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TRANSFORMER OIL REGENERATION- ISSUE BASED RISK ASSESSMENT

Assessors:H Rusike, M Ngwarati,H Chingono, M Muchakaviri,E Gwangwanya,M Gumbo,A Galloway,W Muchineuta

Risk Criticality

Risk Champion
Consequence
Frequency

Environment
Issue No

Exposure
Action Plans/

Operation
Issue Risk Description Existing Controls Process
Outstanding Controls

Quality
Safety

Health

Fire
Personal / Behaviour Untrained and incompetent 1) Recruitment to base on preference to BBS Coach A.Galloway
personnel may cause injuries to be given to those who have worked for the
themselves or others due to company before.
1 50 1 10 5 their lack of training 2) x
In-house trainings to be done to train
employees on proper work procedures

Personal (Fatigue) Fatigue leading to personal Introduce resting breaks Encourage Employees W.Muchineuta
2 300 6 10 5 injury to rest at home x

Personal Working under influence can Checks at Security access points; Enforce the drug & W.Muchineuta
(Working lead to the compromising of Supervision spot checks Alcohol procedure
3 120 0.5 6 40

x
under influence of work quality and incidents
alcohol, drugs)
Stings & Bites Risk of stings & bites from bees 1. Assess work are before task. Through assessment of W.Muchineuta
and wasps , This may result in 2. Report to medical for treatment work area before task
injuries and removal of
bees/wasps by
4 50 0.5 1 100 environment on x
identification of such.

Night Shift (Poor Poor illumination because of Ensure all flood lights installed are working Illumination survey to Electrical
illumination) working at night may cause and produce adequate lux levels ensure that there is Foreman
employees to be injured adequate lighting in the
substation before work
5 720 6 3 40 commences x x

Poor Communication Poor communication by team 1. Training on the importance of Good communication W.Muchineuta
members working adjacent to coordination
6 500 10 10 5 each other can cause loss of

x
coordination and may result in
cuts being implanted on the
other workmate.
Continues bending Continuous bending of W.Muchineuta
(Ergonomics) employees which results in 1. Encourage Employees
7 300 6 10 5

x
backaches Provision of enough breaks to rest and stretch

Slip, Trip and falls Tripping and falling due to 1.Good assessment of work area. Adequate assessment W.Muchineuta
uneven ground surfaces or bad 2.Good housekeeping to be carried out on the
8 90 2 3 15 housekeeping resulting in intended work area and

x
employees being injured always carry out
continueos
housekeeping
Electricity Contact with LIVE Electrical 1. Isolate,lockout and render inoperative Adequate Electrical
parts leading to electrocution transformer being worked on. control/Switching Foreman
9 60 0.5 3 40
Procedure x
2. Only work in the designated work
area 3 Maintain a safe
Damaged hydraulic Oil spillages to the ground 1.Regular maintenance schedule to Adequate control W.Muchineuta
10 7.5 0.5 3 5 x x
pipes / seals followed . Daily
check list to be completed

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Operator leaving Injuries and/property emanating 1. Only trained, authorized and appointed Adequate control W.Muchineuta
machine unattended from wrong operation of operators allowed to operate the Regen
machine machine.
2. Operator must ensure appropriate
11 15 0.5 6 5 lock-out of the machinery before leaving it x x
unattended, and not leave the keys
unsecured
3. Operator must never
leave his machinery unattended while it is
Sharp edges Getting in contact with sharp Use of gloves Awareness of the hazard Foreman
12 100 2 10 5

x
edges
Defective tools Defective tools can cause body 1.Supervisor to ensure the tools are Adequate control W.Muchineuta
injuries to personnel regularly inspected & registered with the
13 90 6 3 5 Safety department. A register of the tools

x
must be kept.
2.Use of protective equipment all the
times.

Safety Officer :…………… Foreman:……………………………… Site Agent:………………………………… Zimplats SHEQ …………………………………… Zimplats HOD…………

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