PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT
Exploration Unit
General Catering
(Interior Seismic Party)
JANUARY 2005
Name:
John Rose
Signature of
Assessors:
Date:
Ravindram
Assessment Reviewed by :
Khalifa Al Maskary
Next Review:
July05
Assessment Identification
Business
Explorations and Production
Country
Oman
Company/Operator
Petroleum Development Oman
Location/Asset
Exploration Unit General Catering (Interior Seismic Party)
Assessment Unit
SUMMARY OF PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The cooks and kitchen staff are responsible for preparing food for up
to 175 people a day.
The SS kitchen has one cook, an assistant and the waiter, and
supplies food for approx 25-30 people a day.
The JS/JE kitchen has 2 cooks, 1 waiter, 2 kitchen boys, 1 chapatti
maker.
Is this a new HRA or an adaptation of a generic HRA?
New
Generic
√
HRA Team (responsible for carrying out HRA)
Name
Job Title
Dept/Company
Role on Team
Occupational
Hygienist
PDO HSE
Reviewer
John Rose
Ravindram
Khalifa Al-Maskery
Location/Asset Team (HRA owner responsible for approving and progressing actions)
Name
Job Title
Dept/Company
Accountability
Job Type/Exposure Groups
Location/Asset
Description
General Catering
Assessment
Unit
Overview description of job
and tasks
Food preparation / Routine
working in kitchen
Number
per shift
9
Basic hours
12 hrs
Exposure Tasks (to RAM M/H Hazards)
Code
Task
Work Area
1
Food preparation / Routine working in kitchen
Kitchen
2
Cleaning
Kitchen
3
Waste disposal
waste disposal area
Assessment Unit Health Hazard Inventory
Location/Asset
Hazard
Technical
infrasctructure
MAF
Acute Effects
Assessment Unit
Chronic Effects
Technical Support
Occupational
Exposure Limit
(OEL) reference
RAM
PHYSICAL
H1 Heat
Heat Exhaustion
/ Sun Stroke
Kidney Stones
H2 Sunlight(UV)
Sun burn,
Skin cancer, cataracts
4D High
0.1 Eeff microW/cm28 Hr TWA
4C-Medium
2C-Medium
CHEMICAL
H3 Dust (flour)
Respiratory tract
Irritant
Occupational Asthma
5mg.m-3
H4 Nuisance Dust
Respiratory
irritation
Silicosis
Total
Inhalable:10mg/m 3
1C-Low
H5 Propane
Asphyxiant
470 mg m-3
2B-Low
H6 Washing up
liquid
Skin irritation
Dermatitis
N/A
2D M
BIOLOGICAL
H7 Food borne
pathogens
Vomiting,
diarrhoea
2D-Med
N/A
ERGONOMICAL
H8 Manual
handling
Masculo-skeletal
disorders
Masculo-skeletal
disorders
H9 Work
Stress/Long
working cycle
Depression/
Anxiety, Mood
disorder
High Blood Pressure,
Heart diseases
Max 25 kg
3C-Medium
3C-Medium
Task Appraisal (Complete for each Exposure Task)
Assessment Unit
1
Task
Hazard
T1 H3 Dust
T1- Food preparation / Routine working in kitchen, T2- Cleaning,
FREQU
ENCY
dy/wk/
mth/yr)
DURATIO
N
(mins/
hours)
Existing Controls
Controls
effective? + Yes
- No/
inadequate
? unsure
Estimated or
measured
Exposure
Level1
Control
Chart
Rating2
Meets
OEL?
ALARP?
Routine
Exposure
monitoring
required?
Health
Surveillance
Inhalation
Daily
2 hrs
/day
P1 Mask,
Awareness
Y
Minimal
2C-Med
Y
Y
N
N
N
Whole Body
Daily
2 hrs /
day
Training,
Awareness
Y
N/A
3C Med
N/A
y
N
N
N
Mental
Daily
6 hrs /
day
Short leave
breaks
Y
N/A
3C-Med
N/A
y
N
N
N
Gloves, Food
handling
Awareness
Y
N/A
2B Low
2D M
y
N
N
N
Manual
handling
T1 H9 Work
Stress/Long
working
cycle
T1 H6
General Catering
EXPOSURE ROUTE &
FORM
(Flour)
T1 H8
Job Types/Exposure Groups
Skin
Daily
4 hrs
Washing up
liquid
Describe Task Recovery Measures:
Tested
Y/N?
Best practice
Y/N?
Action required
Y/N?
Medic in camp, First aiders, FA kit
Y
Y
N
Action
Required
Y/N
Task Appraisal (Complete for each Exposure Task)
Assessment Unit
1
Task
Hazard
T3- Waste Disposal
EXPOSURE ROUTE &
FORM
Job Types/Exposure Groups
FREQU
ENCY
dy/wk/
mth/yr)
DURATIO
N
(mins/
hours)
Existing Controls
Controls
effective?
+ Yes
- No/
inadequate
? unsure
Estimated or
measured
Exposure
Level1
Control
Chart
Rating2
General Catering
Meets
OEL?
ALARP?
N/A
Yes
Routine
Exposure
monitoring
required?
Health
Surveillance
Action
Required
Y/N
No
No
No
T2 H8
Manual
Handling
Masculo- skeletal
System
Daily
2 hr.
Awareness training,
overhead crane
Yes
N/A
3B L
T2 H1 Heat
Whole body
Daily
2 hr.
Water, shade, short
breaks, awareness
Yes
N/A
4A-L
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
T2 H2 UV
(Sunlight)
Skin, eyes
Daily
4 hr.
Safety Sunglasses,
longsleeve coverall
Yes
>85 dB(A)
3A-L
Yes
Yes
No
Audiometry
No
T2 H12 Food
borne
pathogen
Ingestion
20 mins
Washing
facilities,
awareness, eating
facilities, catering
services
Yes
No
No
daily
N/A
Describe Task Recovery Measures:
Tested
Y/N?
Best practice
Y/N?
Action required
Y/N?
Medic in camp, First aiders, FA kit
Y
Y
N
2B-Low
N/A
Yes
No