of the business. Trained employees will find it more likely to stay in employment and equipment
and tools will be upgraded and a maintenance plan according to HSE and ILO will be in place to ensure safety.
You must now indicate how you will follow-up on the risk assessment to check that the actions have been carried out (100 to 150 words).
A person in management has to be assigned or a designated person has to monitor the transformation / implementation and
progress of the risk assessment on a 3 month cycle. A weekly follow up plan (communication, registering with the legislative
bodies, and the monitoring of safety plans should be implemented to allow for regular follow ups within the three month period. A
checklist needs to be created, relevant process and procedure in terms of the ILO and HSE to be followed, training of employees
to have started, maintenance of equipment and tools to have been done within the first two weeks and the purchasing of ecofriendly resources and materials to have started and continued on each project.
Learner number:
Learner name: SHAHID REHAN
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