Risk Assessment for Cable Laying

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TASK DESCRIPTION EXACAVATION FOR CABLE LAYING DATE 06/06/2012 PROJECT LOCATION TRANSCO LDC REF NO TRA 03 S.N o Activity Hazards Involved Consequences Probaility Risk Rating Control Measures Residual risk Reasponsible Person 1 Exacavation For Cable Trench by Hand Tools - Damage Underground facilities - Excavation close to electrical poles - Trips, slips falling to the excavation - Dust, Heat, noise and vibration Environment / Property Damage Property Damage Property, and Personnel Injury to personnel M M M M H H M M - Trial pits made to establish services lines - Cable detector - - Use of updated underground facility layout Mark cable / piping routes - Use of Hand Tools Trial pits made to establish services lines Proper access/egress to be provided(Ladder/Stair) Proper PPE to be used (safety goggles, dust mask, car plug) L L L L Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor

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TASK DESCRIPTION EXACAVATION FOR CABLE LAYING DATE 06/06/2012

PROJECT LOCATION TRANSCO LDC REF NO TRA 03

S.No Activity Hazards Involved Consequences Probaility Risk Rating

Control Measures Residualrisk

ReasponsiblePerson

1 ExacavationFor Cable Trench by Hand Tools

- Damage Underground

facilities

- Excavation close to

electrical poles

- Trips, slips falling to the excavation

- Dust, Heat, noise and vibration

Environment / Property Damage

Property Damage

Property, and Personnel

Injury to personnel

M

M

M

M

H

H

M

M

- Trial pits made to establish services lines

- Cable detector-

- Use of updated underground facility layout Mark cable / piping routes

- Use of Hand Tools

Trial pits made to establish services lines

Proper access/egress to be provided(Ladder/Stair)

Proper PPE to be used (safety goggles, dust mask, car plug)

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Supervisor

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Supervisor

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TASK DESCRIPTION EXACAVATION FOR CABLE LAYING DATE 06/06/2012

PROJECT LOCATION TRANSCO LDC REF NO TRA 03

S.No Activity Hazards Involved Consequences Probaility Risk Rating

Control Measures Residualrisk

ReasponsiblePerson

2 Cable Installation - Unauthorised work.Electrocution, fire.

- Electric shock. Fire.

Electric shockfrom livecircuit,shorting sparkswrongconnections,wrong item.

Electric shock. Property damage. Damage to test equipment

Environment / Property Damage

Property Damage

Property, and Personnel, depth

Injury to personnelProperty, and Personnel, death

M

M

M

M

H

H

M

M

Use proper Personal Protective Equipment when using electric power tools e.g face shields, rubber soled shoes

Always switch off power and pull out the plug before changing parts on the tool or making some adjustments.

Check with voltmeter that power is off.Switch off power on earth leakage.

Encourage electric hazard spotting among employees such as cracked plug etc and get them to report fault for remedial action.

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TASK DESCRIPTION EXACAVATION FOR CABLE LAYING DATE 06/06/2012

PROJECT LOCATION TRANSCO LDC REF NO TRA 03

S.No Activity Hazards Involved Consequences Probaility Risk Rating

Control Measures Residualrisk

ReasponsiblePerson

3 Backfilling Using Hand tools

Employees working too close to each other with hand tools

Dust and heatEnvironmental Condition

Employees working too close to each other with hand tools

Improper use of tools

Environment / Property Damage

Property Damage

Property, and Personnel

Injury to personnel

M

M

M

M

H

H

M

M

employees will be informed through Tool box talks to work too close to each other and working task to be identified for each

Proper PPE to be used and Welfare facilities, cold water, shaded area, adequate rest period regularlyStand by vehicle should be available at site all time

Employees should not work not too close to each other and working task to be identified for each

Use the right tools for the right job

Hand tools should check and provide proper sticker to ensure the safety of the workers

Foreman to check if back fill procedure is being complied

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TASK DESCRIPTION EXACAVATION FOR CABLE LAYING DATE 06/06/2012

PROJECT LOCATION TRANSCO LDC REF NO TRA 03

LIKELIHOOD CONSEQUENCES

Insignificant(Minor Problem Easily Handled by Normal Day to Day Processes)

Minor(Some Disruption Possible)

Moderate (Significant Time/Resources Required)

Major (operations severely damaged)

Catastrophic(Business Survival Is At Risk Damage)

Almost Certain(e.g, ˃90% chance)

High High Extreme Extreme Extreme

Likely(e.g, Between 50%and 90% chance)

Moderate High High Extreme Extreme

Moderate(e.g., Between 10 %and 50% chance)

Low Moderate High Extreme Extreme

Unlikely(e.g., Between 3% and 10% chance) Low Low Moderate High Extreme

Rare

(e.g., <3% chance) Low Low Moderate High High