Sterlite Technologies Ltd.

Project: IP MPLS Network for Indian Navy (VARUN) EHS-Manual-Annexure-A02

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT
Doc. No. : STL-VARUN-EHS-M-A02-HIRA-R0
Date Prepared by Reviewed by: Approved by Audit Comments
20-07-2018 Name
Rev. No.
Signature
Date

EXPOSOURE IMPACT RISK EXISTING ACTION MEASURE FOR RISK CONTROL

SEVERITY LEGISLATION
SR NO. ACTIVITY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED RISK FREQUENCY CONTROL IN RISK LEVEL ( please provide the second level document title and number from OHSE master list of
S/C L
L/E PLACE documents for each activity )
(SxE)
Before Starting of Project

1. Employment of medically fitness person at workplace.

1. Starting work without 1. Damage Under ground 2.Work permit system to be done before start of any critical work
permission Utility at site on daily basis and close it on time.
1 Prerequisite 2. Unskilled people or may 2. Physical Injury or 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW 3. Safety Induction to be done before starting of work
not use required PPE's Disease 4. Job specific training (TBT) shall be imparted by the supervisor.
3. Medically unfit people 3. Giddiness and disease 5. All required PPE's Like helmet, safety shoes, reflective jacket,
safety goggle to be provided before entry in site premises

Civil / Structural Work

Using plan and drawing, PTW, inform to owner of U/G facility,
Electric Shock, Fire,
Exposure of U/G Utilities 3 2 Yes 6 Yes High Manual excavation, Experienced personnel are engaged , Strict
Explosion
supervision, PPE
Vehicle / Machinery Using plan and drawing, Manual excavation, Experienced
injury 4 3 NO 12 Yes LOW
Earth Movement personnel are engaged , Strict supervision, PPE
2
Work/Excavation/Piling
Manual Handling injury/ill-health 3 4 NO 12 Yes LOW Experienced personnel are engaged , PPE

Fall of Material in excavated Barricading the excavated pits, Keep excavated material away
Injury 4 3 NO 12 Yes LOW
pit 2mtr from the edge, Use appropriate PPE

Overloading & Fall of

injury/ill-health 2 2 4 Yes LOW Usages of PVC hand gloves and gumboot and Uses of nose mask
material on road
1. Experienced & licensed drivers & operators to operate vehicles
Rash Heavy vehicle
injury 5 1 5 Yes LOW 2. Speed limit 20KMPH is observed. Warning signage is posted.
movement
3.Security entry / exit of all vehicle
Unauthorized access/ Security check at gate to restriction to access unnecessarily,
injury/ill-health 4 2 8 Yes LOW
Movement of persons visitor gate pass, safety instruction, PPE
3 Transportation of excavated earth
Failure of communication Flag man deputed at location, reverse horn, experienced driver,
injury 4 3 12 Yes LOW
system-driver/flag man safe driving training,

1.Daily Inspection before operation.

Mechanical Failure of 2. 3rd party inspection
5 1 5 Yes LOW
Vehicle/equipment 3.Exp. Operator
4. Periodic Preventive maintenance

1. Ensure fall protection while working near cut-outs/openings.

2. Ensure fall zone area barricading while working near cut-
outs/openings.
1. Sharp edges of block
2. Manual material handling & height work training to be
2. Uncovered cut-outs near 1. Scratches, injury
conducted training to be conducted.
4 Masonry or Block work block work area 2. Injury 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
3. Daily tool box talk to be conducted before starting activity.
3. Fall of block from height 3. Injury
Ensure proper stacking of block (Not more than 1.5 meter)
4. Use of unsafe scaffold
4. Ensure safe working platform while working at height.
4. Ensure PPEs like Helmet, safety shoes, hand gloves & reflective
jacket.

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 EXPOSOURE IMPACT RISK EXISTING ACTION MEASURE FOR RISK CONTROL
SEVERITY LEGISLATION
SR NO. ACTIVITY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED RISK FREQUENCY CONTROL IN RISK LEVEL ( please provide the second level document title and number from OHSE master list of
S/C L
L/E PLACE documents for each activity )
(SxE)

1) Ensure use of steel scaffold with adequate support. 2) Ensure

scaffold as close as practicable for stability of scaffold3) Ensure
1.Injuries2. Partial or
that scaffolding is erected on sole of plate or base plate4) Ensure
Fall of person permanent disabilities3. 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
that bracing are sufficient to prevent swing load and tilting . 5)
5 Plastering fatal
Ensure use safety belt and fall arrester. 6) Ensure working at
height permit

Slurry of cement concrete Skin diseases / irritation 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW 1)Ensure use of PPE’S.

