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RISK ASSESSMENT
AREA ESKOM
TASK ERECTING STRUCTURE
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RISK ASSESSMENT
TEAM
Initials & Signature Date
Surname
S.Pote
M.G. Chinyepe
M.E Maseko
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PROBABILITY SCALE SEVERITY FREQUENCY SCALE

SCALE
Has happened before (3) Catastrophic (Many fatalities / > 10 Million damage) (8) Frequent occurrence/ daily (3)
Quite possible (2) Disaster (Fatal injury / > 1 Million damage) (7) It has happened/ monthly (2)
Unusual but possible (1) Very Serious (Reportable Accident / > R100,000 damage) (6) Could occur/ yearly (1)
Serious (Disability Injury (LTI) / > R100,000 damage) (5
Important (Non-disabling Injury / > R1,000 damage) (4)
Of Concern (Minor injury / > R100 damage) (3)

RISK RANKING / PRIORITY

FACTOR
If score is 61 to 72 AA Potentially Catastrophic – Action needed immediately.

If score is 49 to 60 A Potentially Major – Action to be taken within 24 hours.

If score is 37 to 48 B Potentially Serious – Action to be taken within 48 hours.

If score is 01 to 36 C Potentially Minor – Action to be taken within 7 days.

PROBABILI
TY
Impact rate
1 2 3 3 5
1 20-24- Stop immediately; Take actions to reduce risk before reconvening activity.
Negligible 1 2 3 4 5
15-16-Urgent action; Stop or take action immediately as situation dictates. Maintain existing control
SEVERITY

2 measures rigorously whilst taking action to reduce actions to reduce risk as appropriate.
Marginal 2 4 6 8 10
08-12- Action; Look to reduce risk in manageable time scale
3
Critical 3 6 9 12 15 03-06- Monitor; Maintain monitoring criteria, look to improve where opportunities present themselves
4
Severe 4 8 12 16 20 01-02- No action ; Monitoring criteria , review on significant change
5
Castastrophic 5 10 15 20 25
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Sl ACTIVITY HAZARD CONSEQUENCES Control Measures PROBABILT SEVERI RISK Responsible

No Y FACTOR TY VALU Person
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GRINDING
Grinding and 1. Grinding without goggle. 1. Injury to eyes by 1. Never use grinder 3 4 12 Supervisor
grinding wheel 2. Absence of tool rest flying chips in between your legs
replacing on bench grinder. 2. Accident and injury 2. Wear appropriate
3. More gap between PPE
the wheel and tool rest 3. Check grinding
of bench grinder. wheel for any defects
4. Improper/wrong size before and after use
grinding wheel
5. Excess pressure on wheel
6. Breakage of wheel
USING ENGINE GENERATOR SET
Use of Engine 1. Improper earthing 1. Electrical shock/burn 1. Provide 2 5 10 Supervisor
Generator Set for 2. Improper insulation injury appropriate PPE for
ARC-welding. 3. Faulty appliances/control 2. Fire/Explosion welders
system 3. Asphyxiation 2. Ensure proper
4. Poor exhaust 4. Poisoning ventilation to
5. Poor ventilation control fumes and
6. Hydrocarbons gases
7. Oil leakages 3. Weld only
8. Toxic gases in a firesafe
area
HANDLING OF PORTABLE ELECTRICAL TOOLS
Working with 1. Damaged cable 1. Electric shock 1. Never carry tool 3 4 12 Supervisor/Foreman
portable electric 2. Defective tool 2. Spark/shock by cord
tools 3. Loose components 3. Heat injury 2. Tore electric tools
4. Excess pressure on tool 4. Accident and injury in a dry place when
5. Bodily injury not in use
6. Shock/eye and 3. Switch off the
bodily injuries power tools and
unplug when not in
use
4. Wear PPE
HANDLING PORTABLE HANDTOOLS
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Working with 1. Defective/damaged 1. Accident and bodily 1. Wear 4 3 12 L,

portable tools and tools without injuries appropriate PPE
handtools protective handles. 2. Property damages 2. Put tools in
2. Improper handling storage when not in
3. Improper storage use
4. Misuse/abuse
Gas welding
1 Gas welding/ cutting/ 1. Welding radiates 1. Radiation can 1. Provide 2 3 9
heating invisible ultraviolet damage eyes and adequate
and infrared rays. skin ventelation during
2. Improper placement 2. Explosion may occur welding and
of oxygen and 3. May cause fire cutting operations
acetylene cyclinders. 4. Cylinder may burst 2. Store gas
3. Leakage/cuts in hoses cylinders outside
4. Opening-up of cylinder whenever
5. Welding of steel possible
3. Avoid taking gas
cylinders into
poorly
ventilated rooms
MATERIAL HANDLING (MANUAL)
1 Material handling 1. Non-use of PPE 1. Accident/ Injury 1. Provide 3 4 12
(manual 2. Inadequate manpower 2. Back pain, sprain, etc appropriate PPE
3. Lack of co- 3. Property damage 2. Use proper
ordination in group 4. Injury/ property body posture for
effort damage lifting
4. Wrong body posture 3. Carry/Lift lighter
5. Lifting error load that are easier to
6. Sharp edges/ corners/ lift
projecting parts/
protruding nails
7. Slippery materials
8. Loose materials
MATERIAL HANDLING (MECHANICAL)
Material handling with 1. Lack of knowledge/ skills 1. Accident/ Injury 1. Provide PPE 2 4 8
crane, forklift etc 2. Defective equipment 2. Material losses 2. Upgrede equipment
3. Defective lifting jacks 3. Tilting of jacks/ 3. Use the
4. Overloading boom right
5. Untrained operator 4. Injury due to equipment
accident and
property damage
WORKING AT HEIGHTS
Working at elevated 1. Peron can fall down 1. May sustain sever 1. Avoid working at 2 5 10
places 2. Material can fall down injuries or heights where possible
prove fatal
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2. May hit the scrap/material 2. Use all the necessary

