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Apprentice / Helper

Position/Discipline Assessed:  Apprentice

Assessment Team:

    Scott Schoff, Various Journeyman

Dated:   January 22, 2013

Reviewed:  March 21, 2023

Task Inventory:

Hazards Associated With Task

Refer to Section 5.14 - Job Task Hazards Inventory for individual hazard ratings.

Assessed Risk

 

 

 

S:

P:

RF:

Loading up truck

Freezing face, cold, slip/trip/fall, heavy lifting, cuts, pinch

2

2

4

Disconnect/Cut motor line

Shock, live wires, cuts

4

1

4

Changing motor

Fall from picker, slip, trip, fall, picker dropping motor

3

1

3

Operate Forklift

Damage to other equipment, congested yard

2

2

4

Presco change

Well head pressure, H2S, oil spill

3

1

3

Prep wells

Sharp objects, metal filings, uneven ground

1

1

1

Clean trucks

Slippery surfaces, strain, lifting

2

1

2

Clean yard

Heavy lifting, slip, trip, fall, be hit by forklift

2

1

2

Assist in wiring pump jack

Weather, heavy lifting, crane, lift motor overhead, other crews

3

1

3

Trenching

Machinery, pinch points,

2

1

2

Assist in wiring compressor

Cuts, muscle strain, electrical shock

2

1

2

Terminate junction box

Uneven surfaces, power tools, cold conditions

2

1

2

Assist in wiring chemical pumps

Moderate lifting, cut, electrical shock

2

1

2

Pound in ground rod

Work off ladder, fall, use jackhammer, heavy lifting, trip hazard from cord, power tools

3

1

3

Boost 12 volt battery

spark, battery explosion, melt wires

2

1

2

Assist in tieing in VFD drive

Pinch hazard, electrical, cuts

1

1

1

Mount vibration switch

Slip hazard, metal shavings

2

1

2

Assist in wiring H2S monitor

H2S exposure, slip, work off ladder

4

1

4

Changing lights

Use of man lift, falling, broken glass

2

1

2

Pulling cables

Slippery/uneven ground, strains, awkward movements, stress on body, ergonomics

3

2

6

Strip cable

Work with sharp knife, cut

2

1

2

Wire presco cord

Cut fingers, pinched fingers, drop items on your feet

1

1

1

Hook trailers to trucks

Pinch point between the truck and the trailer, muscle strain when twisting the trailer jack handle, slip in icy conditions, trip, pinch fingers or hands.

1

1

1

Wire vibration switch cord

Cut fingers, pinched fingers, drop items on feet

1

1

1

Hazard

Severity

4

4 HIGH

8 HIGH

12 VERY HIGH

16 VERY HIGH

3

3 MEDIUM

6 HIGH

9 HIGH

12 VERY HIGH

2

2 LOW

4 MEDIUM

6 HIGH

8 HIGH

 

1

1 LOW

2 LOW

3 MEDIUM

4 MEDIUM

Probability

 

1

2

3

4