JSA FOR SCAFFOLDING WORK

Name of the site -- Nissan (2ASDU Project)

Date of the Preparation -- 15/01/2014

S.no Scope of Hazard Control Measures Requested

Activities by
1) General Planning 1) Inadequate training 1) Sufficient skills to complete the required task correctly.
2) Task specific injuries due to 2) Adequate consultation with relevant employees.
inexperience 3) Competent person used for scaffold erection up to 4
3) Inadequate Consultation meters in height.
4) Unstable scaffold due to lack of 4) 4) Qualified scaffold used to erect scaffold in excess of
competency in erection. 4 meters in height or where complex
5) Injury due to scaffold collapse. 5) Qualified scaffold used to erect scaffold where the
6) Overload of scaffold working platform exceeds 4 meters in height or if the
7) Component person scaffold has cantilevers or outriggers.
8) Collapse causing fall from height. 6) Foundation or ground suitable for scaffold. Different
9) Unstable or incorrect erection of scaffold systems not mixed together.
scaffold. 7) Appropriate type of scaffold used for the job. Light,
10) Injury due to scaffold collapse or medium or heavy duty.
partial collapse. 8) Scaffold components not overloaded beyond the
design limits.
9) Different scaffold systems not mixed together. (Mix &
match problems).
10) Sub contractor Instructions provided to be clear.
11) Scaffold maintained in good condition by supplier.
12) Visual checks for defects on every installation&
dismantle.
13) A scaffold inspection every week on continuous hire.
2) Planning by 1) Electric shock 1) Earth leakage switch installed on mains supply or P&M/Site
principal contractor 2) Electrocution portable generator. Engineer
or subcontractor . 2) No working on or moving scaffold too close to live

3) Erection of base 1) Frames or standards falls
frames, standards 2) over striking person erecting
and bracing scaffold
3) Unsupported frames
4) Erection of 2nd level 1) Scaffold tips over causing fall.
frames, standards 2) Instability / collapse of scaffold
and bracing causing fall
3) Scaffold topples over causing a
fall from height
4) Base frames or standards not
adequately braced or supported
5) Climbing un braced scaffold
during erection
5) Erection of working 1) Strains, sprains or injuries such as
platforms back damage.
2) Step backward off higher deck
causing fall from height.
3) Split (uneven) decks Installed
6) Erection of edge 1) Scaffold moves unexpectedly tips
protection, ladder over causing fall
and toe boards. 2) Fall from unprotected working
power lines.
3) No scaffold components or material handled are over 4
meters in length.
4) No scaffold components or material contacts power
lines.
5) Tiger tails(insulation) not in place on power lines or wet
conditions make them ineffective
6) . Be wary of strong winds that cause power lines to
swing closer to work area.
7) No scaffold components being handled striking and
shatters unprotected light bulb
1) Sole boards to be correct length for soft ground.
2) Bracing or team member used to support first frames
or standards.
3) Base plates or screw jacks used under all frames and
standards.
4) Foundation to be level or screw jacks to be used. Castor
wheels
5) Locked and fitted correctly.
1) No climbing un braced scaffold.
2) 2 persons used to assist in scaffold erection.
3) Foundation to be level or screw jacks to be used.
4) Scaffold to be built square with plan bracing installed.
5) Sufficient and correctly fixed diagonal bracing.
6) General height of scaffold not to exceed 3 times the
base width unless out riggers are used or the scaffold is
tied to a secure structure.
1) 2 persons used to pass materials to higher lifts.
2) Working decks to be at same height.
1) 2 persons to assist in scaffold erection.
2) Scaffold adequately braced to prevent movement
whilst edge protection is fixed.
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3) Fall from the edge of the working
platform
4) Fall through ladder access Hatch
5) Fall whilst gaining access to
working platform
6) Injury due to scaffold Collapse
7) Edge protection Incomplete
8) Ladder access hatch (trap door) in
working deck
9) Inappropriate access to working
deck
10) tools and / or equipment lying on
working platform
7) Use of scaffold 1) Injury due to scaffold collapse
2) Fall from scaffold or working
Platform
3) Scaffold accessed by experienced
person or scaffold falls onto
person.
4) Vehicle or mobile plant strikes
scaffold.
5) Incomplete scaffold.
6) Scaffold left unattended and
unsecured.
8) Dismantling and or 1) Fall from scaffold.
alteration 2) Injury due to scaffold Collapse
3) Scaffold collapse or fall from
Scaffold
4) Scaffold incomplete or partly
dismantled
3) Handrail positioned not below 900mm and above
1100mm the working platform on all sides.
4) Mid rail to be installed.
5) Hatch to be closed whilst working on deck..
6) No climbing up or down the outside of the scaffold.
7) Ladder access to be installed.
8) Ladder to be positioned internally for scaffold more
than 3 meters in height and at the appropriate angle
1:4 i.e. for every 4 meters in height 1 meter out from
the base.
9) Ladder to be secured at the top and bottom.
10) Ladder to project at least 1 meter above the working
platform.
11) Ladder to access the working platform through a trap
door.
12) Toe boards to be fitted to the working platform.
13) Exclusion zone around scaffold
14) Positioned in a public or work area.
15) Area around base of scaffold to be barricaded off.
1) Scaffold not positioned too close to plant operating
area.
2) Plant not operated in a defined exclusion zone
3) Un-authorized removal of or interference with scaffold
components.
4) Scaffold inspected by competent person prior to use.
5) Isolation system used for incomplete scaffolds e.g.
barricades and signs.
6) Complete edge protection to working platform.
7) Scaffold to be barricaded to prevent unauthorized use.
1) No un-authorized removal of or interference with
scaffold components.
2) Scaffold to be inspected by competent person prior to
use.
3) Isolation system for incomplete scaffold Sufficient skills
to complete the required task.
5) Unstable or incorrect dismantling 4) Qualified scaffold used for dismantling Competent
of scaffold person used for scaffold alteration.
6) Inappropriate alterations to 5) Qualified scaffold used for complex alterations
scaffold