HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT Author: Approved:

Issued: Rev. Date:

RISK ASSESSMENT: ACT/HSE/RA 001 SCAFFOLDING (TEMPORARY WORKS)
Revision: 0

Overall Task Details Relevant Applicable MAS:

Additional Training required: NOC’s Required for task:
Scaffold for work access. Classed as Temporary Works  00245 – Mobile scaffold towers Project Name: xxx
 00236 - Housekeeping Temporary Works Coordinator to be designated
RA Ref No.: xxx

RISK SCORE CALCULATOR

RA compilation
Review date:
Use the Risk Score Calculator to Determine the Level of Risk of each Hazard Date:
What is the LIKELIHOOD of an occurrence? Hierarchy of Controls Date:
What would be the
CONSEQUENCE Frequent/Almost certain (5) Rarely (1) Can the hazard be Eliminated or removed
Often (4) Likely (3) Possible (2) Compiled by:
of an occurrence be? Continuous or will happen Less than once every 5
frequently
6 to 12 times a year 1 to 5 times a year Once every 5 years
years
from the work place?

Catastrophic (5) Can the product or process be substituted for Reviewed by:
High 25 High 20 High 15 Medium 10 Medium 5
Multiple Fatalities a less hazardous alternative?
Serious (4) Can the hazard be engineered away with
High 20 High 16 High 12 Medium 8 Low 4 Approved by:
Class 1 single fatality guards or barriers?
Moderate (3)
Can Administration Controls be adopted
Class2 (AWI or LTI) or Class 1 High 15 High 12 Medium 9 Medium 6 Low 3
Permanently disabling effects I.e. procedures, job rotation etc.
Minor (2)
Medical attention needed, no work Medium10 Medium 8 Medium 6 Low 4 Low 2 Can Personal Protective Equipment &
restrictions. MTI Clothing be worn to safe guard against
Insignificant (1) hazards?
Medium10 Medium 4 Low 3 Low 2 Low 1
FAI
Specific Task Step Initial Risk
Additional Control
No (In sequence of Hazard Details Consequence/Risk Rating Control Measures Residual Risks RR
Measures
works) P S RR

i. Worker pedestrian routes to be designed and implemented with clear

 Collision with plant or vehicles and signage;
live traffic;
 Vehicles and ii. Instruction to workers at induction on use of access routes around the
Access to work areas  Workers struck by plant, very high project;
workers in same
by personnel and risk of fatality;
working area; iii. All plant and operators to be Third Party certificated by approved body; Workers not
plant. 16 All supervision to monitor
1  Storage of materials  Workers struck by plant; 4 4 iv. Flagmen to be used to control personnel (only on roads below 80kph); complying with operation; Low
Scaffold Material HIGH
for scaffold; controls Regular topic in TBT’s
delivery to work area;  Poor or unsafe storage, collapse; v. Scaffold materials stored correctly, no more than 2 pallets high and
banded together when transporting;
 Use of plant – forklift  Untrained operators;
etc.; vi. In traffic enclosed areas suitable welfare and first aid facilities shall be
implemented to minimized worker movements;
vii. The Logistics plan shall clearly illustrate access and egress points;

i. The design and erection of scaffold temporary structures shall be

 Use of unsupervised or untrained undertaken by competent persons under control of the designated
personnel to erect scaffold; Temporary Works Supervisor in accordance with the TW designer’s
requirements;
Scaffold design and  Trained personnel  Worker competency;
ii. Scaffold supervision shall be suitably trained and experienced to
erection standards required;  Incorrect Design and Erection of 16 supervise the erection and dismantling of scaffolds;
2 4 4 Low
 Scaffold specific scaffold resulting in collapse; HIGH
(Classified as iii. Temporary Works Coordinator shall be responsible for the collation of
Temporary Structure) design;  Unapproved amendments to design; scaffold erection permits and collation of records of inspections etc.;
iv. Scaffold design drawings shall be available for review by concerned
parties;

