TASK RISK ASSESSMENT

ENGINEERING KINETICS (PVT) LTD

TASK TITLE: Tail Lifting of Equipments Date: 01-01-2015

Activity: Lifting & Rigging TRA.EKL.010.2014
Location: Naimat Facility (Phase-V Extension) Project
Description: Lifting & placement of Equipments using Tail Lift method
RISK EVALUATION

Y/NALARP
RESIDUAL
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
S/No.

(Refer to
HAZARD HAZARD EFFECT Evaluation form) CONTROLS RISK
S P R DESCRIBE ACTION MANPOWER S P R
SPA: Lifting &
Rigging
1. Personal 1. Skilled workforce 1. Ensure the workers involved in the
Supervisor,
Unskilled Workers injury, F 6 8 deployed. lifting activity are trained, qualified and F 3 5 Yes
1. Safety
2. accident competent to carry out the work safely.
Watchman

Never stand between the 1. Position of the crane will be controlled

load and a barrier. by sup. Do a 360 deg swing, disengage
swing brake at 0, 90, 270, 360, to check
Personnel Certified
Place Crane on leveled & crane leveling.
injury. / Riggers.
Improper Crane compacted ground with 2. Follow controls for exclusion zone as
2 damage to F 6 8 Competent F 3 5 Y
setup fully extended out riggers marked on lifting plan.
other tank Rigging & Lifting
on wooden sleepers. 3.Inspect/ checklist the equipment
Supervisor.
(crane/ gears) before the lift, Tool box to
share movement arrangement with crane
driver/ operator/lookout/ supervisor
1. Look out to be deployed for safe
1. Look outs deployment reverse movement.
2. Slow reverse 2. Look out should use reflective vest. SPA: Lifting &
movement. 2. Reverse alarm should be used during Rigging
Personal injury,
3. Reverse alarm reverse movement. Supervisor,
2. Struck with crane Damage to the G 6 7 G 2 3 Yes
functional. 3. Boom should be closed during any Safety
during movement Equipment
4. Defensive driving movement of the crane. Watchman
certified operator 4. Follow the speed limits (5 Km/Hr) as Lookouts.
per UEPL standard for cranes.