1) Full body harness with double lanyard should be used &

supervisor has to ensure every person constant tie off while
climbing.
2) Loose hand tools should be tied either to hand or fixed
structure.
1. Skin irritation, 3) Material should not be thrown from height, it should be
1. Damage hand tools
Dermatitis lowered.
Plastering & Bricks works 2. Improper Access
2. Fall of person 4) Uniform distribution of load on scaffold platform & ensure
6 and other civil work at 3. Congested working area 2 2 NO 4 YES LOW
3. Slip, Trip, Fall & body platform should not be overloaded.
height i.e. above 1.8mtr. 4. Concrete handling
Injury 5) Scaffold should be checked as per safety inspection checklist
5. Unsafe platform
6. PPEs like safety helmet, safety shoes, gumboot, hand gloves,
safety goggles to be provided.
7. Close supervision to be provided by supervisor and engg.
8. All Hand tools should be good condition

1. Ensure to use of scaffold while working at height. Scaffold

1. Contact with chemicals, inspection to be done & tag to be provided.
working without safety 2. Chemicals to be stored at designated place with proper
goggle signage's & MSDS to be displayed nearby.
1. Eye/skin irritation
Water proofing at height & 2. Working without hand 2. MSDS of water proofing chemical to be explained to workers
7 2. Skin Irritation 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
on ground gloves engaged in the painting.
3. Injury
3. Use of unsafe scaffold - 3. Tool box talk to be conducted before starting activity.
incomplete platform, railing, 4. Ensure use of PPEs Helmet, safety shoes, reflective jacket,
absence of access safety goggles and hand gloves.

1)Ensure use of non defective hand tools. 2)Training and

1) Sharp hand tools sharp cut injuries 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
education2) Ensure use of PPE’S.
1.Injuries2. Partial or 1)Ensure guard is provided at nip point.2)Ensure use of PPE’S.3)
8 Carpentry 2) Rotating parts 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
permanent disabilities Check hand tool before use
1)Ensure BIS insulation cables2)Ensure Training 3) Ensure use of
3) Exposed cables Electrical shock 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
PPE’S.
2) Ensure scaffold as close as practicable for stability of
1.Injuries2. Partial or
scaffold3) Ensure that scaffolding is erected on sole of plate or
1)collapse of Ladder permanent disabilities3. 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
base plate4)Ensure that bracing are sufficient to prevent swing
fatal
load and tilting . 5) work permit
1) Ensure proper platform for working at height 2) Ensure
1.Injuries\material
9 Grid celling 2)fall of material 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW availability of toe guards, mid rails etc3) close supervision4) Tool
damage
box, trainings
1.Injuries2. Partial or 1) Ensure proper platform for working at height 2) Ensure
3) fall of person permanent disabilities3. 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW availability of toe guards& hand railing.3) Ensure use safety
fatal harness & fall arrester with life line.4) Tool box, trainings
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Work

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 EXPOSOURE IMPACT RISK EXISTING ACTION MEASURE FOR RISK CONTROL
SEVERITY LEGISLATION
SR NO. ACTIVITY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED RISK FREQUENCY CONTROL IN RISK LEVEL ( please provide the second level document title and number from OHSE master list of
S/C L
L/E PLACE documents for each activity )
(SxE)

1. Obtained daily work permit

2)Ensure electrical safety joint inspection checklist should be
filled by the contractor once in a week
3) Only certified electrician should authorised to doing electrical
1)Burn
1)Electrocution, 2)Short related work
10 Electrical work 2)Fire 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
circuit due to spark 4. Supply to be taken from ELCB board 30 mA
3)Fatality
5. Proper and required PPE i.e. safety helmet, safety shoes, hand
gloves, Safety goggle, Full body safety belt etc.
6. Electrical should ware 440 volt capacity rubber insulating hand
gloves while live electrical work

1) Ensure electrical works inspection by using Format No. K012-

OHS-EW-Ch-014/Rev02/Jan2016 (Frequency -Fortnightly)
2) Authorized electrician for electrical supply management.
3) Ensure electrical gloves wherever applicable.
1) Damaged electrical cable 1)Electrocution, fatal
4) Monthly training to be conducted on electrical safety, PPE,
2) Exposed electrical cables 2) Electrocution, fatal
Electricity supply incident reporting, emergency preparedness by safety officer
11 3) Cable tie by binding wire 3) Electrocution, fatal 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
management. 5) Ensure PPEs like helmet, safety shoes, hand gloves, reflective
3) Electrical equipments 4) Electrocution, fatal
jacket.
without body earthing
6) Ensure daily night work permit (Format No. L017-OHS-NP-Fr-
017/Rev03/May2015) for working beyond 6 pm.
7) Ensure insulation on power cables or lighting fixtures while
passing/ fixing on the metal parts.

