COMPANY:

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT

COMPILED BY: J. Reed
DATE OF ASSESSMENT:
SCOPE OF WORK: WORKING IN CEILINGS
REVIEW DATE: 2024

5 lmost certain to inevitable. atal 5 No production. 5 ermanent effects. 5 R500 000 5 azard permanently present.
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PROBABILITY INDEX

FREQUENCY INDEX
INJURY/DISEASE (I)

ENVIRONMENT (E)
4 robable ermanent to Slight Disability. 4 Loss of 1 month or more production. 4 ong term - >2 years. 4 100 000 - R499 999 4 azard arises every week.

SEVERITY INDEX
PRODUCTION (P)
SEVERITY INDEX

SEVERITY INDEX

SEVERITY INDEX
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COST (C)
3 mprobable 14 Days with complete recovery. 3 Loss of 1 week production. 3 ed. – 6 moths to 1 year. 3 10 000 - R99 999 3 azard arises every month.
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2 ess than even chance. edical attention ≤14 Day with complete recovery. 2 Loss of 1 day’s production. 2 hort term – 1 day to 6 months. 2 1 000 - R9 999 2 azard arises every year.
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1 ighly improbable. irst aid only. 1 Loss of 1 man shift. 1 nsignificant effect. 1 0 - R999 1 azard arises every 5 years.
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0 ot probable. 0 ear miss. 0 No loss time. 0 o aspect or impact. 0 o cost involved. 0 o hazard exists.
PROBABILITY VALUE X SEVERITY TOTAL X FREQUENCY VALUE ÷ 500 ACTION TO BE TAKEN EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTROLS - RR
Risk A: 75 - 100% Immediate Training, SWP & Detailed Action Plan Elimination/Termination Effective – 100%
= TOTAL SCORE (%) (PURE RISK) Value B: 60 - 74% Within 1 week Training, SWP & Detailed Action Plan Substitution Controls – 80%
Residual Risk: Pure Risk x (100-effectiveness of controls) = Residual risk
C: 45 - 59% Within 1 month Training, SWP, Registers Engineering Controls – 60%
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D: 30 - 44% Within 6 months Training & SOP Administrative Controls – 40%
E: 15 - 29% Within 12 months Training PPE – 20%
F: 0 - 14% As reasonable Training No Controls – 0%

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2. Entering Ceilings • Working at height • Injury to employees • See Safe Work Procedure
• Damage to infrastructure for working in Ceilings
• Check Visibility
• Plan route
• Inspect area to access, for
any possible hazards
• Site agent and supervisor to
control

3. Moving around in the • Working at height • Injury to employees ▪ Wear PPE based on hazards
ceiling • Damage to Infrastructure identified
▪ Move carefully and according
to planned routes
▪ PPE Register
▪ Work done under
Supervision

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4. Exiting Ceilings • Ladder • Injury to employees ▪ Seed ladder risk assessment
▪ See Safe work procedure for
Ladders
▪ Access area clearly
demarcated
▪ Ensure access latches
closed and work area
cleaned
▪ Work done under supervisors
▪ Ladder register completed
▪ Risk assessment training
▪ Fall protection plan training

5. Accessing are below • Exposed edges • Injury to employees ▪ Access area clearly ▪ ▪ ▪
raised flooring demarcated
▪ Work done under
supervisors
▪ Risk assessment
training

6. Entering flooring area • Openings in floor confined space ▪ Injury to employees ▪ Check visibility
▪ Damage to infrastructure ▪ Plan route
▪ Inspect area to access, for
any possible hazards
▪ Area clearly demarcated
▪ Site agent and supervisor to
control

7. Never stand on the top • Ladder may tip over • Injury to employee ▪ Ensure ladder is long enough
three rungs of the ladder for the job
▪ Change hand and supervisor
to check the length of ladder

8. When adjusting the • Ladder could slip out of position • Injury to employee ▪ Secure locking device with
length of an extension wire or rope
ladder, make sure the ▪ Charge hand and supervisor
locking device is to check
secured before use

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9. A ladder must be • Working at any other angle is unsafe • Injury to employee ▪ Make sure the ladder is in
positioned at an angle of and causes an unsafe condition • Poor quality of work good condition
60° and 70° ▪ Use another employee to hold
the ladder in position
▪ Charge hand and / or
supervisor to make other
employees available
10. Both hands must be free • Not being able to support and hold • Employee may fall ▪ Supply carry bags
when climbing up a onto the ladder with both hands • Materials or equipment might be ▪ Use a rope and pulley to get
ladder dropped materials or equipment to
different levels
▪ Charge hand and supervisor
to arrange lifting device

11. Ladders must have non- • Ladder could slip out of position • Injury to employee ▪ Ensure non-slip feet are in ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
slip devices fitted on the good condition
feet ▪ Supervisor to check
condition of ladder

12. Wooden ladders must • Slippery because of paint • Injury to employees ▪ Do not allow cracks to be ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
not be painted • Hides cracks painted
▪ Supervisor to check

13. Only one person at any • Overloading the ladder can topple • Injury to employee ▪ Control use of ladder ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
one time on the ladder and fall ▪ Charge hand and supervisor
to control
14. All stepladders must be • Ladder could slip and fold close • Injury to employee ▪ Ensure spreaders are ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
fully extended, and operational and can lock into
spreaders must be position
locked into position

15. Limb up and down the • Facing outwards could cause an • Injury to employee ▪ Train employees on safe ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
ladder facing the rungs employee to slip or miss a rung procedures to use a ladder
▪ Charge hand and supervisor
to train and overlook
employees

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DATE OF RISK ASSESSMENT COMMENTS BY RISK ASSESSOR AND RISK ASSESSMENT TEAM
NAME OF RISK ASSESSORS AND RISK APPROVAL

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 ASSESSMENT TEAM

1. [Risk Assessor] J. Reed Risk assessment for

2. Signature:

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