Standardized WHS Hazard/Risk Levels for Construction Work

Running head: STANDARDIZED WHS HAZARD / RISK LEVELS
STANDARDIZED WHS HAZARD / RISK LEVELS
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1STANDARDIZED WHS HAZARD / RISK LEVELS
INTRODUCTION:
Construction work can be defined as any work that is carried out involving construction,
maintenance, demolition, renovation, dismantling conversion and fitting-out of any structure1.
WHS define structure as anything made by construction which can be fixed or movable,
temporary or permanent such as building, towers and much more. Due to conducting a work that
involves heavy elements and work pressure it is considered as a high risk profession2. Therefore,
it is the responsibility of the site owner and the construction company working on the site. The
report provides a standardized WHS hazards and the risk associated with it. The report can be
used as a guideline by any company to standardize activity risk levels across its core business.
1 Fauzey, Ily Hanisah Mohd, Fatemeh Nateghi, Farahbod Mohammadi, and Faridah Ismail. "Emergent occupational
safety & health and environmental issues of demolition work: Towards public environment." Procedia-Social and
Behavioral Sciences 168 (2015): 41-51.
2 Kim, Jeong Tai, and Chuck WF Yu. "Hazardous materials in buildings." Indoor and Built Environment 23, no. 1
(2014): 44-61.

2STANDARDIZED WHS HAZARD / RISK LEVELS
Hazard identification:
Potential
cause
Hazard task Impact Likeliness
1. General Hoarding The temporary wooden fence
around a building is important. It
is important to use hoardings to
barricade the worksite in order to
maintain safety. It is not only to
protect the public from danger but
also from dangers that occurs in
the site. The hoardings should not
be less than 1800mm in height. It
should be designed accordingly.
Loss of
lives
1
Overhead
Protection
Since there are open structures
that are present in the working
site, tools and materials may fall
accidently. This may cause great
hazards which can be protected
by using overhead protection.
Minor and
major
Physical
injury.
3
Public
safety
Adequate health and safety
precautions are important or they
put employees, workers and pubic

3STANDARDIZED WHS HAZARD / RISK LEVELS
at risk. Employers must ensure by
the section 3 of health and safety
at work Act 1974 to maintain
safety at the workplace.
Work area
separation
Providing appropriate signage
and site separation around the
work area.
Physical
injury or
loss of
lives
2
2. General Work
Area
Leads It is a very crucial problem if the
chemical problems are not taken
care. They are found in form of
dusts, fumes and fibers.
Therefore, they are acutely minor
yet can cause serious harm
Health
related
problem
3
Safety Gear Safety glasses or face shield are
manily worn during the work
operation that may cause any
unwanted object to get in the eye.
It is specially eyes and face
protectors that are most vital
along with other protectors.
Loss of
eyesight or
eye disease
1
Rubbish Rubbish includes various things
however they are only the
Health
problems
2