CONTRACTOR HAZARD IDENTIFICATION RISK ASSESSMENT (HIRA)

(WORKING AT HEIGHTS)

Ste
Current Recommended Controls to Residual
p Task Steps Potential Hazards Existing or Current Controls
Risk further mitigate the risk Risk
No
List the normal steps of the What are the potential Are there any controls already in place for the If the risk is not tolerable as is,

Consequence

Consequence
Activity dangers that can cause potential hazards? List the existing Controls. establish further controls to mitigate

Likelihood

Likelihood
Ranking

Ranking
harm at each task step? Focusing on Hierarchy of control (Eliminate, the risk
List the potential Substitute, Isolate, Engineering,
hazards Administrative and Personal Protective
Equipment)
 Obtain harness from store.
(Harness are to be issued with
chin strap to prevent hardhat
from falling from elevated work
area
1 
Faulty harnesses can User must carry out full visual inspection of PTO’s
lead to it malfunctioning every part of safety harness. Risk – Assessments
when the user needs it Toolbox Talks
the most. NB- If any of the points below are Training
identified during inspection, the safety Working at heights training
harness must be withdrawn from the Critical contraventions.
working environment Working at height permit.
Thread or webbing colour variance (bleach or Pre-employment medical
lighter)
 Webbing damaged by welding or
grinding sparks.
 Webbing stitching loose.
 Webbing cut more than 2mm on
edges.
 Lanyard hooks damaged.
 If safety harness has been in contact
with any chemicals and its handling
characteristics have been affected
the webbing becomes stiff and brittle.
Safety harness not colour coded. 1 D 2 1 E 1
All safety harness must be numbered and on
register and inspected by appointed inspector
on a monthly basis.
Staff not trained in All staff working in elevated areas must be
working in elevated GLENCORE trained and certified. Store man
areas or not wearing. will be issued with a list of personnel who are
allowed to work on elevated areas and Safety
harnesses may only be issued to personnel on
the list.
DRA must issue a working at heights sticker
after approval of scope of work.
Staff member suffering No staff member suffering from vertigo is
from vertigo ( A FEAR allowed to work in elevated work area.
OF HEIGHTS)
Incorrect type of Only Safety harnesses with double lanyard
harness used. and shock absorber are to be used and large
hook harnesses are to be used when climbing
ladders.
 Fitting on the safety harness. Incorrect fitting of the Ensure all straps are not twisted. Emergency response.
harness renders the Lift harness by rear dorsal “D” ring pass arms Life Lines to be fitted by competent
safety device useless or through shoulder straps as if putting on a rigger.
becomes dangerous. jacket. PTO’s
Tighten waist belt to fit securely around waist. Risk – Assessments
Pass each leg strap under legs and fasten to Toolbox Talks
2 rectangular link, tightening ensuring leg loops Training
1 D 2 1 E 1
are not twisted and webbing emerges forward.
Tighten all straps according to comfort and
secure loose webbing.
Adjust dorsal “D” to be positioned between
shoulder blades.
Ensure that the harness fits comfortably
around your waist and body.
 Proceed to elevated work area. No safe access is given Only make use of proper / safe access route Rescue plan.
to staff to gain access to i.e.: access stairs, approved scaffolding. If no Safe build rules.
elevated area. safe access is provided persons must be taken Inspection by Supervisor of work
to elevated area with a boatswain chairs. area.
No climbing out of man cage/boatswain chair All hand tools will be fitted with
or cherry picker. wrist straps.
Climbing ability While climbing to elevated work area ensure 12 mm steel cable to be used
restricted by carrying of that any tools carried are attached to tool Double Crosby clamps on both ends.
tools. bags/pouch attached to body and not carried Load test certificate.
by hand. No more than two workers on a
Tools and equipment will be hoisted to work lifeline at one time.
area by means of a rope, and tools will not be PTO’s
thrown up to the work force. Risk – Assessments
Incorrect attachment of DO NOT: Toolbox Talks
lanyards or failure to do Anchor to a structure that itself can fall e.g. Training
so. free standing ladders or any other loose
structure.
Use an anchor point that is located below the
point of attachment to the harness.
Use waist-connecting point on a harness for
fall arrest.
Loop lanyard around sharp edges. Never if
3 less than 5mm radius edges.
3 D 9 3 E 6
Extend length of your lanyard beyond 2m.
Use anchorage point that have not been built
or installed by a competent person.
Always ensure that the closing bar on the
karabiner hook (safety hook) is locked shut.
Use an anchor point that is located directly
above the working position and make sure
that the space you would travel through in the
event of a fall is free of protrusion and
hazards.
When moving horizontally ensure that one
lanyard is attached at all times. Only detach a
lanyard once the second lanyard is attached.
Lifelines must be erected for attachment of
Safety harness if there are no or substandard
attachment points in elevated area.
No attachment points to Lifelines are only to be installed by a qualified
attach Safety harnesses. rigger.
Lifelines must also be numbered and on
register and to be inspected daily by a
qualified rigger.
 Working in elevated area. Working elevated areas Do not attempt to work in an elevated position Working at heights trained
in adverse weather in adverse weather conditions. (lightning , employees only.
conditions. rain. wind) Supervision at task
Lightning will be monitored be FPS Safety PTO’s
department by means of a lightning detector. Risk – Assessments
Do not work on wet scaffolding or wet Toolbox Talks
structures Training
Whilst working on elevated areas workers are Exclusion Zone
to be aware of the change of the weather at
all times.
If it is clear that rain or lightning is
approaching from the horizon workers are to
prepare to descend from the elevated area
Workers working on elevated areas that are
accessible by means of safe stairways and
4 walkways are too calmly and orderly climb
down from the elevated area. 3 D 9 2 D 5
Barricade off below the elevated work area
with barricading tape and if necessary signage
must be placed.
Area under the elevated All equipment is to be secured in elevated
work area not areas by means of tool slings or rope and
barricaded. attached to a structure when in working
Falling tools, materials position.
or equipment. All nuts and bolts must be placed in bags or
buckets before taken to elevated area.
Openings through which All openings through which a person can fall
a person can fall or will be kept covered or barricaded off with
injure him. solid barricading that can withstand an impact
of a person against it and signs must be
placed on barricading warning persons of the
opening.

