Review the critical hazards, potential consequences, persons at risk and recommended control measures for Drilling in one professional HSE workspace.
Review the key hazards, consequences and control measures for Drilling in a structured professional HSE format.
Electric shock or gas/water release
Drilling operator
Drawing review and service scanning
Field-verify drilling location with an authorized person
Laceration or entanglement
Operator
Suitable equipment and safe work method
Keep loose clothing and materials away
Eye or respiratory exposure
Operator and nearby workers
Dust control and suitable PPE
Assess specific exposure risks based on material type
Sudden torque and hand injury
Drilling operator
Correct grip and suitable drill bit
Use a side handle for large drilling and keep the body clear of torque reaction
Electric shock
Drilling personnel
Scanning and drawing review
Check the area with a suitable detector before drilling
Eye injury
Operator and nearby workers
Eye protection
Keep nearby personnel clear of the drilling line
Electric shock, process release or utility damage
Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures
Verify concealed utilities using drawings, detection equipment or suitable scanning before drilling
Hand or arm injury
Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures
Secure the workpiece using a vice or suitable mechanical restraint
Respiratory exposure or reduced visibility
Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures
Use suitable local extraction, wet methods or respiratory protection
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Start Risk Assessment| ACTIVITY | Drilling | CATEGORY | Power Tools |
| # | Activity | Hazard | Consequence | Persons at Risk | Existing Risk Control | L | S | Risk | Action Required / Additional Controls | Person in Charge | Due Date | RL | RS | Residual Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Drilling | Contact with hidden electrical or process service | Electric shock or gas/water release | Drilling operator | Drawing review and service scanning | 3 | 4 | 12 High | Field-verify drilling location with an authorized person | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 02 | Drilling | Contact with rotating drill bit | Laceration or entanglement | Operator | Suitable equipment and safe work method | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Keep loose clothing and materials away | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 03 | Drilling | Dust | Eye or respiratory exposure | Operator and nearby workers | Dust control and suitable PPE | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Assess specific exposure risks based on material type | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 04 | Drilling | Drill bit binding | Sudden torque and hand injury | Drilling operator | Correct grip and suitable drill bit | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Use a side handle for large drilling and keep the body clear of torque reaction | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 05 | Drilling | Drilling into hidden electrical cable | Electric shock | Drilling personnel | Scanning and drawing review | 3 | 4 | 12 High | Check the area with a suitable detector before drilling | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 06 | Drilling | Flying chips or particles | Eye injury | Operator and nearby workers | Eye protection | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Keep nearby personnel clear of the drilling line | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 07 | Drilling | Concealed utility at drilling location | Electric shock, process release or utility damage | Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures | 3 | 4 | 12 High | Verify concealed utilities using drawings, detection equipment or suitable scanning before drilling | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 08 | Drilling | Workpiece rotating during drilling | Hand or arm injury | Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Secure the workpiece using a vice or suitable mechanical restraint | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 09 | Drilling | Excessive dust generation during drilling | Respiratory exposure or reduced visibility | Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Use suitable local extraction, wet methods or respiratory protection | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |