Risk Assessment

1. Risk Assessment Soft Skills Programme Nexus Alliance Ltd

2. Session Elements 1. Definitions & aim 2. Hazard identification 3. Who might be harmed and how 4. Risk and control measures 5. Record 6. Review

3. Definitions • To identify significant risks • Set priorities for minimizing risk • Therefore, Preventing accidents and ill health Aim of a risk assessment

4. Definitions Something with the potential to cause harm Example Hazard

5. Definitions The likely hood that harm will occur and severity of the harm Reducing risk to as low as reasonably practicable Risk ALARP

6. Definitions ALARP Cost To Implement Accidents / Ill Health Accident Rate ALARP Costs

7. Definition Ensure all aspects are reviewed Take account of the way work is organised Identify significant hazards Evaluate risks Identify control measures Prioritise Consider non routing operations Competency of assessors Consider all possible persons at risk Suitable and sufficient

8. Definition Identify the hazards Decide who might be harmed and how Evaluate the risk and decide on precautions/control measure Record and implement Review and update 5 steps to a risk assessment

9. Hazard Identification Observation Accident, ill health or near miss data Inspections Job safety analysis Data sheets Company procedures/policy Consultation Guidance notes/legislation How and where

10. Hazard Identification Chemicals Confined spaces Electricity Vibration Risk of Fire or explosion Trip hazards Manual Handling Rotating Tools Vehicles Working at height Examples

11. Hazard Identification In groups take 10min and identify hazards in this room Exercise

12. Who might be harmed and how Operators Maintenance staff Cleaners Persons working near by Support staff Persons walking past Who - Employees

13. Who might be harmed and how Contractors Agency workers Visitors Members of the public Who – Non Employees

14. Who might be harmed and how Contact with live electrical Slips, trips and falls Struck by object Fall from height Manual handling injury Asphyxiation Entanglement Subject to loud noise How

15. Who might be harmed and how Young persons Expectant mothers Persons with a disability Persons of increased risk

16. Who might be harmed and how In your groups, take 10 minutes to identify from your list of hazards, who might be harmed and how Exercise

17. Evaluate Risks Evaluate the effectiveness of any existing control measures Estimate the risk Risk matrix and ALARP Identify addition control measure. Exercise

18. Evaluate Risks Risk matrix Probability of Harm

19. Evaluate Risks ALARP Cost To Implement Accidents / Ill Health Accident Rate ALARP Costs

20. Evaluate Risks In your groups, take 10 minutes to evaluate from your list of hazards, the risks with the existing control measures in place. Compare against the risk matrix. Exercise Probability of Harm

21. Identify Control measures Hierarchy of control

22. Indentify Control Measures In your groups, take 10 minutes to identify from your list of hazards, control measures which will reduce the risk Exercise

23. Evaluate Risks In your groups, check the risk matrix after implementing your control measures. Is it ALARP? Exercise Probability of Harm

24. Record Significant hazards People affected Existing control measures Extent of the risk Further actions and control measures required Cross reference of documents Record significant findings

25. Review An accident, ill health or near miss has occurred Introduction of new equipment New personnel New equipment or process After result of an audit or investigation New or improved control measures become available Persons of increased risk become involved Revue date is reached Risk assessment should be reviewed if,

26. Exercise Aul’ Jock worked for the company in the Accounts Dept for 35 years Since he retiring 4 years ago Jock works part time for the company on a casual basis Tending the companies 2 acres of landscaping Most of the landscaping is lawn, edged by shrub populated borders and wooden fences Set the scene

27. Exercise The lawn is often used by employees for recreational purposes and is also available to members of the public and visitors The company provides Jock with the lawn mower and other gardening implements There is a small shed available for storage. Set the scene

28. Exercise Identify the hazards

29. Exercise Can you find any more?

30. Manual Handling, Repetitive Movement, Wet Conditions Uneven Path, Slippery Grass, Trailing Cable Electricity, Wet Conditions, Trailing Cable Rotating Blade Debris on Lawn Noise from Motor Vibration from Lawn Mower Pollen. Lower Back Strain/Upper Limb Disorder Trips/Slips/Falls Electrocution Cuts to Hands and Fingers Injury to Head, Body & Eyes Hearing Loss HAVS Hay Fever. Exercise Hazards and risks

31. Exercise Jock Employees Visitors Members of the public Who is at risk?

32. Exercise Number of persons involved or extent of injury Severity of Injury Extent of Environmental impact Cost of Damage which may result Evaluate the risk? Probability of Harm

33. Exercise Control measures

34. Exercise Is it ALARP? ALARM

35. Risk Assessment Any Questions?