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Painting at height ( above 2 meter ) on scaffolds


Risk Assessment Conducted For Painting At Height ( above 2 meter) On Scaffolds





Revision:

Location:

Date of last review
26 Oct 2011
Assessment Team:
Adam Lee ( contractor lorry crane operator), Sean Koh ( Signal man),Ricky Tan ( Rigger man) , Alvin Jazz Tan ( Safety Coordinator) and Roy Lai ( contractor lifting supervisor)
Date of next review
26 Oct 2014
Operation:
Painting at height ( above 2 meter ) on scaffolds
Approved by:
Wilson Philip
Manufacturing Manager
Activity Steps
HAZARD
INITIAL RISK
CONTROL MEASURES
RESIDUAL RISK
Hazard Description
and Worst Case Consequences  with no Prevention or Mitigation Measures in Place
Loss Category/
Population Affected
Likelihood
Severity
Risk Level
List all Current and Planned Control Measures, taking into Account all Contributing and Escalating Factors
Likelihood
Severity
Risk Level
Person In Charge

Erecting scaffolds for painting at height

1)Hands/finger injuries due to cut by scaffolds ,metal barricade or steel toe boards structures

Personnel
Remote
Minor
Low Risk
1)Workers undergone the required Construction Safety Orientation Course
2)Worker undergone the scaffold erector/suspended scaffold rigger course
3)Risk assessment conducted on all activities associated with painting works and control measures implemented to mitigate the severity and occurrence of the hazards
4)The hazards, risks and control measures identified for the erection of scaffolds have been communicated to all involved workers
5)Workers shall pre check and ensure all scaffolds, steel toes board and metal barricade are free of surface pinch points and sharp edges prior to using them
5)Reasonable practicable and effective steel toes board and open side metal barricade provided to ensure safe means of access and egress for workers working on scaffolds
6)Full body safety harness are provided to workers working on scaffolds
7)Workers are trained on the correct technique to don the full body safety harness and on checking it’s condition for wear and tear
8)Pre check of scaffold structure by scaffold supervisor prior to work
1)Daily toolbox meeting to communicate the hazards/risks of painting on scaffolds at height to workers
2)Safe Job procedures on painting works on scaffolds developed
3)Pre check of safety harness by workers prior to start of work
4)PPE requirements of gloves, hard hat, safety shoes, safety goggle, safety harness
Remote
Minor
Low  Risk
Daniel Ang
2)Covering up the open side of scaffolds with steel toe boards and metal barricade
1)Hands/finger injuries due to cut by scaffolds ,metal barricade or steel toe boards
2)Falling objects due to metal barricade and steel toe board exceed scaffolder  safe working load

Personnel
Asset-scaffold damaged caused by impact from fallen scaffolds

Remote
Moderate
Low Risk
1)Workers undergone the required Construction Safety Orientation Course
2)Worker undergone the scaffold erector/suspended scaffold rigger course
3)Risk assessment conducted on all activities associated with covering up open sides of scaffolds with steel toes board and metal barricade and control measures implemented to mitigate the severity and occurrence of the hazards
4)The hazards, risks and control measures identified for the erection of scaffolds have been communicated to all involved workers
5)Workers shall pre check and ensure all scaffolds, steel toes board and metal barricade are free of surface pinch points and sharp edges prior to using them
6)Reasonable practicable and effective steel toes board and open side metal barricade provided to ensure safe means of access and egress for workers working on scaffolds
7)Full body safety harness are provided to workers working on scaffolds
8)Workers are trained on the correct technique to don the full body safety harness and on checking it’s condition for wear and tear
9)Pre check of scaffold structure by scaffold supervisor prior to work
1)Daily toolbox meeting to communicate the hazards/risks of painting on scaffolds at height to workers
2)Safe Job procedures on painting works on scaffolds developed
3)Pre check of safety harness by workers prior to start of work
4)PPE requirements of gloves, hard hat, safety shoes, safety goggle, safety harness
Remote
Moderate
Low Risk
Adrain Ang
Lifting operations :Transferring steel toe boards and metal barricade using lorry crane for erecting scaffolds
1)Hands/finger injuries due to cut by scaffolds ,metal barricade or steel toe boards
2)Falling objects due to lifted load exceed lorry crane safe working load
3)Falling object due to lifting platform give way ( lifted load exceed lifting platform safe working load)


