TASK DESCRIPTION

EXACAVATION FOR CABLE LAYING

PROJECT LOCATION

S.No

Activity

Hazards Involved

Exacavation
For Cable Trench
by Hand Tools

Damage
Underground
facilities

DATE

TRANSCO LDC

Consequences

Environment / Property
Damage

REF NO

Probaility

Risk
Rating

Excavation
close to
electrical poles

Trips, slips
falling to the
excavation

Dust, Heat,
noise and
vibration

Property Damage

Property, and
Personnel

Injury to personnel

TRA 03

Control Measures

Residual
risk

Reasponsible
Person

Supervisor

Trial pits made to establish

services lines

Supervisor

Proper access/egress to be
provided(Ladder/Stair)

Supervisor

Proper PPE to be used (safety

goggles, dust mask, car plug)

Supervisor

Trial pits made to establish

services lines
Cable detector
Use of updated
underground facility layout
Mark cable / piping routes
-

06/06/2012

Use of Hand Tools

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EXACAVATION FOR CABLE LAYING

PROJECT LOCATION

S.No

Activity

Cable Installation

Hazards Involved

Consequences

Unauthorised
work.Electrocut
ion, fire.

Electric
Fire.

shock.

Electric shockfrom
livecircuit,shorting
sparkswrong
connections,wrong
item.

Electric
shock.
Property damage.
Damage to test
equipment

TRANSCO LDC

DATE
REF NO

06/06/2012
TRA 03

Probaility

Risk
Rating

Control Measures

Environment / Property
Damage

Use
proper
Personal
Protective Equipment when
using electric power tools
e.g face shields, rubber
soled shoes

Property Damage

Property, and
Personnel, depth

Injury to personnel
Property, and
Personnel, death

Residual
risk

Reasponsible
Person

Supervisor

Always switch off power

and pull out the plug before
changing parts on the tool or
making some adjustments.

Supervisor

Check with voltmeter that

power is off.
Switch off power on earth
leakage.

Supervisor

Encourage electric hazard

spotting among employees
such as cracked plug etc and
get them to report fault for
remedial action.

Supervisor

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EXACAVATION FOR CABLE LAYING

PROJECT LOCATION

S.No

Activity

Backfilling Using
Hand tools

Hazards Involved

Consequences

Employees working
too close to each
other with hand
tools

TRANSCO LDC

DATE
REF NO

06/06/2012
TRA 03

Probaility

Risk
Rating

Control Measures

Residual
risk

Reasponsible
Person

Environment / Property
Damage

employees will be informed

through Tool box talks to work
too close to each other and
working task to be identified for
each

Supervisor

Dust and heat

Environmental
Condition

Property Damage

Proper PPE to be used and

Welfare facilities, cold water,
shaded area, adequate rest
period regularly
Stand by vehicle should be
available at site all time

Employees working
too close to each
other with hand
tools

Property, and
Personnel

Employees should not work not

too close to each other and
working task to be identified for
each

Improper
tools

Injury to personnel

Use the right tools for the right

job

use

of

Hand tools should check and

provide proper sticker to ensure
the safety of the workers
Foreman to check if back fill
procedure is being
complied

Supervisor

Supervisor

Supervisor

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PROJECT LOCATION

EXACAVATION FOR CABLE LAYING

TRANSCO LDC

LIKELIHOOD

DATE

06/06/2012

REF NO

TRA 03

CONSEQUENCES
Insignificant

Minor

Moderate
(Significant

Major
(operations

Catastrophic

(Minor Problem
Easily Handled by
Normal Day to
Day Processes)

(Some Disruption
Possible)

Almost Certain
(e.g, 90% chance)

High

High

Extreme

Extreme

Extreme

Likely

Moderate

High

High

Extreme

Extreme

Low

Moderate

High

Extreme

Extreme

Low

Low

Moderate

High

Extreme

(e.g, Between 50%

and 90% chance)

Moderate

(e.g., Between 10 %
and 50% chance)

Time/Resources severely damaged)

Required)

(Business Survival Is
At Risk Damage)

Unlikely

(e.g., Between 3%
and 10% chance)

TASK DESCRIPTION
PROJECT LOCATION

EXACAVATION FOR CABLE LAYING

TRANSCO LDC

DATE

06/06/2012

REF NO

TRA 03

Rare
(e.g., <3% chance)

Low

Low

Moderate

High

High