INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE (2011 specification) IGC3 THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Candidates observation sheet

Sheet number Student name _______________________________________ Place inspected _____________________________________

Observations Hazards and consequences Control measures Immediate and longer term actions

of _____

Student number _________________ Date of inspection ___ / _____ / _____

Timescale

1. Blocked Passage way on emergency exits. a. Strip and fall b. Trap in case of emergency

1. a. Removed all blocked cylinders in the passage way. b. Include in the safety inspection the monitoring of the emergency exits.

3 days

2. Exposure to vapour gas and dust on the filling area. a. Asphyxiation b. Dermatitis c. Skin allergies / skin irritation d. Asthma 3. Dangerous / Unsafe work practices such as: using modified tools in removing caps and fittings of the cylinders. Mixing of hazardous material in the storage area. Wrong handling of lifting the cylinders a. Disc Prolapsed b. Dislocate bone joints c. Fire / Explosion d. Crush foot / hands e. Electrocution 4. Working to fast while loading and unloading of cylinders. a. Personal injury / death b. Explosion / Fire 5. Lack of Grounding in pumps and compressors. a. Electrocution b. Burns / internal bleeding

2. a. Request to purchased respiratory protected equipments for inert gases. b. Safety awareness Training on the harmful effects of chemical gases to operators.

1 month

3. a. Discard the improvised tools. And Requested new torque wrench. b. Segregate materials According to their properties and types. Referring Dubai legislation on handling dangerous goods. c. Training and actual demonstration of handling of cylinders. d. Continues monitoring and supervision of the activities. e. Enforce strict disciplinary action to those found violating the safety of the organization.

2 weeks

4. a. Planning of delivery schedule to avoid panicking and rushing of loading and unloading. b. Create safety working procedure to guide and ensure deliveries are as per planned schedule. And safety working instruction to its specific area of responsibilities.

1 week

5. a. Install grounding to all machineries. b. Include grounding in scheduled safety inspection of machineries once every 6 months. c. Continuous monitoring and include machineries and equipments records on the internal Health and safety audits.

6. Exposure of humid environment in the filling area. a. Body weakness. b. Headaches c. Slower work rates d. Increase absenteeism 7. Flammable material in the filling area. a. Fire / explosion b. Death c. burns 8. Improper labelling of hazardous materials for the four pressure vessel tanks namely carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen and acetylene and at the storage room also including other chemicals such as acetone. a. Burns b. Frostbite c. Explosion / Fire d. Intoxication 9. Inadequate work supervision while doing repair of damaged cylinders. a. Fire / Explosion b. Skin allergies /dermatitis c. Death d. Burns 10. Ignoring Rules and safety signs (Standards and Company Rules) a. Product damaged b. Increase accidents c. Injury to others 11. Poor construction of landing bay. a. fall from the ground b. explosion 12. Exposure to high frequency of noise during filling of cylinders and the 4 pressure vessels. a. Hearing loss b. Speech interference c. Annoyance d. Deficiency in concentration

6. a. Request exhausts draft fans and ceiling fans. b. Maintenance of this fans will be monitored and recorded.

1 month

a. Removed all the unnecessary materials in the filling area. Discard or place in to the garbage waste bin materials which are no longer needed. Including those under the pressure vessel.

3 days

8. Labelling of the hazardous material as per the requirements of Dubai Municipality. Its standard distance, heights in the rocks, the provision of fire safety at storage and provision of health and safety of individuals such as emergency washing area for hazardous materials.

3 days

9. a. Permit to work will be included for repairing of cylinders such as replacement of fittings, caps, paintings and NDT examination. b. Over all uniforms shall be strictly enforce to wear at work . c. Safety trainings will be given to people conducting non destructive testing on cylinders as per BSI standards of pressure
vessels inspection and testing. 10. a. Strict implementation of the safety rules and policy will be enforce to violators. Such as fines, penalties and serving warning letter of termination of breaching major offences. b. Continues monitoring and safety tours on areas needed immediate attention. Such as warehouses, workshops and hot works area.

1 week

3 days

11. a. Redesign the area and provide provision for safe access of loading and unloading of cylinders. b. Create working instruction and operational control measures on people working on compress gases. 12. a. Provide ear muffs / ear plugs to people expose on this activity. b. Continuous monitoring in the event of filling the main pressure vessel. c. Strictly enforce the penalties and fines to all violators .

6 weeks

3 days

Observations Hazards and consequences

Control measures Immediate and longer term actions 13. a. Provide proper segregation storage of the full and empty cylinders. b. Labelling the storage area as per the material properties and types. c. Visible safety signages and symbols on the material.

Timescale

13. Poor storage of materials. Full and empty are of the same storage. a. Explosion / Fire b. Death 14. Dangling and unprotected electrical cable wire in the filling area, passing to the piping. a. Electrocution b. Fire / Explosion / Burns c. Death 15. Wet floors in the filling of the acetylene cylinder area. a. slip / trip and fall b. hematoma 16. Damaged cylinders are not labelled and separated. a. Human error, might accidentally used for filling causing personal injury. 17. Pedestrian for people and vehicle marking are no longer visible. a. Hit by moving vehicle.

2 weeks

14. a. Remove dangling wire and rewired in such a way it doesnt pass through gas pipes. b. Provide proper insulation instead of cabled wire alone. c. Include in the safety inspection periodically to ensure and maintain its safety.
15. a. Maintain housekeeping in the area. b. Provide working instruction to take timely housekeeping or cleaning the wet surfaces. c. Provide safety signages approaching the area. 16. a. Segregation of the unused and damaged cylinders will be implemented. b. Labelling the segregated area of storage for disposal, scrap and repair will be provided.

2 weeks

1 week

3 days

17. a. Repainting the markings of pedestrian. b. Include in the schedule of maintenance for repainting of buildings every 2 years or if its no longer visible or which comes first.

1 week