Information
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Document No.
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Audit Title
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
SITE EXCAVATIONS & SITE WORKS
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EXCAVATOR / MACHINERY
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Potential harm. Various. Significant Hazard. Controls are
- Experienced operators only
- Keep swing area clear
- Roll over cages fitted
- Seat belt worn
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Steep Ground / Topography
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Potential harm. Roll over causing severe injury or death significant hazard minimize. Controls are
- Know gradability of excavator
- Travel either straight up or down the slope
- use existing contour tracks
- Cut new tracks if slope to steep
- Don't move across steep ground
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Steep slops /Rig sliding down slop
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Potential harm. Roll over causing injury or death Significant hazard. Minimize Controls are
- Keep machinery back from top of batters and banks
- Work from level ground or slope within gradability of excavator
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Cut batters
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Potential harm. Being crushed by ground collapsing. Significant hazard. Minimize. Controls are
- Cut ground to stable batters
- Keep machinery back from top of batter
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Open Excavations
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Potential harm. Excavator sliding into excavation causing injury or death Significant hazard. Isolate. Controls are
- Keep at least 2.5 m clear of excavations
- Work from slope within gradability of excavator
- Cut excavations to stable batter
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Working Alone
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Potential harm. Dying as a result of not being missed until it was to late after a accident Significant hazard. Eliminate. Controls are
- Advise DDP office your location and expected time of return
- till farm owner and what to do if you don't make contact on time
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Soft ground
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Potential harm. Excavator track sinking causing machine to roll over resulting in crushing .Significant hazard . Controls are
- Work over new work areas to check ground conditions
- Roll cages fitted and seat belt worn
- Recheck work area after significant rain
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Over head wires
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Potential harm. Equipment touching wires causing electrocution of operator or offsider. Significant hazard. Minimize. Controls are
- Maintain 4m clearance from any mains cables
- Obtain close proximity permit if need to work closer but no closer than 1m
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Underground services
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Potential harm. Electrocution from power cables. Burns if gas explodes due to rupture. Significant hazard, Minimise, Controls are
- Private property -confirm with client services have been located
- Close services have been marked out and exposed
- Work on road -service plans obtained, mark out done & potholed
Drilling
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Drilling rig operation
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Potential harm. Being hit struck /Crushing /run-over Significant hazard. Isolate Controls are
- Experience operators with machine operating correctly
- Drilling crew only within 10m of rig when drilling
- Offsider stays in visual contact
- Keep clear of swing area
- Correct hand signals for rig operation use
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Open holes
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Potential harm. Scrapes or bruising from tripping into open pile. Severe injury from machinery rollover
- Cover open holes when not being worked on
- Keep machinery back from pile edge
- Use casing to stabilize loose or collapsing ground
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Swinging pendulum auger
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Potential harm .Being hit causing Broken bones and or bruising. Significant hazard. Controls are
- Hard hats worn
- Offsider stays in visual contact
- Drilling crew only with in 10 m of rig when operating
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Spinning of tailings
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Potential harm. Being hit by flying stones or rock causing bruising minor hazard minimize. Controls are
- Drilling crew only within 10 m of rig when operating
- Keep swing area clear
Driving of poles, casings and irons with a excavator
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Piling rig operation
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Potential harm. Being hit or struck / Crushed / Run over. Significant Hazard. Isolate. Controls are
- Experienced operators with machines operated correctly
- Piling staff only within 1Om of piling rig
- Offsider stays in visual contact
- Keep clear of swing area on excavator mounts
- Correct hand signals for rig operation
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Rail or pole breaking while driving
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Potential harm. Being hit by broken section of pole or rail causing crush injury, broken bones and/or bruising. Significant Hazard. Isolate. Controls are
- Offsider to keep at least 5m clear of post or rail wile being driven
- Offsider watch rail or post for cracks and stresses never turn your back on job
- All others to stay 10m away from pile being driven
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Recording sets
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Potential harm. Being hit on head or hands causing crush injury, broken bones and/or bruising. Significant hazard. Minimize
- Offsider visible to operator while sets being taken
- Offsider to be comfortable positioned no reaching
- Sets measured and written on pile only while rig is static
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Helmet, lifting strop or fixing pin breaking
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Potential harm. Being hit on head or hands causing crush injury, broken bones and/or bruising. Significant hazard. Minimize
- Hard hats (with ear muffs) worn at all times
- Never place hands on top of piles
- Piling staff only within 10m of rig
- Replace worn fixing pins
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Noise during pile driving
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Potential harm. Hearing loss. Significant hazard. Eliminate Controls are
- Hard hats fitted with ear muffs to be worn
Other Hazard associated with handling of poles, timber, irons, beams and cages casings and concrete
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Pitching piles irons and casings<br>
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Potential Hazard Being hit by rail pile casing slipping from lifting chain. Being hit by swinging rail, pile or casing Significant Hazard. Minimize. Controls are
- Use approved lifting chains and strops . use hook correct way round
- Ensure pitching pin on breaker driver is fully inserted
- Piling staff only within 10m of piling rig
- Offsider to control bottom end of pile being lifted
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Machine hoisting while loading or unloading
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Potential harm. Being hit or crushed by falling or swinging load. Significant hazard. Controls are
- Keep clear of suspended loads
- Use approved slings
- Hard hats worn
- experienced operators only
- Use appropriate hand signals and directions
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Gas cutting
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Potential harm. Eye injury & burns. Significant hazard. Controls are.
