Concrete Placement / TL Products Ltd – CONCRETE PUMPING RISK ASSESSMENT

IMPORTANT NOTICE / HEALTH RISK WARNING - ANY PERSON AT RISK MUST BE NOTIFIED OF THE DANGERS
DETAILED BELOW BEFORE STARTING ANY CONCRETE PUMPING WORK
Type of Injury and Cause Who is at Risk Risk* Severity How to Prevent
of Injury
Concrete splashing into eyes Concrete Gang H Low Goggles must be worn
from the end hose
Concrete burns to hands and Concrete Gang L Medium to Gloves, safety wellingtons and barrier cream must be worn
feet Severe
Falls or injury to hands, Concrete Gang / M Medium to Plywood sheets must be provided on mesh in the laying area
arms, ankles, legs etc from Pump Operator Severe
falling on mesh
Back injury due to moving Concrete Gang / M Medium to Use of ropes and good manual handling practices to be adopted
ground pipes Pump Operator Severe
High pressure concrete and Concrete Gang M/H Severe – Concrete Gang should wear a safety helmet, safety footwear, impervious
aggregate going into eyes, Persons working can result gloves / gauntlets, high impact goggles and high visibility clothing. Until
face or any exposed skin due around concreting in loss of concrete is flowing smoothly out of the end of the delivery hose, or when a
to standing or working in area sight blockage occurs in the boom pipeline, all personnel should remain clear of the
front of end hose, or opening General Public delivery hose and placing boom. Under no circumstances should any
unauthorised personnel attempt to open the pipeline. All unnecessary
up pipe joints when pumping
personnel including the general public should be kept well away from the
concreting area inc lower floors and staircases.
Head injury from suspended Concrete Gang L Medium to Move away from end hose during boom movement.
hoses from boom Severe Concrete Gang to be alert
(possible
death)
Broken limbs, severe injury Concrete Gang L Severe or Do not kink placing hoses in the ground line. Do not attempt to pump
caused by whiplash of death very old concrete or concrete other than a pump mix. . The danger zone
placing hoses. is the area around the end hose in which it can strike out. The diameter
of the zone is twice the length of the end hose
Injury from splash due to Truck Mixer L Eye Keep hopper full and inform mixer driver of risk
blow back from concrete Drivers injuries
pump hopper possible
Crushing when mixer lorry is Person backing L Severe or High visibility clothing must be worn and do not back truck on out of view
backing onto the pump truck mixer into death of mixer driver who will be reversing using mirrors. Keep site personnel
hopper pump hopper out of reversing area.
*H = High M = Medium L = Low