1)Ensure use of PPE’s2) Ensure authorised Plumber.3) Ensure use

1)Sharp Edges of hand tools 1.Injuries 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
of personal protective equipment.1) Ensure use of PPE’S.

1.Injuries2. permanent 1)Ensure guard to rotating part.2) Trainings3) Ensure supervision

2) Rotating part of hand tools 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
disability by responsible person.4) General work permit
12 Plumbing
3)unhygienic working 1. Workers falling sick, 1)Ensure use of PPE’s.2)Pest Controls3)housekeeping 4) General
2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
locations hospitalisation Work permit
1) Ensure confined space entry work permit.2) Ensure proper
4)Working in confined space Oxygen deficiency 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
supervision.3)Ensure use of respirators.4) Training
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) Work
1. Fatal accident due 1) Ensure work permit for working at hight.2) Ensure supervision
13 Ducting working at height work at height. 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW by responsible person.3) Ensure use of personal protective
2.Injury equipment.4) Ensure availability of safety harness.5) Trainings

1. Fall of person 1. major injury 1.Walkway should be clear. 2.Anchoragement provided for fixing
2. Fall of material 2. Fracture of safety harness. 3.Remove loose material near peripheral area.
14 Duct closing 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
3. Caught in between 3. Hand injury 4.Proper supervision. 5.Training conducted to all workers. 6.Use
4. Electrocution 4. Electrical shock of PPEs (Helmet, safety shoes, reflective jacket, & safety harness)
Material Storage and Handling
Prefer Mechanical handling if possible
1. Deployment of experienced workforce
1) Improper access 1.Body and personal 2. Proper and required PPE i.e. safety helmet, safety shoes, hand
15 Manual Material Handling 2. over load injury 2 2 NO 4 YES LOW gloves, Safety goggle, Full body harness etc.
3. Insufficient man power 2. Material damage 3. Access should be cleared from any obstruction
4. Proper supervision to be provided
5. Sufficient man power to be provided of as per load

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 EXPOSOURE IMPACT RISK EXISTING ACTION MEASURE FOR RISK CONTROL
SEVERITY LEGISLATION
SR NO. ACTIVITY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED RISK FREQUENCY CONTROL IN RISK LEVEL ( please provide the second level document title and number from OHSE master list of
S/C L
L/E PLACE documents for each activity )
(SxE)

1. All flammable material should be store in one designated place

2. Area well ventilated
1) Fire & explosion 3. No combustible material allowed near storage
1.Burns & Injuries
16 Storage of chemicals & use 2)Poisoning 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW 4. No smoking allowed in side premises
2) Illness
3) Inhalation 5. Displayed MSDS near storage area and fallow the instruction
6. Kept fire extinguisher and sand bucket near storage area.
7. Training to be provided

1) Ensure incompatibility of chemicals2) Ensure proper storage

17 Storage of Paints and Uses 1) Fire and Explosion Burn & Injuries 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
conditions like temperature
Sickness and breathing 1) Ensure use of personal protective equipment2) Isolated
18 Storage of cement bags cement dust 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
problems storage facility.
Hot and Cold Work

1) Ensure hot work permit (Format No. L016-OHS-HoP-Fr-

016/Rev02/May2015)
2) Ensure welding machine inspection (Format No. K013-OHS-
WM-Ch-015/Rev03/Jan2016) (Frequency -Fortnightly)
1. Defective welding machine 1. Electrocution
3) Ensure competent welder
2. Damaged/exposed power , permanent disability
4) Ensure fire watcher
cables 2. Electrocution
5) Ensure fire blanket to cover combustible material
3. Combustible /flammable 3. Fire, property damage,
6) Monthly training on PPE, electrical safety, emergency
19 Welding materials near welding fatal 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
preparedness, incident reporting, fire extinguisher operation &
machine 4. Eye injury, scalding of
hot work to be conducted by vendor safety officer.
4. Flying of hot metals skin
7) Daily tool box talk to be conducted by supervisor for welder
5. Untrained person for 5. Electrocution, fire,
and fire watcher.
welding injury
8) Ensure required PPE's (Welding face shield, leather hand
gloves & apron, safety helmet, safety shoes etc.)
9) Ensure daily night work permit (Format No. L017-OHS-NP-Fr-
017/Rev03/May2015) for working beyond 6 pm.

