HEALTH AND SAFETY MANUAL

DHI-EHS-HSM-028

WORK OVER WATER

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Revision Details Next Review: January 2015

Rev. Date Revision Status Checked Approved

0 31/03/2014 For Approval Yonghyun Kim Seungmin Park

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PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This procedure set out the safety requirements for work over or adjacent to water ways. This procedure applies
to all application where a bench saw is used on a Doosan Project.

PROCEDURE
1.0 Introduction
Any workplace over, on or near water presents a danger that persons might slip, fall or be swept off their feet by
a rapid rise of tide, strong current or swell from passing water traffic. When working in these circumstances, it is
essential that precautions and a safe system of work be established. Detailed safe working practices should be
developed for each individual project in the light of the relevant conditions.

2.0 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

The risks contained in the checklist below are amongst those likely to be encountered when working near to, on
or over water. Once the specific hazards associated with the particular operations have been identified, a
suitable and sufficient risk assessment can be prepared, and appropriate control measures implemented.

3.0 Risk Checklist

 Drowning or being swept away due to inadequate precautions.
 Falls from unprotected edge.
 Flooding of the work area by sudden tidal surges or flood conditions.
 Failure of working or rescue craft.
 Persons being hit by moving objects e.g. crane loads, vehicles, etc.
 Infection from polluted water sources e.g. Leptospirosis (Weils Disease) and other hygiene related
hazards.
 Pollution of the watercourse by the works themselves.
 Contact with moving machinery e.g. winches, ropes etc.
 Climatic conditions.
 Fire, handling and storage of fuel.
 Spillage of chemicals and oils in the water

4.0 Control Measures

 If work places and access ways are adjacent to or over water from which a person can slip or
fall with a risk of drowning or being swept away. Have the following been provided?
 Platforms of the correct width and equipped with guardrails and toe boards, or guardrails and
well secured mesh, if not practicable then:
 Safety nets positioned in such a way as to ensure persons cannot fall more than 2m or into
water where there is a risk of drowning.
 Platforms and gangways erected above water, whether tidal or not, should have all decking
boards secured to prevent displacement.

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  Lifebuoys should be provided at the waters edge, at intervals not exceeding 50m, these should
be of the following standard:
 Cork interior with canvas cover or polythene.
 Regular size 765 mm outer diameter.
 Fitted with a buoyant rope at least 30m in lengths and knotted at 3m intervals, the rope
length should be increased to allow for tidal conditions where necessary.
 Warning signs and barricades should be placed near the water edge.
 Employees should not be allowed to work alone near water
 Adequate precautions should be taken to avoid spillage of chemicals and oils in the water
 If the employees are using or if they have contact with water it is advisable to send water
samples to the laboratory for testing In order to confirm that the water is free from -contamination
 Grab lines attached to the working place or at other places downstream and long enough to
allow for the rise and fall in tides. These should be of a buoyant type with a marker float at the
free end.
 Persons should be trained in the use of rescue equipment.
 Where persons use ladders, these should rest on a firm level base, be secured at the top
and extend above the landing by at least 1m (further information under ‘DHI-EHS-HSSM-
022 Ladders and Step Ladders’).
 If vertical metal access ladders are being used, these should be fitted with protective hoops
commencing at 2.5m from bottom of ladder and thereafter at 915mm intervals to 1m above the top
landing.
 If applicable, rest platforms should be provided at 9m intervals.
 At the start of each shift, the work area should be checked to ensure that:
 All rescue equipment is in position and in sound condition;
 There are no trip hazards and all necessary materials have been removed;
 There is a clear passageway of not less than 640mm; and
 There is not an accumulation of seaweed, bird droppings etc.

5.0 Rescue and Working Boats

 Where rescue craft, water transport and floating platforms are provided they should be:
 Approved by the Regulatory Authority; and
 Seaworthy and maintained in a satisfactory condition.
 Where working places are situated on water and access is only possible by passenger
carrying boats, these craft are subject to the Merchant Shipping Act and should:
 When used for carriage of persons is at least 4.2m long. Where craft are of sufficient size
to carry more than 12 passengers at any one time, they should be surveyed at least once
each year by the safety officer and a certificate obtained;
 Boats should be provided with a notice specifying the maximum number of persons, or
load to be carried; and
 Be provided with lifebuoys, sufficient rope and trailing loop lines at each side of the craft;

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  On tidal waters or fast flowing rivers, the following additional measures should be taken for
working boats:
 Power driven craft to be provided with a fixed self-starting device on the motor. Engines of
powered craft, when not working, should be run several times a day to ensure full efficiency;
 All boats to be manned continuously whilst men are working over water; and
 Dependent on type of work i.e. coastal survey craft, boats will need to be “skippered” by
experienced persons and manned where appropriate by trained and competent crew.
 Power driven craft to be provided with the following equipment:
 Three oars;
 Boat hook / Anchor;
 Baler;
 Removable Rowlocks attached to lines;
 Means of communication – in some circumstances “boat to shore radio” should be available;
and
 Spotlights fitted for hours of darkness or poor visibility.

6.0 Personal Protection and Protective Equipment

 The following protective measures should be provided and taken by those persons working near
to, on or over water:
 All persons should have been inoculated against Tetanus and Poliomyelitis during the
preceding 5 years;
 Good welfare and hygiene facilities, in which persons can wash hands, face and forearms
after every work period;
 All persons shall wear a correctly fitted life jacket;
 During work periods in hours of darkness or poor visibility, life jackets should be fitted with
clip on self-igniting lights;
 Persons should always, where possible, work in pairs so there is someone to raise the
alarm;
 Helmets should be worn if danger of injury to the head exists;
 Retro-reflective jackets or vests to be worn if cranes or vehicles are in use;
 Protective footwear with non-slip soles should be worn – rubber wellingtons and thigh boots
once filled with water act as deadweight and therefore should not be worn; and
 There should be adequate first aid facilities with a trained first aider at all times.

7.0 Rescue and Emergency Procedures

 Emergency rescue drill should be conducted regularly to identify the issues which are to be
improved.
 In the event of an emergency, there should be persons on site or at work who are adequately
trained and competent to follow the procedures set out below:

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  Periodic check of number of persons at work;
 A set routine for raising the alarm (audible);
 A set drill to provide rescue facilities; and
 A set routine for directing emergency services and for getting injured persons to hospital.

8.0 Work Over Water

8.1 Safety Checklist
 Are all work places adequately protected to prevent falls of persons?
 Are all work platforms secured to prevent displacement?
 Are all warning notices in place?
 Is all rescue equipment provided to the correct standard?
 All rescue equipments should be checked periodically and records should be maintained
 Are persons trained in the use of rescue equipment?
 Is there a clear passageway for persons and materials?

8.2 Rescue and Working Boats

 Are all working boats seaworthy and in satisfactory condition.
 If applicable have boats been surveyed and has certificate been issued?
 Are notices displayed on boats specifying numbers to be carried?
 Are boats provided with relevant and adequate rescue and emergency equipment?
 If applicable are boats manned by experienced skipper and crew.

8.3 Personal Protective Equipment

 Have all persons received correct inoculations?
 Are welfare and hygiene facilities satisfactory?
 Are correct life jackets provided / worn?
 If applicable has other personal protective equipment been provided / worn?
 Are first aid facilities available and adequate?

8.4 Rescue and Emergency Procedures

 Are persons trained in emergency procedures?
 Are emergency procedures satisfactory?

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