Health, Safety and Risk Assessment in Engineering

This document provides a comprehensive overview of health, safety and risk assessment in engineering, including potential hazards and risks associated with various activities and equipment. It also covers the importance of permit to work systems, isolation requirements, and compliance with workplace safety regulations. Additionally, it discusses the schedule for safety enforcement and associated regulations and compliance, as well as the HSE code of conduct for workplace safety. The content is relevant for students studying engineering courses in various colleges and universities.

Running head: HEALTH, SAFETY AND RISK ASSESSMENT IN ENGINEERING
Health, Safety and Risk Assessment in Engineering
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Task 1:
A.
Working Area Activity Equipment Hazard Risk PPE
Body Repair Welding MIG
Welding
Radials
Sparks
Intense light
Eyes, Face
and Hands
Helmet, apron,
gloves
Pulling jack stands,
and pole
jacks
Moving parts
of the vehicle,
Car Falling
risk
Bone fracture
and head
trauma, Body
injury
Helmet, apron,
gloves
Body Paint Spaying paint Thinner,
gasoline,
paint and
resin
Exposure to
paints and
chemical
solvents
vapors
Eye, Skin,
body injury,
respiratory
disease
Mask, apron,
gloves
Wrapping Inhalation of
fumes
Respiratory
diseases and
other diseases
Eye, Skin,
body injury,
respiratory
disease
Mask, apron,
gloves
Chassis Building Welding jack stands,
Air
compressor
Moving parts
of the vehicle,
Metal filings
Eyes, Face
and Hands
Helmet, apron,
gloves
Fitting MIG
Welding
Radials
Sparks
Intense light
Eyes, Face,
Hands, body
injury,
Helmet, apron,
gloves and eye
protection
glass
Engine Set-up Pulling jack stands, Moving parts Bone fracture Helmet, apron,

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and pole
jacks
of the vehicle,
Car Falling
risk
and head
trauma, Body
injury
gloves
Fitting Engine hoist Moving parts
of the vehicle,
Motor oil,
gasoline and
other
petroleum
products
Eyes, Face,
Hands, body
injury,
Helmet, apron,
gloves
Interior
Electronics and
dashboard
Wiring Metal ware,
screws
Electrical
shock,
Lighting
Eyes, Face,
Hands, body
injury,
Helmet, apron,
gloves and eye
protection
glass
Soldering Soldering
Irons &
Stations
Heavy
radiators
Eyes, Face,
Hands
Gloves and
eye protection
glass
Airbags and
safety
Airbags
Seatbelt
fitting
Metal ware,
screws,
Slippery
workplace
Heavy
radiators,
Excessive heat
Eyes, Face,
Hands
Apron, gloves
Door locking Metal ware,
screws,
Slippery
workplace
Moving parts
of the vehicle,
Face, Hands,
body injury
Helmet, apron,
Breaking and
paddle setup
Welding MIG
Welding
Radials
Sparks
Intense light
Eyes, Face
and Hands
Helmet, apron,
gloves
Pulling jack stands,
and pole
jacks
Moving parts
of the vehicle,
Car Falling
risk
Bone fracture
and head
trauma, Body
injury
Helmet, apron,
gloves
Light setting Wiring Metal ware, Electrical Eyes, Face, Helmet, apron,

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screws shock,
Lighting
Hands, body
injury,
gloves and eye
protection
glass
Soldering Soldering
Irons &
Stations
Heavy
radiators
Eyes, Face,
Hands
Gloves and
eye protection
glass
Gearbox setting Welding MIG
Welding
Radials
Sparks
Intense light
Eyes, Face
and Hands
Helmet, apron,
gloves
Pulling Transmission
jack
Moving parts
of the vehicle,
Car Falling
risk
Bone fracture
and head
trauma, Body
injury
Helmet, apron,
gloves
Seat and
Steering Setting
Seat fitting MIG
Welding
Radials
Sparks
Intense light
Eyes, Face
and Hands
Helmet, apron,
gloves, eye
protection
glass
Steering and
manual
connections
Metal ware,
screws,
Slippery
workplace
Moving parts
of the vehicle,
Falling parts
Bone fracture
and head
trauma, Body
injury
Helmet, apron,
gloves
Task 2
A.
The following components should be considered regarding th Permit to Work Systems in a
auto mechanic workshop:
 Cutting and welding flammable materials, HSE Poorly skilled work force1;
1 Khadem, Mohammad. "Occupational health and safety issues affecting worker performance in Omani
industries." In 6th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Kuala