1) Ensure hot work permit (Format No. L016-OHS-HoP-Fr-

016/Rev02/May2015)
2) Ensure plant & mobile equipment inspection (Format No. K016-
OHS-PE-Ch-018/Rev02/Jan2016). (Frequency -Fortnightly)
3) Ensure electrical connections from inspected DB panel.
4) Ensure required PPE's (Safety shoes, safety helmet, safety
goggle, hand gloves, nose mask, reflective jacket etc.)
1. Electrocution 5) Ensure good housekeeping.
Grinding/cutting by portable 1. Damaged power cable
20 3. Injury to body part, cut 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW 6) Monthly training on power tools safety, electrical safety,
grinding machine 2. Unguarded moving part
/laceration emergency preparedness, incident reporting & hot work to be
3. Flying of objects
4. Eye injury conducted by vendor safety officer.
7) Daily tool box talk to be conducted by supervisor for welder
and helper.
8) Ensure daily night work permit (Format No. L017-OHS-NP-Fr-
017/Rev03/May2015) for working beyond 6 pm.
9) Measures to be taken to control spreading of spark and hot
metal.

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 EXPOSOURE IMPACT RISK EXISTING ACTION MEASURE FOR RISK CONTROL
SEVERITY LEGISLATION
SR NO. ACTIVITY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED RISK FREQUENCY CONTROL IN RISK LEVEL ( please provide the second level document title and number from OHSE master list of
S/C L
L/E PLACE documents for each activity )
(SxE)

1) Ensure hot work permit (Format No. L016-OHS-HoP-Fr-

016/Rev02/May2015)
2) Ensure plant & mobile equipment inspection (Format No. K016-
OHS-PE-Ch-018/Rev02/Jan2016). (Frequency -Fortnightly)
3) Ensure electrical connections from inspected DB panel.
1. Eye injury 4) Ensure required PPE's (Safety shoes, safety helmet, safety
1. Flying dust from drilling
Use of power tools (Drill 2. Electrocution goggle, hand gloves, nose mask, reflective jacket etc.)
2. Damaged power cable
21 machine, wood cutting 3. Injury to body part, cut 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW 5) Ensure good housekeeping.
3. Unguarded moving part
machine) \laceration 6) Monthly training on power tools safety, electrical safety,
4. Flying of objects
4. Eye injury emergency preparedness, incident reporting & hot work to be
conducted by vendor safety officer.
7) Daily tool box talk to be conducted by supervisor for welder
and helper.
8) Ensure daily night work permit (Format No. L017-OHS-NP-Fr-
017/Rev03/May2015) for working beyond 6 pm.

1. Electrical shock 1. Use Good quality and standard machine. 2)Use IS standard
1. Electrocution
2. Body injury moving wheel Only. 3) Ensure guard for cutting wheel. 4)Trained
Ply wood cutting by use of 2. Wheel break
22 3. Eye injury 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW person to do the work. 4) Use of required PPEs (Helmet, safety
wood cutting machine 3. Flying particle
3. Hand injury shoes, reflective jacket, safety goggle & nose mask). 5) Tool box
4. Contact with hand
talk to be conducted before starting work 6) Ensure housekeeping

1). Obtained daily work permit

2)Ensure painting checklist should be used once in a week
3)Contractor should adhere all the requirements mentioned in
1)Exposure of skin 1)Skin burn / disease
Painting ( Use of hazardous the MSDS.
2) Splashes of paint in the 2)Eye injury
23 substances, flammable 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW 4. Kept fire extinguisher near paint storage
eye 3)Breathing difficulties
materials) 5. Proper and required PPE i.e. safety helmet, safety shoes, hand
3) Fumes 4) Fire & Explosion
gloves, Safety goggle, Full body safety belt etc.
6. Empty paint tin store in one designated placed
7. Training to be provided for handling paint and chemicals

