A2Z Consolidated cc t/a

ELECTRO FIBRE
CK 2009/025189/23
VAT# 4590261006
Kevin Pillay 10 Ringduif Crescent
Cell: 072 909 2110 Birch Acres
Tel: 011 393 1579 Kempton Park
Email: kevin@a2zcon.co.za 1619

Electro Fibre Incident Management Plan

PURPOSE
The purpose of this plan is to establish parameters that for the handling and investigation of
accidents, incidents and non-conformances by taking action to mitigate any consequences
arising from accidents, incidents or non-conformances, the initiation and completion of
corrective and preventive actions and confirmation of the effectiveness of corrective and
preventive actions taken during all Electro Fibre projects.

SCOPE
This procedure applies to the following:
2.1 All Occupational Health and Safety related incidents, accidents, non-conformances and
near misses that cause injury/illness or have the potential to cause injury/illness to
employees during all work on site.
2.2 All damage to services and property by employees of Electro Fibre while performing
their duties.

RESPONSE TO INCIDENTS

Disabling incidents
All serious and major incidents shall be reported as required by Section 24 and GMR 7 of the
Occupational Health and Safety Act. The H&S Manager shall be notified immediately and a full
investigation shall be undertaken as detailed in the Occupational Health and Safety Act

1 First Aider to provide assistance to the injured patient.

2 CR 8(7) or CR 8(8) to contact the medical assistance team (ambulance) immediately.
Supervisor to ensure all documentation is completed if injured person is to be taken to a doctor for
further treatment. Employer's Report of an Occupational Disease” (W.Cl.1) form and “Employer's
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Report of an Accident” (W.Cl.2) forms will have to be completed. (Or equivalent FEM documents in
case of FEM registration.
4 Supervisor to contact the Incident Investigator GAR9.2 and the safety officer of CLIENT.
The incident investigator will visit the site and obtain written reports from witness and complete a
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drawing of the incident scene.
The GAR9.2 is to ensure the above forms are completed in full and forward the applicable
6 documentation to the appropriate legislative body within Seven (7) working days: i.e. The Department
of Labour and Compensation Commissioner.
7 Report incident to m safety officer and ILO or PM immediately as per Incident report form
Disabling Incidents: Reporting Structure

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 CR 8(7) FIRST AIDER

CR 8(8)
AMBULANCE or
HOSPITAL

Client
COMPENSATION
COMMISSIONER

Near Misses, Minor Incidents and First Aid Treatment:

All incidents must be reported to the line supervisor. It is the responsibility of the supervisor to ensure
that all incidents, regardless of the severity, are reported to the Incident Investigator. The Incident
Investigator will ensure that the incident is reported and investigated in the correct manner.

The CR 8(7) or CR 8(8) must report all near miss incidents to the Line Manager / Supervisor and
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Incident Investigator for record purposes.
All High Potential incidents need to be reported to the Incident Investigator for further investigation.
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These incidents are to be investigated immediately to prevent future injures.
3 All incidents, regardless of the severity, shall be reported to CLIENT .
All first aid incidents must be reported to the nearest First Aider. Supervisor to ensure that suitably
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trained first aiders are available. Names of the First Aiders will be displayed and kept up to date.
5 Report incident to safety officer and ILO or PM immediately as per Incident report form
First Aid Incidents, Minor Incidents and Near Misses: Reporting Structure

CR 8(7) Involved FIRST AIDER

or Injured (If needed)
CR 8(8) Worker

Client

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 Service affecting Incidents:
Service affecting incidents occur when employees of Electro Fibre cause damage to the equipment /
cables of other service providers, e.g. Telkom, DFA, and Municipality. These incidents happen
accidently but they could be fatal.

The CR 8(7) must contact the appropriate department immediately. The local municipality must be
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contacted if there is a water or electrical cable damage.
If an electrical cable is damaged any work in the vicinity of the damaged cable must be stopped and
workers to evacuate from that area, Supervisor to call the electricity department and report the
damaged cable and obtain a reference number for the report of the damaged cable.
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Work will only resume once cable is repaired or if the electricity department confirms that the cable is
completely dead and they furnish the supervisor with a reference number stating that the cable is
either repaired or completely dead/ and or has no power.
3 Ensure the injured person is safe and cordon off the area.
4 The incident must be reported to line manager / supervisor thereafter.
They are to report the incident to the incident investigator. He must investigate the incident and fill in
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the require documents.
6 In his report he must note the depth of the cable and the position.
7 Report incident to safety officer and ILO and PM immediately as per Incident report form.
Service Affecting Incidents: Reporting Structure

CR 8(7)
Worker
discovering CR 8(8)
damage

SERVICE OWNER
CLIENT
(City Council, Eskom,
Transnet, Telkom
etc.)

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 Damage to Property
Damage to property could be trench in a garden or across a driveway. It could also be damage to the paint
work on a wall, a fence collapses while trenching or damage to a motor vehicle.
1 CR 8(7) must inform Sect 16(2) Appointee of damage.
2 Supervisor to contact the property owner immediately.
Incident investigator must investigate the incident and must take measures so that this incident is not
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repeated.
4 Site Supervisor must report incident to m safety officer, ILO or PM.
5 3 Core to ensure that the damages are repaired timeously.
6 Seek owner’s permission prior to trenching in his garden or across his driveway
Damage to Property Reporting Structure

CR 8(7)
Worker discovering Sect 16(2) Appointee
CR 8(8)
damage

Sect 16(2) Appointee

to liaise with property
PROPERTY OWNER owner regarding repair
CLIENT of damage

( to be updated)

This plan will be reviewed annually or as requested by the CEO.

Approved by:

Name Sign Date Position

Company
Kevin Pillay 01/07/2019 CEO Electro Fibre

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