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 The preventative process needed during welding in areas that are more potentially
flammable through appropriate planning and controlling using accurate work permit
system;
 Buddy and identification of hazards system as well as reporting
 Conscious inefficiency of an employee while consciously refusing to follow the work
permits system to help the responsible operator.
 Assessment of fire hazards from solid materials and the precautions required for their
safe storage and use
 Isolation requirements in the workshop including locking, valve, electrical peg
removal and others
B.
The following Isolation requirements and other associative components are crucial of the
given workplace:
 The workplace must have a lockout / Tagout facility to isolate machinery and
equipment from its energy source2
 Confirmation of Isolation for any unsafe machinery/equipment from possible
unrestrained energy sources is essential during repair, the service and maintenance
work in the target workplace
 The workplace should ensure the safety and security compliance of maintenance staff
regarding the carrying out maintenance operations within several blocks 3
Lumpur, IEOM 2016. IEOM Society, 2016.
2 Oman.om. 2018. Oman.Om. http://www.oman.om/wps/wcm/connect/198e373d-866b-46fd-90b9-
fd1dd8fec77d/Occupational+health+and+safety+framework.pdf?MOD=AJPERES.
3 Manpower.gov.om. 2018. "وائح التنظيمية الل". Manpower.Gov.Om.
https://www.manpower.gov.om/portal/regulationarticle.aspx.

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 The overall isolator must be locked in a particular secured position by an effective
padlock
 An sign should be used in the workplace in order to point out that maintenance work
that is in under progress4
 The stored energy such as hydraulic or pneumatic power must be dissolute even
before the initiating the work process
 The effectiveness of the isolation procedures used in the workplace should be verified
by a suitably competent person
Task 3
A.
Figure 1: Noise
4 Silaparasetti, Viswanadham, G. V. R. Rao, Dr Khan, and Firdouse Rahman. "Social Enrepreneurship: Impact
of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Factors on Workers’ Behavior in Different Construction Sectors in
Oman." (2017).

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Monitoring
Figure 2: Dust Monitoring
Figure 3: Chemical hazard safety measure for paint job

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Figure 4: Temperature and climate measurement
Task 4
A.
In the following industrial area the Oman Workplace Safety Regulations:
Regulation Application Area
COSHH Manufacturing, Retail and corporate industry
Noise At work Manufacturing, Automobile and construction industry
Pressure system Chemical engineering, mining and mechanical
industry
Personal Protective Equipment Construction, Mechanical, Electrical, Agricultural and
Chemical industry
Control of asbestos Chemical, Construction, Agriculture industry
Health and Safety at Work Act Manufacturing, Corporate, Retail, Construction,
Mechanical, Electrical, Agricultural and Chemical
industry
IEE wiring regulation Electrical, mechanical, electronics,
telecommunication industry
B.

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Health and safety regulations are subject to be applied to any workplace business, which
are imposed by HSE inspectorate and officers from the local authority or governance. The
following context expresses the role of the HSE inspectorate
 Investigating the time accidents and the complaint made5.
 Investigating whether the workforce people are at risk and finding out the presence of
hazardous issues
 Taking appropriate action to control risks properly if the authority of the organisation
are not already complying with the imposed regulations
 Taking appropriate enforcement action in relation to any non-compliance, ranging
from advice on avoiding hazardous work activities to potentially taking prosecutions
if anyone are put at serious risk
 Guiding the organisation management and authority by advising them to help them
the essentiality if compliance with the regulations and avoid injuries and health issues
at work
Task 5
A.
The following table represents the schedule for schedule for safety enforcement and
associated regulations and complacence
Activity Timeline Components Responsible
Setting up safety
audit system
1st to 2nd month State and Central
government
guidelines and
companies
Governing personnel
Incorporating
Training and
2nd to 5th month Workplace health
and safety guideline
Management
authority
5 Hse.gov.uk. 2018. "Permit To Work Systems". Hse.Gov.Uk.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/techmeaspermit.htm.