Other Routine / non-Routine / Common Work Activity

1) General work permit to be obtained (Format No. L010-OHS-GP-

Fr-010/Rev02/Oct2015). 2) Housekeeping inspection to be done
1) Stagnant water (Format No. K006-OHS-HK-Ch-008/Rev02/Jan2016. (Frequency -
2) Sharpe edges 1) Illness Fortnightly)
3) Projecting nails 2) Cut/laceration 3) Daily tool box talk to be conducted.
4) Dust generation 3) Cut/laceration 5) Ensure use of PPEs like safety shoes or gum boots, helmets,
23 House keeping 2 2 NO 4 YES LOW
5) Working without PPEs 4) Respiratory diseases hand gloves, nose mask, safety goggle, Etc.
6) Presence of snake or other 5) Injury 6) Ensure daily night work permit (Format No. L017-OHS-NP-Fr-
dangerous reptiles 6) Snake bite 017/Rev03/May2015) for working beyond 6 pm.
7) Ensure regular pest control (Fortnightly) 8) Ensure regular
cleaning of accumulated water.

1. Height work permit to be obtained. (Format No. L015-OHS-HP-

Fr-015/Rev02/May2015). If applicable.
1.Use of unsafe scaffold 1. Falling from height,
2. Drip collection tray to be used while maintenance. 3. Tool box
2. Oil / diesel spillage injury
talk to be conducted 3. PPES to be used (safety shoes, helmet,
24 Maintenance activity 3) Working at height without 2. Soil contamination 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
reflective jacket, hand gloves) 4. Ensure fixing of guard after
safety harness 3. Falling from height,
maintenance 5. Ensure maintenance activity by authorized
injury
persons only

1) Ensure use steel ladder.2) Ensure proper check before use of

1)Damaged ladder 1.Injuries 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
ladder.
25 Use of ladder

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 EXPOSOURE IMPACT RISK EXISTING ACTION MEASURE FOR RISK CONTROL
SEVERITY LEGISLATION
SR NO. ACTIVITY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED RISK FREQUENCY CONTROL IN RISK LEVEL ( please provide the second level document title and number from OHSE master list of
S/C L
L/E PLACE documents for each activity )
(SxE)
25 Use of ladder 1.Injuries2. Partial or 1) Ensure the bottom support of ladder is placed properly.2)
2) slip of ladder permanent disabilities3. 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW Ensure Design of ladder as per job 3) Ensure angle of ladder.4)
fatal Check list
1) Workers to be instructed to drink plenty of water to avoid
dehydration.2) Workers to be encouraged to increase their fluid
intake during hot weather.3) Workers to be instructed to stay in
1. Heat stress, Heat the shade whenever possible, during breaks and especially lunch
26 Working in Hot whether 1. Extreme heat 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
stroke, Dehydration time4) Tool box talk to be conducted by vendor safety officer to
explain risk of extreme heat & preventive measures to e
explained.5) Ensure PPEs like helmet, safety shoes, reflective
jacket.

1. Night work permit L017-OHS-NP-Fr-017/Rev03/May2015 to

be obtained.
1. Poor illumination
2. Ensure availability of emergency vehicle
Slip, trip, fall hazard due to 1. Injury, Fracture
3. Ensure adequate illumination at work locations & access
poor illumination 2. Falling from height,
4. Ensure Tool box talk
27 Working at night 2. Absence of edge Injury to body part 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
5. Ensure good housekeeping
barricading 3. Falling from height,
6. Ensure PPEs like safety shoes, helmet, reflective jacket (Safety
3. Uncovered openings Injury to body part
harness while working at height)
7. Ensure edge barricading for lift shafts, slab
8. Ensure all cut-outs/openings to be closed
1. Follow Safe Material handling procedure
1. Slip, Trip, Fall & 2. Training to be provided for SWP
1. Manual shifting of
Physical Injury 3. Follow MSDS Instruction
Anti-Termite Chemical chemical
28 2. Skin irritation, 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW 4. Provide Fire-Extinguisher (Co2 or DCP)
Treatment 2. Handling of chemical
Dermatitis, 5. kept in cool and dry , well ventilated area.
3. Storage
3. Fire 6. Proper and required PPE i.e. safety helmet, safety shoes,
rubber hand gloves, Safety goggle, Nose mask etc.
)Provision of security check post/Shelter. 2)Provision of
communication system. 3)Use of Whistle for traffic
control.5)Trained person to do the work. 4)Displayed instruction,
1. Entry of new 1. Lack of awareness / rule & regulation, Emergency contact numbers & first aider
29 Gate Management 2 1 NO 2 YES LOW
vehicles/workers unauthorized entry numbers in security cabin 5) Mandatory PPEs to be checked 6)
Entry & exit record to be maintained of all staff, workers &
visitors 7) Entry & exit record of all vehicle to be maintained 8)
PPEs to be checked

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