Risk Assessment Flashcards
What is the 5 step risk assessment process?
Hazard identification
Decide who might be harmed and how
Evaluate existing controls and implement required additional controls
Record
Review
What needs to be considered when identifying hazards?
How people work
How plant and equipment are used
Chemicals and substances used
General state of premises
What records could help identify less obvious risks?
Accident and ill health records
Manufacturer’s instructions
Material safety data sheets
Who might be considered a vulnerable worker?
Young workers
Migrants
New or expectant mothers
People with disabilities
What is a good way to identify hazards?
Speak to the employees
Who might be harmed?
Employees
Contractors
Visitors
Members of the public
Vulnerable workers
How can risks be controlled?
Hierarchy of controls;
Elimination
Substitution
Engineering controls
Admin controls
PPE
Compare current practices with HSE best practice guidance
When must you record your risk assessment findings?
When you have 5 or more members of staff
What must you include in your risk assessment records?
The hazards
Who might be harmed and how
What you are doing to control the risks
Why do you need to review your controls?
They may no longer be effective
There have been changes to:
Staff
A process
Substances or equipment used
Occurrence of accidents or near misses
What are the 6 active monitoring systems?
Audits
Inspections
Surveys
Tours
Sampling
Health Surveillance/environmental monitoring
What are audits?
A detailed, thorough, systemic and critical examination of all safety management components against a known fixed standard
What are inspections?
It seeks to identify hazards, verify workplace conditions, pinpoint procedures where controls are inadequate and check legal non-compliances
What are surveys?
A detailed examination concentrating on a defined facet of workplace operations such as:
A specific area
A process
A hazard
Plant
Machinery
Equipment
What are tours?
A small short inspection of the workplace that can be carried out by a range of personnel