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Development system and workbooks
Internal and external
monitoring
implementation
3rd to 7th month Feedback collection,
survey and interview
HSE Inspection
system
Initiating and
maintaining
monitoring and
record keeping
system
5th to 6th month State and Central
government
guidelines and
companies
Management
authority
Safety and security
planning and
implementation
6th to 7th month Workplace health
and safety guideline
and workbooks
Human Resource
Management,
Management
authority
Imposing the Hazard
identification and
reporting system
7th to 9th month On job training,
survey and interview
sessions
Governing personnel
Workplace Health
and Safety related
promotional
activities
8th to 12th month Feedback collection,
survey and interview
Management
authority, Human
Resource
Management
B.
Health and Safety related HSE Code of Conducts for workplace:
Planning for health and safety implementation for the workforce and the associative third
party partnership management
Writing a health and safety policies as a guideline for the employees and the regular training
and development infrastructure6
Controlling the risks through effective monitoring feedback collection promotional activities
Accidents and investigations of the possible hazard issues and potential risk assessment and
measurement
6 Phusavat, Kongkiti, Bordin Vongvitayapirom, Pekka Kess, and Binshan Lin. "Safety management system in
automotive and energy industries." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 34, no. 4 (2017):
569-580.

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Measuring Multi-occupancy workplace and appropriate the health and safety enforcement
procedure ensuring the effectiveness
Deciding who will help the internal governance system with the national and regional health
and safety regulations.
Consulting with the engaged employees regarding the further implementation of health
policies and enforcement procedures7
Providing training and information guideline to all the employees and the management
members with appropriate guideline of identify and reporting system
Providing intense supervision for the engagement and improvement system of the workforce
health and safety regulation policies and codes of conducts, through direct and indirect
monitoring system
First aid system and emergency equipments to handle any kind of health and safety related
emergency management
Emergency procedures implementation and training program considering the potential
situational constrains
Regular Reporting system of accidents, incidents and diseases for keeping track the health
and safety related improvement
Sticking the health and safety law poster all over the workplace in order to remind all the
employees about the health and safety measures
Implementation of Safety signs with appropriate colour code, detailed description,
maintenance and guidelines for employees
7 Al-Thani, Hassan, Ayman El-Menyar, Husham Abdelrahman, Ahmad Zarour, Rafael Consunji, Ruben Peralta,
Mohammad Asim, Hany El-Hennawy, Ashok Parchani, and Rifat Latifi. "Workplace-related traumatic injuries:
insights from a rapidly developing Middle Eastern country." Journal of environmental and public health 2014
(2014).

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Insurance and compensation system for all employees irrespective of their designation and
occupational responsibilities
Internal and external governance and Inspectors and the law reporting system

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References:
Al-Thani, Hassan, Ayman El-Menyar, Husham Abdelrahman, Ahmad Zarour, Rafael
Consunji, Ruben Peralta, Mohammad Asim, Hany El-Hennawy, Ashok Parchani, and Rifat
Latifi. "Workplace-related traumatic injuries: insights from a rapidly developing Middle
Eastern country." Journal of environmental and public health 2014 (2014).
Hse.gov.uk. 2018. "Permit To Work Systems". Hse.Gov.Uk.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/techmeaspermit.htm.
Khadem, Mohammad. "Occupational health and safety issues affecting worker performance
in Omani industries." In 6th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and
Operations Management in Kuala Lumpur, IEOM 2016. IEOM Society, 2016.
Manpower.gov.om. 2018. "وائح التنظيمية الل". Manpower.Gov.Om.
https://www.manpower.gov.om/portal/regulationarticle.aspx.
Oman.om. 2018. Oman.Om. http://www.oman.om/wps/wcm/connect/198e373d-866b-46fd-
90b9-fd1dd8fec77d/Occupational+health+and+safety+framework.pdf?MOD=AJPERES.
Phusavat, Kongkiti, Bordin Vongvitayapirom, Pekka Kess, and Binshan Lin. "Safety
management system in automotive and energy industries." International Journal of Quality &
Reliability Management 34, no. 4 (2017): 569-580.
Silaparasetti, Viswanadham, G. V. R. Rao, Dr Khan, and Firdouse Rahman. "Social
Enrepreneurship: Impact of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Factors on Workers’
Behavior in Different Construction Sectors in Oman." (2017).