TASK RISK ASSESSMENT

ENGINEERING KINETICS (PVT.) LTD

TASK TITLE: Expansion of Naimat Phase-v Project Date: 09-01-2014

Activity Fabrication, Welding, cutting and grinding TRA. No.0017.EKL
Location: Naimat Phase-V Expansion Project
Description: Fabrication, cutting, grinding and welding (Workshop) [Day & Night]
RISK
EVALUATION

Y/NALARP
RESIDUAL
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
S/No.

(Refer to
HAZARD HAZARD EFFECT Evaluation CONTROLS RISK
form)
S P R DESCRIBE ACTION MANPOWER S P R

1. Continuous monitoring of activities.

1. Skilled personnel. SPA: Welding
2. Adhere to Equipment Handling
Untrained 2. Use of standard Supervisor
1. Personnel Injury G 7 8 procedure. G 2 3 Y
Personnel manual handling 2. Safety
3. Ensure to barricade the area with
technique. Supervisor
signage and barricade tape.

1. Conduct GCM/TBT before starting the

1. GCM/TBT
2. Use check listed
equipment,(Generator,
Electrical DB)
3. Damaged cable shall
Electric shock due Fatality,
not allowed,
to damaged cable Permanently
2. E 8 11 4. Cables must be
& current leakage disability, heavy duty industrial
of welding machine
Personal Injury type.
5. Cable management
6. Connection through
ELCB
1. Area housekeeping.
Escape route should
Tripping Hazards
remain unobstructed;
3. (cables, materials Personnel Injury G 8 9 cables away from
etc.) pedestrians walk way.
3. Area barricading.
activity
2. Ensure checklist of specified Electrical
DB, Generator, and welding machine is
filled and verified.
3. Ensure Cables and receptacle are not Welding
damaged Supervisor.
4. Male / Female connectors, switches, Safety/Fire E 2 3 Yes
electrical terminations etc. to be ensured. Watch
5. Cables are in minimized condition and
secured from sharp edges
6. Ensure ELCB is installed and confirm
proper earthling
6. Avoid contact of welding electrode with
scaffolding/ conductive material.
1. Make sure the cables & material are
properly placed avoiding tripping hazards.
2. Clearly mark escapes routes. Welding
Follow good cables layout practices,
Supervisor.
minimizing tripping hazards & cable
damages. Safety/Fire G 2 3 Yes
3. Avoid unauthorized entry of non- Watch
essential personnel in working area
barricading.
 Grinder disc speed rating shall be
compatible to that of grinder.
Grinder check list must 1. Proper Use of Grinder with firmly
be filled and verified by gripped.
competent person 2. Use Face Shield and Leather Gloves for
Use guard with grinder ,
Welding
Personnel Injury/ PPE, Face Shield,
Grinding, Supervisor.
4. Grinder disc F 5 7 3. Make sure safe guard is installed on F 2 4 Yes
( sparks, Damaged)
fetal, cut piercing Cordon off work area Safety/Fire
1. Competent grinder grinder. Watch
man / fitter. 4. Grinder inspection to be carried out as
3. Proper disc per the checklist.
tightening 5. Daily inspection of grinder by the user.
6. Ensure disc is properly tightened.
1. Advise the personnel to not look
directly towards welding arc. Safety/Fire
PPEs compatible for Watch
Welding Light/ UV Impair eyesight 2. Eye wash bottle. Fresh water available.
5. G 4 5 welding etc. G 2 3 Yes
rays from welding.
minimum persons while 3. Fully cover the working area with hood. Welding
performing welding job 4. Restrict the unauthorized entry. Supervisor.
Face shield / screen, heat retardant gloves.
Covered area with some open points on
Adequate Ventilation.
Eye Irritation, upper side for ventilation implemented on
Smoke in result of Welders shall be
6. Lungs health G 8 9 site. HSE Supervisor G 1 2 Yes
welding provided regular
effects At every half an hour 10 min rest is given Fire Watch
breaks.
to welders to release exhaustion.
Welder/Fabricator shall not wear any
Loose clothing
loose combustible materials like towel,
prohibited
scarf etc.
Cover-up particular job
Cordon off the affected area by means of Welding
area with fire retardant
Personnel covering with fire blankets or fire Supervisor
Spark/ welding tarpaulin or fire
7. injury/Burn, F 7 9 retardant tarpaulin. Safety Watch F 2 4 Yes
Spatters blankets
Fire Surface must be clean from combustible (SPA)
Proper Housekeeping
like cotton rags, gloves, wooden pieces Fire Watch
PPEs compatible for
etc.
welding (heat retardant
Welding Hood, Welding Gloves to be
gloves, welding hood)
ensured.

Contact with hot GCM, Area cordon off, Supervisor,

Leather gloves use, unauthorized entry not
8. surface (during Burn H 6 6 don’t touch welding
allowed in work area.
Safety Watch H 5 5 Yes
welding). surface. Medic Man.

Night:
1. Ensure adequate lighting arrangements
during night to avoid any serious accident.
1.Adequate lightening Welding
1.Recordable 2. Spend more time in the excessive light.
arrangements, Supervisor
1. Poor illumination Injury F 8 10 3. Lighting arrangements should be as per F 4 5 Yes
2. Work in access light. 2. Safety
2. Major accident standards, mean proper fixation, use of
Supervisor
grounding cables and ELCB to be ensured
duly inspected by inspector
 1. Snake bite Kit.
1. Don't handle snake yourself, call
Biological Hazards Bite of insect and 2. GCM/TBT
security person
(Snakes, Bees, snake may lead 3. Snake sighting
2. Apply insect repellents Supervisor,
2. wasps, fatal. E 6 9 protocols E 2 4 Yes
3. Don't put hand where you cannot see Safety Watch
mosquitoes & (malaria, Dengue, 4. Insect repellents
4. Avoid working alone
Other insects) Skin allergy) 5. Emergency vehicle
5. Avoid working in poor light areas
with alert driver
GENERAL COMMENTS: Abbreviations
1. TBT will be conducted prior to job start. SPA: Single Person Accountable
2 Proper PPE’s are mandatory for all workers. GCM: General Conversation Meeting
3. Housekeeping of the area should be carried out on prior basis. PA: Performing Authority
4. Supervisor full time must be available. ELCB: Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker
5. Stand by vehicle/Ambulance must be available at site to rescue the victim. DB: Distribution Board
NAME OF TEAM MEMBERS SIGNATURE RISK ASSISMENT APPROVAL
I’m satisfied that the safeguard put in place will reduce the level of Risk to an acceptable level
Muhammad Asif (Project Manager) and the Task/Action is permitted to proceed.
Reviewed by: _________________________
Farhat Ali (HITRA Team Leader)
Date: ________________________ Time: ____________________

Authorizing
HE = Hazard Effect; P = Probability
Signatory: _______________ DATE: ________________