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

Control measures

Timescale

Hazards and consequences

Immediate and longer term actions

1. Blocked Passage way on emergency

exits.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

2 weeks

1 week

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 storage
room also including other chemicals
such as acetone.

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
of health and safety of individuals such as
emergency washing area for hazardous
materials.

1 month

3 days

3 days

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

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 .

6 weeks

3 days

Observations

Control measures

Hazards and consequences

Immediate and longer term actions

13. Poor storage of materials.

Full and empty are of the same storage.

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.

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.

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.

Timescale

2 weeks

2 weeks

1 week

3 days

1 week