Middle East

Confined Space Entry - SH&E Risk Assessment

Project Name Main Contractor Reference

Project no. Subs Date

Client Assessor's Name Signature

Initial Review
Location Task Confined Space Entry Risk assessment type

Risk assessment Risk assessment

(before controls) (after controls)

Hazards

Risk factor

Risk factor
Likelihood

Likelihood
Who affected How affected Controls to be implemented

Severity

Severity
(check all that apply) Risk Risk
level level

Entry to confined space - Workers in Death or serious injury from unauthorised -First consider preventing the need to enter
confined entry into a confined space - Then control entry by the following - by
spaces risk assessment and method statement
- All other - Permit to enter
personnel - Competent and certified confined
associated space/BA/escape set trained personnel
with the work allowed to enter confined space
- Workers to be physically fit to carry out
work
- Adequate supervision, communication,
access and egress, lighting, procedures for
0 0 emergency and rescue, limit working time 0 0
in confined space
- Selection and use of suitable and
sufficient PPE/RPE including harnesses,
lanyards, tripods, escape sets
- No smoking or other sources of ignition
permitted in confined space

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Hazards

Risk factor

Risk factor
Likelihood

Likelihood
Who affected How affected Controls to be implemented

Severity

Severity
(check all that apply) Risk Risk
level level

Entry to confined space (continuation) - Provision of first aider and first aid
supplies
- Consideration of physical dimensions (i.e.
0 0 low lying compartments, 'dead zones', etc.) 0 0

Excess/deficiency of oxygen - Workers in Death or serious injury from asphyxiation - Continual testing and monitoring of
confined due to a deficiency of oxygen or atmosphere in confined space using
spaces fire/explosion from an excess of oxygen certified portable gas detection equipment
- All other used by trained personnel with knowledge
personnel of existing standards and levels suitable for
associated measuring the level of oxygen
with the work 0 0 - Gas purging and ventilation 0 0
- Removal of residues
- No smoking permitted

Toxic or flammable gas, fumes, vapours and - Workers in Death or serious injury from - Continual testing and monitoring of
dust confined asphyxiation/poisoning or fire/explosion atmosphere in confined space using
spaces certified portable gas detection equipment
- All other used by trained personnel with knowledge
personnel of existing standards and levels suitable for
associated measuring the level of toxic, flammable
with the work gas, fumes and vapours
- No smoking permitted
0 0 - Isolation of all plant capable of carrying 0 0
gases, liquids and other flowing materials
- Gas purging and ventilation
- Removal of residues

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Hazards

Risk factor

Risk factor
Likelihood

Likelihood
Who affected How affected Controls to be implemented

Severity

Severity
(check all that apply) Risk Risk
level level

Contact with biological hazards
- Workers in Death or serious illness from contact with - Selection and use of suitable and
confined biological hazards and pathogens i.e. sufficient PPE/RPE, barrier creams
spaces sewage or sewage products, weils disease - Adequate welfare facilities for washing,
- All other cleaning, eating, drinking changing clothes,
personnel etc.
associated - Adequate information, instruction and
with the work 0 0 training regarding occupational health 0 0
- Isolation of all plant capable of carrying
gases, liquids and other flowing materials

Ingress or presence of liquids - Workers in Death or serious injury from drowning or - Isolation of all plant capable of carrying
confined contact with the liquid (depending on it's gases, liquids and other flowing materials
spaces nature) - Testing of depth of standing liquids and
- All other nature of liquid (i.e.hazardous substance
personnel and MSDS) before entering or removal by
associated pumping
with the work 0 0 - Check on weather forecast and conditions 0 0
on and during the day of entry
- Emergency evacuation procedure
- Suitable PPE/RPE

Solid materials which can flow - Workers in Death or serious injury from suffocation by - Isolation of all plant capable of carrying
confined solid materials that can flow gases, liquids and other flowing materials
spaces - Check on nature of solid material (i.e.
- All other hazardous substance and MSDS) before
personnel entering
0 0 0 0
associated - Emergency evacuation procedure
with the work - PPE/RPE

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Hazards

Risk factor

Risk factor
Likelihood

Likelihood
Who affected How affected Controls to be implemented

Severity

Severity
(check all that apply) Risk Risk
level level

Presence of excessive heat - Workers in Death or serious heat stress from - Limitation of working periods
confined prolonged exposure to excessive heat - Job rotation
spaces - Monitoring of confined space and workers
- All other temperature
personnel 0 0 - Provision of drinking water 0 0
associated - First aider
with the work

Manual Handling - Workers in Musculoskeletal injuries from incorrect Manual handling training, limitation of loads
confined manual handling techniques carried or moved to within the
spaces recommended guidelines.
- All other
personnel 0 0 0 0
associated
with the work

Slips, trips and falls on the level or from height - Workers in Serious or minor injury from slips, trips and - Keep access routes around work area
confined falls on the level or from height clear of all debris, waste, equipment,
spaces cables
- All other - Barriers and fencing
personnel - Warning notices
associated 0 0 - Topman and operatives to wear fall arrest 0 0
with the work harness and lanyard when entering vertical
shafts>2.0M

Electrical equipment and power supply - Workers in Death or serious injury from contact from - Intrinsically safe electrical equipment (IS
confined electrocution rated) only used in confined space
spaces - All conductive equipment to be earthed
- All other
personnel 0 0 0 0
associated
with the work

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Hazards

Risk factor

Risk factor
Likelihood

Likelihood
Who affected How affected Controls to be implemented

Severity

Severity
(check all that apply) Risk Risk
level level

Noise and vibration - Workers in Loss or long term damage to hearing, long - Noise levels to be controlled and
confined term damage to motor functions (i.e. monitored
spaces vibration white finger) - Mandatory wearing of ear protection in
- All other work area where noise levels above 90
personnel dBA
associated - Warning/mandatory notices for above
with the work posted in workplace
0 0 0 0
- Appropriate PPE selected and worn
- Job rotation and limitation of work period
- Monitoring or confined space workers

Risk factor method Severity Likelihood Notes

Severity
1 2 3 4 5 Risk level 1 - No potential for injury, illness, or incident. 1 - Very Unlikely
Likelihood

2 4 6 8 10 Low 2 - Potential for minor injury, illness, or incident. 2 - Unlikely

3 6 9 12 15 Medium 3 - Potential for a recordable injury, illness, or incident. 3 - Likely
4 8 12 16 20 High 4 - Potential for major incident, or major injury or illness causing short term disability. 4 - Very Likely
5 10 15 20 25 5 - Potential for major incident, or major injury or illness causing a fatality or long term disability. 5 - Certain

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