SAFETY ORGANIZATION
JOB SAFE PRACTICES
ELEMENT NO. 5.19.3
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION Electrical / Substation
SUBSTATION/SITE AL RAWABE BSP-9047
JOB/ TASK TITLE Scaffold
STEPS HAZARDS
IN EACH STEP, WHAT COULD
LIST ALL STEPS IN PERFORMING
STEPS # CAUSE INJURY, LOSS DAMAGE,
THIS TASK
INTRRUPTION, OR POLUTION?
001 Work Preparation and planning.  Inadequate planning and
preparation of the job.
 Non-compliance of HSE rules
and procedure.
 Working without wearing
appropriate PPE.
 Untidy work area.
Scaffolders/Inspector/
EMPLOYEE JOB TITLE
Technicians
All area inside site
LOCATION: RIYADH
premises
COMMENTS OF JOB
CONTROL REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE/ ELIMINATE HAZARD
OBSERVATION
 TBT and other pertinent documents shall be secured
before any works commence.
 Task supervisor to conduct daily pre-start meeting
prior to work commencement and discuss conditions
of the TBT and JSP with his team. All workers shall
sign on the Task Specific TBT sheet.
 Ensure personnel involved on this task are well
briefed, understand instructions, knows the
sequence of event, aware of all risk and competent Low level risk
to perform the job.
 Supervisor and safety officer to supervise and
monitor the activity respectively.
 Check safety condition of the whole work area prior
to work commencement.
 Equipment and tool inspection must be carried out.
 Wear proper PPE’s at all times.
 Good housekeeping must be observed promptly.
002 Scaffolding Works.  Falling of person from height.  3rd Party Certified Scaffold Inspector.
(Erection / Dismantling  Bumping onto protruding  Competent and trained scaffolder to perform
Modification). scaffold pipes. scaffolding work. (Erection / dismantling /
 Falling objects may hit modification).
persons.  Use full body harness with double shock absorbing
 Overloaded scaffolds may lanyard when working 6 feet and above location.
collapse.  Strictly implement 100% tie-off policy.
 Highlight to the workers during toolbox meeting the
importance of fall protection and the hazards on
working at elevated locations.
 Observe proper anchorage of lanyard (above
shoulder).
 Installing barricade/Isolation of erection area.
 Providing adequate safety awareness signboards Low level risk
relevant to erection safety.
 Provide workers with chinstrap for their hardhats
 Barricade and warning signs to be installed on the
ground level directly down the work area.
 Scaffold materials inspected for damage before use.
 Implement strictly scaffold tagging system.
 Scaffold to be inspected by competent inspector
before hand over to use.
 Scaffolding erection: Ensure that each scaffold
structure is independently constructed / individually
numbered.
 Scaffold to be box-tied against structure where
possible.
 Observe proper stocking of scaffold materials.
 Observe the use of gin pulley and rope, material
basket and or safety bag which ever appropriate
when bringing up material and vice versa, tie-off
string for ratchets.
 For mobile scaffold, positive wheel lock must be
provided to prevent movement while it is being
used. Signage “Do not move with person on
platform “shall be kept affixed to the mobile
scaffold.

003 Use of Ladder.  May fall or trip from the  Ladder should be adequately fastened / secure.

004 Congestion of Scaffolding
materials in the area, blocking
access/egress of equipment
personnel.
005 Outdoor activities, Exposure to
extreme temperature.
006 Manual handling
ladder
 Pinch, Cut & Crash points,
 Head bump.
 Improper work access/egress
Heat disorders.
 (Heat stress / heat
exhaustion heat stroke)
Sprain, Strain and stress,
Slips, Trips and Fall,
Cuts and bruises
 Extend ladder at least 1.0 meter from the plane of
access point or landing. Low level risk
 Ladder secured by the stile and not by rungs.
 Both hands must be free when using ladder.
 Organize a designated temporary scaffolding
material staging area in such manner not to make
the workplace congested. Proper arrangement of
materials. Low level risk
 Material staging area shall be demarcated with
barricades and appropriate signboards.
 Access for both personnel and equipment shall be
maintained free from any form of obstruction
 Hand protection for manual handling.
 Ample cool drinking water supply at all times
 Increased fluid intake
 Dedicated crew and vehicle for continuous supply of
ice and cool drinking water
 Progressive exposure to new employee @ site
(acclimatization) Low level risk
 Refuge shed / heat stress shelters @ site
 de-hydration fluid available @ clinic
 Intermittent break periods
 Increased awareness on heat stress management
(symptoms of disorders & first aid)
 Readiness of medical and safety team.
 Must be taken prior commencing of activity.
 Assess the load to be handled.
 Proper manual handling procedure must be follow to Low level risk
 perform the job safely.
 Use mechanical aide where as practicable.
 Observe sharp edges of materials to be handled.
 Proper PPE such as gloves and safety shoes must be
worn.
 Plan your route and ensure access is free from any
obstructions and slippery surface.
 Exercise buddy system.
 Maintain good housekeeping of the area to eliminate
slips, trips and fall hazards.

Kaviarasan (Electrical
JSP Prepared By: Signature: Date:
Engineer)
JSP Accepted By: Asif Usman (HSE Officer) Signature: Date:

JSP Approved By (Site): Venugopalan (Site Manager) Signature: Date:

Rolendo B. Belviz
JSP Approved By (EHVPD-C): Signature: Date:
(Consultant HSE specialist)