TASK – CONCRETE WORKS RISK ASSESSMENT and RATING FORM

CONTRACT NAME: KHUBA SECONDARY SCHOOL WRITTEN BY REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY

LOCATION: NKANDLA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, KING
NAME: ROWEN CHETTY NAME: NAME: VESH BAGHWANDIN
CETSHWAYO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, KZN
DATE WRITTEN: 15/05/2024 SIGNATURE: SIGNATURE: SIGNATURE:
REVIEW DATE: DATE: 15/05/2024 DATE: DATE: 15/05/2024
REVISION No.:

A INJURY SEVERITY B FREQUENCY of OCCURENCE RATING

0 No injury 0 Has not occurred in last two years RISK CLASSIFICATION RISK VALUE
2 Minor laceration, wound (first aid case) 2 Occurs very seldom LOW 0---6
4 More severe injury medical attention 4 Occurs occasionally MEDIUM 6---16
8 Serious injuries, broken bones, amputation etc 8 Occurs often HIGH 16---32
10 Loss of life / fatality 10 Could / has happened CRITICAL 32---40
C POTENTIAL DAMAGE / LOSS D ENVIRONMENT ACTION REQUIRED
Supervision, training, certification, method/risk assessments, safe work
0 No damage, minimal costs R10 – 100 0 No effect LOW procedures training, toolbox talks.
Good instruction.
Spillage,
noise, water, Competent supervision, training certification, method/risk assessments, safe
2 Minor damage, small costs R100 – 1000 2 Minor effect
dust /
MEDIUM work procedures training, toolbox talks.
Change method, mitigate
vapours/ Competent supervision, training certification, method/risk assessments, safe
4 Med damage, stoppage (On site repair) medium cost R1000 – 5000 4 Serious effect (Short term)
fauna and HIGH work procedures training, toolbox talks.
Change method, mitigate.
8 More serious damage / / loss / delay < R5000 - + 8 Very serious effect (Long Term) flora Close competent supervision, training certification, method/risk assessments, Intolerable, change method,
10 Severe damage, long term stoppage, high costs 10 Catastrophic effect
CRITICAL safe work procedures, PTO’s, work permits, training, toolbox talks. transfer risk.

RISK EVALUATION RESPONSIBLE RISK EVALUATION

ACTIVITY POTENTIAL HAZARD POSSIBLE RESULT PREVENTATIVE MEASURES
A B C D R PERSON A B C D R
 Employees to be inducted in
 Not wearing the use of PPE and its
Personal protective equipment to be  Multiple Injuries
personal maintenance.
worn.  Dust inhalation.
protective  Toolbox talks on PPE
equipment.  Eye injury importance. Safety officer
1.1 Safety boots. 4 4 4 4 16 2 2 0 2 6
1.2 Hardhat.
 Flying objects  Loss of  All PPE must be SABS Supervisor
 Employees not production/ approved.
1.3 Gloves.
issued PPE downtime  Use, maintenance & disposal of
1.4 Dust mask.
 Substandard PPE PPE procedure communicated
to all employees

 Loss of
 Safety officer & supervisor
production
must ensure all documents are
 No appointments  Injuries
in place before works start.
 No certificates  Accidents & Safety officer
Ensure all documents are in place 10 2 10 10 32  Appointment letters 2 2 2 2 8
 No registers breakdowns Supervisor
 Training certificates
 No medicals  Unknown
 Inspection registers
medical
 Medical certificates
conditions

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 Workers to concentrate to task at

hand don’t rush and get a proper
overview of area before entering,
Identify tripping hazards.
 Familiarisation of terrain before work
commence i.e., steep slopes and
 Employees uneven terrain as well as possible
could get bee nests identify and report.
 Employees  Get overview from cleared area to
seriously injured
tripping and minimise possible interaction with
e.g. sprained
falling. snakes and bees.
ankle or broken
 Exposure to  Interact with other people working in
hand.
snakes the area. Safety officer
Inspect area  Employees 10 4 8 4 26 2 2 2 2 8
 Community  Community clearance to be arranged Supervisor
could get bitten
disruption and schedule, Meeting to be held with
by snakes or
 Live electrical CLO and lease agreement to be
stung by bees.
wires & active signed.
 Strikes/
services  Snake bite procedure to be
downtime
 Fatality. communicated to all employees.
 Toolbox talks
 Employees to report any suspected
electrical or unidentified services to
the supervisor.
 Work areas shall be made safe prior
to work commence.
 All employees shall undergo a
Medical of Fitness prior to the
commencement of work.
 Employees with
restrictions/exclusions shall not
 Epilepsy be permitted to work until such
 Poor vision time that he/she has been
 Vertigo referred to a Doctor and
 High & low blood  Loss of declared medically fit for the
pressure production specific identification of
 Disabilities  Injuries restriction/exclusion.
Safety officer
Medical fitness  Diabetes  Fatality 10 4 10 8 32  Employees who are under 2 0 2 2 6
Supervisor
 Seizures/Falling  Unknown medication, are to report to the
 Tripping/ medical Safety Department with the
Slipping/Falling. condition medication for examination of
 Loss of balance. side effects of medicine being
 Black outs. used.
 Bodily Injury.  Employees with
Restrictions/exclusions that
cannot be cared for by means
of medication shall not be
permitted to work at elevated
positions.

