Issued Based Risk Assessment

Date: Scope of Activity : Use of an electric drill

Revision Date: Reference Number: 02

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. Introduction:
2. Executive Summary:
3. Objectives:
4. Team Members:

Name Designation Department / Exp Signature

Company
5. Annexure:

Introduction:
FIRE WIRE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS will ensure that our employees are continuously protected against hazards
(Substandard Acts and Substandard Conditions) at all times. Health and Safety to us is of utmost importance and we
regard our Safety Record as part of our proud Company Performance.

This Issue Base Risk Assessment was done following legal requirements as stipulated in the Occupational Health and
Safety Act (85 0f 1993) in that all risks associated with various tasks must be assessed with an action plan, with
emphasis on hazards with a risk in excess of 18.

Executive Summary:

The scope of the Risk Assessment is as listed below:

 Use of an electric drill

These components address the major tasks associated with Use of an electric drill and are broken down in the
various tasks.

Objective:
The reason for compiling this Risk Assessment is to ensure that all hazards and Risks are identified and made known.
In doing that, adequate measures may be put into place to ensure the Safety of all persons and property.

Furthermore, this Risk Assessment also ensures that FIRE WIRE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS complies with the
requirements as set out by the Client as well as the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Risk Assessment method:
The SWIFT method of identifying hazards has been used, in that this method is a systematic and holistic approach, thus
enabling all related hazards associated with Cutting steel pipe with a grinder to be identified.
During the Risk Assessment certain hazards were repeated as it was deemed necessary in that these hazards are
associated with the different task steps and required action should be necessary.

Annexure:
 Supervisors Daily Risk Assessment Procedure (DSTI’S)
 Continuous assessment to Risk
 PPE Objective and Procedure
 Impact (Hazard Effect / Consequence)
ATN Group PTY LTD Risk Matrix
(Where an event has more than one ‘Loss Type’, choose the ‘Consequence’ with the highest rating)
1 2 3 4 5
Loss Type
Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Catastrophic
Single fatality or loss of
First aid case / Medical treatment case Lost time injury /
(S/H) quality of life / Multiple fatalities / Impact on
Exposure to minor / Exposure to major Reversible impact on
Harm to People (Safety / Health) Irreversible impact on health ultimately fatal
health risk health risk health
health
Material environmental Serious environmental Major environmental
(EI) Minimal environmental Extreme environmental harm –
harm – L2 incident harm – L2 incident harm – L2 incident
Environmental Impact harm – L1 incident L3 incident irreversible
remediable short term remediable within LOM remediable post LOM

(BI/MD) No disruption to Brief disruption to Partial loss of

Partial shutdown / R6m Substantial or total loss of
Business Interruption / Material Damage & Other operation / R120k to operation / R600k to operation /R60M to
to less than R60M operation / R450m and higher
Consequential Losses less than R600k less than R6M less than R450M
Serious breech of law;
Major breech of the
Minor legal issue; non investigation/report to Very considerable penalties &
(L&R) law; considerable
Low level legal issue compliance and authority, prosecution prosecutions. Multiple law suits
Legal & Regulatory prosecution and
breaches of the law and/or moderate & jail terms
penalties
penalty possible
Slight impact - public
(R/S/C) Limited impact - local Considerable impact - National impact - International impact -
awareness may exist
Impact on Reputation / Social / Community public concern regional public concern national public concern international public attention
but no public concern
Examples
Likelihood (Consider near-hits as well as actual Risk Rating
events)
The unwanted event has occurred
5 frequently; occurs in order of one or
11 (M) 16 (H) 20 (H) 23 (Ex) 25 (Ex)
Almost Certain more times per year & is likely to
reoccur within 1 year
The unwanted event has occurred
4 infrequently; occurs in order of less than
7 (M) 12 (M) 17 (H) 21 (Ex) 24 (Ex)
Likely once per year & is likely to reoccur
within 5 years
The unwanted event has happened in
3
the business at some time; or could 4 (L) 8 (M) 13 (H) 18 (H) 22 (Ex)
Possible
happen within 10 years