stacked at the ground or in PPE
between 3. Ensure all workers
3. May hit the workers involved in working
working at lower levels and at heights receive
prove fatal. appropriate training
4. Install adequate
fall prevention
systems
such as guardrails,
scaffold and covers for
openings
WORKING UNDER CRANE/LIFTING EQUIPMENT
Working under crane/ 1. Working without PPE. 1. Fatality / injury due to fall 1. Stay out from under 3 4 12
lifting equipment 2. Failure of slings. of loads. crane booms,buckets
3. Improper handling. 2. Material damage. and suspended loads
4. Overloading. and watch for falling
5. Defective equipment. objects
6. Lack of awareness. 2. Wear hard-hats if
working anywhere
near crane

MATERIAL HANDLING WITH CRANE

Crane positioning 1. Outriggers on soft ground/loose 1. Tilting of crane & 1. Carefully 2 5 10
soil consequent damage & loss stabilize crane

Loading operation 1. Side loading / dragging of load. 1. Tilting of the crane due 1. Only competent 4 3 12
2. Overload. to uneven load. person to operate the
3. Swinging the load. 2. Damage to crane and loss crane
4. Abrupt operation of control of materials. 2. Understand load
levers. 3. Instability & tilting of crane. radius
5. Keeping the load in the elevated 4. Jerking, fall of load, 3. Dont stand under
position. hitting person. crane
6. Persons standing below the lifted 5. Fall of load due
load. to mechanical
failures.
6. Fall of load causing human
injuries.
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7. Electric shock. 8. Fall of load

& tilting of crane.
WORKING ON SCAFFOLDING
Working on scaffolding 1. Defective scaffolding. 1. Personal injuries. 1. Wear PPE 1 5 5
2. Improper use. 2. Material damage. 2. Provide
3. Faulty access to platform. 3. Collapse of scaffolding safety harness
4. Inadequate size of platform. and fall of persons. 3. Have access platform
5. Faulty / unguarded access
ladder/stairs
STRUCTURAL WORKS
Structural works 1. Personal negligence and danger 1. Can cause injury or casualty 1. Train and 4 5 20
of fall. communicate
2. Lifting / slipping of material 2. Monitor and Control
ERECTION OF STRUCTURAL ROOF TRUSS
Assembling of two truss 1. Body parts caught in between. 1. Work area to be 2 3 6
parts to form a single 1. Physical Injury kept clear of trip
piece by bolting. 2. Property Damaged. hazards
2. Wear appropriate
PPE
Placing the assembled 1. Sling failure due to loose 1. Tilting the crane due 1. Inspect All 3 5 15
part in a lifting position. shackles, deteriorated slings, etc. to uneven ground. equipment before
2. Load may slip on ground if 2. Fall of load causing entering site
not properly placed on wooden physical injury . 2. Check area
sleepers. 3 .Fall of load due to where crane will be
3. Load may hit to the mechanical failure. positioned to carry out
nearby persons/objects activity
causing 3. Load minimum
injury/property damage. weight
4. Collapse of the load structure
Movement of crane to the 1. Contact/hit with any other 1. Tilting the crane due 1. Only competent 3 3 9
load/truss structure mobile/stationary bodies nearby. to uneven ground. person to use crane
location for lifting. 2. Body parts caught in between. 2. Fall of load causing 2. Carry minimum load
physical injury. 2.Inspect crane before
3 .Fall of load due to and after use
mechanical failure.
Lifting the respective roof 1. Sling failure due to deteriorated 1. Fall of materials. 1. Rig the load correctly 3 3 9
truss structure to the sling. 2. Property damaged. 2. Carefully stabilize
particular elevation row. 3. Personal inury. crane before use
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2. Load may slip from rigging if 4. Physical Injury 3. Perform

not properly attached. 5. Fatality. Daily operator
3. Fall of load and injury to 6. Eye injury. checks
the workers nearby. 7. Damage the body parts. 4. Understand load
4. Electrical hazard. radius
5. Pulley failure due to 5. Wear PPE
broken chain.
6. Hitting of girder to
persons/structures due to free
movement in air and could result in
injury/property damaged/load
falling.

Placement of truss 1. Fall of person from height. 1. Fall of materials. 1. Only trained 3 2 6
assembly to the anchor 2. Fall of materials/tools 2. Property damaged. person is to carry out
bolts on the beams at from height. 3. Personal injury. the working at
elevation with 3. Fall of load. 4. Physical Injury heights activity
plumping and 4. Body parts caught in between. 5. Fatality. 2. Wear PPE
alignment. 5. Body strain/loss of balance. 6. Eye injury. 3. Have a fall
6. Hitting of truss structures to 7. Damage the body parts protection system in
persons/structure due to free place
movement in air and could result in 4. Ensure that slings
injury/property loss/load falling. and shackles are
7. Load may slip from rigging if correctly connected
not properly attached. Fall of load for lifting
and
injury to the workers nearby.
Tightening the nut into 1. Fall of person, materials 1. Caught in between. 1. Have tool lanyards 3 2 6
the anchor bolt. /tools from height. 2. Physical injury. 2. Understand load
2. Fall of load. 3. Fall of materials radius
3. Body part caught in
between/strain and loss of balance.
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