HAZARD LOG

Ref # Hazard Type

1 Occupational Health Hazards

Asbestos exposure
Exposure to hazardous chemicals from the customers' process-please specify
Exposure to other hazardous substances(corrosive, toxic, harmful, irritant etc) including lead and other heavy metals
Exposure to hazardous substances as airborne contaminants e.g. dust, fume, vapors & aerosols
Biological agents e.g. legionella, leptospirosis
Working in hot and or humid environments including heat stress
Lack of or inadequate ventilation
Fatigue
Extended work hours
Psychological stress including pressure to complete task
Work at altitude
Poassible exposure to infectious diseases e.g. malaria
Exposure to noise levels >80dB(A)
Exposure to vibration
Lack of access to emergency medical services
Other please specify
2 Working in confined spaces
Flammable atmospheres
Oxygen deficient atmosphere
Oxygen enrichment
Presence of toxic gases or other contaminants, natural or otherwise
Trapping with mechanical equipment
Failure to isolate - chemical or gas leaking into space
Other please specify
3 Radiation
Low frequency, radio-frequency radiation; microwaves
Infrared, visible and ultraviolet radiation
X-or gamma rays
Alpha, beta rays, electron or ion beams, neutrons
LASER energy class 3 and above
Other please specify
4 Machinery hazards
contact with dangerous moving parts of machine-shearing, cutting, entanglement, drawing in, stabbing or impact etc
Contact with rotating or moving workpiece
Ejection of materials-solid, liquid or gas
Contact with hot or cold surfaces
Injury resulting from loss of stability of the machine or machine parts
Other please specify
5 Electrical hazards
Work near or adjacent to overhead lines-physical contact
Potential contact with underground electrical power cables
Work near live electrical conductors
Work on high voltage conductors >1000v
Work on low voltage systems <1000v
Potential for exposure to arc flash
Work within high electromagetic fields
Possible exposure to static or induced voltages e.g. overhead line equipment
Testing of electrical equipment
Disruption of power supply.
Other please specify
6 Thermal Hazards
Burns, scalds and other injuries by possible contact of persons with objects or materials with high or low temperature, and also by
the radiation of heat sources
Heat or cold stress potential due to hot or cold working environment
Other please specify
7 Ergonomics-workstation design, layout, moving and handling requirements
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Unhealthy postures or excessive effort required

Poor or inadequate means of access and/or working position
Inadequate consideration of hand-arm or foot-leg anatomy
Poor selection of personal protection equipment
Inadequate local lighting
Cramped working condtions
Manual lifting operations with loads .25kg including stooping, twisting, pulling or pushing
Forceful positions or efforts required
Other please specify
8 Excavations-
Underground services-gas, electrical, telecoms, etc
Poor ground conditions/unstable ground
Inadequate sloping
Inadequate shoring
Contaminants (potential for encountering, introduction or release of contaminants in excavation)
Heavy equipment operating adjacent to excavation, potential for collapsing of excavation
Overturning of mobile plant into excavation
Potential for water ingress
Other please specify
9 Hand Tools-manual and portable power tools
Defective or inappropriate tools
Impact by tool
Excessive forces required
Excessive vibration
Poor condition of tool or supply cables
Other please specify
10 Falling Objects
Potential for objects to be dropped, impacting work area below
Structural failure
Fall of stacked materials
Fall of items from a load being lifted or transported
Other please specify
11 Fire and/or Explosion
Flammable materials present or used
Combustible or explosive gases present e.g. LPG
Potential exposure to combustible dusts, e.g. fine coal dust, finely divided metal dust and other organic materials
Presence of sources of ignition, non protected electrics, static, flames etc
Smoking on site
Charging of batteries (release of hydrogen)
Welding or other "Hot Work"-includes cutting
Failure of pressure systems, vessels etc
Possible presence of unexploded ordnance
Lack of adequate means of escape
Lack of adequate fire emergency support
Other please specify
12 Lifting operations
Potential failure of lifting equipment due to overloading
Potential failure due to use of defective equipment
Potential for contact of crane jib with adjacent structure including OH lines
Potential for overturning due to poor ground conditions
Overturning due to faulty set up
Failure of safe working load indicator on mobile crane
Potential for trapping between cane body and fixed adjacent structure
Other please specify
13 Mobile Equipment incl fork lift trucks,
Collision between vehicle and fixed structure
Collision between vehicle and pedestrians
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Overturning due to poor or rough terrain

