HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT Author: Approved:

Issued: Rev. Date:

RISK ASSESSMENT: ACT/HSE/RA 001 Lifting Operations with Tower crane
Revision: 0

RISK SCORE CALCULATOR Project Name: xxx

Use the Risk Score Calculator to Determine the Level of Risk of each Hazard
What is the LIKELIHOOD of an occurrence? Hierarchy of Controls RA Ref No.: xxx
What w ould be the
CONSEQUENCE Frequent/Almost certain (5) Rarely (1) Can the hazard be Elim inated or removed
Continuous or will happen
Often (4) Likely (3) Possible (2) Less than once every 5 RA compilation
of an occurrence be? 6 to 12 times a year 1 to 5 times a year Once every 5 years from the w ork place? Review date:
frequently years Date:
Catastrophic (5) Can the product or process be substituted for Date:
High 25 High 20 High 15 Medium 10 Medium 5
Multiple Fatalities a less hazardous alternative?
Serious (4) Can the hazard be engineered aw ay w ith
High 20 High 16 High 12 Medium 8 Low 4 Compiled by:
Class 1 single fatality guards or barriers?
Moderate (3)
Can Adm inistration Controls be adopted
Class2 (AWI or LTI) or Class 1 High 15 High 12 Medium 9 Medium 6 Low 3 Reviewed by:
Permanently disabling effects
I.e. procedures, job rotation etc.
Minor (2)
Medical attention needed, no work Medium 10 Medium 8 Medium 6 Low 4 Low 2 Can Personal Protective Equipm ent & Approved by:
restrictions. MTI Clothing be w orn to safe guard against
Insignificant (1) hazards?
FAI
Medium 10 Medium 4 Low 3 Low 2 Low 1

Overall Task Details Relevant Applicable MAS:

Additional Training required: NOC’s Required for task:
 01412 – Lifting Operations;
Lifting operations using Tower crane within site boundary
 00941 – Lifting equipment Riggers / Slingers As applicable

Specific Task Step Initial Risk

Additional Control
No (In sequence of Hazard Details Consequence/Risk Rating Control Measures Residual Risks RR
Measures
works) P S RR

i. Worker pedestrian routes to be designed and implemented with clear

 Collision with plant or vehicles and
signage to provide segregation;
live traffic;
Access of Tower crane  Plant and workers in ii. Instruction to workers at induction on use of access routes around the Workers not
 Workers struck by plant, very high 12
1 sections to work areas same working area 3 4 project; complying with Regular topic in TBT’s Low
risk of fatality; High
as delivery truck; flagmen
iii. Flagmen to be used to control crane movements;
 Uncontrolled crane reversing;
iv. The Logistics plan shall clearly illustrate crane access and egress points;

 Excavations;  See Risk Assessment 010 –

 Use of plant –
excavators etc.;
2 Tower crane
foundations
 Use of concrete;
 Temporary Works;
i. Crane foundations to be designed by approved persons, to clear design
Excavations;
criteria;
20
 See Risk Assessment 014 – use of 4 5 Low
High ii. Foundations given adequate curing time before crane erection;
Mobile Concrete pump;
iii. Temporary Works Coordinator to control excavations and concrete pours;
 Failure due to incorrect design;

i. Ensure crane is erected to standards by trained competent erection

personnel;

 Fall from height; ii. No crane erection in adverse weather or high wind speed;

 Works at Height;
Siting, setting up and
3  Working in proximity
testing of Tower crane
 Falling materials from height; iii. Concise erection Method Statement compiled and available in work area
for review;
 Use of untrained erectors;
iv. Area below works cleared and barriers implemented;
 Erection in adverse weather; v. Solid barriers should be situated, where practicable, to protect erected
12 crane from traffic routes; Failure of crash Crane quarantined until
 Collision with overhead services; 3 4
High detector
Low
to existing structures vi. Consideration given to overhead services and existing structures when repaired and tested
 Blocking access routes; siting tower crane;
and services;
 Load striking moving and/or
vii. All Tower cranes to be Third Party Certificated by a DM approved
stationary structures; inspector prior to use, documentation available on arrival to site;
 Use of untested crane;
viii. Load tests undertaken prior to use and available for review;
 Use of unqualified operator;
ix. Operators to have in-date Third Party certificate by approved body,
available for review;
x. Crane load indicator to be installed and functioning correctly;

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 HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT Author: Approved:

Issued: Rev. Date:

RISK ASSESSMENT: ACT/HSE/RA 001 Lifting Operations with Tower crane
Revision: 0

xi. Crash detectors installed and functioning correctly;

i. HLG Minimum Acceptable Standard HLG/OHS/MAS/00941 to be adhered

to at all times;
ii. Lift Plan to be completed prior to any lift taking place by crane supervisor
and engineer;
 Incident due to use of defective Machine
lifting gear / equipment; iii. Ensure all lifting tackle and equipment have valid test certificate before breakdown
 Operator competency use (6 monthly 3 rd party inspections); Machine isolated and
Lifting of equipment  Crane collapse due to lifting loads
and health; quarantined until repaired.
and material beyond SWL; 20 iv. Method statements and risk assessments to be submitted and adhered to
4 4 5 Low
 Lift planning; HIGH for technical and/or non-routine lifts; Hydraulic fluid spill
(Tower crane Operator)  No crane documentation in place; Spoil removed and treated as
v. Crane load indicator to be functioning correctly, and not to be overridden hazardous waste
 Tower crane operator collapse whilst under any circumstances;
in cab; Operator deemed
vi. Operator to adhere to crane safe working load limits , weight of load and Removed from operation
unfit to operate
COG established before lifting; crane
vii. Tower crane operator subject to regular health checks;

i. Lift controlled by designated trained rigger/banks man using approved

hand signals only;
 Persons underneath load struck by
ii. No personnel situated or walking under elevated loads, avoid over-
materials;
sailing of personnel if practicable;
 Load swinging / spinning
 Lifting operations iii. No over-sailing of loads over live traffic routes without road closure; Work stopped, area cleared
uncontrolled;
around workers; iv. No lifts undertaken when wind speed exceeds 40kph; Incident – falling and full investigation
Tower Crane  Falling materials; 20 materials undertaken
5  Workers in crane 4 5 v. No blind lifts without visual and communication aids, radios etc.; Low
supervision
operating radius;  Damage to lifting slings from sharp High
edges; vi. Tag lines shall be used to guide materials while lifting, 2 lines minimum
10m in length;
 Over-sailing of material over live
vii. Slings protected from sharp edges with rubber etc.;
traffic routes;
viii. Riggers to undertake visual inspection of all lifting equipment daily;
 High winds – adverse weather;
ix. Tower crane allowed to ‘weather vane’ in high winds;

i. Ensure crane is jumped or dismantled to standards by trained competent

 Fall from height; erection personnel;

 Falling materials from height; ii. No dismantling or jumping in adverse weather or high winds;
Jumping and  Works at Height; 20
Storage of Designated area established
6 dismantling of Tower  Use of untrained personnel; 4 5 iii. Concise Dismantling Method Statement compiled and available in work dismantled Low
High clear of access routes
Crane area for review; material
 Dismantling in adverse weather;
iv. Area below works cleared and barriers implemented during jumping or
dismantling;

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