Personnel
Hands/finger injuries
-head hit by falling scaffolds
Remote
Moderate
Low Risk
1)Workers undergone the required Construction Safety Orientation Course
2)Worker undergone the scaffold erector/suspended scaffold rigger course
3)Risk assessment conducted on all activities associated with painting works and control measures implemented to mitigate the severity and occurrence of the hazards
4)The hazards, risks and control measures identified for the erection of scaffolds have been communicated to all involved workers
5)Workers shall pre check and ensure all scaffolds, steel toes board and metal barricade are free of surface pinch points and sharp edges prior to using them
5)Reasonable practicable and effective steel toes board and open side metal barricade provided to ensure safe means of access and egress for workers working on scaffolds
6)Full body safety harness are provided to workers working on scaffolds
7)Workers are trained on the correct technique to don the full body safety harness and on checking it’s condition for wear and tear
8)Pre check of scaffold structure by scaffold supervisor prior to work
9)Lorry crane operator trained to operate lorry crane
10)PTW shall be apply for all lifting operations
11)Safe working load of lorry crane and lifting platform are displayed

1)Daily toolbox meeting to communicate the hazards/risks of painting on scaffolds at height to workers
2)Safe Job procedures on painting works on scaffolds developed
3)Pre check of safety harness by workers prior to start of work
4)PPE requirements of gloves, hard hat, safety shoes, safety goggle, safety harness
Remote
Moderate
Low Risk
Adrain Ang






12)Lorry crane operator shall ensure the lifted load does not exceed the lifting platform safe working load
13)Rigger man and signal man are trained in directing lifting operations
14)Provision of barricade to deter unauthorized entry during lifting operations
15)No one is allowed to be near or under the suspended load during lifting operation
16)Lorry crane operator shall conduct pre start lorry crane check and ensure the lorry crane mechanical operational functions are in good working conditions prior to using them