The unwanted event has happened in

2
the business at some time; or could 2 (L) 5 (L) 9 (M) 14 (H) 19 (H)
Unlikely
happen within 20 years
The unwanted event has never been
1 known to occur in the business; or it is
1 (L) 3 (L) 6 (M) 10 (M) 15 (H)
Rare highly unlikely that it will occur within 20
years

Risk Rating Risk Level Guidelines for Risk Matrix

21 to 25 (Ex) – Extreme Eliminate, avoid, implement specific action plans/procedures to manage & monitor
13 to 20 (H) – High Proactively manage
6 to 12 (M) – Medium Actively manage
1 to 5 (L) – Low Monitor & manage as appropriate
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Risk Associated with How is Hazard to be By Whom & By

Risk Rating
No. Hazard Identified

Likelihood
Hazard dealt with When

Risk Rating
STD Procedure Train. Manual

Likelihood
Impact

Impact
Req. Comp Req. Comp. Req. Comp.

Inspection to be done
by a competent
person. User of the
grinder to be trained
on how to do the pre
Inspection not done
use inspection.
Pre use may lead to injuries,
Electrician to sign off
1 inspection equipment damage. 4 5 23 2 3 8 CR 8 YES YES YES YES YES YES
the inspection
Register not filled in.
register on a monthly
basis. Site HSE
officer to do spot
checks on the
electrical equipment.

Only a trained person

is allowed to change
the chuck or drill bit.
Ensure that drill and
socket plug is
switched off. Correct
tools to be used.
Supervisor to ensure
that the correct disc
is provided and fitted.
Injuries to persons Supervisor to inspect
and equipment the drill unit after
Changing of a damage. Incorrect fitment of the chuck
drill chuck or tools used. Incorrect or drill bit. Drill bit to
2 3 4 17 2 3 3 CR8 YES YES YES YES YES YES
drill bit chuck or drill bit be inspected by the
fitment. Damaged supervisor before
chuck or drill bit fitment. Damaged
fitted. chucks or drill bits
may not be used.
New drill bits to be
collected from the
storeroom. All used
drill bits to be
removed from site.
This task is to be
done by a trained
person.
 The drill is too be
inspected before use
by a trained person.
Area to be
barricaded. No
unnecessary people
to be allowed in the
area where drilling
will take place. The
drill is to be used by
a trained person. The
steel is to be placed
on a level area in
order to prevent any
Injury to possible damage to
people. the drill bit. The steel
Untrained should not be
operator. Drill supported by means
bit splinters of holding it in ones
entering eyes hands. The drill is not
may cause eye to be left
injuries. Noise unsupervised.
Drilling into
may cause Unplug the drill when
steel Pipe using
permanent it is not in use. Task
3. an electric drill 4 3 21 3 3 13 CR 8 YES YES YES YES YES YES
disability effect to be supervised by a
set.
to user. competent
Employee supervisor. Eye
dropping the protection to be used
drill may cause – safety glasses OR
an injury, face shield.
equipment Assistants to make
damage and . use of eye protection
Electrocution as well. Avoid using
drill in a confined
space or in closed
area. Only trained
employees are
allowed to work with
a drill. No horse play
allowed while
working with the drill.
The drill is not to be
used while standing
in the water. Drills
with poor
connections and
cables to be removed
from site.

4. Storage of the Incorrect storage of 2 3 8 Proper storage space 2 2 5 Operator yes yes yes yes no no
drill drill may result in for drill to be
unwanted damage. provided. Storage to
 be controlled by a
trained and
competent store man

The steel that is

being used should be
Housekeeping Tripping hazards. removed from site
5. 2 3 8 2 2 5 Operator & CR 8 YES YES YES YES NO NO
immediately and
taken to the scrap
steel yard on site

6.

7.

8.

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Risk Rating

No. Hazard Identified

Likelihood

Hazard dealt with When

Risk Rating

STD Procedure Train. Manual

Likelihood
Impact

Impact

Req. Comp Req. Comp. Req. Comp.

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