The General Risk Analysis (ARG) and EHS directive are documents used in EHS risk management at Rio Tinto.
This ARG (General Risk Analysis) by activity family, which includes the safety directive, is valid for 3 years and is paired with your EHS RT Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean onboarding.
This list aims to guide managers in determining which ARG reading attestation by activity family is applicable for workers. If none of them can be clearly associated with the worker’s activities, the general ARG, which is rather generic in nature, must be used.
- ARG_Building Family
- Roof Repair
- ARG_Tanker Family
- Loading and Unloading of Bulk via Tankers.
- ARG_Civil Works Family
- Various Beautification Works; Lawn Maintenance; Cleaning; Manual Snow Removal; Concrete Works
- ARG_Janitorial Services Family
- Janitorial Services; Cleaning of Bathrooms, Showers, Offices; Sweeping; Cleaning of Floors, Windows, etc.
- ARG_Scaffolding Family
- Scaffolding Assembly and Disassembly
- ARG_Electrical Family
- Various Electrical and Instrumentation Works in Plant; Assembly and Disassembly of Production Equipment; Repairs of Production-Related Electrical Equipment; Minor and Major Shutdown Works on Equipment; Diagnostics on Process Equipment; Perform Preventive Maintenance Activities
- ARG_Heavy Hauler Family
- Deliveries or Transport of Various Supplies (Large Parts, Large Packages) with Enclosed or Flatbed Semi-Trailer Carriers; Delivery of Supplies to Predetermined Depots or Stores; Handling of Hand Tools; Loading and Unloading by a Third Party RT; Securing and Unsecuring a Load.
- ARG_Crane Operator Family
- Lifting and Handling of Loads Using Cranes; Crane Mobilization; Development of the Lifting Plan; MALT; Lifting, Handling, and Demobilization.
- ARG_General Laborer Family
- Manually Performed Tasks Requiring No Specialization; Floor Cleaning with Medium-Pressure Pump; Cleaning of Gutters and Sumps, Tank Covers; Descaling of Various Equipment, Scale Collection Done by HP; Washing of Internal Tanks, Tank Overflow Lips; Use of Various Tools (Wheelbarrow, Shovel, Jackhammer, etc.); Communicate with Different Departments; Manage Coactivity; Perform Cleanliness and Good Order (CGO) Tasks; Unblock and Clean Piping; Other Various Tasks.
- ARG_Mechanical Family
- Mechanical Works; Mobilization & Demobilization for Works; Bolting & Unbolting; Equipment Adjustment; Operation of Machinery (Groove, Forklift, Up-Right, Truck, and Overhead Crane); Use of Hand Tools (Powered or Manual)
- ARG_Lineman Family
- Erecting Overhead Transmission Lines; Need for an Installer; Rental of Aerial Work Platforms and Equipment for Pole Installation
- ARG_Industrial Cleaning Family
- Perform Industrial Cleaning Works Using Vacuum Trucks and High-Pressure Trucks; Dry or Wet Recovered Materials; Works Include Transport and Disposal According to Current Plant Procedures; Pressure Cleaning Includes Equipment, Lines in Place or on the Ground and/or Parts; The Work Requires the Use of Scaffolding; The Work Requires the Use of a Camera
- ARG_Observer Family
- Presence of Management Members in Plant to Observe and Interact; Office Work (Trailers, Construction Site); Site Visit; Human Resources Management; Shift Start Meeting; EHS Interaction
- ARG_Small Carrier Family
- Delivery of Various Supplies and Materials with Small Vehicles; Delivery of Supplies to Predetermined Offices or Stores; Handling of Various Packages; Loading and Unloading of Loads
- ARG_Surveys & Sampling Family
- Perform On-Site Surveys and Sampling; Office Work (Trailers, Construction Site); Circulate On Site; Data Collection and Sampling