3)Climbing up scaffold structure from ground floor to paint at height on scaffold
1)Hand/finger injuries due to presence of surface pinch points and sharp edges on scaffolds
2)Back injuries due to incorrect body posture when climbing up the scaffolds
Personnel
Remote
Minor
Low Risk
1)Workers undergone the required Construction Safety Orientation Course
2)Worker undergone the scaffold erector/suspended scaffold rigger course
3)Risk assessment conducted on all activities associated with painting works and control measures implemented to mitigate the severity and occurrence of the hazards
4)The hazards, risks and control measures identified for the erection of scaffolds have been communicated to all involved workers
5)Workers shall pre check and ensure all scaffolds, steel toes board and metal barricade are free of surface pinch points and sharp edges prior to using them
5)Reasonable practicable and effective steel toes board and open side metal barricade provided to ensure safe means of access and egress for workers working on scaffolds
6)Full body safety harness are provided to workers working on scaffolds
7)Workers are trained on the correct technique to don the full body safety harness and on checking it’s condition for wear and tear
8)Pre check of scaffold structure by scaffold supervisor prior to work
9)Mandatory pre job warm up exercise by all workers prior to work commencement
1)Daily toolbox meeting to communicate the hazards/risks of painting on scaffolds at height to workers
2)Safe Job procedures on painting works on scaffolds developed
3)Pre check of safety harness by workers prior to start of work
4)PPE requirements of gloves, hard hat, safety shoes, safety goggle, safety harness
Remote
Minor
Low Risk
Adrain Ang
4)Painting at height on scaffolds
1)Falling from height due to failure to don the full body safety harness properly
2)Falling from height due to failure to anchor the safety harness whilst painting at height
3)Fall into open side of scaffolds due to insufficient steel toe boards placed on scaffold folds open side
4)Falling objects due to paint container not secured at height
Personnel
Remote
Major
Medium Risk
1)Workers undergone the required Construction Safety Orientation Course
2)Worker undergone the scaffold erector/suspended scaffold rigger course
3)Risk assessment conducted on all activities associated with painting works and control measures implemented to mitigate the severity and occurrence of the hazards
4)The hazards, risks and control measures identified for the erection of scaffolds have been communicated to all involved workers
5)Workers shall pre check and ensure all scaffolds, steel toes board and metal barricade are free of surface pinch points and sharp edges prior to using them
5)Reasonable practicable and effective steel toes board and open side metal barricade provided to ensure safe means of access and egress for workers working on scaffolds
6)Full body safety harness are provided to workers working on scaffolds
7)Workers are trained on the correct technique to don the full body safety harness and on checking it’s condition for wear and tear
8)Pre check of scaffold structure by scaffold supervisor prior to work
9)Mandatory pre job warm up exercise by all workers prior to work commencement
10)All paint containers shall be tied onto a life line and anchored to deter falling objects
1)Daily toolbox meeting to communicate the hazards/risks of painting on scaffolds at height to workers
2)Safe Job procedures on painting works on scaffolds developed
3)Pre check of safety harness by workers prior to start of work
4)PPE requirements of gloves, hard hat, safety shoes, safety goggle, safety harness
Remote
Medium
Low Risk
Adrain Ang
Lifting operations :Transferring fresh paint containers and painting accessories using lorry crane
1)Falling objects due to lifting load exceed lifting platform safe working load
2)Falling objects due to lifting gear snapped
Personnel
Remote
Moderate
Low  Risk
1)Workers undergone the required Construction Safety Orientation Course
2)Worker undergone the scaffold erector/suspended scaffold rigger course
3)Risk assessment conducted on all activities associated with painting works and control measures implemented to mitigate the severity and occurrence of the hazards
4)The hazards, risks and control measures identified for lifting new paint and painting accessories using the lifting platform have been communicated to all involved workers
5)Lorry crane operator shall ascertain the lifting platform safe working load first prior to all lifting operations
6)Safe working load of the lorry crane and lifting platform are clearly displayed
7)Lorry crane operator are trained for lifting operations using the lorry crane
8)Provision of barricade to deter unauthorized personnel from entry during lifting operations
9)No one shall be allowed near or under the suspended load during lifting operations
10)Lorry crane operator shall conduct pre start lorry crane check & ensure lorry crane is in good working condition prior to all lifting operations
1)Daily toolbox meeting to communicate the hazards/risks of painting on scaffolds at height to workers
2)Safe Job procedures on painting works on scaffolds developed
3)Pre check of safety harness by workers prior to start of work
4)PPE requirements of gloves, hard hat, safety shoes, safety goggle, safety harness
Remote
Minor
Low  Risk
Adrian Ang




Pest Control Services

Legal And Other Requirements For The Control Of Hazards & Risks Associated With Pest Control Services

8.
Pest Control services-Eliminate the breeding ground of many pests contractor
1)Control Of Vectors & Pesticides Act ,Cap 59
-Control of Vectors and pesticides registration ,licensing and certification Regulations,Reg3
2))WSH Act Para 15- Duties of person shall wear PPE
3)WSH(Construction) Reg 2007 Para 33(2)-Duties of employers to provide PPE
4) Fire Safety Act (Chapter
109A)
5) WSH (General  provisions)
Regulations
6)WSH (Risk Management)Regulation
1)Organization shall ensure that only licensed and approved pest control services accredited by NEA shall be engage
2)Safety Data sheet shall be obtain from the pest control services and make available
3)Pest Control contractors shall don the relevant PPE as recommended in the Safety Datasheet when performing the pest control activities
4)Pest control contractors shall conduct risk assessment to identify the hazards and risks associated with pest control activities and reasonable practicable control measures to mitigate and reduce  the severity of the hazards and the probability of the occurrence of the event

