INTERNATIONAL GENERAL

CERTIFICATE
(2011 specification)

Candidates observation
sheet

IGC3 THE HEALTH AND

SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION
Sheet number

of _____

Student name ______________________________________

Student number __________________

Place inspected _____________________________________

Date of inspection ___ / _____ / _____

Observations
Hazards and consequences

Control measures
Immediate and longer term actions

Timescale

1. Blocked Passage way on emergency

exits.
a. Strip and fall
b. Trap in case of emergency
2. Exposure to vapour gas and dust on
the filling area.
a. Asphyxiation
b. Dermatitis
c. Skin allergies / skin irritation
d. Asthma
3. Dangerous / Unsafe work practices
such as: using modified tools in
removing caps and fittings of the
cylinders. Mixing of hazardous material
in the storage area. Wrong handling of
lifting the cylinders
a. Disc Prolapsed
b. Dislocate bone joints
c. Fire / Explosion
d. Crush foot / hands
e. Electrocution
4. Working to fast while loading and
unloading of cylinders.
a. Personal injury / death
b. Explosion / Fire
5. Lack of Grounding in pumps and
compressors.
a. Electrocution
b. Burns / internal bleeding
6. Exposure of humid environment in
the filling area.
a. Body weakness.
b. Headaches
c. Slower work rates
d. Increase absenteeism
7. Flammable material in the filling area.
a. Fire / explosion
b. Death
c. burns
8. Improper labelling of hazardous
materials for the four pressure vessel
tanks namely carbon dioxide, nitrogen,
oxygen and acetylene and at the

1. a. Removed all blocked cylinders in the

passage way.
b. Include in the safety inspection the
monitoring of the emergency exits.

3 days

2. a. Request to purchased respiratory

protected equipments for inert gases.
b. Safety awareness Training on the
harmful effects of chemical gases to
operators.

1 month

3. a. Discard the improvised tools. And

Requested new torque wrench.
b. Segregate materials According to their
properties and types. Referring Dubai
legislation on handling dangerous goods.
c. Training and actual demonstration of
handling of cylinders.
d. Continues monitoring and supervision of
the activities.
e. Enforce strict disciplinary action to those
found violating the safety of the organization.

2 weeks

4. a. Planning of delivery schedule to avoid

panicking and rushing of loading and unloading.
b. Create safety working procedure to guide and
ensure deliveries are as per planned schedule. And
safety working instruction to its specific area of
responsibilities.

1 week

5. a. Install grounding to all machineries.

b. Include grounding in scheduled safety
inspection of machineries once every 6
months.
c. Continuous monitoring and include
machineries and equipments records on the
internal Health and safety audits.
6. a. Request exhausts draft fans and ceiling
fans.
b. Maintenance of this fans will be
monitored and recorded.

a. Removed all the unnecessary materials in

the filling area. Discard or place in to the
garbage waste bin materials which are no
longer needed. Including those under the
pressure vessel.
8. Labelling of the hazardous material as per
the requirements of Dubai Municipality. Its
standard distance, heights in the rocks, the
provision of fire safety at storage and provision

1 month

3 days

3 days

storage room also including other

chemicals such as acetone.

of health and safety of individuals such as

emergency washing area for hazardous
materials.

a. Burns
b. Frostbite
c. Explosion / Fire
d. Intoxication
9. Inadequate work supervision while
doing repair of damaged cylinders.
a. Fire / Explosion
b. Skin allergies /dermatitis
c. Death
d. Burns
10. Ignoring Rules and safety signs
(Standards and Company Rules)
a. Product damaged
b. Increase accidents
c. Injury to others
11. Poor construction of landing bay.
a. fall from the ground
b. explosion
12. Exposure to high frequency of noise
during filling of cylinders and the 4
pressure vessels.
a. Hearing loss
b. Speech interference
c. Annoyance
d. Deficiency in concentration

Observations
Hazards and consequences

9. a. Permit to work will be included for

repairing of cylinders such as replacement of
fittings, caps, paintings and NDT examination.
b. Over all uniforms shall be strictly
enforce to wear at work .
c. Safety trainings will be given to people
conducting non destructive testing on
cylinders as per BSI standards of pressure
vessels inspection and testing.
10. a. Strict implementation of the safety rules
and policy will be enforce to violators. Such as
fines, penalties and serving warning letter of
termination of breaching major offences.

1 week

3 days

b. Continues monitoring and safety tours on

areas needed immediate attention. Such as
warehouses, workshops and hot works area.

11. a. Redesign the area and provide provision

for safe access of loading and unloading of
cylinders.
b. Create working instruction and
operational control measures on people
working on compress gases.
12. a. Provide ear muffs / ear plugs to people
expose on this activity.
b. Continuous monitoring in the event of
filling the main pressure vessel.
c. Strictly enforce the penalties and fines to
all violators .

Control measures
Immediate and longer term actions

6 weeks

3 days

Timescale

13. Poor storage of materials.

Full and empty are of the same storage.
a. Explosion / Fire
b. Death
14. Dangling and unprotected electrical
cable wire in the filling area, passing to
the piping.
a. Electrocution
b. Fire / Explosion / Burns
c. Death
15. Wet floors in the filling of the
acetylene cylinder area.
a. slip / trip and fall
b. hematoma
16. Damaged cylinders are not labelled
and separated.
a. Human error, might
accidentally used for filling
causing personal injury.
17. Pedestrian for people and vehicle
marking are no longer visible.
a. Hit by moving vehicle.

13. a. Provide proper segregation storage of

the full and empty cylinders.
b. Labelling the storage area as per the
material properties and types.
c. Visible safety signages and symbols on
the material.

14. a. Remove dangling wire and rewired

in such a way it doesnt pass through gas
pipes.
b. Provide proper insulation instead of
cabled wire alone.
c. Include in the safety inspection
periodically to ensure and maintain its
safety.
15. a. Maintain housekeeping in the area.
b. Provide working instruction to take
timely housekeeping or cleaning the wet
surfaces.
c. Provide safety signages approaching
the area.
16. a. Segregation of the unused and
damaged cylinders will be implemented.
b. Labelling the segregated area of
storage for disposal, scrap and repair will be
provided.

17. a. Repainting the markings of

pedestrian.
b. Include in the schedule of
maintenance for repainting of buildings
every 2 years or if its no longer visible or
which comes first.

2 weeks

2 weeks

1 week

3 days

1 week