TRA - CW-A10 - INSPECTION and Maintenance Towing of Bowser

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Office / Project Name SASOL Office / Project No.

Inspection and maintenance: Towing of Bowser
Hazard Risk Value (Before Risk Value (After
Class Mitigation) Mitigation and Control Mitigation) Remarks or
Activity Hazards Risks
Measures References
CO
H S E LO Rating LO CON Rating
N
Towing of Bowser and Elimination Control: N/A
trailers Substitution: N/A
Engineering Control:
Admin Control:
Incompetent
No South Africa driver’s license X 5 5 E The driver will be in possession 1 2 L
persons towing
of a valid driver’s license (Code
EB) and with proper
authorization and legally
appointment
Unfit driver Drivers under the influents of X 5 5 E Elimination Control: N/A 1 2 L
(medically) alcohol or drugs. Substitution: N/A
Admin Control:
Drivers will undergo the
following Medical
Examinations
(a) Pre-employment and
Annual
 Blood pressure
 Blood sugar
levels (Diabetes)
 Hearing
 Vision, 3D and
depth
perception.
All medicals examinations as
prescribed by the Road
Traffic Act in the appropriate
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class for licensing and

Construction Regulation 21
(1) (d).
(b) Pre-employment,
Annual and exit
Medicals will also
include the following:
 Medical
examinations as
prescribed by
the OHS Act as
to:
 Detect, prevent
and treat any
occupational
disease
timeously.
 Employee’s
medical and
physical
condition to be
suitable for the
work that he/she
has to perform.
Examination to identify disease
or conditions that are indicative
of their appropriate exposure at
work to enable Kentz to control,
eliminate or minimize
exposures.
PPE:
Unauthorised Accidents / property damages / X 5 5 E Elimination Control: N/A 1 2 L
persons towing. take vehicles without authorisation Substitution: N/A
No person, other than an
authorised employee will be
allowed to tow a bowser or
any other trailer of any kind.
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The site manager/ supervisor

will be responsible for the
adherence of these control
measures at all times and see
to it that only authorised and
licensed drivers tow.
Admin Control:
PPE:
Elimination Control: N/A
Substitution: N/A
Bowser / trailer will at all times
conform to the road Traffic Act
in all aspects with regard to
road worthiness and will be
visually inspected prior to each
use for lights that might not
Non road worthy working. - Management must
Serious accidents and injuries X 5 5 E 1 2 L
bowser/ trailer ensure that all company
vehicles is roadworthy and the
prove of maintenance of all
vehicles to be kept on register
at the material control office,
safety department to do
regularly checks on the
registers
Admin Control:
PPE:
Bowser /Trailer Serious accidents and injuries X 5 5 E Elimination Control: N/A 3 2 M
dislodge Substitution: N/A
The bowser trailer will be
hooked onto the gooseneck
properly and double checked by
yanking it upwards to establish
that it is properly hooked.
The safety chain will be
slinged over the
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gooseneck as an extra
safety measure should
it dislodge.
The Bowser / trailer
without a safety chain
will not be towed under
any circumstance.
Admin Control:
PPE:
Filling of machine with Elimination Control: N/A
diesel Substitution: N/A
Bowser will be equipped with
the information labels as
Filling wrong chemicals into bowser
Unknown HCS x X 5 5 E prescribed in the Road Traffic 1 2 L
causing chemical reactions
Act for the transportation of
Hazardous materials at all
times.
Admin Control:
PPE:
Spilling of diesel / Environmental Pollution x x x 5 5 E Elimination Control: N/A 1 2 L
petrol - Substitution: N/A
Environmental Engineering Control:
Pumping of diesel will only
commence once that nozzle is
secure in the inlet of the tank of
the machine and if there is not
possibility that the nozzle will
come out whilst pumping Diesel.
An assistant will assist in
ensuring that the nozzle does
not dislodge out of the tank.
Pumping will cease well before

the tank overflows and the
assistant will keep any eye on
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this at all times.
Bonding will take place through

metal wire in the hose from
bowser to tank. A Fire
extinguisher will be on standby
whilst pumping in underway.
Drip tray will be used in which

the nozzle will be placed if not I
use
Admin Control:
PPE:
Diesel / Petrol Substitution: N/A
splash onto Engineering Control:
employee body Eye injuries x 5 5 E Admin Control: 1 2 L
or into PPE:
employees eyes Employee to ensure to wear
the correct eye protection
Substitution: N/A
EngineeringControl: operator
Serious burns to human body parts to ensure he following the full
Fires x 5 5 E 1 2 L
and property damages up procedure and not spilled
any diesel or petrol
Admin Control:
PPE:
Slips and falls Serious injuries x 5 5 E Elimination Control: N/A 1 2 L
Substitution: N/A
No person will be allowed to
ascend (climb on) the bowser
under any condition at any
time
The pump will be position at the
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back of the bowser as to