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 Provide safe access & egress

to workplace.
 Communicate SWP – manual
handling.
 Slips, trips & falls
Carry tools & equipment to work area  Multiple injuries  Toolbox talks Safety officer
 Carrying heavy 10 4 10 10 34 2 2 2 2 8
as needed  Back injuries  Full complement of PPE must Supervisor
equipment
be used including gloves,
overalls, safety boots, eye
protection, ear protection, dust
mask
 Tools and
Equipment
 Not Identified,
Numbered and  All equipment that are going to
on Register or be used with register shall be
that does not checked by the Responsible
comply with Legal Person and Signed off before
Identify number and place all tools on requirements/Site work commence. Safety officer
 Multiple injuries 10 4 10 4 28 2 2 2 2 8
register Standards may  Responsible Project Manager Supervisor
result in Legal and Safety Officer to ensure all
Liability Claims tools and equipment to be used
people could be are identified, Number and on
exposed to injury Register
due to failure of
certified
equipment
 Employees
wearing
inappropriate
PPE such as
hands gloves,  Wear correct PPE (Impact gloves /
skin pads. Metatarsal protectors / shin pads)
 Using incorrect whilst handling shutters.
tools for the task  Use the correct hammers for the task.
Using defective  Inspect hammers before use, report
tools e.g. defective hammers to supervisor and
Assembling, Installing and hammers  Production loss replace if required.
dismantling of Shutters on the ground  Stacking and  Injuries  Stack shutters out of the immediate Safety officer
8 4 8 4 24 2 2 2 2 8
using hand tools storage of  Slips, trips & working areas to avoid employees Supervisor
material on the falls tripping and falling over stacks.
walkways  Barricade / close off stacking areas to
Unstable or avoid bystanders tripping or falling
unsafe storage over shutters.
and stacking of  Persons to handle shutters at all
material times with good continuous
communication
 Employees lifting
and handling
heavy objects
such as shutters

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 Supervisor to do site inspection and

to ensure site is safe for vehicles,
trucks and personnel before can be
allowed to go to site.
 Permits / Access for delivery vehicles
to be arranged in advance.
 Uneven unstable
 All delivery trucks to be escorted by
ground condition
site compliant vehicle (Maximum of 2
 Undocumented
 Production loss trucks per escort vehicle).
delivery truck
 Environmental  Visitors Induction to be completed Safety officer
Escort delivery truck onto site  Spillage of contamination
8 4 10 4 26 with delivery operators / drivers. Supervisor
2 2 2 2 8
concrete on haul  Injuries Routes and hazards to be explained.
roads and  Positive communication to be
working areas established with delivery trucks.
 All concrete trucks to be fitted with a
concrete chute cover to prevent
spillages on the roads.
 All concrete trucks to be fitted with
rotating amber lights and reverse
siren.
 All employees to remain 10M
from any and all moving
vehicles at all times.
Employees Only allowed to
 Employees approach when trucks have
standing too completely stopped and parked
close to truck. with truck gear in neutral and
 No stop blocks park brake engaged.
placed.  Stop blocks to be placed
 Production loss
Trucks moving into position at  Unauthorised behind wheels of trucks.
 Environmental Safety officer
designated areas. people entering 8 4 10 8 30  Only employees involved with 2 2 2 2 8
contamination Supervisor
 Truck stopping the activity and who have
 Injuries
into wrong areas. signed the task risk
assessment allowed to assist.
 Incompetent truck  Spotters to place a cone to
operator indicate to truck where to stop.
after truck stopped and
engaged park brake,
employees may approach.
 Only hire competent operators
for the job

