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The person who is using this Risk Assessment must add/remove hazards/control measures to ensure that it is made site specific
Activity Use of Excavators for Lifting Operations Site/Location Risk Assessment No.
Person Completing Form Kevin Morris Job Title Appointed Person Date
Review Date August 2015 Reviewed By Kevin Morris Next Review Date February 2016
Persons at Risk MWH Employee Client’s Employee Other’s Employee Member of Public
Initial Risk Level (of the hazard, before implementing all of the Control Measures and Actions)
Potential Severity of Harm (A) 3 Likelihood of Harm Occurring (B) 3 Initial Risk Level (A x B) 9
Action Action
Action
Hazard Control Measures Additional Control Measures Target Complete
By
Date (Initial)
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Action Action
Action
Hazard Control Measures Additional Control Measures Target Complete
By
Date (Initial)
Daily plant inspections will be completed. The slinger or operator should check the lifting
accessories, including the lifting point, before use
to ensure they are not damaged or worn.
Weekly Inspections will be completed and recorded on
Defective equipment. the appropriate documentation.
Any defective lifting accessories should be
removed from service immediately.
Excavators need to be thoroughly examined every 12
months.
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Action Action
Action
Hazard Control Measures Additional Control Measures Target Complete
By
Date (Initial)
Chain slings should not have any distorted links
or components, hooks should not be bent and
the safety clip should be in working condition.
Report all defects to the supervisor.
Only use excavators with marked Safe Working All excavators, backhoes and front end loaders
Load; require pre-use checks, inspections and
maintenance to ensure that they do not
deteriorate to an extent where the operator or
other persons are put at significant risk.
Plant and equipment shall not be allowed within:
Contact with 15 metres of overhead lines suspended from steel
towers See HSE publication GS6 Avoidance of danger
overhead services
9 metres of overhead lines suspended from wooden from overhead electric lines.
causing poles
electrocution. If work requires being closer than stated above power to be
isolated or rerouted (consult with owner/supplier).
Additional guidance:
Only use excavators with marked Safe Working
Load.
Lifting loads in BS EN 474-1:2006, Earth-moving machinery. Safety
excess of the safe Any earth-moving machine designed for object - Part 1: General requirements.
handling shall have a rated object handling
working load (SWL)
capacity table available inside the cab. If a rated BS EN 474-3:2006, Earth-moving machinery. Safety
causing excavator to object handling capacity table is not available then - Part 3: Requirements for loaders.
turn over or the machine should not be used for object
equipment failure. handling. BS EN 474-4:2006, Earth-moving machinery. Safety
- Part 4: Requirements for backhoe loaders.
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Action Action
Action
Hazard Control Measures Additional Control Measures Target Complete
By
Date (Initial)
An earth-moving machine used for lifting operations BS EN 474-5:2006, Earth-moving machinery. Safety
must be fitted with a lifting eye and have a - Part 5: Requirements for hydraulic excavators.
certificate of incorporation,
BS 7121-1:2006, Code of practice for safe use of
cranes — Part 1: General.
If the rated lifting capacity for an excavator or the BS 7121-3:2000, Code of practice for safe use of
cranes — Part 3: Mobile cranes.
backhoe portion of a backhoe-loader is greater
than one tonne then the machine must be fitted
Lifting loads in with check valves in accordance with the ISO 8643:1997, Safety of earth-moving machinery.
Specification for hydraulic excavator and backhoe
excess of the safe requirements of ISO 8643:1997. loader boom lowering control device.
working load (SWL)
causing excavator to All excavators that are used for lifting must have a ISO 10567:1992, Safety of earth-moving machinery.
turn over or rated capacity indicator (RCI), which is an acoustic Methods for the calculation and verification of the lift
or visual warning device which indicates to the capacity of hydraulic excavators.
equipment failure. operator when the object handling capacity or
corresponding load moment is reached. LOLER, Safe Use of Lifting Equipment – Lifting
Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 –
Approved Code of Practice and Guidance. HSE
Operators manual shall be kept in the cab. Books L113.
Operator and persons involved with the lifting operation PUWER, Safe Use of Work Equipment – Provision
must be aware of the weights to be lifted and the risk and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 –
involved. Approved Code of Practice and Guidance. .
Excavation collapse
Excavator must not be positioned directly alongside
causing crushing of unsupported excavations.
personnel.
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Action Action
Action
Hazard Control Measures Additional Control Measures Target Complete
By
Date (Initial)
Presence of
personnel adjacent to Use traffic marshal or banks-man when travelling with a
load.
the machine’s travel
path
Residual Risk Level (after implementing all of the Control Measures and Actions)
Potential Severity of Harm (A) 1 Likelihood of Harm Occurring (B) 2 Residual Risk Level (A x B) 2
Slightly Harmful 1 Harmful 2 Extremely Harmful 3 Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
Highly Unlikely Low Risk Low Risk Medium Risk DO NOT PROCEED
1 1 2 3 Without Referring
Proceed with Reduce Risks
to Your Manager
Unlikely Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk Activity Further ALARP
Likelihood of Harm Occurring(B) First
2 2 4 6 under controlled (Method
(Method
Likely Medium Risk High Risk High Risk measures above Statements)
Statements
3 3 6 9 Permits to work)
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This Risk Assessment must be communicated to those who are carrying out the task the method of communication should be should be recorded in the boxes below
The above Risk assessment has been briefed to those individuals detailed below and they understand the requirements of the Risk assessment.
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