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1 RA Ref Number: 34b Revision: 3 Project/Job Number Reference Insert Job Number Approval Date: 30/03/2018 RA Description: Installing Conduit Next Review Date: 01/04/2019 Notes: Please refer to Safe Working Practices 34b for definitions of items in this assessment. Created by: Lee Davies Risk Assessment Method & Scoring The summary risk assessment is calculated as Likelihood x Consequence and categorised as follows; 1 to 6 = 7 to 16 = 17 to 25 = High Risk Issued by: Issue Date: Insert Name Insert Date TASK HAZARDS PERSONS AFFECTED INITIAL RISK LEVEL CONTROL MEASURES REVISED RISK LEVEL hacksaw used to cut Injuries to hands whilst using a bending spring to set handling lengths of Engineer / others present. Likelihood 4 Only engineers who are trained to do so install / cut Engineers use hand tools that are in good condition, with sharp blades that are not damaged or prone to snapping. Conduit is cut on a flat surface. Conduit is held firmly whilst it is being cut. Only engineers who are trained to do so install / set Engineers use hand tools that are in good condition, that are not damaged or prone to snapping. Bending springs are inspected prior to use, and if found to be over stretched or damaged are placed out of use. Conduit is set typically by bending it over the knee; engineers are trained in the best working practices of using the spring for this task. Engineers do not carry bundles of conduit through buildings alone, another person is present to open doors, warn others etc. Conduit is stored safely and not left lying around as a trip hazard. Only the amount of conduit to be used straight away is taken to the workplace, others are left in storage until they are required. RA Number: 34b - Issue Revision: 3 Page 1 of 5

2 TASK HAZARDS PERSONS AFFECTED INITIAL RISK LEVEL CONTROL MEASURES REVISED RISK LEVEL Installing steel Installing steel handling lengths of cutting, setting, bending, threading steel Engineer / others present Likelihood 4 Engineers do not carry bundles of conduit through buildings alone, another person is present to open doors, warn others etc. Conduit is stored safely and not left lying around as a trip hazard. A dedicated work area is established for the cutting / setting of conduit, and spare tube is kept here. Only the amount of conduit to be used straight away is taken to the work area, others are left in storage until they are required. Only engineers who are trained to do so install / cut Conduit is cut, set, and bent, threaded using a pipe vice to hold the The correct size-setting wheel is always used. Engineers use hand tools that are in good condition, with sharp blades that are not damaged or prone to snapping. RA Number: 34b - Issue Revision: 3 Page 2 of 5

3 Safe Working Practice: 34b Installing Conduit 1 PURPOSE: The purpose of this guide is to highlight safe working practices for: Installing Conduit. IT MUST NOT BE TREATED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR TRAINING 2 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT Operators must wear Safety Boots/Shoes incorporating steel toe-caps CDI issued work wear Dust masks where appropriate Ear protectors - where appropriate. 3 BEFORE WORK Flexible To comply with BS 731 / BS Flexible conduit (Copex) is only to be used to form short connections between other containment systems, or where a run is required to be moveable. Typical examples are linking a steel conduit to a machine where Copex is installed through a cabling trough in the machine, or linking a basket tray to a floor box in a raised floor where the floor box may have to move in future. 4 DURING WORK Where the feeder conduit is steel, or where mechanical damage is possible, steel lined Copex should be used. All PVC Copex should only be used where risk of mechanical damage is very low. Installation of Copex is by loose laying, do not fix as the tube needs to be able to move. Normal conduit boxes will fit onto Copex, and through boxes are used to form a feed point in a longer run. You can use cable base fixings with Tyraps to fix flexible conduit to a wall, or it can be Trapped direct for other applications. Be careful not to over tighten the Tyraps and crush the Copex termination is by cutting with a hand held junior hacksaw, as for PVC The end coupler is fitted to the Copex by threaded gland. Be careful not to over tighten these as this can cause the thread to strip, and the gland to become loose. 5 AFTER WORK Check all tools for any damage, and place them out of use if any is found. Remove all waste materials and place into approved waste containers or remove from site. CDI GROUP LTD PLACES GREAT IMPORTANCE ON EVERYONE'S SAFETY: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION RA Number: 34b - Issue Revision: 3 Page 3 of 5

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Risk Assessment & Safe Working Practice

Risk Assessment & Safe Working Practice RA Ref Number: 34a Revision: 3 Project/Job Number Reference Insert Job Number Approval Date: 30/03/2018 RA Description: Installing Conduit - Flexible Next Review Date: 01/04/2019 Notes: Please refer to