prevent the need of any person
to ascend the Bowser.
Admin Control:
PPE:
Substitution: N/A
The Bowser will be secured by
means of a landing leg being in
supportive position when not
hitched to a vehicle at all times.
As far as possible the Bowser
will be made safe in static
position with the front of the
Diesel spillage into the soil and Bowser being lower that the
Bowser tilting property damage / injuries if dowser x x x 5 5 E back as to move the centre of 3 2 M
tilting onto employees gravity forwards towards the
jockey wheel.
A Bowser without a landing leg
will not be used under any
condition in a static position.
A STATIC Bowser will always
be secured with the landing leg
as to prevent any chance of it
tilting.
Admin Control:
PPE:
Unauthorised Spillage and injuries x 5 5 E Elimination Control: N/A 1 2 L
employees Substitution: N/A
pumping Diesel. Engineering Control:
Special care is to be taken not
to spill any diesel.
Supervisors will be
responsible to train and
authorise individual
employees in the risk
assessment and procedure,
and will conduct planned
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observations on the
authorised employees at least
once a month.
Only authorised employees
will be allowed to pump
Diesel.
Record of the training and
planned job observations will
be kept.
In the event of spillage, it will
be treated In terms of the
(EIA) Environmental Impact
Assessment and procedure
Admin Control:
PPE:
Reverse of vehicle to Bump into Serious injuries and property Elimination Control: N/A
connect bowser or employees and damages Substitution: N/A
trailer onto vehicle trailers Engineering Control:
x 5 5 E Ensure that the vehicle is guide 1 2 L
into position.
Admin Control:
PPE:
Vehicle and Pedestrian Other vehicle Accidents, property damage and Elimination Control: N/A
Traffic users and serious injuries Substitution: N/A
Pedestrians Engineering Control:
Be aware of your surrounding
while travel with vehicles and
adhered to speed limits /
Pedestrians have the right of
way on Sasol. Please stop and
x 5 5 E 1 2 L
ensure they crossed the road
safely before your carry on
driving.(From time to time
pedestrians do not stop at the
pedestrian crossing, be aware
of the risk at all time).
Admin Control:
PPE:
Assessment prepared by:L. Bezuidenhout Approval by:
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Designation and signature:

Name: S. Mangoato Date:
Approval by: Rev No. 01
Designation and signature: Managing Director
Hazard Class Rating Consequence

H - Health E – Extreme Risk Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Catastrophic
S - Safety H – High Risk 1 2 3 4 5
E - Environment M – Medium Risk
Almost Certain 5 M H E E E
L – Low Risk Nobody
LIKELIHOOD Gets Hurt and
Likely 4 M H H E E everybody
Reviewed by: Sign: Date:
* Construction Manager goes home
Possible 3 L M H H E safe and well
* Project/ Site Manager
Unlikely 2 L M M H H
HSSE Manager
Rare 1 L L L M M
Note: Communicate Risk Assessment to all people involved
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RISK SCORE RISK LEVEL Guidelines for Risk Management
Immediate action required, activity must not start or be stopped if started. Senior management to be involved in approval to proceed. General manager /
15-25 E = EXTREME
project director / project manager to be involved in approval to proceed. Communication to the top management as required.
General manager / project director / project manager attention required to manage the impacts and ensure nominated controls are implemented and
8-14 H = HIGH meeting required objectives. Site / construction manager / office administration manager needs to be involved. Immediate action is required where
necessary. Manage by routine HSSE monitoring and inspections.
Site / construction manager / office administration manager attention required to manage the impacts and ensure nominated controls are implemented
4-7 M = MEDIUM
and meeting required objectives. Manage by routine HSSE monitoring and level 2 inspections.
1-3 L = LOW Identify aspects and implement the nominated controls to manage impacts. Manage by routine HSSE monitoring.
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Office / Project Name SASOL Office / Project No.

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class for licensing and

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The site manager/ supervisor

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Pumping will cease well before

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this at all times.

Bonding will take place through

Drip tray will be used in which

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back of the bowser as to

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Designation and signature:

Approval by: Rev No. 01

Designation and signature: Managing Director

Hazard Class Rating Consequence

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RISK SCORE RISK LEVEL Guidelines for Risk Management

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