PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT
SOCAT LLC
Integrated Estate Services for Interior
C31-0538
Job type
Shovel/Dozer Operator
October 2005
Assessment Reviewed by:
Khalifa Al Maskery – MSE/31 / Sign: / Date:
Assessment Accepted by:
Saleh R Wahaibi – ONO/8F / Sign: / Date:
Next Review: / September 2010


Assessment Identification

Business / Explorations and Production
Country / Oman
Company/Operator / Petroleum Development Oman/Socat
Location/Asset / Earthmoving Operator – Fahud – Socat LLC
Assessment Unit / SUMMARY OF PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Location/access preparation of land for sludge farming, scrap disposal, removal of contaminated soil, earth moving operations (levelling, cutting, filling and compaction).

Is this a new HRA or an adaptation of a generic HRA?

New / Generic / √

Team (responsible for carrying out HRA)

Name / Job Title / Dept/Company / Role on Team
Abdul Khader / HSE Manager / Socat / Team Leader
Dey / HSE Advisor / Al-Katheery / Team Member
Jacob T Daniel / Hygienist / Socat / Team Member
Khalifa Al Maskery / Occupational Hygienist / PDO / Occupational Health Specialist

Location/Asset Team (HRA owner responsible for approving and progressing actions)

Name / Job Title / Dept/Company / Accountability
Robert Crompton / General Manager / Socat / Manager
Thomas Daniel / Contract Manager / Socat / Asst Manager

Job Type/Exposure Groups

Location/Asset / Fahud / Assessment Unit / Socat LLC
Description / Overview description of job and tasks / Number per shift / Basic hours
Earthmoving Operator / Earthmoving operation, scrap disposal, removal of contaminated soil. / 1 / 8 hrs per day
1 Yr/30 days off

Exposure Tasks (to RAM M/H Hazards)

Code / Task / Work Area
1. / Excavating soil from borrow pit, mixing soil to get the required fill material, loading and transporting to site, spreading and mixing. / Work site
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Assessment Unit Health Hazard Inventory
Location/ Asset / Fahud / Assessment Unit / Socat LLC
Hazard / Acute Effects / Chronic Effects / Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) reference / RAM
CHEMICAL
H1: Dust / Irritation / Silicosis / 3C-Med
PHYSICAL
H2: Sunlight
(UV) / Heat Cramps
Sun Burn Eye Strain / Skin Cancer Cataract / 4C-Medicum
H3: Heat / Heat Stress/Stroke / Kidney Stones / 4C-Medium
H4: Vibration / Motion Sickness / Back Pain & Injury / 3B-Low
H5: Noise / Temporary hearing loss, Trauma, Tinnitus / Permanent Hearing Loss / 85dB(A) / 3D-Medium
ERGONOMICAL
H6: Manual Handling / Muscle, ligament damage / Musculo-skeletal disorders / 4C-Medium
BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL
H7: Stress / Mood Changes, decreased vigilance, poor decision making / Breakdown, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease. / N/A / 3C-Medium

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Task Appraisal (Complete for each Exposure Task)

Assessment Unit / Socat LLC
1 / Task / T1-Forward or backward, frequent reversing, excavating, levelling, filling. / Job Types/Exposure Groups / Earthmoving operator
HAZARD / EXPOSURE ROUTE & FORM
(Tasks rated very low / low) / FREQ-UENCY
dy/wk/
mth/yr) / DURATION
(mins/
hours) / Existing Controls / Controls effective?
+ Yes
- No/ inadequate? unsure / Estimated or measured Exposure Level1
/ Control Chart Rating2 / Meets OEL? / ALARP? / Routine Exposure monitoring required? / Health Surveillance / Action Required Y/N
T1:H1 Dust / Inhalation / 5x week / 1 hr / Dust proof cabin / Yes / 0.6 Cryst. Silica / 4A-Low
T1:H2
Sunlight UV Radiation / Skin,, Eyes / 10xweek / 30 Min / Safety Sunglasses, longsleeve coverall / Yes / N/A / 4A-Low / Yes / Yes / No / No / No
T1:H3
Heat / Whole Body / 10xweek / 30 Min / Awareness, water, shade, short breaks, air-conditioned cabin / Yes / N/A / 4A-Low / Yes / Yes / No / No / No
T1:H5
Noise / Ear / 10 week / 15 Min / Hearing defenders
Awareness / Yes / >85 db (A) / 3A-Low / Yes / Yes / No / Audiometry / No
T1:H6
Manual Handling / Masculo-Skeletal disorders / 50xweek / 5 Min / Training / Yes / N/A / 3B-Low / Yes / Yes / No / No / No
T1:H7
Stress / Mind and body / 10 Week / 1 hr / Breaks
Awareness
Counselling / Yes / N/A / 4A-Low / N/A / Yes / No / No / No
Describe Task Recovery Measures: / Tested Y/N? / Best practice Y/N? / Action required Y/N?
First Aid box , cool drinking water, shade, Phone, first aider / Yes / Yes / No

Recommendations - Remedial Action Plan

Assessment Unit
Recommendation (using hierarchy of controls, principle of ALARP3)
(Also note need for further information) / Action accepted?
If no, give reason / Responsible person / Due Date
Target / Date Completed / Revised Control Chart Rating4

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