HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT Author: Approved:

Issued: Rev. Date:

RISK ASSESSMENT: ACT/HSE/RA 001 Lifting Operations with Tower crane
Revision: 0

Overall Task Details Relevant Applicable MAS:

Additional Training required: NOC’s Required for task:
 01412 – Lifting Operations; Project Name: xxx
Lifting operations using Tower crane within site boundary
 00941 – Lifting equipment Riggers / Slingers As applicable
RA Ref No.: xxx
RISK SCORE CALCULATOR RA compilation
Use the Risk Score Calculator to Determine the Level of Risk of each Hazard Review date:
Date:
What is the LIKELIHOOD of an occurrence? Hierarchy of Controls
What would be the Date:
CONSEQUENCE Frequent/Almost certain (5) Rarely (1) Can the hazard be Eliminated or removed
Often (4) Likely (3) Possible (2)
of an occurrence be? Continuous or will happen Less than once every 5
frequently
6 to 12 times a year 1 to 5 times a year Once every 5 years
years
from the work place? Compiled by:
Catastrophic (5) Can the product or process be substituted for
High 25 High 20 High 15 Medium 10 Medium 5 Reviewed by:
Multiple Fatalities a less hazardous alternative?
Serious (4) Can the hazard be engineered away with
High 20 High 16 High 12 Medium 8 Low 4
Class 1 single fatality guards or barriers?
Approved by:
Moderate (3)
Can Administration Controls be adopted
Class2 (AWI or LTI) or Class 1 High 15 High 12 Medium 9 Medium 6 Low 3
Permanently disabling effects I.e. procedures, job rotation etc.
Minor (2)
Medical attention needed, no work Medium10 Medium 8 Medium 6 Low 4 Low 2 Can Personal Protective Equipment &
restrictions. MTI Clothing be worn to safe guard against
Insignificant (1) hazards?
Medium10 Medium 4 Low 3 Low 2 Low 1
FAI
Specific Task Step Initial Risk
Additional Control
No (In sequence of Hazard Details Consequence/Risk Rating Control Measures Residual Risks RR
Measures
works) P S RR

i. Worker pedestrian routes to be designed and implemented with clear

 Collision with plant or vehicles and
signage to provide segregation;
live traffic;
Access of Tower crane  Plant and workers in ii. Instruction to workers at induction on use of access routes around the Workers not
 Workers struck by plant, very high 12
1 sections to work areas same working area 3 4 project; complying with Regular topic in TBT’s Low
risk of fatality; High
as delivery truck; flagmen
iii. Flagmen to be used to control crane movements;
 Uncontrolled crane reversing;
iv. The Logistics plan shall clearly illustrate crane access and egress points;

 Excavations;  See Risk Assessment 010 –

i. Crane foundations to be designed by approved persons, to clear design
 Use of plant – Excavations;
criteria;
Tower crane excavators etc.; 20
2  See Risk Assessment 014 – use of 4 5 Low
foundations High ii. Foundations given adequate curing time before crane erection;
 Use of concrete; Mobile Concrete pump;
iii. Temporary Works Coordinator to control excavations and concrete pours;
 Temporary Works;  Failure due to incorrect design;

i. Ensure crane is erected to standards by trained competent erection

personnel;
ii. No crane erection in adverse weather or high wind speed;
 Fall from height;
iii. Concise erection Method Statement compiled and available in work area
 Falling materials from height; for review;
 Use of untrained erectors; iv. Area below works cleared and barriers implemented;
 v. Solid barriers should be situated, where practicable, to protect erected
 Works at Height; Erection in adverse weather;
crane from traffic routes;
Siting, setting up and 12 Failure of crash Crane quarantined until
3  Working in proximity  Collision with overhead services; 3 4 vi. Consideration given to overhead services and existing structures when Low
testing of Tower crane High detector repaired and tested
to existing structures siting tower crane;
and services;  Blocking access routes;
 Load striking moving and/or vii. All Tower cranes to be Third Party Certificated by a DM approved
stationary structures; inspector prior to use, documentation available on arrival to site;
 Use of untested crane; viii.Load tests undertaken prior to use and available for review;
 Use of unqualified operator; ix. Operators to have in-date Third Party certificate by approved body,
available for review;
x. Crane load indicator to be installed and functioning correctly;
xi. Crash detectors installed and functioning correctly;

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 HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT Author: Approved:

Issued: Rev. Date:

RISK ASSESSMENT: ACT/HSE/RA 001 Lifting Operations with Tower crane
Revision: 0

Initial Risk
Rating
i. HLG Minimum Acceptable Standard HLG/OHS/MAS/00941 to be adhered
to at all times;
ii. Lift Plan to be completed prior to any lift taking place by crane supervisor
and engineer;
 Incident due to use of defective Machine
lifting gear / equipment; iii. Ensure all lifting tackle and equipment have valid test certificate before breakdown
Specific Task Step  Operator competency use (6 monthly 3rd party inspections); Machine isolated and
Lifting of equipmentof Additional Control
No (In sequence Hazard
and Details
health;  Consequence/Risk
Crane collapse due to lifting loads Control Measures Residual Risks quarantined until repaired. RR
and material beyond SWL; 20 iv. Method statements and risk assessments to be submitted and adhered to Measures
4 works) 4 5 Low
 Lift planning; HIGH for technical and/or non-routine lifts; Hydraulic fluid spill
 No crane documentation in place; Spoil removed and treated as
(Tower crane Operator) v. Crane load indicator to be functioning correctly, and not to be overridden hazardous waste
 Tower crane operator collapse whilst under any circumstances;
in cab; Operator deemed
vi. Operator to adhere to crane safe working load limits, weight of load and Removed from operation
unfit to operate
COG established before lifting; crane
vii. Tower crane operator subject to regular health checks;

i. Lift controlled by designated trained rigger/banks man using approved

hand signals only;
 Persons underneath load struck by
ii. No personnel situated or walking under elevated loads, avoid over-
materials;
sailing of personnel if practicable;
 Lifting operations  Load swinging / spinning Work stopped, area cleared
iii. No over-sailing of loads over live traffic routes without road closure;
around workers; uncontrolled; and full investigation
iv. No lifts undertaken when wind speed exceeds 40kph; Incident – falling
Tower Crane  Falling materials; 20 materials undertaken
5  Workers in crane 4 5 v. No blind lifts without visual and communication aids, radios etc.; Low
supervision  Damage to lifting slings from sharp High
operating radius; vi. Tag lines shall be used to guide materials while lifting, 2 lines minimum
edges;
10m in length;
 Over-sailing of material over live
vii. Slings protected from sharp edges with rubber etc.;
traffic routes;
viii. Riggers to undertake visual inspection of all lifting equipment daily;
 High winds – adverse weather;
ix. Tower crane allowed to ‘weather vane’ in high winds;

i. Ensure crane is jumped or dismantled to standards by trained competent

 Fall from height; erection personnel;

 Falling materials from height; ii. No dismantling or jumping in adverse weather or high winds;
Jumping and  Works at Height; Storage of Designated area established
20 iii. Concise Dismantling Method Statement compiled and available in work
6 dismantling of Tower  Use of untrained personnel; 4 5 dismantled clear of access routes Low
High area for review;
Crane material
 Dismantling in adverse weather;
iv. Area below works cleared and barriers implemented during jumping or
dismantling;

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