ATTACHMENT 6 - Pre-Construction Risk Assessment.pdf

This document is a VHA Pre-Construction Risk Assessment (PCRA) template used to evaluate facility risks associated with Construction, Renovation, and Maintenance (CRM) work at Veterans Health Administration locations. The template serves as a baseline assessment tool to determine the level of precautions needed to prevent impact to patients, employees, and contractors during CRM activities.

The PCRA categorizes activities into three types—Inspection/Upkeep, Small-scale Construction, and Large-scale Construction—each with corresponding control measures. Inspection/Upkeep work includes single-shift activities creating minimal disruption, such as replacing ceiling tiles or performing limited building system maintenance, requiring weekly site visits and hazard communication plans. Small-scale activities involve prolonged work with potential noise and vibration, selective demolition, and plumbing or electrical installations, necessitating chemical inventory disclosure, ILSM assessment compliance, and daily site inspections. Large-scale construction encompasses projects exceeding six months with dust, excavation, confined space entry, elevated work, demolition, and complex mechanical or plumbing installations, requiring comprehensive activity hazard analyses and control plans for excavation safety, dust control, pollution prevention, crane operations, fall protection, and confined entry procedures. The document includes Affected Adjacent Area Assessment requirements mandating coordination with areas above, below, and adjacent to the activity to ensure operational continuity, as well as determination of whether an Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) is required. A fillable permit form is provided for posting at activity sites, capturing project details, activity type, control measures, and required signatures from project management, safety, and infection control personnel.