Risk Assessment

MOD Water Treatment

Project:
Project
Work Description

Date of Assessment: 01 Mar 2023

Backfilling and Compaction
Risk Assessment No: 205

Job Steps Hazards Impact Associated Risks Initial Control Measures Residual
Risk Risk

People

Equipment

Environment

Reputation

Severity

Likelihood

Risk Rate

Severity

Likelihood

Risk
1. Preparation • Falling or tripping • injury to 3 3 9 • Good housekeeping in work areas 2 2 4
x x
into foundation people • Use barricades, guardrails, or personal fall protection as
hole • wounds needed to eliminate fall.
• Impalement • hazards over 6’
• Skating and
injuries from falling • Use secured ladder(s) in good condition for access into hole
uncapped rebar • All vertical rebar below head level will be protected, bent
• Danger from over, or cut off during backfilling operations
working in close • Designate a Competent Person or persons.
proximity to • Complete Demolition Plan per OSHA regulations
others.
• Review P3 (Preparation Planning Procedures) and Hazard
• Water in Analysis with crew
foundation hole • Complete and review STA’s daily
• Assess location and conditions*
• Dewater hole before entering to perform work**
2. Mobilization of • Lack of x x • Personal injury 3 3 9 • Project required induction must be provided and 3 1 3
staff knowledge and • Property delivered for all involved persons before starting any
experience damage. activity at site.
• All the required trainings must be delivered for all
involved persons to improve their knowledge as per
project requirements and when required.
• Persons to be in acceptable level of experience and
certified where required.
• Adequate supervision must be available at site.

3. heat stress • Increased • an inability to 3 3 9 • Drink small amounts of cool water frequently, 3 1 3
x x x
irritability. concentrate regardless of your activity level. Drink
throughout the day.
• Loss of • muscle cramps • Replace salt and minerals. A sports beverage
concentration and • heat rash can replace the salt and minerals you lose in
ability to do mental sweat.
tasks. • severe thirst - a • Wear appropriate clothing. Choose lightweight,
late symptom light‐colored, loose‐fitting clothing.
• Loss of ability to of heat stress • Protect yourself from the sun by wearing a
do skilled tasks or fainting wide‐brimmed hat. (Sunglasses and
heavy work. • heat sunscreen—SPF 30 or higher—are also
exhaustion recommended.)
- • Schedule outdoor work carefully. If outdoor
fatigue, work must be done in hot weather, try to limit it to
dizziness, morning hours. Limit sun exposure during mid‐
nausea, day hours. Consider rotating outdoor work
headache, schedules among your co‐workers.
moist skin • Pace yourself. Start slowly and pick up the
heat stroke pace gradually.
- • Monitor yourself for the signs and symptoms of
hot dry skin heat‐related illness, listed below.
confusion, • Take time to cool down. Rest often in shady
convulsions areas. A few hours in air conditioning can help
and eventual you stay cooler later in the heat
loss of • Use a buddy system. When working in the
consciousness. heat, monitor the condition of your coworkers
This can result and have someone do the same for you.
in death if not
detected at an
early stage

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4. Working at 3 4 12 3 2 6
• Covid – 19 x x • Fever • All Employees temps should be checked at main Gate.
current • Fatigue • Keep at least 2m distance between the workers.
worldwide/region •
• Dizziness Wearing a face mask
pandemics
• Using hand sanitizer for employees
• Loss of
strength • Attend TBT and training for COVID 19.

• Exhaustion
6.Use of work tools 2 3 6 2 2 4
• Equipment falling x x • Injuries to • Strict access control to the work area, use of stop blocks as
and equipment into work area. operatives in appropriate No vehicles allowed closer than 2 meters from
the work area the work area.
• Vehicle / plant
• Out riggers to be in place before works takes place.
overturning • Entrapment,
Crush injuries • A strict Plant / Vehicle and operative / pedestrian separation
• Unplanned vehicle
regime will be enforced.
movements • Plant on plant
• Wearing of high visibility vests
incidents.
Pedestrian
injuries
7.Backfilling • Exposure to dust x • suffocation 2 2 4 • PPE must be worn at all times. Such as safety helmet, safety 1 2 2
glass, hand glove, safety shoe and cover all.
• Physical Injuries • body shaking
• Reduce the time exposure of compactor.
• Vibration during
•
handling of
compactor • Vibration-absorbing materials
• Employee education
• Using a minimum force hand grip when handling tools
while maintaining safe operation of the device or machine

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 • Avoiding continuous use and exposure
• Taking rests when necessary
• Placing tool on a workbench when possible instead of
vibrating in the hand
• Eliminating the use of faulty tools

8.Compaction • Vibration on guide x x •
handle
• Noise and dust
• Contact with
vibrating parts.
• Explosion or fire
• Suffocate or
suffer.
ill health due to
Exhaust fumes &
fuel vapors
body vibration 2 3 6 Specially designed handle with rubber shock mounts Always 2 2 4
use appropriate care when handling petrol or diesel and read
• Burns damage
instruction manual Observe safety decals fitted to machine
equipment.
• Always operate and refill in well ventilated areas only
• illnesses
• Protective cover provided Wear hearing and eye protection
• Breathing Read operators manual Observe safety decals fitted to
difficulty machine.
• hustle • The safety official gives a lecture before the start of work,
laying out the risks at work and how to control them,
following the method of implementing the items by the
workers, as well as reading the instructions for controlling
the risks

10. Excavation • Open Excavation • the fall 2 3 6 • Ensure excavation should be a hard barricaded area. 2 1 2
x x
works • Failure of • run over. • Ensure equipment shall be away from the edge.
equipment • loss of control • No one person stands nearby the edge of the excavation.
• Vehicle movement • Ensure proper use of excavated material for backfilling.
• bustle
• Vibration • QC inspector checks the material before starting the
• Difficulty
backfilling.
• Noise breathing
• Excavated material shall be kept in a good way to avoid slip
• Dust trips fall
• Proper barricading shall be placed and Traffic control,
Caution, and Awareness signboards shall be placed for each
excavation
• Flashlights shall provide for the barricading for ease of
identification during the night time
• All equipment & tools shall be inspected (Compactor,
Grader, vibrator, etc.)
• Banksman shall control the movement of the vehicles,
equipment.
• Follow mandatory requirements.
• The work area shall be backfilled and reinstated after the

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 completion of the work.
• The compactor operator shall be trained and experienced.
• Ensure the switch is off while the refueling.
• Workers shall be rotated to avoid exposure to prolonged
vibration.
• Anti-vibration gloves (gel gloves) shall be used.
• Ear plugs/ear muffs shall be used to avoid exposure to noise
• Noise monitoring shall be carried out.
• Water showering and avoid dust

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 Mandatory PPE for This Activity

FOOT HEAD HAND EYE FACE HEARING BREATHING BODY FALL HIGH
PROTECTION PROTECTION PROTECTION PROTECTION PROTECTION PROTECTION PROTECTION PROTECTION PROTECTION VISIBILITY

Prepared By Name, Last Name: Mohamed Abdel Zahra Job Title: NMC HSE Manager Signature: Mohamed Abdel Zahra Date: 01 Mar 2023

Reviewed By Name, Last Name: Ibrahim Al-Ghanim Job Title: IGC HSE Coordinator Signature: Ibrahim Al-Ghanim Date: 03 Mar 2023

Approved BY Name, Last Name: Ramzi Saad Job Title: IGC HSE Manager Signature: Ramzi Saad Date: 03 Mar 2023

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