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Form No: GS/HSE/RA/001
HEALTH SAFETY ENVIRONMENTAL RISK, ASPECT & IMPACT ASSESSMENT Rev: 01
Date: 12-06-2016
Task: Environmental Aspect and Impact for Shoring Works Risk Assessment No:
Prepared by: Sajin Kumar Vijayan Reviewed by: Ayub Khan Approved by: Karim Alsayed

Designation: HSE Engineer Designation: Project Engineer Designation: Operations Manager

Date: 11/11/2021 Date: 11/11/2021 Date: 11/11/2021

RISK MATRIX
Probability
Health & Safety Loss And
Health & Safety Environmental 1 2 3 4 5
Environmental Impact
Unlikely May Happen Likely Very Likely Certain or Imminent
Severity Slight Injury (no lost time) Slight Incident 1 1 2 3 4 5
X Risk Rating
Probability Minor Injury/Illness Minor Incident 2 2 4 6 8 10

Severity
1-8 Low - L Moderate Injury/Illness Moderate Incident 3 3 6 9 12 15
9- 16 Medium - M Serious Injury/Illness Serious Incident 4 4 8 12 16 20
17-25 High - H Fatal/Permanent disability Major Incident 5 5 10 15 20 25
Likelihood: Health & Safety Severity: Environmental Severity: L: Likelihood
Hazardous Chemical required?
1. Unlikely 1. Slight Injury (No lost time) 1. Slight Incident L*: Likelihood with mitigating controls in place
2. May happen 2. Minor Injury/Illness 2. Minor Incident S: Severity
3. Likely 3. Moderate Injury/Illness 3. Moderate Incident
Yes  No  S*: Severity with mitigating controls in place
4. Very Likely 4. Serious Injury/Illness 4. Serious Incident R: Level of uncontrolled risk
(Tick as applicable)
5. Certain or Imminent 5. Fatal/ Permanent Disability 5. Major Incident R*: Assessed level of Residual Risk
Hierarchy of Control (Controls identified may be the hierarchy to provide minimum operator exposure)
Elimination Eliminate the Hazard General Safety Requirements:
Substitution Provide an alternative, that can perform the same task and is safer to use • The daily Tool box talk shall be done by the
Engineering control Provide or construct a physical barrier or guard workforce.
Administrative Controls •
Develop procedures and guidelines, in consultation with employees, to mitigate Risk Assessment and Method Statement shall be
the risk. Provide training, instruction and supervision about the hazard. communicated to all.
Personal Protective equipment Personal Equipment designed to protect the individual from the hazard • Provide proper PPE to all operatives

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Task: Environmental Aspect and Impact for Shoring Works Date: 11/11/2021

OHS & E Initial OHS & E Residual

Risk Rating OHS & E Risk Rating
SN Activity Hazard /Aspect Risk / Impact Responsible Person
Existing Controls Measures
R=
S P S* P* R*= SxP*
SxP
• Land:
- Leakage affects
soil,
transportation • Construction equipment and vehicles will be regularly
and deliveries maintained to minimize excess emissions and potential spillage
causes some of engine fluids.
congestion to • Maintain site speed limits
traffic and ground • Collect used oil in barrels and use approved agency for proper
• Leakage of oil, vibration and disposal
Disposal of used oil, nuisance /
• Proper decanting practices for filling the drums or tank or
oil filters, discomfort to equipment/vehicles at site
Use of construction • Emission of smoke operators,
• Metal drip tray to be used where required.
equipment/ consisting of - Impact on fauna
• Do not burn waste oil on a bonfire as this pollutes the air. Surveyor, Operators,
1 machinery / vehicle greenhouse gases and flora 2 2 4 • Vehicle and machinery emission levels will be compliant with
2 1 2
Foreman and Engineer
like CO2, oxides of • Aquatic:
emissions specifications approved in the UAE.
Nitrogen &Sulphur underground
• Minimize areas of disturbance
• Dust due to water or water
• Establish program for identifying listed species that could
movements of bodies, marine
possibly occur within the proposed areas.
vehicles, equipment environment
• Identify areas that are not to be disturbed for conservation
• Atmosphere:
reasons and ensure that staff and contractors are aware of
Exhaust
restrictions.
containing oxides
of Nitrogen, • Reinstate soil and vegetation within one season to maximize
Sulphur, CO2, CO chances of re-colonization
etc.
Cultural Heritage:
NIL
• Land: Generation
of dust, Noise • Working area of any levelling or earthmoving operation should
from heavy goods be sprayed with water regularly during the operation to maintain
• Spread of dust and vehicles, Direct a damp surface. Excessive spraying should be avoided.
noise due to the and permanent • The use of ground water for dewatering for dust suppression will
removal of existing loss of important be assessed and implemented where practicable to reduce
Site clearance and and unwanted habitat demand on potable water.
mobilization structures, • Aquatic: Nil • Use of coverings, where possible, for transportation of excavated
Surveyor, Operators,
2 3 3 9 3 1 3
concrete, debris, • Atmosphere: Dust material.
Foreman and Engineer
ecological habitat, suspension • Constant watering and compaction of haul roads, if required.
trees shrubs; reduces air
• Maintain the noise limit within permissible limits.
movement of quality, Noise
• Retain habitats on areas of land not being used for the project.
equipment from heavy goods
vehicles. • Protect landscape areas during ongoing construction in adjacent
Cultural Heritage: areas.
NIL