1)Only licensed and approved pest control services shall be engaged to eliminate the pest breeding grounds
2)Fogging shall be scheduled during off peak hours and after employees lunch and tea break time
3)Pest baits shall be position in such a manner that it will not have direct contact with storm water drainage and
location of each pest baits shall be indicated on the site map
4) Pest control services shall inform the guard house to isolate the fire alarm system prior to commencing fogging to deter accidental triggering of the fire alarm system
5)Pest control services shall provide Safety Datasheet of all substances use on pest control services to it’s customers
6)Pest control contractors shall don all the require PPE as stipulated in the safety datasheet for all pest control services provided
7)Pest control contractors shall provide risk assessment on all pest control activities undertaken to their customers
8)Risk assessment shall be conducted on all pest control activities with reasonable practicable control measures to mitigate and reduce  the severity of the hazards and the probability of the occurrence of the event






Waste Removal and recycling services-Waste materials disposal contractor

Legal And Other Requirements For The Control Of Hazards/Risks Associated With Waste Removal And Recycling Services



7.
Waste Removal and recycling services-Waste materials disposal contractor
1)Control Of Vectors & Pesticides Act ,Cap 59
-Control of Vectors and pesticides registration ,licensing and certification Regulations,Reg3
2))WSH Act Para 15- Duties of person shall wear PPE
3)WSH(Construction) Reg 2007 Para 33(2)-Duties of employers to provide PPE
4) Environmental Public Health Act( Chapter 95)7) Application for approvals and permits under Regulations
5)Environment Protection & Management Act
(Chapter 94A Section
6)WSH (Risk mgmt)
7) Environmental Public Health Act( Chapter 95)113) –Environment Public Health(Toxic Indust Waste)Reg THE SCHEDULE
Regulations 3, 4 (b), 20, 21 (2), 23 and 27
LIST OF TOXIC INDUSTRIAL WASTES
1)Risk assessment associated with all waste removal, recycling & disposal shall be conducted
2)Workers shall don PPE as recommended in the SDS for handling toxic industrial wastes
3)Waste Generated shall be log onto the NEA electronic consignment notes system
4)Waste Generator shall maintain toxic industrial waste inventory and to upkeep them regularly
5)Annual toxic wastes that exceed the NEA the Schedule-waste generator have to write in to NEA Director General
6)Only licensed waste contractor can be engage to dispose toxic industrial wastes
1)Waste Generators & Waste Disposal company shall conduct risk assessment on all activities associated with waste generation and disposal
2)Waste Generators shall ensure only licensed waste contractors is engaged for disposal of hazardous waste
3)Waste generators shall ensure all toxic industrial wastes shall be segregated in designated waste bins and identified with labels
4)Workers shall don relevant PPE as recommended in the SDS when handling toxic industrial wastes
5)Waste Generator shall maintain and upkeep register on the toxic waste inventory generated at it’s site
6)Inventory of toxic waste generated shall be logged onto the NEA electronic consignment notes Systems and copy to file and copy to waste contractor.
7)Annual toxic wastes generated that exceeds NEA stipulated qty shall write in to Director General NEA
8)Licensed pest control shall be engage to ensure the domestic waste storage area is free of rodents

