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Fiber Optic Cable Laying JHA
Fiber Optic Cable Laying JHA
Fiber Optic Cable Laying JHA
Risk Rating
Main hazards that
Likelihood
perform the task in the LSR prevent the incident and Nominate the person
P/A/C/E
Severity
NO CONSEQUENCES
sequence could cause injury / applies? recovery measures when who will be required
damage when the task incident occurs to action the control
*Identify "Hold Point" step is performed
measures
Refer to BGC
Procedures as applicable
P/A/C
1 communication. 1&2 • Ensure that all parties Site
LL
A
exposure to toxic
2
• Conduct a thorough
underground utility
• Striking survey before
Underground cables • Damage to excavation.
• Collisions with
underground • Implement safety
cables barriers and warning
Structures or
Overhead Power • Damage to signs to prevent
Lines. overhead lines accidental striking of
and Electrocution nearby structures or
Excavation using a • Trench Instability as a result of power lines.
P/A/C
2 1
JCB • Ensure clear
B
L
contact.
3
• Equipment Site
Malfunction. • Trench Collapse communication and Supervisor/Engineer
• Failure of the coordination among
• Noise and Vibration operation personnel and
• Unauthorized • Injury to equipment operators.
personnel • Conduct regular
personnel entry to
maintenance and
worksite
inspections of the
JCB machinery to
minimize the risk of
mechanical failure.
• Implement exclusion
zones to prevent
personnel from
entering the working
area of the JCB.
• Provide
comprehensive
training to all
personnel involved
in the cable laying
process, including
safe work practices,
hazard identification,
and emergency
procedures.
• Ensure personnel
wear appropriate
personal protective
equipment (PPE).
• Ensure workers are
• Exposure of
complying with the
workers to
min. PPE
various hazard
requirements e.g.
such as flying
goggles, hard hat,
particles (sand,
face mask, hand
dust, etc.)
gloves, safety boot,
which can
coverall.
cause eye
Manual Excavation injury. • Employees to be
P/A/C
3 1 aware of the Site
B
L
3
• Sharp objects • Injury to hazardous aspects of Supervisor/Engineer
or rocks personnel the area to take extra
causing hand • Musculoskeletal caution.
injury Injuries • Workers will be
• Presence of • Tiredness due to oriented about the
snake, heat exhaustion proper posture and
scorpions, etc. positioning during the
in the area execution of the job.
• Back injury
• Ensure tripping
• Tripping
hazards are removed
hazards
from walkways prior
• Use of starting work and
damaged tools ensure that a clear
walkway is being set.
• Involvement of
• Any tool to be used,
unauthorized
must be inspected
persons at site
first, and all tools to
• Presence of be color coded.
H2S and • The excavation area
hazardous should be properly
gases in the barricaded with
area warning tapes in
place.
• Heat
Stress/Exhausti • Gas testing must be
on done prior starting
job, a safe working
environment must be
ensured.
• Ensure that
employees get proper
rest in well shielded
area with drinking
water to be available
nearby.
P/A/C
Fiber Optic Cable particles (sand, Tiredness due to
4 1 Supervisor/Engineer
B
L face mask, hand
3
• Implement safety
P/A/C
1 barriers and warning
B
L
3
signs to prevent
accidental striking of
nearby structures or
power lines.
• Ensure clear
communication and
coordination among
personnel and
equipment operators.
• Conduct regular
• Collisions with maintenance and
Structures or inspections of the
Overhead Power • Damage to JCB machinery to
Lines. overhead lines minimize the risk of
• Trench and Electrocution mechanical failure.
Instability as a result of • Implement exclusion Site
contact. zones to prevent
• Equipment • Trench Collapse personnel from
Supervisor/Engineer
5 Backfilling of the
Malfunction. • Failure of the entering the working
excavation
• Noise and operation area of the JCB.
Vibration • Injury to • Provide
personnel comprehensive
• Unauthorized training to all
personnel entry personnel involved in
to worksite. the cable laying
process, including
safe work practices,
hazard identification,
and emergency
procedures.
• Ensure personnel
wear appropriate
personal protective
equipment (PPE).
• Sharp objects at the • Injury to people • All waste generated
site • Skin irritation must be contained
• Hazardous Material
Housekeeping P/C/E and disposed of in
6 due to contact 1 Site
B
L
A B C D E
Never Heard of in Has Has Has
SEVERITY
Environment
Reputation
People in the Industry Organization or Location or more than once per year
Assets
Industry more than once than once per at the Location
per year in the
year in the Organization
Industry