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 Risk assessment, SWP must

be communicated to all
 Nip/Pinch Points employees, employees must
 Not trained have the required PPE.
personnel  Only trained and competent
 No handles on employees to operate chutes.
chute  Handles should be used when
 Employee lifting  Production loss opening and closing of chute.
Setting up of the concrete truck and heavy chute.  Environmental  Two employees to handle a Safety officer
8 4 8 8 28 2 2 2 2 8
chute in order to pour concrete  Placing hands contamination chute together. Supervisor
next to the  injuries  Handles to be used only and no
connection point hands to be placed at the
 Employee not connection points of chutes
wearing gloves. where fingers can get caught.
 Handling chute  Wear Impact gloves whilst
with no handles handling chutes.
 Chutes with no handles not to
be handled
 Surfaces around concrete pour
areas to be made level
Employees to check their
footing at all times.
 Employees shall wear proper
PPE for the job such as safety
goggles, safety boots and
 Uneven Ground overalls.
surfaces  No tools and/or equipment
 Obstacles / tools allowed lying around the truck
 Production loss
lying around the or discharge area, Employees
Pouring / Discharging of Concrete  Environmental Safety officer
working area. 8 4 8 8 28 working near chute and 2 2 2 2 8
from a concrete truck contamination Supervisor
 Concrete discharge to wear correct PPE
 Injuries
splashes (Safety Boots / Gum Boots,
 Spillages of Safety glasses, overalls,
concrete Rubber gloves and hard hats),
No bystanders allowed whilst
discharging of concrete is in
progress.
 MSDS for concrete to be
communicated with team and
kept available on file

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 Rest periods or rotation of

employees handling pokers.
 Exertion,  Supervisor to ensure the
excessive, operator wears all his task
unnatural or specific PPE (Gloves, Goggles
repetitive or and Ear protection)
prolonged  Place drive unit or generator in
movement a drip tray to avoid spillages.
 Prolonged  Serviced Fire Extinguishers to
exposures to be available for use and in
excessive reach in case of any fires.
 Production loss
vibration  Employees to wear gloves at all
Vibrating of concrete by means of  Environmental
 Exposure to times and not to touch hot Safety officer
vibrator / poker, powered by a drive- contamination 8 4 8 8 28 2 2 2 2 8
excessive noise surfaces. Supervisor
unit or generator  Injuries
(sudden or  Ensure correct warning stickers
 Burns
prolonged on drive units / generators.
 Diesel spills
 Drive units /  Supervisor to ensure drive units
generators used on site are tagged on a
running hot. register and pre-use
 Hot surfaces inspections are done to ensure
 Loose covers or drive units are safe and all
exposed rotating covers are effectively secured
parts Employees to wear gloves at all
times whilst moving drive units
around.
 Employees to ensure proper
footing and good body posture
 Poor posture or to prevent bodily strains.
other undesired  Take short rest periods in
physical stress on between when needed.
Levelling of the concrete by means of the human body.  Production loss  Supervisor to ensure the Safety officer
8 4 8 8 28 2 2 2 2 8
a rake, shovel and straight edge  Injuries correct tools are selected for Supervisor
 Using unsafe / the task, and that it is in good
defective hand working condition.
tools  Task specific PPE (gloves,
safety glasses) to be worn to
prevent body and eye injuries.
 Use the correct PPE (Chemical
gloves / safety glasses),
 Human contact  MSDS for curing compound
with curing used to be communicated with
compound (skin / employees.
oral)  Production loss  Clearly labelled / marked Safety officer
Applying Curing compound 8 4 8 8 28 containers used to contain 2 2 2 2 8
 Slippery  Injuries Supervisor
workplace due to curing compound when
wet curing decanted.
compound  Workers to be extra caution
when walking on slippery
surfaces.

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 Work must be restricted to

short duration.
 Use self-dampening tools
where available.
 Correct PPE to be used
 Noise induced including safety boots, gloves, Safety officer
Noise  Damage to ears 8 2 10 4 24 ear protect, eye protection, 2 2 2 2 8
hearing loss Supervisor
overalls, reflector vest.
 Noise monitoring to be carried
out for tasks and equipment
that fall outside the scope of
short duration
 All rubble and offcut bricks to
be removed to a certified
hazardous waste disposal site.
 Production loss  Supervisor to ensure all
 Slip, trips & falls.
 Injuries concrete spills are cleaned up
 Inhaling of dust Safety officer
Housekeeping  Lung disease 8 4 10 4 26 and safe disposal certificates to 2 2 2 0 6
 Unsafe storage of Supervisor
 Environmental be acquired for all disposals.
materials
contamination
 Safe working procedure for the
disposal of waste must be
communicated to all employees
 Operational area will be made
clean and safe before
employees leave.
 Rubble left at  Foreman to conduct an
 Employees
work area after inspection of the site to ensure
could trip and
shift. that all housekeeping has been
fall. Safety Officer
Close out task  Tools and 8 4 8 4 24 done. 2 2 2 0 6
 Possible theft. Supervisor
equipment left at  All tools and equipment will be
 Environmental
the work area packed away after every shift.
contamination
after shift
 Housekeeping inspections will
be done before, during and
after each shift.

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