Fire Protection works-Installation of fire fighting equipments

Legal And Other Requirements For The Control Of Hazards For Fire Protection Works Particularly The Installation Of Fire Fighting Equipments
6.
Fire Protection works-Installation of fire fighting equipments
1)WSH Act Para 15- Duties of person shall wear PPE
2)WSH(Construction) Reg 2007 Para 33(2)-Duties of employers to provide PPE
3)WSH(Scaffold)Regulation
4)WSH (General Provision)Regulations
5) Fire Safety Act (Chapter
109A)
6) Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006 and subsidiary legislations
7)Code Of Practice For Working Safely At Height
8)CP 20:1999
Code of Practice for Suspended Scaffolds
9)Factories (Scaffolds) Regulations 2004
10)Factories ( Safety Training Courses) Order 2001 & WSH ( Construction) Regulations 2007,regulation 9
11)WSH (Risk Management) Regulations
12)
SS CP 52 Code of Practice for Automatic Fire Sprinkler System
13) Emergency power supply for lighting, ventilation and alarm systems for all passenger lifts shall comply with the requirements in SS CP 2 Code of Practice for Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Electric Passenger and Goods Lifts.
1)Workers shall don the safety harness when working on scaffolds
2)Workers shall anchor the safety harness
3)Employers/scaffold supervisor shall provide safety harness, provide safe means of access, ensure all identified openings are covered with steel plate toe board and scaffolds erected with metal barricade and metal guardrails
4)Employers/scaffold supervisor shall report all industrial accidents to MOM within 10 days through I-reporting
5)Contractors shall engage licensed waste contractor for disposal of the empty paint containers
6)First aid kit shall be provided at site for emergency use
7)All fire protection works installation shall comply with SS CP 52 Code of Practice for Automatic Fire Sprinkler System
8)Only qualified Fire Safety Engineer shall be engaged for the building Fire Protection works
1)PTW (accompanied with risk assessment,& methods of statements) shall be apply for Fire Protection works-Installation of fire fighting equipments & shall be approved by the building HSE department before work commencement
2)Scaffold supervisors directing all scaffolding activities must attend the Supervision of Metal Scaffold Erection Course
3)First Aid kit shall be make available at site for emergency use.
4)Workers & scaffold supervisor working on a scaffold structures shall ensure the following:
a)They shall anchored their safety harness at all times
b)They shall ensure all visible openings on the scaffolds are effectively covered using reasonable practicable means
c)They shall ensure all scaffolds are erected with reasonable practicable means of metal barricade and metal guards rails and steel plate metal toe boards
d)They shall ensure sufficient and secured anchorage, by means of a life line or otherwise for the safety harness or safety belt
e)They shall ensure the anchorage shall not be lower than the level of the working position of the person wearing the safety harness or safety belt
5)Workers working in boom lift shall don the safety harness at all times and the safety harness shall be anchored on the boom lift basket
6)Daily safety toolbox meeting shall be conducted prior to work
7)All safety harness shall be physically check for damages by the workers and verified by the scaffold supervisor daily prior to use
8)Operators shall attend the Mobile Elevated Work Platform Training for Boom lift
9)Scaffold Supervisors shall perform integrity scaffold checks daily & ensure it’s integrity daily prior to work commencement
10)Worker carrying out work in erecting of scaffolding/installing of suspended scaffold shall attend the scaffold erector course/suspended scaffold rigger course
11)Project manager in charge of construction activities in building and engineering construction worksites of a contract sum of $10 million or more shall attend the construction safety course for project managers
12)Worker shall conduct pre-start boom lift check and ensure the boom lift mechanical function is working properly before using them
13)Boom lift operator shall identified the boom lift route and ensure it is cleared of obstruction
14)Only operator who had attended the
Elevated Work Platform Training for Boom lift can operate the boom lift
15)No one shall be near or under the suspended basket when boom lift operation is in progress
16) Installation of the sprinkler system and
its associated water supply,control and testing requirements shall comply with the SS CP 52 Code of Practice for Automatic Fire Sprinkler System
17) Emergency power supply for lighting, ventilation and alarm
systems for all passenger lifts shall comply with the requirements in SS CP 2 Code of Practice for Installation,
Operation and Maintenance of Electric Passenger and Goods Lifts.
18)All boom lift shall be parked in a safe location with its basket suspended in mid air after work completion
19)Automatic Fire Sprinkler System shall be installed at inhabitable height of 24meter



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