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RISK ASSESSMENT

PT. SWIBER BERJAYA

CHECK PPE & CONTROLS REQUIRED

Hard Hats
Safety Shoes
Safety Glasses
Hearing Protection
Cotton Gloves
Leather Gloves

Respirator
Work Vest
Safety Harness
Face Shield
Goggles
Ventilation

Fire Extinguisher
Lockout / Tag-out
Permit to Work
Stokes Basket
Life Rings
Barricades

WORK ACTIVITY:

VESSEL:

Approaching the
wharf.

Heavy ropes; Back pain.

Uneven deck lay out; slip, trip and
fall
Bodily injury to crew.
Engines, steering or bow thruster
failure. Bad weather, strong
currents.
Vessel momentum; Collision with
other vessel or wharf.
Injury to crew or damage to
property.

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REGISTERED NO :- 024

INITIAL
RISK

REQUIRED CONTROLS

Describe fully all equipment, facility, and/or procedure controls applicable for each
hazard (i.e. if PPE is used as control, it must be specifically describe.) If a control can
only be verified by documentation then it must be available. All controls must be valid
in that they reduce severity, probability of both.

HAZARD DESCRIPTION
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Preparing mooring
lines.

MOORING TO WHARF / VESSEL (e.g. Barge)

REV. DATE: 02 / 28 Dec 2009

Risk to
WHAT?

JOB STEPS / TASKS

Other - List

RESIDUAL
RISK

S: Toolbox Talk and wearing of proper PPE.

Correct method of lifting load or pulling rope.
M Keep deck clean and tidy.
Have good lighting on deck.
Tripping hazards to be clearly marked.
S: Toolbox Talk and wearing of proper PPE.
Test engines, steering, bow thruster and all related equipment prior to
mooring operations.
Observe currents and wind direction, approach at safe speed and against
H the currents if possible.
Observe weather condition and approach only when condition is right.
Maintain good communication with other close-by vessels, the wharf/port
control and deck crew.
Use search light during darkness hour.

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Securing vessel to
the wharf.

Crew instability; slip, trip and fall.

Falling over board. Serious injury if
caught between wharf and vessel.
Hit by monkey fist.
Heavy rope; Back pain.
Hand or finger caught between rope
and bollard; hand injury.
Caught in the rope bight and pulled
over board; serious injury.
Parted rope hit crew; fatal or serious
injury.
Propeller caught mooring rope and
fouled.

S: Wearing of PPE including work vest.

Throw line with secure footing and stand not too close to low bulwark.
Use non-hardened monkey fist, such as sand filled hose.
Deck to be non-skid painted, kept clean and tidy.
Pull rope when slack and pull carefully, dont rush.
Avoid holding of rope too close to bollard and dont try to secure when
there is strong pull on the rope.
Avoid standing in the ropes bight and its snap back zone.
Use only good rope and discard heavily chafed ropes.
Master to manoeuvre vessel carefully to avoid much movement or
sudden tightening of mooring ropes.
Keep mooring rope always in sight and pull any slack.
Give feed back to bridge on ropes condition, slack or tensioned.
Pick up any ropes slack to avoid being fouled by propellers.
Refer to Safety Alert 016/2009
- Close monitoring of bad weather condition.
- Ensure competency of crew verify during specific job.
H: Increased fluid intake (Awareness)
Provision of shade where possible
Scheduling of tasks
Ship captains medical guide
COSWP.
Sun block
Sun shade brims on hats
Tinted glasses
Long sleeve coveralls.

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Un-mooring from
wharf.

Heavy rope; back pain.

Crew instability; slip, trip and fall
Engines, steering or bow thruster
failure;
Bad weather, strong currents;
Collision with other vessel,
Injury to crew and damage to
vessel.

S: Test engines, steering, bow thruster and all related equipment prior to
mooring operations.
Obtain weather report prior to un-mooring.
Pick up released rope immediately to avoid being fouled by propellers.
Observe currents and wind direction, cast off at safe speed and carefully.
Maintain good communication with other close-by vessels, the wharf/port
control and deck crew.
Use search light during darkness hour.
H: Increased fluid intake (Awareness)
Provision of shade where possible
Scheduling of tasks
Ship captains medical guide
COSWP.
Sun block
Sun shade brims on hats
Tinted glasses
Long sleeve coveralls.

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