HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT & REGISTER
Risk Assessment (Baseline and full RA)
TASK/ACTIVITY/PROCESS NAME: PEST CONTROL DEPARTMENT/AREA: HSE (NRC 13 )
RA Number: RA-1 DATE: 23/5/24
SEVERITY / CONSEQUENCE (Impact/Hazard Effect) (Where an event has more than one ' Loss Type ', choose the ' Consequence' with the highest rating)
Loss Type Additional "Loss Types" may
exist for an event: Identify & rate (1) Insignificant (2) Minor (3) Moderate (4) Major (5) Catastrophic
accordingly
Medical Treatment Case
Exposure to Major Health Risk Loss Time Injury / Reversible Impact on Single Fatality or Loss of Quality of Life /
(S/H) Harm to People (Safety/Health) First Aid Case/Exposure to Minor Health Risk Health Irreversible impact on Health Multiple Fatalities / Impact on health Ultimately Fatal
Material Environment harm (RST) Serious
(EI) Environmental Impact Minimal environment harm incident with workplace Material Environment harm (RST) environmental harm incident (RMT) Major environmental incident (RLT) Major environmental harm – Incident Irreversible
(BI/MD) Business Interruption / Partial Loss of Operation/1M SR
No disruption to operation / 1000 SR to Less than 10k Brief Disruption to Operation / 10k SR to Partial Shutdown/100k SR to Less than 1M Substantial or Total Loss of Operation / 10M SR and
Material / Fire Damage & Other SR Less Than 100k SR SR To Less than10M SR more
Consequential Losses
LIKELIHOOD Examples (Consider Near-Hits as well as actual events) RISK RATING / PROFILE
(5) ALMOST The unwanted event has occurred frequently : Occurs in order of (1)
CERTAIN or more per year & is likely to reoccur within 1 year 11 (M) 16 (H) 20 (H) 23 (Ex) 25 (Ex)
(4) LIKELY The unwanted event has occurred infrequently : Occurs in order of
less than once per year & is likely to reoccur within 5 yrs. 7 (M) 12 (M) 17 (H) 21 (Ex) 24 (Ex)
(3) POSSIBLE The unwanted event has occurred in the business at some time: or
could happen within 10 years. 4 (L) 8 (M) 13 (H) 18 (H) 22 (Ex)
(2) UNLIKELY The unwanted event has occurred in the business at some time: or
could happen within 20 years. 2 (L) 5 (L) 9 (M) 14 (H) 19 (H)
(1) RARE The unwanted event has never known to occur in the business or it is
highly unlikely to occur within 20 years. 1 (L) 3 (L) 6 (M) 10 (M) 15 (H)
RA TEAM (Names) DESIGNATION SIGNATURE RISK RATING RISK LEVEL GUIDELINES FOR RISK MATRIX
Stop operation and review controls- Eliminate, avoid risk &
implement high priority action plans
ALI RAZA HSE MANAGER 21 to 25 (Ex) - Extreme
Proactively manage & implement specific controls/action plans-
SAAD KHAN HSE MANAGER 13 to 20 (H) - High Review after 7 days
Actively manage & monitor – Additional controls is advised &
6 to 12 (M) - Medium review after 14 days
Risk acceptable – Monitor & manage as appropriate with frequent
1 to 5 (L) - Low review
DEPARTMENT / AREA: APPROVED BY / DATE: NEXT REVIEW 23-May-25
MANAGER or DATE:
Identify the hazard on the given task and conduct assessment of the actual site condition, all identified risk should provide with a plan to eliminate or control the risk.
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION CONTROL RISK ASSESSMENT RISK REDUCTION ACTION PLAN
Risks Issue
Risk Ranking /
Risk Ranking /
Consequence
Consequence
Follow up by
Likelihood
Likelihood
Work Activity Existing Improve existing
Profile
Profile
(Possible incident)
Controls Implemented
Item # (Process, Equipment, Hazards [What can go wrong]
(Accident / ill health to Controls
controls / implement Whom
(name) & By When Yes
Materials)
persons, fire or property new controls (date)
loss)
1. Chemical Exposure 1. Chemical burns, 1.Barricade the area and 1. Use eco-friendly, natural
(Insecticides, Rodenticides, respiratory issues, place signages to control predating substance or less
Fumigants) Inhalation or allergic reactions, or people contact with the toxic chemicals must be
skin contact with poisoning chemical utilised.
2. Use of low-toxicity 2. Improved ventilation or
chemicals use of closed-system
3. Material Safety Data application equipment
Sheets (MSDS) must be 3. Increase
available. frequency of COSHH and
4. COSHH Training must personal hygiene training
be provided must be provided.
5. Appropriate PPEs 4. Safe System of
like Chemical apron, Work must be provided.
Chemical gloves, goggles, 5. Permit to
respirators and Safety work system must be
Shoes/ Gum Boots. implemented. 6.
