Risk Assessment: Electromechanical Erection
Workers Affected by Works Hazards
RISK
--- Flooding.
RISK FACTORS
- When working in pits and trenches to install wiring or cables.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
Rules for acting
- Anticipate the installation of pumps for evacuating the water if necessary.
- Evacuate if needs be.
Personal protection
- Rubber boots and waterproof clothing.
RISK
150 Thermal Contacts. Burns.
RISK FACTORS
- When working with oxyacetylene equipment, electric welding equipment or aluminothermal welding equipment.
- When handling hot materials.
- Burns resulting from an electric arc.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
Rules for acting
- Maintaining equipment in a good state of repair:
- OXYACETYLENE. Torch, nozzle, pressure gauge, hose, reducing valve and non-return valves.
- ELECTRIC ARC. Cables, plugs, electrode holder and earth clamp.
- CADWELL. Tongs, moulds, etc.
If possible, several moulds are to be used when diverse welds have to be carried out in succession. Alternating the use of these avoids handling very hot moulds.
- To avoid electric arcs, all the precautions and procedures mentioned in the measures listed for preventing an electric hazard are to be applied.
Personal protection
- Leather gloves or mittens and apron or jacket. Gloves for aluminothermal welding (to be requested from the store when this type of work needs to be done).
- Welding screen.
- Leather leggings or sleeves (or long gloves).
- Safety footwear.
- Jobs with an electrical hazard: those protections indicated for controlling the risk of electrical Contact.
- In disconnection, reconnection or live work operations, the workers must wear fireproof clothing.
Procedures to apply
- ITL19.
- ITP06.
- PC0526.
