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Risk Category Standard - Working Around Liquid Bodies
Responsibilities
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Who is the Risk Owner of this risk category?
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Who is the Control Owner of the risk category?
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Who is the Risk Executer of this risk category?
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Who is the Task Executers of this risk category?
Competencies
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Is the Risk Owner trained and competent to manage this risk category?
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Is the Risk Control Owner trained and competent to manage this risk category?
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Are the Risk Exacters trained and competent to manage this risk category?
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Are the Task Executers trained and competent to manage this risk category?
Appointments
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Is the Risk Owner appointed to conduct his/her duties? (WAH Planner, risk assessor.....)
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Is the Risk Control Owner appointed to conduct his/her duties? (WAH Planner, risk assessor.....)
Risk Management Requirements
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Enable and conduct the respective risk assessments for the task (IBRA, PTRA) to specify the risks and precautions to be in place for the task
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Ensure a rescue plan are in place and adhered to.
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Adhere to legal legislation and in-country standards with regards<br>to liquid bodies.
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Ensure the standard operating procedure is in place where<br>applicable, kept updated and workers are trained on it.
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Issue a Permit to Work before work commences where required.
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Train and authorise permit issuers and acceptors to be competent for the work.
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Refer to the Structural integrity, Working at heights, Confined<br>space and/or High-risk machinery risk category standards if the<br>work includes anything relevant to these risks.
Minimum Critical Controls
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Ensure adequate barriers, grating and other forms of access control is installed.
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Only use the provided access points when<br>approaching water or liquid bodies.
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Apply specialised PPE and rescue systems as<br>per risk assessment, Permit to Work or standard<br>operating procedures.
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Conduct emergency response as per risk assessment, Permit to Work or standard operating procedures.
Barriers, Grating or Other Forms of Access Control
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Ensure suitable physical barriers, grating, railings, fencing, gates, no-access walkways or guards, alarms or detection systems are in place and maintained to prevent direct access to the water or liquid body.
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Where samples must be taken, use the appropriate measures such as a long pole for grab samples or by use of small openings or windows on grating, do not remove the whole grating.
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Removal of any physical barriers such as gratings, doors, access routes or barriers will require a Permit to Work.
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Do not use any barricades or barriers as anchor, standing, climbing or stabilisation points.
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Do not breach any barriers unless specifically authorised and a Pre-Task Risk Assessment has been completed.
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When barriers need to be removed, proper signage as well as demarcation must<br>be in place.
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A buddy system must be in place when working around liquid bodies.
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This person/s: shall maintain constant communication and line of sight (where possible) of the task executer.
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This person/s: must be able to signal an evacuation and/or initiate an emergency response if needed.
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This person/s: must have some “life-saving” devices readily available (e.g. life-jacket and/or tube)
Use Provided Access Points
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Non-operating personnel must report to the access control point (ACP) and obtain permission to enter.
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Do not venture into other areas that you have not specifically been authorised for.
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Adhere to all applicable site access rules and ensure conformance with all the site requirements (e.g. induction, permits, cards, tags, PPE).
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All access or walkways must be constructed and maintained in such a manner to<br>avoid collapsing while under load.
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Place a “No unauthorised entry sign” at the entrance to the access or walkways.
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Never walk together on the same access or walkways as greater loads are imposed.
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There should always be a time gap of a few seconds between persons on the access or walkways.
