Mobile Cranes

2009

Mobile Crane Risk Assessment

[HSEQ FORUM]

RISK / IMPACT ASSESSMENT CONTROL SHEET Contract No. Project Title RA Reference RA Date RA Revision No.

RA/Department/Contract No/000 00

SEVERITY RATING:

MATRIX

People/Equipment/Production

Please Note If the severity rating lies between 1 to 16, then corrective actions needs to be taken by concerned persons with documentary evidence provided in conjunction with WI HSE 09

Health Safety Loss & Environmental Impact OH&S

Environmental

1-3 Immediate

Very High - VH

Fatal / Permanent disability

Major Incident

4-9 Before task commences

High - H

Serious injury / illness

Serious Incident

10-16 Before task commences

Medium - M

Moderate injury / Illness

Moderate Incident

20-25 Acceptable

Low - L

Minor injury / Illness

Minor Incident

>25

Very Low - VL

Slight injury (No lost time). First Aid Case.

Slight Incident

Working group

Designation

Severity

Probability 1

2

3

4

5

1

1

2

3

4

5

2

2

4

6

8

10

3

3

6

9

12

15

4

4

8

12

16

20

5

10

15

20

25

Certain or Imminent

Very Likely

Likely

May Happen

Unlikely

5

Fill in & enclosed herewith WI HSE 069 Approved by: Verified by: Client Project Manager: Name: ________________________ Signature: ______________ Date ________________________ Signature: ______________ Date

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Consultant Approval:

Construction Manager/Site Agent: ________________________ Signature: ______________ Date Distribution: Original to Site HSE File

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Name: ________________________ Signature: ______________ Date

Cc: HSE Department Page 2 of 5

WI HSE 001/ OCT 2007

RISK / IMPACT ASSESSMENT CONTROL SHEET Scope / Activity: Mobile Cranes

No.

1.

Hazard /Aspect

Risk / Impact

Hazard is anything with potential to cause harm or loss.

Risk is the harm resulting from the hazard.

Failure to comply may result penalties by Department of Labour. Mechanical failure of the crane.

Injury t employees. Damage to property. Financial loss due to penalties. Air emissions Spills

2.

3.

Operator can be confused if there is more than one person giving instruction.

Load may drop on employees below.

Injury to employees by unexpected loads.

Rating (see enclosed legend page for details) OH&S

E

Existing Controls (OH&S)

Priority (*) VH,H,M,L

OH&S

Existing Controls (Environmental)

E

Rating (see enclosed legend page for details) OH&S

Cranes to be inspected and registers kept up to date on regular basis as required by the act.

E

Priority (*) VH,H,M,L

OH&S

Sign. Resp. Person

E

Maintenance of cranes Spill measures when refuelling

Site agent to have mandatory contact with the supplier. Operator to be inducted. Appointment to 18:1:2 before use. Allocate banksman to each crane operator and both to be inducted in usage of signals. Site agent. Foreman to ensure that the procedure is followed before use.

Head, shoulders and all body parts.

Induct workers not to walk or stand under suspended loads. Site agent to enforce procedure before use.

4.

Load may drop. Clutch failure.

Injury to employees, crushed by falling load.

Operator to be inducted and banksman to check that operator remains in the cabin during lifting. Foreman to check daily during operation.

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WI HSE 001/ OCT 2007

RISK / IMPACT ASSESSMENT CONTROL SHEET Scope / Activity: Mobile Cranes

No.

Hazard /Aspect

Risk / Impact

Hazard is anything with potential to cause harm or loss.

Risk is the harm resulting from the hazard.

Rating (see enclosed legend page for details) OH&S

E

Existing Controls (OH&S)

Priority (*) VH,H,M,L

OH&S

E

Existing Controls (Environmental)

Rating (see enclosed legend page for details) OH&S

E

Priority (*) VH,H,M,L

OH&S

Sign. Resp. Person

E

Foreman to have skip boxes at hand on site. 5.

6.

7.

8.

Falling bricks, brackets or equipment.

Crane may be electrified. Cables falling on workers.

Load hitting scaffold or deck or shutter causing collapse and workers falling.

Slings might slip, change position and unhook causing load to fall.

Head, shoulders and other parts of the body.

May be fatal for operator and workers if power line fall on them.

All body parts injured making contact with the ground.

Site Agent to skip boxes is available on site at the start of the contract. Crane to operate at distance of 5m from power lines. If closer under supervision of foreman. If it is not possible Site Agent to consult with electrical experts before commencing, before use. Operator to be instructed to keep 2m distances from structure with his load. Site agent to instruct operator and foreman charge hand accordingly before use. All crane hooks to be fitted with safety clips. Replace damaged clips immediately.

All body parts. Site agent make sure safety clips are kept in stock at the store before use. Page 4 of 5

WI HSE 001/ OCT 2007

RISK / IMPACT ASSESSMENT CONTROL SHEET Scope / Activity: Mobile Cranes

No.

9.

10.

11.

Hazard /Aspect

Risk / Impact

Hazard is anything with potential to cause harm or loss.

Risk is the harm resulting from the hazard.

Wind causes load to swing, hitting workers and structure.

Overloading can cause sling to snap or crane to collapse.

Load can cause crane to topple over.

Injury to employees. Damage to property.

Injury to employees and fatalities. Damage to property.

Injury to employees.

Rating (see enclosed legend page for details) OH&S

E

Existing Controls (OH&S)

Priority (*) VH,H,M,L

OH&S

E

Existing Controls (Environmental)

Rating (see enclosed legend page for details) OH&S

E

Priority (*) VH,H,M,L

OH&S

Sign. Resp. Person

E

Use guide ropes to guide the loads. Site agent to access. During operation. Operator and banksman to know capacities of slings and carne and never to exceed. Site agent/ foreman to enforce not to exceed limits before use. Foreman to supervise positioning of machine. Check settlement of outriggers and bases used. Spreader boards. Site agent to discuss procedure and control of mobile crane with the foreman before use.

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WI HSE 001/ OCT 2007