JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS SHEET

JSA Team: Approved by: Date: SPECIFIC ACTIVITY BEING ASSESSED:

PILE LOAD TEST KENTLEDGE

PPE: Helmet, safety shoes, gloves, goggle, Leather gloves Job Location: Project site

ACTIVITY POTENTIA LIKELY CAUSES CONSEQUENCE CONTROL MEASURE

L HAZARD S
(What I am (What can go (What can cause it to (What will happen (What can be done to prevent it from going
going to do?) wrong?) go wrong?) if the Hazard is wrong?)
released?)

Inspection of Falling of load Sinking of ground Serious personnel injury - proper compaction of ground that could withstand the
ground Crane collapse Damage to property Max load of test.
Inspection of Falling Failure of Crane Serious injuries / Fatality - Crane, Slings, Shackles, belts and all lifting
Crane, Lifting load/Falling Failure of lifting gears Property damage tackles shall be Inspection passed.
gears object - Crane should have passed the load Test.
- 3rd Party certification of Fitness should be
ensured for Crane and all other lifting tackle e.g.
slings shackles etc.

Placing of cross Falling of beams Inappropriate supports Personnel Injury, bending - Blocks to be provided under the beams
beams Pinch point for of beams - Targetted safety talk with riggers cautioning
riigger Riggers not attentive Injury to riggers about pinch points, riggers to wear leather gloves
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Slinging of load Falling object Under rated lifting gears Personnel injury /  Integrity of the hook embedded in the block to be
block Yielding of lifting Uncertified lifting gears Fatality verified by visual inspection. In case of doubt, do
tackles Inappropriate sling fixing Property damage not use that block unless its DPT has been
Falling personnel Improper fall protection carried out & declared Fit.
 Inspection of each block to be carried out for any
cracks , particularly around the hook.
- Only Trained & authorized personnel shall work
- All personnel working at height shall protect
against falling.
 - Certified / inspected lifting gears shall be used.
Falling of load / - Failure of Crane Serious injuries / Fatality - Safety Talk shall be conducted to explain JSA
Lifting & Unbalancing of - Failure of lifting Property damage with all participants before lifting
placing of load crane point of hook - Only 4 authorized personnel shall go up to work
block on Skidding of - Improper lifting on plat form.
Kentledge beams - Inadequate Placing - Designated signalman wearing high visibility
Falling of of CRANE jacket to be allowed to give signals to the crane
personnel - High wind velocity operator.
- Improper fall - Crane outriggers shall be extended fully.
protection - Ground shall have hard surface & Outrigger pads
to be used.
- Area around the work place shall be barricaded
to stop unauthorized entry.
- No body should stay under suspended load or
move through the operating radius of boom.
- The weight of the load shall be taken smoothly
without allowing it to jerk.
- Stand by man to be assigned with mega phone to
warn against unsafe position of people working
on plat form.
- The entire activity shall be performed under the
supervision of a qualified Supervisor & Safety
officer.

Integrity of Sliding / Inappropriate beams for Serious injuries / Fatality - Contractor to ensure integrity of beams through
beams to be unbalancing of the job. Property damage due to load calculation.
checked block Sliding of girder / collapse of Plat form - Correct beams shall be deployed & so placed to
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bending of beam bear rated load.
- Secure beams by weld / wedge to avoid sliding /
skidding

- No body work under the plat form while block

loading is in progress.
- Personnel to take care for hands & foot not to be
caught between block.
- Proper certified Scaffold access to be provided
for ascending / descending of personnel
- Ladder can be used for ascending & descending
at lower elevation.
-
Adjustment of Collapse of Providence Serious injuries / Fatality .Entry of personnel underneath the plat form should be
reference beams, Kentledge Property damage due to allowed after ONE hour of completion of the load.
dial gauge and collapse of Plat form Max 3 personnel shall stay at a time to record results
engagement of
Hydraulic Jack
by persons
working
underneath the
Kentledge.
Deployment of Whipping of hose Loose connection Personnel injury Correct rated and intact hoses shall be used.
Hydraulic pump Rupture of hose Under rated hose Firm tightening of coupling shall be ensured
Operator shall stay away from the suspended load/hoses
as possible
Hoses shall be fixed suitably to prevent whipping
Work at night Load struck Poor visibility Load falling Adequate lighting over the kentledge and working area.
against Crane unbalancing Crane operation shall be done very cautiously.
Serious injury Nobody to be engaged on this job after 12 hours of
Fatality property damage working

WARNING.. IF THERE IS ANY ABNORMAL SITUATION OBSERVED WITH RESPECT TO TESTING RESULT OR PHYSICAL CONDITION ACTIVITY WOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
STOPPED
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Note:
1) Testing to be done only by Kentledge method of pile test.
2) Procedure for recording observation during testing shall be the same as followed earlier.