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• Land: Overflow to
land will become a
Wastewater from breeding place for
Toilet mosquitoes and • - Evacuation of septic tank as per the requirement and disposal
• Methane gas which bacteria resulting to municipality identified area.
Septic tank may be in spread of Surveyor, Operators,
3 3 3 9 • - Keep the septic tank covered 3 1 3
encountered in diseases. Foreman and Engineer
• - Provide proper plumbing vent
septic system is • Aquatic: Nil
both explosive and • Atmosphere: Bad
an asphyxiate. smell
Cultural Heritage:
NIL
• Obtain MSDS and conduct COSHHE assessment.
• Construct a secondary containment for storage tanks containing
oil or fuel in accordance with DM regulations and best
international practices to accommodate spills.
• Minimize the potential for collision.
• All bunds will have minimum capacity equivalent to 110% of the
volume of the liquids that they contain.
• Land: Effect soil or
• Protective barriers will be erected around all generators.
underground
• Portable generators will be placed over catchment trays.
water May effect
• Use a pump for transfer of oil.
fauna and flora of
• Provide spill kits at strategic locations.
the local area due
to accidental • Prevent the spill from entering drains or watercourses; use earth
spillage through to block its flow or sand /commercial absorbents to soak it up.
the drains and sea • In the event of accidental spillage, the area will be cleaned by
life only when the using dry sand. The contaminated sand will then be moved to
municipality skip.
• Spillage of work is near the
Use and storage of sea • Keep drums or tanks closed to avoid vapour to spreading in air.
chemicals, fuels and
chemicals, fuels, • Aquatic: Effect • Keep a stock of absorbent materials (e.g. sand, earth or Surveyor, Operators,
other liquids
4 3 3 9 commercial products) on site to deal with spillages. 3 1 3
generator throughout the site underground Foreman and Engineer
on soil and near water • Fire prevention systems and pollution control equipment (spill
water sources • Atmosphere: kits) will be provided for chemical storage facilities where
Diesel vapours can necessary, to prevent fires or the releases of hazardous materials
irritate eyes, nose, to the environment. Storage areas for fuels, oils and chemicals to
throat and lungs. be located in dedicated areas away from the shoreline (minimum
Likewise different 30 m) and heavily trafficked areas, including waste skips.
chemicals have • Fire prevention systems and pollution control equipment (spill
different effect. kits) will be provided for chemical storage facilities where
• Cultural Heritage: necessary, to prevent fires or the releases of hazardous materials
NIL to the environment.
• Mobile fuel bowsers will be bunded and kept locked. Fuel
dispensing hoses should be fitted with automatic cut-off valves.
• Small containers of liquids will be kept in a location where they
will not cause pollution if accidentally spilled e.g. in a bund, in a
drip tray or inside a container.
• All Containers of engine and hazardous fluids will be kept in a
bund in designated areas, with a separate area for empty
containers awaiting removal from site.

