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Here Is a sample of an internal company risk assessment. This assessment is in ADDITION to all state health and safety guidelines
1. Fall from height
2. Protection against collapse of structure
3. Personal protective equipment
4. Control and recognition of substances hazardous to health
5. Unauthorised access by members of the public
6. Injury caused by working plant
7. Injury caused by falling debris/live services
Examination of the site hazards and the study of this document, reflects the anticipated implementation of safety factors.
FALLS FROM HEIGHT
All manual worked faces above 2 metres in height will have scaffold cladding and/or edge protection/hydraulic platform.
Any exposed internal dropping zones will receive edge protection.
In the event of exposed roof top traverse, crawling board, safety lines and static anchorage will be utilised.
PROTECTION AGAINST COLLAPSE OF STRUCTURES
All structures will be progressively worked from one common face. Care will be taken so as not to de-stabilise the main supports.
At the end of each shift, inspections by the supervisor in charge will determine as to what temporary measure, if any, will have to be implemented until the commencement of the next shift.
Any suspended structure will not be used as temporary storage decks. All materials will be placed directly onto the adjacent ground levels (unless adequate temporary support is introduced).
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
All personnel must wear safety helmets at all times within the building and on site.
Those involved in the use of flame cutting equipment or straight sided cutting of wheels must wear eye protection .
Those involved in the use of, or working in close proximity to, equipment such as pneumatic hammers and cutting of wheels must wear hearing protection.
Breaking out operations will produce high levels of nuisance dust and all personnel involved in breaking out and removal of rubble are to wear dust masks.
Waterproof overalls to be worn in areas of high concentrates of acidic water, pressure cleaning and general cleaning of haulage vehicles.
CONTROL OF RECOGNISED SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH
Prior to work commencing, senior site supervision will liaise with the client's resident engineer. They will provide identification tabs outlining possible types of residue which are likely to be present within any vessels that are to be breached.
All U bends and traps which are present in pipe lines will be flushed through with suitable dispersant. Flange joints will be unbolted prior to flushing and/or similar fines will be placed at the mouth ready to receive the flushing agent.
All residual materials will be disposed to a licenced agent unless advised otherwise.
Hot cutting of ferrous metals where paint has been applied will be samples for lead content. Any nasal respiration and washing facilities will be issued as standard modes of operation.
Haulage vehicles to have their loads cocooned in visqueen or similar approved sheets, unless containers have fully enclosed bodies. Subject to State. requirements.
UNAUTHORISED ACCESS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Entire site perimeter to be fully enclosed with suitable security fencing/scaffold gantry as considered necessary by the site supervisor.
Warning notices displayed at vantage points.
Employ suitable third parties or in house security to patrol site during hours of darkness (subject to client's requirements)
INJURY CAUSED BY WORKING PLANT
Designated access routes through site for haulage vehicles to be adhered to.
Heavy plant to have Banksmen in constant attendance.
Reverse horns and lights to be implemented in confined pedestrian areas.
Pedestrian and traffic management during heavy plant accessing and egressing the site.
INJURY CAUSED BY LIVE SERVICES ETC.
Identify underground service lines and mark clearly with colourful material.
Check with Utility Engineer in respect of disconnections.
In the event of works close to live service lines, all work modes to be undertaken by hand techniques.
Exercise common sense and good housekeeping at all times.
External perimeter to be policed during sensitive manoeuvres.
Areas beneath demolition to be cordoned off.
Constant evaluation of site safety.
GENERAL
Implement an effective practicable fire drill for use in the event of an emergency.
METHOD STATEMENT
demolition works are generally straightforward and pose no hazardous problems. All care will be taken on more unusual sites
and any unusual dangers identified and dealt with
The primary stage will be to screen the site and erect the scaffold as per the Sequence of Works.
All demolition works will be carried out by long reach machine thereby posing no problems to employees. When materials are at ground level hand tools will be employed to clear and break up the bases.
All debris and materials will be removed from site as they arise.
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