1.

0 Risk Analysis
This is intended to present a QSE risk analysis method broken down into the following
stages: identification, assessment, prioritisation and risk reduction.

The analysis of risks must be carried out from project start so as to identify the situations
likely to jeopardize one of the expected achievements of the Project. It enables to define
the overall quality-safety-environment strategy which is appropriate to the project and to
develop the risk management actions and associated inspection plans.

The risk analysis must be updated throughout the life of the project, and checks on the
means of prevention developed to reduce those risks must be performed on a regular basis.

2.0 Risk Assessment

For each identified activity, the risk is rated using the following assessment criteria:
probability of occurrence, potential gravity and the level of risk control.

3.0 Probability of occurrence (P)

The probability of occurrence quantifies the number of times a risk may occur (for product
quality, people safety, or the environment); the following ratios should be applied:

Ratio Probability of occurrence Comments

1 Rare Once a month approx.

2 Occasional Once a week approx.

3 Frequent Once a day approx.

4 Very frequent Several times a day

4.0 Potential gravity (G)

The gravity ratio shows the maximum degree of importance of the event’s consequence.

Potential
Ratio Gravity Quality Safety Environment
(G)

Minor non-conformity Treatment by the project’s nurse

Minor non-conformity which can
which can be handled
1 Minor Work accident without leave be handled immediately with no
immediately with no major
major repair required.
repair required. (Eg: minor cut, bruise, superficial burns…)

2 Quite Significant non- Work accident with leave under 15 Important pollution incident.
serious conformity. Repair carried days Repair is carried out by the
out by the operating team operating team.
Accident with no medical follow-up required
 (Eg: sprain, wound with stitches…)

Work accident with leave exceeding 15

Very significant non- days Very important pollution
conformity. Repair Accident requiring medical follow-up or incident. Repair requires
3 Serious
requires involvement of repeated treatment, or exposure involvement of an expert
an engineering office. leading to reversible occupational disease consultant.
(Eg. fracture…)

Major non-conformity Work accident with long term leave (over 4

challenging the months); Permanent disabilities;
Major pollution incident, the
Very contractual quality level,
4 Exposure leading to irreversible occupational impact of which could extend to
serious or even its ability to
disease; Death neighbouring people.
ensure the stability of the
structure. (Eg: severed limb, deafness…)

5.0 Setting up a hierarchy of risk

The risk is calculated in order to determine the priorities and schedule the prevention
actions to be implemented.

IR = P x G
Initial Risk (IR) = Probability of occurrence x potential gravity

Criticality matrix

Probability of
occurrence

(P)

Very frequent
4 8 12 16
(4)

Frequent
3 6 9 12
(3)

Occasional
2 4 6 8
(2)

Rare
1 2 3 4
(1)

Minor Quite serious Serious Very serious

(1) (2) (3) (4) Potential Gravity

 (G)

Intolerable risk
8 ≤ IR ≤ 16
Immediate stop to any activity and deployment of emergency measures

Significant risk “to be monitored”

4 ≤ IR ≤ 8
The risk must be reduced by protection/ prevention measures

Acceptable risk
1 ≤ IR ≤ 4
The risk is reduced to its lowest level

5.5.1 Risk Reduction

Level of Control (C)

Prevention/protection measures are taken by the project to bring each risk to an acceptable
level.

The prevention measures are introduced in order to:

 reduce the risk of occurrence (action on the causes)

 reduce the potential gravity and the risk consequences
 improve the detectability of the risk (warning signs)
 eliminate the tasks involving a risk which could not be sufficiently reduced
(intolerable residual risk).

Ratio Level of control Assessment criteria

1 Nonexistent Lack of protection measures

Personal and/or collective protective equipment; information,

instructions for use and individual instructions, training of relevant staff
2 Average (Eg: task-specific personal protective equipment, safety/ environment
toolbox meetings, presentation of work procedures, awareness of good
practices relating to vibration…)

Previous level + regular inspection of equipment; appropriate and

3 Good collective measures, compulsory training

(Eg: holding tank, anti-pollution kit, formwork vibration with jacks...)

4 Excellent Previous level + effective management system; prevention measures

integrated into the design or the organisation
 (Eg: setting up of quality check points, specific training programmes,
equipment maintenance...)

6.0 Residual risks

The residual risk is calculated as follows:

RR = IR / C
Residual Risk (RR) = Initial risk / level of control

The risks are ranked into a hierarchy by centralising the risks with the highest
Residual Risk.

This classification enables to identify the main risks of the project. The project’s
management defines its general quality-safety-environment strategy by its policy,
objectives and action programmes according to the major identified risks, and defines the
appropriate QSE inspection plans.

7.0 Risk Analysis Table

Initial risk Rsidual risk Check
INDEX TASKS RISKS CAUSES MEASURES
P G IR C RR C / NC
1.0 Batching Plant 3CC Mixing Activities              
3CC
Falling object
modified Batching Plant Operator must
or person;
concrete ensure that no materials are
Caught by Improper or
1.1 Trial Mixes improperly or excessively
rotating part; excessive material  S:1 S:2 S:2 S:2 S:1  
  & concrete stacked; Remind personnel
damage to stacking;
mixes for site regularly about this matter
material or
use before work.
equipment
 
2.0 Site Preparation Before Delivery              
Hitting and Site Engineer to ensure removal
caught of obstruction and making even
Clearing Uneven surface;
between; death at concrete Mixer discharge
area for obstructions; no
obstruction; area;
concrete Laboratory
inconvenient Safety Officer must clear the
2.1 discharge; Technician to do S:1 S:4 S:4 S:2 S:2  
working area; Mixer discharge area of
preparation fresh concrete tests
no tests done unrelated workers;
of placement and take test
and sample Laboratory personnel must be
area samples;
taken; Spilling informed and prepare all test
materials tools & equipment;
3.0 3CC Concrete Transporting              
Traffic Un-authorized The Driver must have license
accident; driver; reckless and in mental condition;
Obstructing driving;
Delivery of traffic during The Driver must drive carefully
concrete at entrance and No traffic enforcer at and avoid accident;
3.1 the site exit at site the gate; workers S:1 S:4 S:4 S:2 S:2  
discharge gate; bumping not informed to clear Traffic enforcer must control
area on site worker discharge area; public traffic at the entrance
or existing gate;
facilities; Driver must have
Leaving mud clear sight of the The Mixer Driver must clear his
 and grout on
public road
way. windshield of any obstruction.
after leaving
site.
4.0 3CC Concrete Placement Activities              

4.1  Addressed in Concrete Control Procedure Risk Analysis

5.0 3CC Concrete Post-placement Activities              

Workers
slipping,
Heaped curing
tripping, falling; Safety Officer must make sure
Curing and sheets and water S:1 S:2 S:2 S:2 S:1
Improper no obstruction on access and
5.1 cube sample hose on access;  
curing of warn unrelated workers
testing watering not E:1 E:1 E:1 E:1 E:1
placed accessing the area
maintained
concrete and
cube samples