Overturning due to speed/lack of speed limit
Overturning due to faulty or inadequate set up
Fall from vehicle
Shedding of load
Other please specify
14 Pressure systems
Use of compressed air systems/lines
Storage, handling and use of cylinders of compressed gases
Use of hydraulic systems, tools etc-pressure injection
Potential for failure of pressure storage vessel
Other please specify
15 Road transportation
Poor road or highway conditions
Lack of adequate road vehicles & drivers
Long distances and hours on the road
Other please specify
16 Working at height
Potential to fall from height >1.5m
Fall from ground level to a level below
General slips trips and falls at the same level
Other please specify
17 Working on or near water
Fall into water during transfer from shore to vessel or platform
Fall into water during transfer to vessel or platform from marine transport
Fall into water whilst working above or adjacent to water
Other please specify
18 Other special factors
Working alone
Disabled worker
Expectant mother
New employee
Work in countries with high terrorism/sabotage threat
other please specify
19 Environmental aspects
Emissions to atmosphere-smoke, dust, fume etc
Potential for emission to and pollution of surface water
Control of general waste incl recycling
Control over disposal of hazardous waste e.g.chemical substances
Bulk storage of chemicals and potentail for loss of containment
Contaminated land
Environmental noise emission
Light pollution
Ecological issues incl wildlife
Damage to archaelogical sites
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Example of a Risk Assessment Matrix

Probability Definitions
5 4 3 2 1 Probability
5 25 20 15 10 5 5 - Highly likely Event is highly likely to occur if controls not in place or adequate.
Severity

4 20 16 12 8 4 4 - Likely Event is likely to occur if controls not in place or adequate.

3 15 12 9 6 3 3 - Possible Event is a very real possibility if controls not in place or adequate.
2 10 8 6 4 2 2 - Unlikely Event is unlikely if controls not in place or adequate.
1 5 4 3 2 1 1 - Remote Very rare event predicted

Severity
FATAL INCIDENT
SERIOUS INCIDENT
5 - Fatal Injury
• Multiple or single fatality per event
• Any injury meeting the ABB definition of a serious
injury

• A major fracture of any

bone apart from hand, wrist or ankle
4 - Severe Injury
RED risk MUST • Loss of limb or eye
be addressed • Severe burn (2nd and 3rd or 3rd degree >10% of (TBSA) Total Body Skin Area)
immediately with
AMBER risk SHOULD be GREEN LOST TIME INCIDENT
suitable and
addressed risk acceptable
• Lost of sight
effective control or hearing (permanent)
measures or task • Acute illness requiring hospitalization >24 hours.
avoided. • Any injury resulting in unconsciousness requiring hospitalization >24 hours
• Any injury leading to 1
or more lost work days other than the day of the incident
3 - Major injury
• Fracture of the hand, wrist, or ankle
• Unconsciousness
• Major burn (Second degree <10% of the TBSA)
MEDICAL AID INCIDENT
• Partial amputation of fingers or toes
• Loss of sight or hearing (temporary)
• Major occupational illness
• No lost work days as a result of an injury or
illness
2 - Minor injury
• Fracture of digits
• Strains and sprains
• Minor burn
• Minor occupational related illness
• Occupationally induced allergic reaction
FIRST AID
• Cuts or INCIDENT
lacerations requiring stitches
1 - Superficial
• Very minor or superficial injury (scratches, cuts, and abrasions) where First
Aid may be required but no medical treatment results.
 Example of a Risk Assessment Form
ABB Project Manager Signature & Date: Site Manager Signature & Date: EHS Signature & Date:

Project Phase: Civil/Installation Phase Signatures Project Manager Signature & Date: Site Manager Signature & Date: EHS Signature & Date:

Comissioning-Energization Signatures Project Manager Signature & Date: Site Manager Signature & Date: EHS Signature & Date:

Project/Location:
Instructions: A - enter ISO # for applicable hazard. B - Describe the hazard. C - Describe how someone might come into contact with the hazard (assume no controls/guards). D - Enter type of injury that would occur. E/F -
Enter Severity & Probability Rating based on RA Matrix. G = E X F, assign color based on RA Matrix. H - Enter in guarding and/or controls (with control reliability rating). I - Enter Energy State of Machine based on Energy
State Matrix. J/K - Enter in Residual Severity/Probability based on RA Matrix (after controls are in place). L = J X K, assign color based on RA Matrix.

Pre controls Post controls

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