ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY

Occupational Health & Safety Unit

BASELINE RISK ASSESSMENT

Document Title Baseline Risk Assessment

Client eThekwini Municipality – Water and Sanitation

Project The Rehabilitation of Glenwood Reservoir, Cato

Ridge Reservoir, Illovo Water Tower, Mt Moriah
Reservoir, KwaMakhutha Reservoir Complex,
Rosetta Reservoir and Associated Works: Ward
33, 1, 97, 18, 27 & 35

Contract Number WS7230

Compiled by (Safety Officer) Name and Surname: Hlengiwe Njapha

Signature:
Date: 14/09/2021

Approved by (Safety and Risk Name and Surname: Arty Zondi

Manager)

Signature
Date: 14/09/2021

Revision Number BRA133/09/2021

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BASELINE RISK ASSESSMENT
1. INTRODUCTION: In accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, (Act 85 of
1993) the Legislator places specific requirements on an Employer. One of these is prescribed
in Section 8(i) of the Act where it requires the Employer to ascertain the risks and dangers
which may occur within the workplace or section of the workplace and then goes on to
establish working procedures or practices.

2. PURPOSE: This is conducted to create a benchmark of the potential risks that apply to the
whole project or business operation.

3. SCOPE: This assessment could be approached on a site, regional or national level

concerning any facet of the business operation or process or activity.

4. REVIEW AND MONITORING PLAN

The risk assessment form part of the health and safety plan to be applied on the site and must
include the following:

(a) The identification of the risk and hazards to which persons may be exposed.
(b) An analysis and evaluation of the risk and hazards identified based on a documented
method,

5. REFERENCES

(a) Tender document number WS7230

(b) Occupational Health & Safety Act and its Regulation

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LOCALITY PLAN

N/A

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RISK ASSESSMENTS SCOPE OF WORK
Erecting scaffolding inside the reservoirs;
Providing lighting inside the reservoirs;
Removing sealants/bandages used on previous repairs;
Repairing spalling, cracking and screed delamination on the floors, walls and roof slab;
Removing the existing joints and installing a new joint sealant system on the internal
joints and the external roof slab joints (on Cato Ridge only);
Removing the corrosion on the existing outlet pipes and Appling a new protective
coating;
Removal and replacement of corroded reinforcement;
Sealing or finishing off of all improvised access hatches;
Demolition and removal of the steel frame and plate used to seal off the 2
compartments from each other in Cato Ridge;
Compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and the Environmental
Management Plan throughout the construction period; and
De-establishment after all construction activities.

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 1. RISK ESTIMATION AND EVALUATION

RISK CLASSIFICATION USING A RISK SCORE TECHNIQUE

Exposure (E) How frequently does the hazardous event occur Risk classification

Continuously …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10
Frequently (daily) …………………………………………………………………………………… 6
Occasionally (weekly) …………………………………………………………………………… 3
Unusually (monthly) ……………………………………………………………………………… 2
Rarely (few a year) ………………………………………………………………………………… 1

Probability (P) The probability of a loss when the hazardous event does occur Risk classification

Frequent (happens often) ……………………………………………………………………… 10

Probable (quiet possible) ……………………………………………………………………… 6
Occasional (unusual, but possible )……………………………………………………… 3
Remotely possible (has happened somewhere) ………………………………… 1
Improbable (practically impossible) …………………………………………………… 0.5

Severity (S) Consequences of the hazardous event Risk classification

Catastrophic many fatalities; or interruption of longer than 2 weeks;

or asset or environmental damage (or both) exceeding R100m …………………… 100

Disaster (few fatalities; or interruption between one and 2 weeks;

or asset or environmental damage (or both) exceeding R10m) ………………… 40

Very serious (one fatality; or interruption of 6 days; or asset or

environmental damage (or both) exceeding R100,000 ……………………………… 7

Important (temporary disability; or interruption between

6 and 24 hours; or damage exceeding R10,000 ………………………………………… 3

Noticeable (first aid needed; or interruption of less than 6 hours;

damage exceeding R1000) ……………………………………………………………………… 1

Risk classification (Risk score = E x P x S )

Risk score Risk classification

Over 400---------5 Very high risk – discontinue operation or activity

200 to 400 ------ 4 High risk – immediate correction needed
70 to 200------- 3 Substantial risk – correction needed
20 to 70--------- 2 Possible risk – attention needed
Under 20 -------- 1 Risk accepted

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 BASELINE RISK ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET

ACTIVITY HAZARDS

1 Site establishment
• Manual and • Incompetent construction mobile plant operator
mechanical • Manual Handling of equipment and materials.
clearing of the • Uneven surfaces
land • Driving on dangerous and undulating terrain.
• Off-loading and • Reckless driving.
positioning of • Electrocution
containers by
• Incorrect/ poor connection of temporary services
mobile crane
• Fencing
• Installation of
temporary water
supply,
electricity,
ablution facilities
2 Site clearing
• Manually and • Overgrown vegetation
mechanical site • Incompetent driver/ operator
clearing • Unsafe construction mobile plant
• Petrol and oil spillages
• Unsafe hand tools
• Manual handling
3 Excavation
• Manual and • Unforeseen underground services
mechanical • Unsafe hand tools
excavation • Unsafe construction mobile plants
• Uneven surface/ ground condition

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 • Incompetent construction mobile plant operator
• Oil leak
5 Bulk Earthwork
• Mechanical • Incompetent operator.
excavation • Machine running out of control.
• Stockpiling • Open excavation.
• Dust
• Poor stockpiling.
• Operating mobile plant next to open excavation

6 Construction Mobile Plants

• Use of Plant & • Unsafe construction plants and equipment
Equipment on • Incompetent drivers/ operators
site • Uneven surface
• Equipment/ machinery failure
• Running out of control
• Noise
• Vibration
• Oil leaks
• Dust
7 Use of hand-tools
• Conducting • Unsafe hand-tools
activities using • Possible of pinch
hand-tools
9 Existing services
• Existing roads, • Damage to existing services,
watermains, • Destruction of services in the area,
sewer lines, • Electrocution
electricity • Unforeseen existing hazards

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10 Traffic Accommodation
• Installation of • Knocked down by moving vehicles, poor demarcation/
temporally signs displaying of signs.
• Traffic diverting/ • Poor traffic management plan.
Management • Incompetent traffic controllers

11 Concrete Work
• Pouring of • Unsafe access to site and reckless driving.
concrete by ready • People fall into open excavation.
mix truck. • Sharp steel edges.
• Concrete lodge into eyes, foot contact with cement
Over bending.

12 Demolition Work

• Demolition of a • Inhalation of dust

structure • Flying objects