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 HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT Author: Approved:

Issued: Rev. Date:

RISK ASSESSMENT: ACT/HSE/RA 001 SCAFFOLDING (TEMPORARY WORKS)
Revision: 0

Initial Risk
Rating

i. Safety harness and lanyard are to be used and hooked off to a secure
anchor point;
ii. No shock lanyard to be used below 6m in height;
iii. All hand tools to be tied off when working at height;
iv. Scaffold to be protected when adjacent to traffic routes with suitable
barriers, and indicated by signage;
v. Correct manual lifting techniques of scaffold communicated to workers;
 Injury from Fall from Heights; vi. All workers to be briefed and TBT by supervision daily before shift
commences;
Specific Task Step  Works at Height;  Injury from falling objects;
vii. Scaffold shall be sited on graded,Measures
compacted, level ground erected to Additional Control
No (In sequence
Scaffold erection of  Hazard Details
Manual Handling; Consequence/Risk Control Residual Risks RR
16 standards, with consideration given to soil erosion from heavy rain etc.; Measures
3 works)
(Classified as  Manual Handling injuries; 4 4 Low
 ; High viii. Area below to be clear of workers during erection, barriers and signage No removal of protection
Temporary Structure) Incident due to
 Erection of Scaffold; to be implemented; barriers without prior approval
protection barrier
from management.
ix. Scaffold to be inspected daily before work by designated Temporary removal
Works Co-ordinator or supervisor;
x. Written report weekly on scaffold by Engineers, document filed;
xi. Scaffold inspected after damage or incident likely to affect structural
stability such as high winds, heavy rain or electrical storm;
xii. No alterations to scaffold by untrained persons;
xiii. No overloading of scaffold, TWC shall follow design SWL when
distributing materials;
xiv. Ensure good standard of lighting, at night, for the work area.

 Injury from Fall from Heights; i. A dismantling Method Statement shall be produced and approved before
 Works at Height; Workers not
 Injury from falling objects; dismantling is undertaken, to ensure safe removal; Supervision to constantly
adhering to
 Manual Handling; 16 ii. The scaffold shall be systematically removed as per approved Method monitor workers;
4 Dismantling of scaffold  Manual Handling injuries; 4 4 procedure; Low
High Statement and undertaken by competent persons.
 Worker competency;
 Use of unsupervised or untrained iii. No deviation from the Method Statement will be undertaken without prior
personnel to erect scaffold; Temporary Works Coordinator approval;

 Collapse of scaffold due to i. Scaffold checked after heavy rains, severe winds etc., stand by pumps to
 Adverse weather; alterations; be available as required;
 Damage to scaffold due to incident ii. Weekly recorded inspections undertaken;
Maintenance of  Scaffold erected for or adverse weather; iii. Implemented warning signage maintained; Scaffold damaged Quarantine area until design
9
5 Scaffold long periods; 3 3 by weather or checks undertaken and Low
 Incident due to removal of Med iv. Housekeeping inside scaffold to be maintained, all rubbish and waste
collision reviewed by TWC
protection barriers. material to be removed daily;
 Unapproved amendments to v. All scaffold amendments authorized by Temporary Works Coordinator;
design;

i.Summer Hour Working plan to be designed and implemented;

Worker ill health due to: ii.Municipality summer working hours observed and implemented (12.30pm
Worker exposure to  Workers exposed to  Heat exhaustion, to 3.00pm restricted in direct sunlight);
direct sun whist high summer 12 iii.Workers instructed regarding working in the heat and signs of heat New workers
6  Heat stroke; 3 4 Regular topic in Toolbox Talks Low
working on scaffold temperatures; High exhaustion etc. at Induction; bought onto site
(as applicable) iv.Recovery cool rooms established on site;
 Heat Stress.
v.Cool welfare areas established in all locations;
vi.Cool fresh water and electrolyte supplements to be maintained in all areas;

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