Inspections and risk mapping

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Inspections and risk mapping

• We can make walk through inspections, or area,
  task or hazard specific inspections
• As we go we need to make notes and drawings to
  help us make a report
• As we do this we need to ask workers about their
  opinions regarding hazards, health problems or
  accidents and ideas for improvements
• We can organise the investigation and information
  about risks as follows..

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Physical Hazards

• Falls from heights,scaffolds, roofs, ladders,
  trips and slips
• Excavation hazards and confined spaces
• Machinery, entrapment, cuts
• Transport (forklifts, hoists, cranes)
• Electricity
• Manual handling and lifting, repetitive work
• Noise and vibration

3
Chemical Hazards

• Solvents (paints, laquers, varnishes, strippers,
  glues)
• Pesticides (e.g. timber treatments)
• Dust (wood, cement, MMF, silica, gypsum)
• Lead and other metal fumes (welding)
• Diesel and carbon monoxide
• Cement
• Asbestos

4
Biological Hazards

• Contaminated water supply
• Malaria
• Dengue
• Weils disease (rats)
• HIV AIDS
• Infectious diseases, such as hepatitis or
  tuberculosis

5
Psychosocial hazards

• Poor work organisation
• Stress, being exposed to risks
• Bullying
• Work overload long hours, shift work, fast
  pace,lack of breaks, productivity pressure,
  monotonous work
• Lack of information and training
• No, or poor, participation and consultation

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Main OSH observations on site

• Housekeeping order and tidiness
• Safety organisation safety officer, safety rep,
  safety committee, information and training
• Working habits and PPE
• Falls protection scaffolding, roof work,
  interior shafts edge protection, guard rails,
  boarding

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Main observations on site

• Welfare water, latrines, clothing, eating and
  washing facilities
• Machinery, equipment and tools
• Excavations shored up, stop blocks
• Electricity and lighting