ENGINEERING & PROJECTS COMPANY

GOLDFIELDS CIL EXPANSION PROJECT

TARKWA GHANA
RISK ASSESSMENT

Assessment Date:
Location:
Date when Task will start:
Date when Task will end:
Contractor:

Task description/Activity: E+PC OFFICE PARKING AREA

Capital Projects Contractors Contractors Signature

Title / Appointment Initials and Surname Signature Title / Appointment Initials and Surname

Const. Manager Site Manager

Senior Site Supervisor Supervisor

Site Supervisor Safety Officer

Safety Officer A Steyn Comments:
 HAZ CLASSIFICATION DESCRIPTION OF THE TYPE OF Based on the Tony Trahar Loss Triangle
LOSS

"AA" CATASTROPHIC: Serious/Major Injuries/Lost Time Reportable - Property Damage

(FATAL) above $13,245 or production interruption. Action required
immediately.

"A” MAJOR - REPORTABLE/ Serious Injuries (First Aid/Medical Treatment) and other reportable
RECORDABLE LTI's accidents/incidents - action required within 24
hours
1 - 14 DAYS

“B” SERIOUS - NON LTI, Serious potential impact injury and/or property damage/equipment.
MAJOR PD OR MINOR No lost shift, property damage greater than US$13,245 or major
PD production interruptions. Actions to be taken within 48 hours.

"C” MINOR No visible injury or damage/minor potential impact injury and/or

INCIDENT - NEAR MISS damage to property/equipment, safety deviations observed and
requiring actions. Sub-standard physical conditions - house-
keeping and low risk items which eventually may result in a
higher classification, action required within 7 days.

Available Adequate Remarks

 Yes No Yes No
Scope of work (Logical steps on how task will be performed)
Procedures: (W I / SOP / Vendor spec's)
Training (induction) / Competency certificates
Specific training identified / Other (Instructions)
Special Permits required (specify)
Equipment /Tool registers / others (specify)
Code of Practice:
Other:

Frequency / Exposure Scale Severity / Consequence Scale: Probability Scale

(10) Continuous (100) Catastrophic (many fatalities or damage over US$1,324,503)
(10) Might as well expected
(6) Frequent (daily) (40) Disaster (a few fatalities or damage over US$132,450)
(3) Often (weekly) (15) Very Serious (one fatality or damage over US$ 66,225) (6) Quite Possible

(2) Unusual (monthly) (7) Serious (Injury or damage over US$13,245) (3) Unusual but Possible
(1) Unusual (a few per year) (3) Important (temporary disability or damage over $1,325)
(1) Only Remotely Possible (has happened somewhere)
(0.5) Rare (1) Of Concern (minor injury or damage over US$ 1,32)
(0.1) Very rare (0.5) Conceivable but very unlikely (has not happened yet)

(0.2) Practically Impossible (one in a million)

(0.1) Virtually Impossible (approaches the impossible)

Risk Ranking / Priority Factor

200to 400 High Risk, immediate correction required Risk Ranking AA
70 to 200 Substantial risk, correction needed Risk Ranking A
20 to 70 Possible Risk, attention indicated Risk Ranking B
Under 20 Risk perhaps tolerable Risk Ranking C
 Hazard Exposure Assessment
Evaluation of Potential Consequences
100 Catastrophic - many fatalities or damage over US$1,324,503
40 Disaster - a few fatalities or damage over US$132,450
15 Very Serious - one fatality or damage over US$66,225
7 Serious - Injury or damage over US$13,245
3 Important - temporary disability or damage over US$1,325
1 Of Concern - minor injury or damage over US$132

Exposures
10 Continuous
6 Frequent (daily)
3 Often (weekly)
2 Unusual (monthly)
1 Unusual (a few per year)
0.5 Rare
0.1 Very rare

Probability of Loss
10 Might as well expected
6 Quite Possible
3 Unusual but Possible
1 Only Remotely Possible (has happened somewhere)
0.5 Conceivable but very unlikely (has not happened yet)
0.2 Practically Impossible (one in a million)
0.1 Virtually Impossible (approaches the impossible)

Risk Result Risk Reduction

Over 400 Very high risk, consider discontinue Risk Ranking AA 100% Eliminated
200 to 400 High Risk, immediate correction required Risk Ranking AA 75% Very Effective
70 to 200 Substantial risk, correction needed Risk Ranking A 50% Effective
20 to 70 Possible Risk, attention indicated Risk Ranking B 20% Small
Under 20 Risk perhaps tolerable Risk Ranking C 10% Some
I, the undersigned Responsible person
(Print name in full)
for the area this Risk Assessment pertains to hereby declare that I have explained and ensured understanding of the hazards associated and the necessary precautionary measures
that need to be taken with the area and work that is going to be done to the appointed responsible Contractor.

