Hierarchy of Controls
- Elimination: Physically remove the hazard
- Substitution: Replace the hazard
- Engineering Controls: Isolate people from the hazard
- Administrative Controls: Change the way people work
- Personal Protective Equipment: Protect the worker with PPE
HAZARD: Transport to work
RISK
Company transport: Lack of social distancing, transport with ill people, unsanitary vehicle and poor ventilation in vehicles.
IMPACT
Business risk / fatality
CONTROL
The transportation of workers by public transport with limitations on vehicle capacity and stringent hygiene requirements should be followed.
- Where practical, contractors will make use of transport where the safe distance of 1,5m can be maintained
- Employees must be transported in well-ventilated vehicles where possible
- All vehicles must be sanitised prior to use
- All employees entering the vehicle must be wearing cloth face masks
HAZARD: Covid-19 non-awareness
RISK
General non-awareness of the virus can lead to the spreading of the virus.
IMPACT
Fatality
CONTROL
- Covid-19 information, education and communication
- Posters with information on notice boards, changing facilities and meeting areas
- Hand-outs provided on topics
- Toolbox talks on topics
- Training (internal and external); online
HAZARD: Reporting of duty: Access control
RISK
Biometric system can potentially result in the transmission of the virus.
IMPACT
Business risk / Fatality
CONTROL
- Stop all non-essential visitors
- Introduce staggered start and finish times to reduce congestion and contact at all times.
- All persons entering the site will be wearing a face mask
- Monitor site access points to enable social distancing – you may need to change the number of access points, either increase to reduce congestion or decrease to enable monitoring
- Remove or disable entry systems that require skin contact, eg fingerprint scanners or biometric system.
HAZARD: Possible infected person at work
RISK
An infected person in the workplace can potentially spread the virus.
IMPACT
Business risk / Fatality
CONTROL
- Designated manager or OMP (Occupational Medical Practitioner) to be informed should an infection be suspected
- Person to be provided with a mask if not already wearing one
- Person to be removed to quarantine area while awaiting transport
- Person to be transported to a testing or treatment facility
- Use of masks and gloves when consulting with the potentially infected person
- The quarantine area to be sanitised after the person was removed using the correct PPE
HAZARD: General hygiene in the workplace
RISK
People are within 1,5m from each other in the workplace.
IMPACT
Business risk / fatality
CONTROL
- Social distancing policy implemented that no person should be closer than 1,5m from each other
- No bodily contact whatsoever allowed in the company
- Employees should limit the use of co-worker’s tools and equipment.
- Non-essential physical work that requires close contact between workers should not be carried out.
- Work requiring skin to skin contact should not be carried out
HAZARD: Site meetings and toolbox talks
RISK
Failing to comply with the social distancing policy.
IMPACT
Business risk / fatality
CONTROL
- Social distancing policy implemented that no persons should be closer than 1,5m from each other
- No bodily contact whatsoever allowed in the company
- Supervisor or manager leading meeting to ensure compliance
- Site meeting protocols
HAZARD: Changing facilities and showers
RISK
Contaminated objects and surfaces can transmit the virus.
IMPACT
Business risk / fatality
CONTROL
- Introduce staggered start and finish times in order to reduce congestion and contact at all times
- Introduce enhanced cleaning of all facilities throughout the day and at the end of each day
- Consider increasing the number or size of facilities available on site if possible
- Based on the size of each facility, determine how many people can use it at any one time to maintain a distance of 1.5 metres
- Provide suitable and sufficient rubbish bins in these areas with regular removal and disposal
HAZARD: Canteens and eating arrangements
RISK
Contaminated objects and surfaces can transmit the virus.
IMPACT
Business risk / fatality
CONTROL
- The workforce should also be required to stay on-site once they have entered it and not use local shops
- Dedicated eating areas should be identified on site to reduce food waste and contamination
- Break times should be staggered in order to reduce congestion and contact at all times
- Hand cleaning facilities or hand sanitiser should be available at the entrance of any room where people eat and should be used by workers when entering and leaving the area.
- The workforce should be asked to bring pre-prepared meals and refillable drinking bottles from home
HAZARD: Tool storage areas
RISK
Infected tools and equipment.
IMPACT
Business risk / fatality
CONTROL
- A sufficient stock of hand sanitiser, soap and paper towels must be kept and made available in the storage area
- Storeman to maintain a 1,5 m distance from all staff collecting tools; a Perspex panel can be installed to reduce contact
- The store man must sanitise his hands after each “transaction”
- A sanitising station must be at the entrance to the store, employees collecting tools and goods must sanitise prior to entry
- All commonly used tools must be sanitised on being returned to the store
HAZARD: Machine and vehicle keys
RISK
Contaminated machine or vehicle keys that are handed over between employees can result in the transmission of the virus.
IMPACT
Business risk / fatality
CONTROL
- Seventy percent alcohol base sanitiser are available during the issuing and receiving of machine and vehicle keys
- Drivers should remain in their vehicles if the load will allow it and must wash or clean their hands before unloading goods and materials
- Continuous sanitising of hands
- Equipment to be sanitised during refuelling
- All machines have sanitiser in the cabs to sanitise on an ongoing process