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of chemicals and hazardous substances will follow
specifications stated in DM /Client/Consultant’s standards and
will not occur within 50 m of the dewatering locations.
• Land: Site
contaminating
against the
environmental
regulations which
have been
established as law
• Proper demobilization of Site Offices and lay down area upon
by the relevant
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Dust Generation • Left over, debris government 3 3 9
completion to return area to condition it was when received.
3 1 3
Surveyor, Operators,
etc. • Proper cleaning of site contamination. Foreman and Engineer
authorities of the
Emirate of Abu • Suppression of dust, if required, by spraying water.
Dhabi.
• Aquatic: NIL
• Atmosphere: Dust
suspension
Cultural Heritage:
NIL
• Land: Potential
contamination of
soil and
groundwater
depending on
• Concrete pouring to be restricted only to intended cavities and
type of concrete
not to be allowed to spill into surrounding area.
• Pouring concrete and whether
• Ready mix vessels and associated equipment will not be washed
Painting into structural other chemicals Surveyor, Operators,
6 are used during
3 3 9 on site, except to remove any mud/ soil before leaving the site in 3 1 9
Foreman and Engineer
Cavities followed by
order to keep the roads clean.
curing the bonding,
strengthening and • Ready-mix vessels will be washed in a concrete wash-down area
assigned by consultant.
curing process.
• Aquatic: NIL
• Atmosphere: NIL
Cultural Heritage:
NIL
• Land: Land
contamination
may result in • Sufficient no. of covered waste bins and skips will be placed
environmental throughout the construction site to collect all waste by a
nuisance, specialist contractor for disposal to off-site landfill or an area
possibility of assigned by client / local municipality.
Site office
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• General waste e.g. vermin
2 4 8
• Waste will be collected on daily basis.
2 1 2
Surveyor, Operators,
food waste infestation. • Food waste will be properly stored in containers with covered Foreman and Engineer
• Aquatic: Nil tops to minimize the possibility of vermin infestation and
• Atmosphere: Air evacuated on daily basis.
borne disease due • It is prohibited to throw, treat or burn garbage and solid wastes
to food waste except in places designated for such purposes.
Cultural Heritage:
NIL

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land will become a •
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Keep the septic tank covered
• Toilet waste,
breeding place for • Provide proper plumbing vent
• Wastewater
mosquitoes and • Run-off water from the wash basins, office kitchens, rest areas,
• from Toilet
bacteria resulting water coolers and shower units will be directed to the holding
• Methane gas which in spread of tanks and transported to treatment plants through a specialist Surveyor, Operators,
may be 3 3 9 3 1 3
diseases. subcontractor. Foreman and Engineer
encountered in • Aquatic: Nil • Toilets, showers and any canteen facilities will consume
septic system is
• Atmosphere: Bad minimum volume of water needed.
both explosive and
smell • Evacuation of septic tank as per the requirement and disposal to
asphyxiant.
Cultural Heritage: municipality identified area.
NIL
• Land: Collection,
separation,
storage and
disposal of various
categories of
waste may result • Waste will be transported to a DM/CWM-approved disposal
in the pollution of facility.
soil, and the • Vehicles delivering waste to the disposal area will be covered to
marine prevent dropping, leaking, sifting or blowing of solid waste from
environment. the vehicle.
• Any spillages or waste lost from disposal vehicle en route to the
• Aquatic: pollution disposal site shall be promptly cleaned up.
of groundwater • On site waste will be segregated and stored appropriately as per
• Collection, storage
and the marine requirements of the site regulations. Signage must be clear and
and disposal of
environment from waste segregation enforced.
Waste management waste
incorrect disposal. • ARCO will impart to their drivers an awareness related to the Surveyor, Operators,
8 • materials 3 3 9 3 1 3
• Atmosphere: handling and disposal of waste. Foreman and Engineer
generated during
Potential impact • ARCO will maintain a working file keeping a record of the waste
the various
on overall being disposed. This shall include date, time, type of waste,
• construction stages aesthetics of the approx. volume or weight of waste and disposal method.
region and • Covers/lids will be used for skips and bins during waste storage.
increase of odor Waste will not be stored within 30 meters of a water edge.
levels may cause • The site shall undergo a daily clean up including removal of
nuisance to general litter and construction waste.
nearby • No waste will be buried or disposed of on-site.
• Residents, on-site • Lessons drawn from the incident shall be communicated to
labourers and construction crew through a toolbox talk.
even fauna
residing in the
vicinity
Cultural Heritage:
NIL
• Switch faucets off when not in use.
• Land: • Use a low flow shower head
Energy conservation • Aquatic: • Installing of water saving mechanisms such as dual flush & an
• Depletion of Surveyor, Operators,
9 (Use of water, paper • Atmosphere: NIL 3 3 9 aerator that can help regulate the flow and usage of water. 3 1 3
natural resources Foreman and Engineer
& electricity) Cultural Heritage: • Doubled sided printing to save paper.
NIL • No overprinting.
• Always proof-read and preview.

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Re-using Scrap Paper.
• Unsubscribe to Junk Mail.
• Communicate via Emails.
• Always Recycle the used paper.
• Set the AC thermostat at a higher temperature.
• Include an AC cycling schedule.
• Avoid placing lamps near your room AC thermostat.
• Turn off the lights when you leave the room.
• Switch to low-energy LED lightbulbs.
• Set the refrigerator at the ideal temperature.
• Unplug unused electronics from the wall.

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