- Gas cutting eye protection worn
- Gloves and non flammable overalls warn
- Keep clear of others cutting
- have fire extinguisher close by clear any flammable away from cutting area
- Is hot work permit required
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Grinder
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Potential harm, Eye injury, cuts and abrasions to hands arms legs and torso. Hearing loss. Significant hazard, minimise. Controls are
- use appropriate size grinder for job
- Use in safe manor, working in stable stance
- Wear eye and hearing protection and safety boots
- tools and leads must have currant test tag
- Use a RCD
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Concrete vibrator<br>
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Potential harm, eye irritation electrocution Significant Hazard Isolate, controls are
- Wear safety glasses
- Only use tools and leads that have current test tag
- Use a RCD
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Chainsaw use
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Potential harm, Feet or legs and torso severely cut. Hearing loss. Significant Hazard. Minimize. Controls are
- Approved users only
- Use in a safe manner, working in stable stance
- wear safety boots and chain saw chaps
- Wear hard hat ear muffs and eye protection
- No lose clothing or hair
- not to be used if working alone
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Concrete / Cement<br>
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Potential Harm. Being hit struck /Crushing / Run-over. Skin or eye irritation Significant Hazard. Isolate Controls are
- Guide reversing trucks using a spotter
- Don't clime up on truck or try and fitt shoots let driver do it
- Avoid skin contact
- Wash any skin that has been contact
- Wear safety glasses to avoid splash's
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Stockpiled Material
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Potential harm being crushed from rolling rails, posts, cages or casings. Significant Hazard. Isolate controls are
- Stack on stable ground and use suitable dunnage
- Stack clear of traffic and footpaths
- Use appropriate bars and levers when positioning lifting chains
TIMBERING UP WALLS
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Chainsaw use fill out in section above
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Nail gun use
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Potential harm. Nail penetrating eye hands or limbs Significant Harm. Minimize. Controls are
- Trained and Approved users only
- Wear eye protection
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Power tools
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Potential harm .eye injury cuts and grazes loss off fingers and limbs, hearing loss, electrocution. Significant hazard. Minimize. Controls are
- Trained and Approved users only
- wear eye and hearing protection
- Use currant tagged tools and leads only
- Use RCD
- inspect tools for damage i.e. guards and safety devices before use
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Unstable batter behind wall
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Potential harm. Being pinned or crushed behind wall Significant hazard . Isolate Controls are
- Cut to stable batter
- Work in front of wall as much as you can
- never timber more than waste height backfill and work on top of backfill
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Treated timber
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Potential harm. Poisoning from timber treatment. Significant Hazard. Minimise. Controls are
- Wash hands after handling and before eating or smoking
- Wear gloves if treatment is fresh (wet or green)
- Wear gloves and glasses if using any brush on treatment
General site and environment Hazards
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Public, clients, engineers, visitors and other contractors entering your work zone
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Potential harm is hurting them self or distracting the operator and or offsider causing harm
- Ask client or main contractor to remedy site security if not up to scratch before we can do the job
- Induct visitors and other contractors to this hazard id
- Get all DDP Employees on this site inducted on to other contractors hazard id
- Read site hazard board
- Keep visitors and other contractors at least 10m away from rig
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Hot weather
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Potential harm is Sun burn, heat stroke and dehydration Minor hazard Isolate. Controls are
- Cover up use sunhat light clothing and sun hat
- Drink plenty of water
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Cold and /or wet weather
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Potential harm. Getting wet and cold - Hypothermia Minor Hazard Isolate. Controls are
- Wear warm clothing
- Put on wet weather gear before getting wet
- Sit it out if rain gets to heavy
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Traffic
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Potential harm is injury from traffic accident. Significant hazard. minimise .Controls are
- Traffic Management Plan to Transit standards to apply
- Transit approved Hi-Vis clothing worn at all times
- Traffic Controller on site at all times, STMS within travel times
- Signage and cones to TMP diagrams. Check though out day
Sign off
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Are there any other hazards. What is the potential harm. What controls are we putting in place to eliminate ,isolate or minimise
Site Minimum PPE
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Minimum PPE
- hard hat
- Hearing protection
- Safety glasses
- Hi vis clothing
- Gloves
- Safety boots
- Flame retardant overalls
- Harness and safety rope to be used when working around large diameter holes
Hazard sheet to be filed out as team persons entering site after hazard sheet filed out must read it and be briefed by supervised of the site then sign on
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DDP employees have read and understood this hazard ID
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Employee
Other contractors either working for or with DDP in our work zone have read and understood this hazard ID
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Person
Client or main contractor to sign this to say that there are no services present
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Client or main contractor