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MASAR PROJECT - MAKKAH

Risk Assessment Excavation Serial # 03
 Minor injuries  Workers,
1. Collapse of
Trench /  Fractures. Operators &
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20  Excavation work should be carefully planned by a
qualified person before work starts so it can be
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Tunnel / Deep  Head injuries site staff carried out safely. Planning involves identifying the
Excavation  Serious/Fatal involved in hazards, assessing the risks and determining
Injuries excavation appropriate control measures in consultation with
 Suffocation activities all relevant persons involved in the work.
 The qualified person must be capable to identify
existing and predictable hazards, soil types, or
working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous,
or dangerous to personnel.
 The qualified person must determine the
appropriate method of excavation – benching,
shoring or sloping, or combination of methods
depending on space available, nature of
operations, and soil type. Determine soil type prior
to entry (i.e., stable rock, or Type A, B or C
soil).Decide whether to guard the walls by
benching, shoring, sloping, or a combination.
 All excavation work must be planned before work
commences to identify hazards and assess risk.
Sufficient equipment and materials must be made
available throughout the works.
 Each employee in an excavation shall be protected
from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.
 Planner & Competent person to determine to
provide Shoring, Shielding, Sloping or benching
system for trenches between 5 feet and 20 feet
deep as a preventive measure to protect the
workers from cave in.
 Excavations are less than 5 feet (1.52 m) in depth;
the ground shall be examined by competent person

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to provide no indication of potential cave-ins.

 If an excavation is greater than 20 feet deep, a
registered professional engineer must design the
protective system.
Contact with &  Electric shock  Workers,  Identify all underground existing utilities (Electric
damage to  Serious or fatal Operators & Cables, Water Lines & Sewage Lines.
existing services injury. Site Staff  Notify appropriate parties prior to excavation in the
/ utilities during  Water leak / involved with vicinity of existing underground services.
Excavation flooding excavation  Permits shall be secured in advance from the
 Sewage leak activities. relevant utility / local authority prior to excavation in
 Property the vicinity of existing underground services.
Damage.  Carry out survey to confirm depth and line of
existing utilities (utilize suitable survey equipment
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relevant to the scope and scale of the work.
Mark the line of underground services to ensure
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visibility to all persons working in the vicinity.
 Where possible, underground electrical services
shall be de-energized prior to excavations.
 Expose the existing underground utility by hand
digging.
 Mechanical excavators shall not be used within 3
m (10 ft) of any pipes, cables, or other
obstructions.
PPE-Personal  Impact  Workers &  Everyone must where appropriate PPE and
Protective (falling/flying Site Staff additional PPE where required.
Equipment. objects) involved  Task Engineer/ Supervisor must ensure that all
Lack of available  Penetration with workers are wearing appropriate PPE (Personal
personal safety (sharp objects excavation Protective Equipment).
3. equipment.
Discipline
piercing
foot/hand)
activities. 3 3 09  Site Safety Officer must not allow anyone to enter
or to work without wearing appropriate PPE
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(failure to use  Skin burn by hot (Personnel Protective Equipment).
personal safety objects.
equipment &
PPE)

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Excavated  Minor injuries  General site  Hard Barricade (Jersey Barrier), shall be Provided PM
material or other  Head injuries workers, at a safe distance from the excavation to protect
objects falling on  Sharp tool Operators, individuals and mobile operating equipment.
workers penetrate and Drivers and  Warning Signs “Deep Excavation-Keep Out” shall
4. injure head
scull
other
contractors.
4 3 12 be provided at surrounding of excavation to alert
and avoid the entrance of unauthorized personnel.
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 Fractures and  Blinking warning lights shall be used above the
fatal injuries hard barricade at night time where there are
personnel or vehicle movement.
Operation of  Personal injury,  Operators &  Only 3rd party certified operators for the specific PM/
equipment by damage to personnel equipment shall be assigned to operate the HSEM
incompetent equipment, involved with equipment.
persons excavation
Excavation /
5.
Trench / Tunnel
activities. 4 4 16 3 2 06
collapse due to
operator error.

6. Struck  Personal injury  Workers and 4 3 CM/ 4 1

personnel by to worker and site staff 12  Only authorized personnel shall enter the HSEM 04
plant & site staff involved with excavation.
Equipment. working in excavation  Personnel should not work or stand directly under
Vehicle and excavation activities. materials or plant being placed within the
plant Collision.  Damage to excavation.
equipment  Operator and other personnel working in
and excavation must wear Hi-Visibility vest, Safety
vehicles. Helmet and other appropriate PPE all the time.
 Powered mobile plants/equipment shall be
equipped with warning device to alert the ground
personnel while reversing the plant/equipment.
 Trained flagman shall be assigned with all
equipment to control the movement of Heavy
Equipment.
 Traffic and pedestrian routes shall be segregated.
 Only one vehicle/equipment shall be allowed to
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pass on ramp (temporary road).

 Vehicle/equipment must not be allowed to pass
near the shoulder of ramp (temporary road).
 Heavy equipment shall not be operated within 1.8
m (6 ft.) of any excavation.
 Cranes shall not be operated closer than the depth
of the excavation.

Improper  Injury to ankle,  Workers  Means of access/egress from trench, excavations. HSEM/
Access/Egress feet, head , and site A stairway, ladder, ramp, steps or other safe CM
broken teeth’s staff means of access/egress shall be provided in trench
and fractures working excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in
with depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62
excavation m) of lateral travel for employees.
7. activities. 4 3 12  Ladders to be fixed at 75 degrees to the horizontal
(1 in 4). Tie securely at the top & bottom and
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ensure a firm and level footing to prevent slip.
Ladders must be secured to prevent movement
and must project about 1 meter above the ground
at the top. 3 points of contact should be
maintained.
Struck by falling  Injury to  Workers  Materials storage to be away from the top of CM/
Earth, workers and associated excavations. Employees shall be protected from PM/
Material property with excavated or other material that could pose a HSEM
damage due to excavation hazard by falling or rolling into excavations.
8. falling or rolling
material into
work 4 2 08 Protection shall be provided by placing and
keeping such materials at least 2 feet (.61 m) from
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excavation. the edge of excavations.
 Spoil storage areas must be clearly identified on
site.
9. Water Hazards  Flooding  Workers & 4 4  Dewatering equipment shall be prepared in CM/ 3 2
– Flooding leading to Work site staff 16 advance of excavations work where the water table HSEM 06
cessation working depth will lead to continual water ingress
leading to with the  Dewatering equipment shall be maintained in
financial and excavation working order and continually checked by a

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production loss activities. competent person

 Drowning/  Dewatering output shall be routed to storm water
fatality drainage / surface water drainage where possible
and not released on open ground. Where options
are limited excess water shall be tanked or
pumped to temporary retention ponds

PM – Project Manager Risk Matrix Severity

Project: MASAR Project Makkah CM – Construction Manager 1 2 3 4 5
HSEM – HSE Manager 1 1 2 3 4 5
Assessment Carried s 2 2 4 6 8 10
out By: Imran Ali Likelihood of 3 3 6 9 12 15
Harm 4 4 8 12 16 20
5 5 10 15 20 25
Reviewed By: Nadir Djoudi S = Severity 15 to 25 High
L = Likelihood 8 to 12 Medium High
Key
Rating = S X L 4 to 6 Medium Low
Assessment Date: Jan 23,2023 1
2 to 3 Low
Insignificant

Approved BY: Rida Khidr

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