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RISK ASSESSMENT RECORD
RISK ASSESSMENT NO : 05
PROJECT NAME : DATE :
CONTRACTOR : LOCATION :
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK/ACTIVITY: Loading and Off-Loading of Material from truck
RISK ASSESSMENT TEAM: Accepted: Yes/ No
Title/Appointment Signature Name: Signature
Initials & Surname
Construction Manager:
Contractors:2.6.1 Appointee
2.9.2 Supervisor
2.17.1 Safety Officer Comments:
Competent Person
ACCEPTED
DRA Supervisor – 2.9.2 / 7.4
DRA SHER Officer – 2.17.1
DRA Discipline Co-ordinator – 2.6.1. / 7.4
DRA Resident Engineer 2.13.1
DRA Safety Co-ordinator – 2.17.4
EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES: (SUBMIT & ATTACH TO RISK ASSESSMENT)
Available Adequate Changes Required Remarks
Yes No Yes No Yes No
Procedures: (SOP)
Training:
Code of Practice:
Hazard Effect/ Consequences
Standardized Risk Matrix (Where an event has more than one “Loss Type”, choose the “Consequences with the
highest rating)
Loss Type
(Additional “Loss Types” may exist 1 2 3 4 5
for an event; Identify & rate Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Catastrophic
accordingly)
First-Aid case / Medical Treatment Lost time injury / Single fatality or loss of Multiple fatalities /
(S/H) Exposure to minor case / Exposure to major Reversible impact on quality of life / Impact on health
Harm to People (Safety/Health) health risk health risk health Irreversible impact on ultimately fatal
health
Minimal environmental Material environmental Serious environmental Major environmental Extreme environmental
(EI)
harm – L1 incident harm – L2 incident harm – L2 incident harm – L2 incident harm – L3 incident
Environmental Impact remediable short term remediable within LOM remediable post LOM irreversible
(BI/MD) No disruption to Brief disruption on Partial shutdown / R60m Partial Loss of Substantial or total loss
Business Interruption / Material operation / R600k to less operation / R6m to less to less than R600m operation / R600m to of operation / R6bn and
Damage & Other Consequential than R6m than R60m less than R6bn more
Losses
Low level legal issues Minor legal issues; non- Serious breach of law; Major breach of the law; Very considerable
compliance and investigation/report to considerable penalties &
(L/R)
breaches of law authority; prosecution prosecution and prosecutions. Multiple
Legal & Regulatory and/or moderate penalty penalties law suits & jail terms.
possible
(R/S/C) Slight impact – public Limited impact – local Considerable impact – National impact – International impact –
Impact on Reputation / Social / awareness may exist but public concern regional public concern national public concern international public
Community no public concern attention
Likelihoo Examples
{Consider near-hits as well as actual Risk Rating
d events}
5 The unwanted event has occurred
frequently; occurs in order of one or
Almost 11 (M) 16 (H) 20 (H) 23 (Ex) 25 (Ex)
more times per year & is likely to
Certain reoccur within 1 year
The unwanted event has occurred
4 infrequently; occurs in order of less
7 (M) 12 (M) 17 (H) 21 (Ex) 24 (Ex)
Likely than once per year & is likely to
reoccur within 5 years
The unwanted event has happened in
3 the business at some time; or could 4 (L) 8 (M) 13 (H) 18 (H) 22 (Ex)
Possible happen within 10 years
The unwanted event has happened in
2 the business at some time; or could 2 (L) 5 (L) 9 (M) 14 (H) 19 (H)
Unlikely happen within 20 years
1 The unwanted event has never been 1 (L) 3 (L) 6 (M) 10 (M) 15 (H)
Monitoring
Responsible Person
Controls Effective
Risk/ Hazard Name/Sign
List Activities of Task List Hazards/ Risks List Controls & Methods Yes/No/Date
Rating
known to occur in the business; or it is
Rare highly unlikely that it will occur within Yes No Date Name Sign
20 years
1. Identify work to be Failure to identify correct activity 11(M) Identify potential hazards and
done or task to be done can cause risks in the workplace and take
production and time loss. precautionary measures to
prevent an accident from
occurring.
Failure to wear the correct
personal protective equipment. Full PPE to be used and
available i.e.
Hard hat, safety glasses, gloves,
overall and steel toe cap safety
shoes.
2. Establishing lay A lay down area that is too small Ensure that lay down area is
down area. for the amount of material could adequate and properly safe
cause congestion and therefore guarded.
tripping hazards.
3. Manual Handling of Heavy items can cause hand and 12(M) Refer to Risk Assessment
small items back injuries Manhandling and Preventing of
back Injuries.
4. Truck parking at Incorrect positioning of the truck Ensure truck is correct and
loading / off-loading can cause incidents and injuries. adequately parked.
zone. Apply park brakes.
Unplanned movement of truck
after parked. Place stop blocks in front and
back of wheels.
Park on firm and level ground.
Driver to remove keys from
ignition when truck is unattended.
Lockout procedure.
5. Applying or Knitting points can cause hand Keep hands clear from knitting
disconnecting injuries. points or equipment under
chains. tension.
Only competent personnel to
perform task.
6. Off-loading of Crane positioned unsafely can Crane establishment.
material by mobile cause incidents or injuries. The crane to be positioned safely
crane. on solid ground.
Personnel / Rigger using unsafe A Ladder to be utilised for
access on and off the truck. access.
Incorrect rigging of material.
Rigger to ensure that the load is
securely rigged with every lift.
If there is any doubt as to the
mass of the load to be lifted in
13H relation to the hoist capacity, load
mass must be established first.