HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MANUAL

Hazard Identification Risk Assessment (HIRA)

Procedure Number AGA-HSE- PRC-063 - Rev 0

ESKOM PROJECT

Revision Log
Name Title Signature Date

Prepared By: T. Magengelele HSE Manager

Reviewed By: Lucky Mathebe Project Manager

Approved By: Thabiso Thamae Project Director

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OBJECTIVE
To establish guidelines to assist operations to introduce a system for use for the ongoing
identification of the source of hazards, the assessment of the level of risk, and the implementation
of necessary control measures to reduce the level of risk to acceptable levels of exposure.

SCOPE
Each operation shall include all routine and non routine activities of all persons having access to the
workplace, products and process under the control of any AGATTU TRADING operation.

REFERENCES
Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993) and relevant Regulations.
OHSAS 18001 Standards
ISO 14001 Standards

DEFINITIONS

Acceptable level of risk;

Risk that has been reduced to a level that can be endured by the company having regard to its legal
obligations and its own Occupational Health & Safety policy.

Accident
An unplanned, undesired event that results in harm.

Harm
Includes death, injury, physical or mental ill health, damage to property, loss of production, or any
combination of these.

Hazard;
Source or situation with the potential to cause harm.

Hazard identification;
Process of recognizing that a hazard exists and defining its characteristics

Risk;
A measure of the likelihood that the harm from a particular hazard will occur, taking into account the
possible severity of the harm.

Risk assessment;
Overall process of estimating the magnitude of risk and deciding whether or not the risk is controlled
at acceptable levels.

Safe;
Free from unacceptable levels of risk from harm.

Safe Work Procedures (SWP);

Documented instructions identifying a systematic procedure which when followed will limit the
likelihood of injury, illness and damage to property.
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PROCEDURE
A hazard is the exposure to danger and risk is the likelihood that it will cause harm. The hazard
identification and risk assessment process is designed to identify exposures to dangers and then the
likelihood and extent that harm may be realised.

A general evaluation of the entire process flow must be considered. Beginning with the initial inputs
to the processes used to design, assemble or construct the final commodities. All supporting functions
like maintenance, purchasing, cleaning etc must be considered.

Assessment process

Source of Hazard Management controls

Risk

 Activities Likelihood of
 Raw materials Risk reduced to
harm being
 Equipment acceptable levels
caused by
 Plant hazard
 Process

COMPLETION HAZARD IDENTIFICATION RISK ASSESSMENT (EWRM)

Risk assessments to be completed using the AGATTU risk assessment process.

Baseline risk assessment will be done to provide an overview of risks, these risks are categorised
from highest risks to lowest. Actions to clear/reduce these risks will be prioritised according to their
risk ranking level.

Issue based risk assessments are done to deal with specific issues as well as to ensure
corrective/preventive action that is implemented is correctly assessed, thereby ensuring that such
actions do not lead to additional risks.

Risk assessments are done annually or whenever any process changes or new projects are
commenced with.

Risk assessments are also undertaken whenever corrective/preventive actions are raised to ensure
these actions do not result in additional risks.

Departmental managers in conjunction with HSE will ensure that these risk assessments are
undertaken as required. Minimum number of participants is the departmental manager and HSE,
completed risk assessments must be forwarded to the H&S reps if they are not involved in the RA
process.
Daily TSTI’s are to be done on site

Risks are categorised according to a matrix, (see attached) and action levels/decision criteria is done
accordingly.

Risk reduction matrix/philosophy Based on criteria of Tolerate, Treat, Terminate, Transfer

Actions arising from risk assessments are monitored via Car’s.

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Risk profiles are generated and these are actioned via the HSE committee meetings as well as at the
management review meetings.

Employee participation is ensured via active participation in the risk assessment and/or via feedback
at the HSE committee meetings and management review meetings.

Contractors and clients provide feedback through active participation and/or via feedback from
completed risk assessments provided to them. These risk assessments will be project specific,
access to baseline risk assessments will be done in accordance with aspects communication
procedure.

Related Documents

Document Ref. Document Title

AGA-HSE-PLN- EHS Management Plan ESKOM project
001Rev 0

Forms

Form No. Form Title Rev

No.
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Notes and Attachments

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Severity Factor
Quality Reputation
Health and safety Natural environment Social environment Legal
/Brand
Multiple fatalities, or Very serious, long-term Very serious widespread social Very Serious impact on quality Serious public or media outcry Significant prosecution and 100
significant irreversible environmental impairment impacts. . Irreparable damage to of product/ definite loss of (international coverage). fines. Very serious litigation,
effects to >50 persons of ecosystem function. . highly valued items. Customer or discontinuation of including class actions.
contract with Service Provider
Single fatality and/or Serious medium term On-going serious social issues. Serious impact on quality of Significant adverse national Major breach of regulation. 30
severe irreversible environmental effects. Significant damage to structures/ product/ probable loss of media/ public/ NGO attention. Major litigation.
disability to one or items of cultural significance. Customer or discontinuation of
more persons. contract with Service Provider
Moderate irreversible Moderate, short-term Ongoing social issues. Moderate impact on quality of Attention from media and/or Serious breach of regulation with 10
disability or impairment effects but not affecting Permanent damage to items of product/ possible loss of heightened concern by local investigation or report to
(<30%) to one or more ecosystem function. cultural significance. Customer or discontinuation of community. Criticism by NGOs. authority with prosecution and/or
persons. contract with Service Provider moderate fine possible.
Objective but Minor effects on biological Minor medium-term social Minor impact on quality of Minor, adverse local public or Minor legal issues, non- 3
reversible disability or physical environment. impacts on local population. product/ minor impact on media attention and complaints. compliances and breaches of
requiring Mostly repairable. relationship with Customer or regulation
hospitalisation Service Provider
Medical treatment Limited damage to Low-level repairable damage to Limited impact on quality of Public concern restricted to local Low-level legal issue. 1
required. minimal area of low commonplace structures. product/ minimal impact on complaints.
significance. relationship with customer or
Service Provider
Exposure Factor
Exposure Description Factor

Continuous All the time 10

Frequent One a month or so 3

Occasional Once or twice a year 1

Unusual Once or twice every 10 years 0.3

Remote Once or twice in a 100 years 0.1

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Probability Factor
Probability Description Factor

Almost certain Happens often. 10

Likely Could easily happen. 3

Possible Could happen and has occurred here or elsewhere. 1

Unlikely Hasn’t happened yet but could. 0.3

Rare Conceivable, but only in extreme circumstances 0.1

PRIORITY GUIDE
Once a risk rating has been calculated, the following scheme should be used to assign priority of action. It should be noted that if action is not taken within the time specified,
then the continued toleration of the residual ‘downside’ risk should be explicitly authorized. The suggested level of seniority for authorization is as shown below.

Priority Risk Suggested action Authority for continued

Rating
1 Greater than 300
2 91 – 300
3 31 – 90
toleration of residual risk
Cessation until the residual risk is MD
reduced to 300 or below - unless
exposure is authorized as indicated.
Take action to reduce residual risk to Line Managers
90 or below
Specific action to deal with risk daily Line Managers

4 11 – 30 Plan in keeping with all other priorities Line Managers

5 Below 10 Low priority