1 Pest Control 6. Proper storage 4 4 16 Adequate Supervision must 4 2 8 FM, HSE Manager Yes
area (locked and labeled) be Provided to ensure safety.
must be allocated. 7. Job
rotation must be provided to
reduce the chances of
prolonged exposure to
chemicals. 8. Periodic
Health Survillence must be
Provided.
1. Spray drift leading to 1. Respiratory 1. Training on spraying 1. Install mist-control nozzles
inhalation or contact irritation, poisoning techniques must be to reduce spray drift
from mist inhalation, provided. 2. Enhanced regular
or chemical spills 2. Appropriate PPEs like maintenance and inspection
Chemiacal apron, schedule for equipment
Chemical gloves, goggles,
respirators and Safety
Use of Spraying Shoes/ Gum Boots.
2 3. Low-pressure 3 3 9 2 2 4 FM, HSE Manager Yes
Equipment
sprayers to reduce misting
1. Lifting and carrying heavy 1. Musculoskeletal 1. Clear walkways and 1. Use of mechanical aids
equipment or containers injuries, back strain, barricade the area to such as powered trolleys
or slips and trips prevent trips 2.
2. Usage of Rotate workers (Job rotation /
trolleys 3. Shift Schedules) to avoid
Safe Manual handling repetitive strain
Procedure training must 3. Regular and periodic
Manual Handling be provided mainteance and inspection
(Moving Equipment, 4. Appropriate PPEs must be done for the
3 3 2 6 3 1 3 FM, HSE Manager Yes
Chemical like Chemical apron, equipment. 4. TBT or
Containers) Chemical gloves, goggles, Pre work Briefing must be
respirators and Safety provided.
Shoes/ Gum Boots.
1. Bites, stings, or contact 1. Infections, allergic 1. Pre-assessment of pest 1. Avoid direct contact with
with aggressive pests reactions, or diseases activity pests through the use of traps
like rabies or 2. Use of appropriate or barriers
hantavirus PPE (gloves, long sleeves) 2. Use safer, non-lethal traps
3. where possible 3.
First aid training for bites Safe system of work must be
Pest Bites or Stings and stings provided. 3.
4 4 3 12 4 1 4 FM, HSE Manager Yes
(Rodents, Insects) Enhance the use of pest-
specific PPE (bite-proof
gloves)
1. Falling from ladders or 1. Fractures, head 1. Prior inspection of 1. Avoid work at heights
elevated platforms injuries, or fatal ladder before use. where possible by using long-
injuries 2. TBT and Training reach equipment
on safe ladder usage 2. Use scaffolds or mobile
3. Buddy system to elevated platforms (MEWP)
avoid the fall 3. Use Full Body fall-arrest
4. Permit to Work to be systems 4. Effective
Working at Heights ensured for height works supervision must be provided.
5 (Treating high areas 5. PPE: 5 2 10 5 1 5 FM, HSE Manager Yes
or rooftops) Safety harnesses,
Hardhats, Safety Shoes
where applicable
1. Limited access, oxygen 2. Asphyxiation, 1. Prior inspection of 1. Use of remotely operated
depletion, or toxic respiratory distress, confined space to enesure equipment in confined spaces
atmosphere or injury from Hazardous Gases using 2.
restricted movement gas monitors Permit-to-work system
2. Barricade the area to 3. Continuous monitoring of
avoid people expose to atmosphere with gas
Confined Spaces confined space detectors 4.
6 (Crawlspaces, Attics, 3. respirators, 5 2 10 Effective supervision must be 5 1 5 FM, HSE Manager Yes
etc.) protective clothing provided.
1. Slipping on wet or uneven 1. Fractures, sprains, 1. Housekeeping to 1. Improve surface traction
surfaces while carrying or minor injuries ensure clean, dry with non-slip mats
equipment or chemicals walkways 2. 2. Clear marking of
Use of non-slip footwear hazard areas
3. 3. Continuous use
7 Slips, Trips, and Falls Prompt spill cleanup 3 2 6 of non-slip boots 3 1 3 FM, HSE Manager Yes
4. Barricade
the area and place
signages
1. Flammable chemicals 1. Fire, explosion, 1. Safe chemical storage 1. Fire suppression systems in
may ignite if improperly burns, or significant (away from ignition storage areas
handled property damage sources) 2. Regular fire drills and
2. Designated smoking chemical storage inspections
area must be utilised for
smoking. 3. Emergency Response
3. Ventilation in storage procedure, Emergency
areas 4. response plan, evacuation
Flammable chemicals plan must be placed and
must be stored only at communicate to all inside the
designated chemical workplace.
storage area and signages 4. Regular and periodic
must be placed and the inspection of the Fire
storage area/ room must detection and Fire
be locked to avoided suppression system must be
unauthorised access ensured.
5. MSDS must
Fire and Explosion be placed in the
8 Risk (Flammable designated storage area 5 2 6 4 1 4 FM, HSE Manager Yes
Chemicals) 6.
Chemicals must be stored
as per compactability in
designated chemical
storage area.
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