IMS CP 920 Excavation Rescue Plan

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BAUERUAE Branch of Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH Germany

Excavation Emergency Rescue Plan

REVISIONS HISTORY

1/0 10/06/14 First Issue HSEM HSEM

Issue/Rev. Date Description Prpd Revd &Apvd


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Table of Contents

1. Objective

2. Regulations and Legal references

3. Definitions I Abbreviations.

4. Responsibilities

5. Risk Assessment

6. Excavation Emergency Preparation

7. Excavation Emergency Rescue Procedure

8. Incidents Reporting

Appendices

Appendix A: List of Emergency Telephone Numbers

Appendix B: Incident Reporting Forms


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1. OBJECTIVES

The following plan has been developed to minimize the severity of damage to human

health in the event of an unexpected incident down the excavated pit / level.

The Excavation Emergency Rescue Plan shall be initiated when a worker is trapped orinjured in the excavation pit. In such Emergency case, his co-workers may instinctivelywant to rush in and help him. However, these impulsive rescues can often result in not

just one, but two or more casualties on the jobsite. This is why its critical for everyexcavation team to have a clear rescue operation protocol in place.

2. DEFINITIONS I ABBREVIATIONS

UAE United Arab Emirates

ERP Emergency Rescue Plan

ETF Emergency Task Force

EHSMS Environment, Health & Safety Management System

3. REFERENCES AND LEGISLATION

UAE Fire & Life Safety Code 2011Civil Defence

Law No. 21 (2005) concerning Waste Management

Environment Agency Guidelines for storage of Chemicals & Hazardous Materials 2006

AD EHSMS RF Element 6Emergency Response & Management

AD EHS RICoP 6.0 Emergency Management Requirements

AD EHS RICoP 29.0 Excavations

4. RESPONSIBILITIES

4.1. Incident Commander

The Project Manager / Project In-charge shall be the On-Site Incident Commander. In

the absence of the above On-Site Incident Commander, the HSE Officer shall assume

the On-Site Incident Commander duties.


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5. RISK ASSESSMENT

A site specific Risk assessment / JSA will be prepared, addressing all the hazards andits impacts and what control measures to be used to minimize the effects of incidents in

excavation pit to ALARP.

6. EXCAVATION EMERGENCY PREPARATION

Emergency preparedness is an important element of ERP. Because excavation site

emergencies usually arise within a matter of seconds, outside rescue simply cannot

respond quickly enough to most of these situations. Therefore, it is essential to be

prepared i.e.; training, hazard information, proper rescue equipment, and written

procedures as described below.

6.1. Trainin g

Once you have created your emergency rescue procedures, its extremely important to

properly train all of your workers. Every team member should know exactly what to do if

a hazardous situation arises. According to OSHA, all construction workers should be

trained to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions. This is especially critical for workers

on trenching and shoring jobsites. Drills and/or exercises shall be performed at per the

emergency mock drill plan, to train the staff and ensure that the ERP is effective and all

participants are aware of and able to perform required duties under the plan.

6.2. Hazard Inform ationInformation on the hazards present at the worksite must be known at all times to all staff

present in the excavation pit.

6.3. Emergency Equipment

The worksite supervisor is responsible for ensuring that an adequate supply ofemergency equipment is maintained at site. The emergency equipments may include;breathing apparatus, a safety harness and line and a basket stretcher, a crane.

7. EXCAVATION EMERGENCY RESCUE PROCEDURE

When a Hazardous incident occurs in excavation pit, personnel at the scene must act

quickly to reduce the consequences of the incident. The actions taken depend on the

magnitude, complexity, and degree of risk associated. The following steps outline the

actions which should be taken in response to excavation emergency:

7.1.Warn oth ers.

The Attendant shall warn others that are in the immediate area of the potential danger.


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7.2. Ass ist injured perso ns.

If persons are injured minor, provide first-aid if you or another available individual is

trained to do so. If the injured person is having major injury, then emergency rescue

equipments shall be used to lift him out of the excavation pit. The Incident Commander

should be immediately notified when this occurs.

7.3. Assess the si tuat ion. Is this an emergency?

An emergency situation exists when there is a high risk to:

Persons.

Property.

During an incident in excavation pit, a more detailed evaluation of the sites specific

characteristics shall be performed by emergency task force members. The ETF team

shall identify existing site hazards to the Incident Commander. This information will aid

in the selection of appropriate rescue equipment. All the other staff in the excavation pitshall be evacuated for it calmly.

7.4. Get help for al l but m ino r injur ies.

Based on the evaluation of the incident, the emergency scenario can be evaluated into

Tiers as the following;

Tier 1: events are typically of localized significance and can be handled using

resources immediately available.

Tier 2: events are typically of regional or Emirates significance and may require

involvement of specialized emergency rescue services.

Minor injuries (Tier 1) can be handled by personnel at the worksite. More serious spills

(Tier 2) for which the damage exceeds the capacity of our site personnel to deal with it

safely and effectively, then outside help must be requested by contacting the

Emergency Rescue Services i.e. Civil Defence (997), Ambulance (998) & Police

(999).

See Appendix A: List of Emergency Telephone Numbers

8. INCIDENTS REPORTING

If not already done, report the incident to HSE Manager as per the Incident Reporting

requirements.

See Appendix B: Incident Report Forms


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Appendix AList of Emergency Telephone Numbers


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Appendix B

Incident Reporting Forms

Documents

IMS CP 920 Excavation Rescue Plan