Risk Assessment

1. Risk Assessment • Introduction • Objectives • Appreciate the Legal Requirements for Risk Assessment • Describe the Benefits of Risk Assessment • Define Hazards • Evaluate Risk • Identify Risk Controls

2. Risk Assessment • Introduction • What is Risk Assessment? • A practical, systematic approach to identifying hazards & evaluating the extent of risk taking into account existing precautions

3. Risk Assessment • Introduction • Legislation • Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 • Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 • Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999

4. Risk Assessment • Introduction • Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 ( Regulation 3) • Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of: • the risks to the health & safety of his employees to which they are exposed whilst they are at work; and • the risks to the health & safety of persons not in his employment arising out of, or in connection with, the conduct by him of his undertaking

5. Risk Assessment • Definitions • Hazard • Something that has the potential to cause harm to persons, property, plant or equipment

6. Risk Assessment • Definitions • Risk • The likelihood that the harm will arise coupled with the consequences

7. Risk Assessment • Definitions • Risk Evaluation • Cost Benefit Analysis of Risk Control Time Cost Effort Risk

8. Risk Assessment • Planning For Risk Assessment • Classification of Work Activities • Geographical Areas Inside & Outside • Stages in Production Process • Planned & Reactive Work • Defined Tasks (e.g. fork lift driving)

9. Risk Assessment • Planning For Risk Assessment • Gathering Information • Type of Tasks & Duration/Frequency • Locations Where Work is Carried Out • Who Carries Out the Task • Others Who May Be Affected (contractors, visitors etc.) • Training Records • Safe Systems of Work • Managers & Employees • Technical Experts

10. Risk Assessment • Planning For Risk Assessment • Gathering Information • Services Used (e.g. compressed air, electric, hydraulics) • Types of Plant & Machinery Being Used • Manufacturers/Suppliers Information on Use & Operation • Statutory Inspection Requirements (e.g. lifting equipment) • Inspection, Test & Maintenance Schedules • Size, Shape, Surface Character & Weight of Materials That Might be Handled • Distances & Heights That Materials Have to be Manually Transported

11. Risk Assessment • Planning For Risk Assessment • Gathering Information • Substances Being Used or Encountered • Physical Form of Substances (e.g. fume, dust, liquid etc.) • Contents of Substance Data Sheets • Applicable Legislative Requirements (ACOP’s etc.) • Industry Best Practice & British Standards • Current Control Measures (e.g. guarding, extraction) • Accident/Incident/Ill Health Data

12. Risk Assessment • Identifying Hazards • Is There a Source of Harm? • Who or What Could be Harmed? • How Could Harm Occur?

13. Risk Assessment • Hazard Classification • Slip/Trip/Fall • Fall From Height • Hand/Power Tools • Handling

14. Risk Assessment • Hazard Classification • Machinery • Fixed/Flying/Falling Objects • Transport • Electricity

15. Risk Assessment • Hazard Classification • Chemicals • Noise/Vibration • Fire/Explosion • Hot Surfaces

16. Risk Assessment • Hazard Classification • Confined Spaces/Lone Working • Lighting • Thermal Environment • Repetitive Working

17. Risk Assessment • Determining Risk • Exposure • Likelihood • Consequence

18. Risk Assessment • Determining Risk • Exposure • Highly Infrequent (< once per annum) • Quite Infrequent (annually/biannually) • Frequent (quarterly/monthly) • Quite Frequent (weekly/daily) • Highly Frequent (continuous daily)

19. Risk Assessment • Determining Risk • Likelihood • Highly Unlikely (practically impossible) • Quite Unlikely (conceivable but very unlikely) • Likely (conceivable and could possibly happen) • Quite Likely (almost certain to happen) • Highly Likely (certain to happen)

20. Risk Assessment • Determining Risk • Consequence • Minor Injury/Ill Health ( minor cuts, abrasions etc.) • Injury/Ill Health (burns, sprains, minor fractures etc.) • Serious Injury/Ill Health (breaks, WRULD’s, deafness etc.) • Major Injury/Ill Health (amputations, cancer, multiple breaks etc.) • Fatality (one or more fatalities)

21. Risk Assessment • Determining Risk • Factors Affecting Likelihood & Consequence • Individual • knowledge/skills • training • experience • attitude • risk perception • mental/physical condition & capability

22. Risk Assessment • Determining Risk • Factors Affecting Likelihood & Consequence • Task • workload/work patterns • equipment/tools • process • guarding/controls • environment • maintenance regime

23. Risk Assessment • Determining Risk • Factors Affecting Likelihood & Consequence • Task • PPE • emergency arrangements • training/information/instruction • procedures • supervision • communications

24. Risk Assessment • Risk Control • Hierarchy of Controls • Prevention • Engineering • Policy/Procedural

25. Risk Assessment • Risk Control • Hierarchy of Control Measures • Prevention Controls • eliminate use of substance, material, plant or equipment • replace with less hazardous substance, material, plant or equipment • exclude non essential personnel

26. Risk Assessment • Risk Control • Hierarchy of Control Measures • Engineering Controls • enclose process • automate all or part of the process • use local exhaust ventilation • fit guarding • implement inspection & test regime • implement preventative maintenance

27. Risk Assessment • Risk Control • Hierarchy of Control Measures • Policy/Procedural Controls • reduce exposure (e.g. job rotation) • written safe system of work • regular workplace inspections • emergency arrangements • pre-employment medicals • health surveillance programme • use of PPE (last resort)

28. Risk Assessment • Risk Assessment Forms Hazard Form Risk Form Risk Level Indicator Risk Level Control Corrective Form Manual Handling COSHH DSE

29. Risk Assessment • Risk Review • Will the Controls Lead to an Acceptable Level of Risk? • Will Any New Hazards be Created? • Has the Most Cost Effective Solution Been Chosen? • Will the Controls be Used?

30. Risk Assessment • Benefits of Risk Assessment • Reduction in Injuries & Ill Health • Reduction in Lost Time • Reduction in Claims • Reduction in Insurance Premiums • Improved Employee Morale

31. Risk Assessment • Benefits of Risk Assessment • More Efficient Processes • Increased Productivity • Customer Satisfaction • Prestige • Legal Compliance