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1. Society Officer Training Evening
3. Aim of Presentation To provide an overview of Risk Assessment
What is it?
Why we have to do it?
How do we do it?
5. Risk Assessment - What is it?
The identification, evaluation and management of hazards
6. Why do we do Risk Assessment? Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations,
Regulation 3You must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risk to the health and safety arising out of or in connection with the conduct of your undertaking.
Penalties:
Fines
Imprisonment
7. 5 Steps to Risk Assessment
1. Identify the Hazards
2. Identify Anyone Who might be Affected
3. Evaluate / Assess the Risk
4. Establish the Controls
5. Record the Assessment
8. Identify Hazards Fire
Slipping, Tripping & Falling Hazards
Falls from Heights
Falling Objects
Lifting & Carrying Hazards
Electricity
Equipment Hazards
Vehicle Hazards
Chemicals/Pyrotechnics/Gases
10. Hazards Noise
Hot / Cold (Scalds, Burns, Exposure)
Compressed Gases
Drowning / Decompression Sickness
No Emergency or First Aid Arrangements
12. Evaluate the Risk Hazard Severity
Very Minor / Minor / Serious / Major
The chance or likelihood that a hazard will cause harm
Highly Likely / Likely / Possible / Unlikely
LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH / VERY HIGH
13. Risk Matrix
15. Risk Control – The Hierarchy Elimination
Substitution
Engineering Solution
Guarding / Restricted Areas
Safe System of Work
Written Procedure
Supervision
Training
Information / Guidance
Personal Protective Equipment
17. Record the Assessment
18. Questions