Completion of task. Tripping or slipping It is the responsibility of everyone on site to PTO’s

hazards caused by tools, ensure that good housekeeping is maintained Risk – Assessments
material or waste lying on a daily basis. Toolbox Talks
around on elevated All tools and equipment must be returned Training
platform. back to the store. No tools are to be left on
5 site overnight.
1 D 2 1 E 1
Theft of tools and All tools and equipment must be returned
equipment. back to the store. No tools are to be left on
site overnight. Supervisor must do a spot
check in area to ensure all tools and
equipment is returned to store.

No Fatal Hazard Identified
1 Inappropriate Emergency Response
2 Working at Heights
FATAL HAZARDS IDENTIFIED
Critical Controls
A risk assessment must be conducted to
identify potential emergency situations,
and an Emergency Response Management
Plan developed, implemented and
Maintained.
• There must be adequate emergency
equipment, including escape and rescue
apparatus (readily accessible and clearly
signposted) and appropriate transport and
Response vehicles.
• There must be effective and robust
communication devices and procedures
for the initial notification of personnel of
the emergency situation and for ongoing
Two-way communication.
• Duty cards must be developed that clearly
identify each of the responsible persons,
their duties, functions and reporting
relationships in the event of an
Emergency.
Personnel must not work above two
(2) meters without appropriate
Guarding or fall restraint.
• Personnel working at heights must not
Work alone.
• All safety harnesses, lanyards and
accessories must be appropriate to
the type of work being conducted and
Meet the relevant design standard.
• Anchorage points on apparatus should,
where practical, be above the head of
the worker and in any event not below
Waist level.
 CONTRACTOR HAZARD IDENTIFICATION RISK ASSESSMENT (HIRA)
RISK ASSESSMENT TEAM MEMBERS (In participation with contractor owner)
INITIALS AND SURNAME OCCUPATION ID NUMBER DATE SIGNATURE