______________________________ ___________________________________
(Signature) (Signature)
E-PC Responsible person Contractor/ Employee Responsible person

___________________________
(Print name in full)

Singed on the _________________/2007 at Tarkwa Ghana by _____________________

(Date) (Responsible person)

Employed by____________________________________________________________________
(Name of Company)
I / we the undersigned hereby declare that the Responsible person in charge has made us familiar with the work-related hazards and risk and the measures that must be taken to
eliminate, control and minimise those hazards and risks:

Print name in full Signature

Potential & existing Consequence of Deviation C E P Risk Existing / Suggested Controls Person
 Hazards responsible to
Injury Eliminate Risk ensure
Health Control at Risk preventive
n Rank.
Process Put/follow procedures measures and
Material Provide PPE controls are
Environmental in place
1 Construction Manager Injury Tools and equipment will not be 3 8 3 72-A All equipment that are going to be used Construction
will ensure all tools and identified, numbered and with their registers shall be checked by Manager or his
equipment are on inspected with legal requirement site responsible person and signed off appointee
register and inspected site standards which could result
in legal liability claims.

2. Construction Manager Health/Injury
will ensure all his/her
personnel go through
Medical surveillance
and attend induction
before work will
Commence.
Injury People could expose to injury
due to failure of equipment
Personnel may be exposed to
hazards not known to him.
Health Possible Health related issues
will not be identified that could
result in injury or legal liability
claims
Where any certification is required this
will form part of the register to ensure
failure of equipment is kept minimum
3 8 3 72-A Responsible Construction Manager to Construction
ensure Works instruction is followed to Manager or his
the letter. appointee
Responsible Construction Manager to
ensure medical surveillance systems are
adhered to.

3. Construction Manager Health/Injury Exposed to unknown hazards 3 8 3 72-A Responsible Construction Manager to Construction
will ensure that all ensure no job will commence before all Manager or his
relevant permits and necessary permits are obtained and appointee
clearance to work will Legal liability Exposed to legal liability clearance to work has been given by the
be obtained before the responsible person of the section where
work will commence work is to be performed
Process Possible process interruptions Site works instruction to be followed and
and down time adhered to in this regard
 Potential & existing Person
Hazards Existing / Suggested Controls responsible to
List all task steps Injury Eliminate Risk ensure
Consequence of Risk
No. (Who will do what, Health C E P Control at Risk preventive
Deviation Rank.
where and when) Process Put/follow procedures measures and
Material Provide PPE controls are
Environmental in place
4 Approach Accidents Fail to indicate Use indicators Vehicle
parking drivers
Accident /injury Speeding Do not speed (40km/h Vehicle
max) drivers
Accident Swerve in front of Use mirrors to check Vehicle
vehicles to do reverse vehicles approaching from drivers
parking behind
5 Parking of Accident Misjudge parking Use mirrors and stop rather Vehicle
vehicles area between vehicles than taking a chance drivers
Accident Reverse into fence Turn assist driver to park Vehicle
maximum area from road drivers
6 Driving out of Accident Unable to observe Busses or medium size Vehicle
parking area vehicles approaching vehicles to park on drivers
from left (limited contractor gate side of
vision) parking area
7 Unavailable Traffic Vehicles park on road Parking in designated Vehicle
parking area parking area drivers
8 Road users Accidents Vehicle accidents Only drivers allowed that Vehicle
passed the defensive drivers
driving course
 Potential & existing Person
Hazards Existing / Suggested Controls responsible to
List all task steps Injury Eliminate Risk ensure
Consequence of Risk
No. (Who will do what, Health C E P Control at Risk preventive
Deviation Rank.
where and when) Process Put/follow procedures measures and
Material Provide PPE controls are
Environmental in place