Kestrel Process Group

Asset Integrity, equipment safety assessment

NG/GM-113

Screw conveyor 113

Report A-1074

Methodology v4.0

2025-11-28

Assessed risk

Critical

Highest score

Findings

Immediate

Coverage

16/16

Next due

2026-11-28

Stop use, isolate, escalate to the responsible engineer

Asset class

Guarded machinery / conveyor

Facility

Northgate Works, Ardmore Industrial Estate

Area

Utilities yard

Criticality

Manufacturer

Vertek

Model / serial

I452 / 20063-82

Installed

2004-12-01

Inspector

T. Fenwick

Findings (6)

R-GM-01Fixed guard missingImmediate dangerphotographic evidenceS5 × L4 = 20Critical

A fixed guard is absent and the hazard it covered is reachable during normal operation.

Action Stop the machine and lock it out until the guard is refitted with tools-required fixings.

Entanglement or crushing at moving parts · due 2025-11-28 · AS 4024.1601 §5.2 · evidence VC-MISSING-GUARD

R-GM-05Guard aperture exceeds safe gapNon-conformingS4 × L3 = 12High

A gap in the guarding allows a hand to reach the hazard at the measured distance.

Action Close the aperture or move the guard back until the safe-distance table is satisfied.

Entanglement or crushing at moving parts · due 2025-12-12 · ISO 13857 §4.2

R-GM-15Spillage or accumulation around the machineObservationphotographic evidenceS2 × L4 = 8Moderate

Accumulated product or spillage is a slip hazard and hides developing faults.

Action Clean down and add the area to the shift housekeeping round.

Access, egress and emergency response impaired · due 2025-12-12 · ISO 12100 §6.2.7 · evidence VC-HOUSEKEEPING

R-GM-14Walkway alongside the machine too narrowImprovement opportunityS2 × L3 = 6Moderate

The walkway beside the machine is narrower than the methodology allows.

Action Widen or re-route the walkway, or barrier it off if the width cannot be achieved.

Access, egress and emergency response impaired · due 2026-01-27 · ISO 14122-2 §4.2

R-GM-17Leak or product loss at the machineObservationphotographic evidenceS2 × L3 = 6Moderate

Fluid loss is visible at a gland, gearbox or hydraulic joint.

Action Repair the leak and clean the area so the next assessment can distinguish new loss from old.

Loss of containment to environment · due 2025-12-28 · ISO 12100 §6.2.7 · evidence VC-LEAK

R-GM-13Hazard or isolation signage missingImprovement opportunityS1 × L4 = 4Low

The machine carries no hazard or isolation signage.

Action Fit signage at each access point covering the hazard and the isolation requirement.

Loss of design or inspection traceability · due 2026-02-26 · ISO 7010

Photographic record

Site photograph taken at assessment

An illustrated belt/slat conveyor with a green frame, an open drive-end enclosure on the left showing gears and a chain, a blue motor/gearbox, a yellow mesh panel mid-span, and a pull-cord line with a red stop button above.

Leak, drip or product staining, A dark line runs down from the underside of the blue motor/gearbox to an amber-brown pool on the floor, consistent with a drip trail and fluid pooling.
Guard removed or rotating part exposed, The drive end shows a ring of fixing points around its perimeter with no cover fitted; the gears, sprockets and chain drive are visible in the open.
Housekeeping around the asset, An amber spill with scattered granular debris extends across the floor beneath and ahead of the drive end.

Assisted by claude-opus-5-5; every observation adjudicated by the inspector before use.

Assessment record

Identification and records · Is a current risk assessment on file for this machine?Yes

Identification and records · Is the manufacturer's manual available on site?Yes

Identification and records · Has the machine been modified since commissioning?No

Guarding · Are all fixed guards present and secured with tools-required fixings?Yes

Guarding · Are movable guards interlocked?Yes

Guarding · Is any interlock bypassed, taped or defeated?No

Guarding · Are in-running nips and drives guarded?Yes

Guarding · Largest gap in guarding32 mm

Emergency stop and isolation · Furthest distance from any operating position to an emergency stop1.3 m

Emergency stop and isolation · Does the pull-cord stop the machine from every point along its run?Yes

Emergency stop and isolation · Does restart require a deliberate reset at the machine?Yes

Emergency stop and isolation · Is the isolation / lockout point identified and lockable?Yes

Emergency stop and isolation · Are all stored energy sources documented for isolation?Yes

Workplace · Is hazard and isolation signage in place?No

Workplace · Clear walkway width alongside the machine669 mm

Workplace · Housekeeping around the machineMinor debris

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