Consequences are to be determined with consideration of existing controls and their effectiveness
Health & Safety
 Multiple fatalities
 Multiple cases of
5 permanent total
Catastrophic disability / health effects
 Fatality or permanent
incapacity / health
effects
4 remediation
Major
 Lost time / disabling
injury / occupational
3 health effects / multiple
medical treatments
Moderate
 Medical Treatment Injury
(MTI) / occupational
2 health effects
Minor  Restricted Work Injury
(RWI)
 First Aid Injury (FAI) /
illness
1 or effect
Negligible
CONSEQUENCE [Potential foreseeable outcome of the Event]
Environment Financial Impact Image & Reputation / Community Legal & Compliance
 Environmental damage  >$500M operating  Negative media coverage at international level  Major litigation /
or effect (permanent; profit  Loss of multiple major customers or large prosecution at Glencore
>10 years)  >$200M property proportion of sales contracts corporate level
 Requires major damage  Loss of community support  Nationalisation / loss of
remediation licence to operate
 Significant negative impact on the share price
 Long-term (2 to 10  $100-500M operating  Negative media coverage at national level  Major litigation /
years) impact profit  Scrutiny from government and NGOs prosecution at Division
 Requires significant  $50-200M property level
damage
 Complaints from multiple “final” customers
 Loss of major customer
 Loss of community support
 Negative impact on share price
 Medium-term (<2 years)  $50-100M operating  Negative media coverage at local / regional  Major litigation /
impact profit level over more than one day prosecution at
 Requires moderate  $5-50M property  Complaint from a “final” customer Operation level
remediation damage  Off-spec product
 Community complaint resulting in social issue
 Short-term impact  $5-50M operating  Complaint received from stakeholder or  Regulation breaches
profit community resulting in fine or
 Requires minor
litigation
remediation  $1-5M property  Negative local media coverage
damage
 No lasting  <$5M operating profit  Negligible media coverage  Regulation breaches
environmental damage without fine or litigation
 <$1M property
damage
 Requires minor or no
remediation
LIKELIHOOD [of the event occurring with that consequence]
 Basis of Rating E - Rare D - Unlikely C - Possible B - Likely A – Almost Certain
LIFETIME Unlikely to occur during a Could occur about once Could occur more than May occur about once May occur several times
lifetime during a lifetime once during a lifetime per year per year
OR OR OR OR OR OR
PROJECT OR TRIAL OR Very unlikely to occur More likely NOT to occur As likely to occur as not More likely to occur than Expected to occur
FIXED TIME PERIOD than to occur to occur not occur
OR OR OR OR OR OR
NEW PROCESS / PLANT / No known occurrences in Has occurred at least Has occurred at least Has occurred at least Has occurred several
R&D broader worldwide once in broader once in the mining / once within Glencore times within Glencore
industry worldwide industry commodities trading
industries

5
Catastrophic
15 (M) 19 (H) 22 (H) 24 (H) 25 (H)
4
Major
10 (M) 14 (M) 18 (H) 21 (H) 23 (H)
3
Moderate
6 (L) 9 (M) 13 (M) 17 (H) 20 (H)
2
Minor
3 (L) 5 (L) 8 (M) 12 (M) 16 (M)
1
Negligible
1 (L) 2 (L) 4 (L) 7 (M) 11 (M)
 Consequence Consequence
Risk Rank Risk Rating Ownership Action Ownership Action
Category Type
Divisional /  Normally considered intolerable, and will require senior Divisional /  Quantitative or semi-quantitative risk assessment
Functional / manager approval to continue activity Functional / required.
Operational / Operational /
17 to 25 High Risk Asset Leadership  Install additional HARD and SOFT controls to achieve
ALARP.
Asset Leadership  Capital expenditure will be justified to achieve ALARP
('As Low As Reasonably Practicable').
 Capital expenditure will be justified to achieve ALARP.
Cat. 5 Catastrophic
 Catastrophic Hazard Management Plans (CHMP) must
be implemented where practical, Crisis Management
Operational /  Normally considered tolerable however may be required to Plans (CMP) tested and Catastrophic Event Recovery
Plans (CERP) developed.
Medium Asset Leadership install additional HARD and SOFT controls if necessary to
7 to 16 Risk
achieve ALARP.
Divisional /  New Liberty Safe Work Fatal Hazard Protocols or
 Capital expenditure may be justified. Cat. 4 Functional / appropriate management plans must be applied.
Operational /
(Health &  Capital expenditure will be justified to achieve ALARP.
Operational /  Tolerable Fatal Hazard Asset Leadership
Asset Leadership Safety
1 to 6 Low Risk  Install additional controls if necessary to achieve ALARP.
consequence)
 Capital expenditure is not usually justified.