3. Crane collapse due Property F 5 7 1. Assess the ground 1. Place crane on leveled/compacted SPA: Lifting & F 3 5 Yes
to poor ground damage, condition prior to lift. ground with fully extended outriggers. Rigging
condition personal injury 2. Provide wooden pads underneath the Supervisor,
float pads of outriggers with area at least Safety
2 times larger than that of float pad area. Watchman
4. If the poor ground conditions
encountered change the location.
 5. In case of soggy conditions do not
perform the lift.
6. Don’t setup crane outrigger directly
above underground facility.
7. Always provide concrete slabs /ramps
for crossing over surface tubing/pipeline.
The should be designed so that
tubing/pipeline never takes the load
upon crane/trailer crossover
1. Ensure all lifting gears should be third
party certified.
2. Inspect all Lifting equipment and
accessories before any lifting activity
1. Pre Use inspection of
3. For choking of pipe spools with wire SPA: Lifting &
Lifting Collapse, lifting accessories &
Damaged lifting rope sling, ensure proper anchorage with Rigging
Serious equipments.
4. gears E 4 7 the help of bulldog clamps Supervisor, E 2 5 Yes
personal 2. Check the valid 3rd
Check sling angles (with horizontal) are Safety
injury/Fatality party certification.
equal to or greater then 45 deg. Watchman
De-rate WLL of shackles, slings for
different angles/configurations/modes
For single/double choker reduce the sling
SWL by 20%.
Slowly raise / lower the load, Lifting plan Safety
should be available at site Lifting gear Supervisor,
Falling / Slipping of Physical Injury, Lifting plan, Weight of
5. G 6 7 certification, trial lift. Rigger, G 2 3
load Load Hit with load should be known, Yes
2.Rigging study should be available at job Banks man,
Existing Piping. Trail Lift
site Supervisor
1. Area to be cordoned off with full time
Unnecessary Safety
1.Area cordon off supervision.
6. movement of Personal Injury G 6 7 Supervisor, G 2 3 Yes
2.No parallel activities 2. Stop other activities in that working
personnel Banks man
area.
1. Rigger/signal/outlook man visit site
1.Site/area/location before moving equipment at site.
survey before moving 2. HSE supervisor will ensure wind speed
equipment at site i.e. limit before starting lifting operation if
Equipment
Soil condition wind speed exceeds from 25 knots TRA Rigging Sup,
stuck in muddy
2.Wait till clear visibility should be revised. (SPA)
7. Weather conditions area due to F 5 7 F 3 5 Yes
achieved (in case of wind 3. No lifting if wind speed cross 30 knots Crane Opt, HSE
rain, High Wind
storm) 4. Wind speed Reading should be from Sup
speed
3. Observe plant wind radio room or look out for wind sock.
speed limit before any Wind sock generally gets horizontal if
lifting operations. wind speeds are equal to or above 15
knots.
 Cross reference this task
Conduct a permit planning meeting with
with all relevant PTW's, Rigging Sup,
stakeholders one day before job
Injuries, plans certificates one Crane
8. SIMPOS E 7 10 execution E 2 5 Yes
Fatalities day before job execution Operator, Safety
Stop all SIMOP activities that fall within
subject to SIMPOS Watch
the barricaded area of crane
operation
Crane Toppling,
Check work radius prior to lift see if they
Structural Tool box talk sharing the
tally with the lifting plan, in case of any Competent
Failure, sequence of lift as
variation reposition the crane. Lifting
Damage to mentioned in lifting plan,
Supervisor,
9 Crane Overload other tank, F 6 8 load chart, F 4 6 Y
Perform trial lift (inch the load to check Certified riggers
Personnel Check the calibration of
stability and verify the weight of the load Safety watch
injury/fatality SLI prior to lift.
with SLI) in accordance with the lift plan. (spotters)
Define exclusion zone
Keep everyone out of the exclusion zone.
Check whether ATB is working (audible
alarm and cut-off)
Equipment Verify SLI boom angle readout with angle
Perform functional test Crane operator,
Inadequate or damage due to finder, Radius readout with measuring
of mobile crane, verify Rigging and
10 inoperative safety overload, G 6 8 tape, boom length with load chart (main G 4 5 Y
SLI readouts with proper Lifting
devices Plant/facility boom), actual load with crane hook load
tools Supervisor
damage or if possible test load prior to lift.
Check whether correct falls are selected
on SLI display.
GENERAL COMMENTS: Abbreviations
1. TBT will be conducted prior to job start. SPA: Single Person Accountable
2. Unauthorized entry of the person not allowed in work premises. ATB: Anti-Block
3. PPE’s should be use (safety helmet, goggle, gloves, safety shoes ,safety harness, Face shield, welding helmet, SWL: Safe Working Load
Welding gloves,) SLI: Safe Load Indicator
4. Stand by vehicle must be present at the site in case of emergency. SIMOPS: Simultaneous Operation
5. Adequate cold drinking water readily is available at the site to prevent dehydration.
6. Housekeeping of the area should be done on prior basis before and after completion of job.
NAME OF TEAM MEMBERS Signature RISK ASSISMENT APPROVAL
I’m satisfied that the safeguard put in place will reduce the level of Risk to an acceptable level
Amjad Iqbal ( Manager) and the Task/Action is permitted to proceed.
Kawish Zafar (Rigging & Lifting Supervisor)
Reviewed by: ____________
Abdul Haleem HITRA (Hse Engineer/officer)
Date: ________________________ Time: ____________________
Authorizing
S = Severity; P = Probability, R = Risk
Signatory: _______________ DATE: ________________