Risk Assessments

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Risk Assessments
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Introduction

• Roger Buckle
• Facilities and Health and Safety
• Department of Physics

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Risk Assessments

• What is Risk Analysis?
• Background/history
• Hazards and Risks
• Methodology
• Example/Practical
• Feedback

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Risk Analysis

• Attempt to QUANTIFY the effect of an event on the
  business
• Risk analysis is the backbone of health and
  safety risk assessments.

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Background/History

• Its NATURAL we do it all the time
• Commercial use of risk analysis/assessment
• Health and Safety
• GOOD PRACTICE
• Essential in the workplace

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Health and Safety

• One of the most effective ways to control
  workplace health and safety
• R/A should not be overcomplicated aim for
  clarity and look for realistic outcomes

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LAW

• Government legislates for a wide range of health
  and safety issues.
• Case law establishes the basis for level of
  prosecution
• HSE is the implementing authority in the UK

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HSE

• The operational arm of the HSC
• HSC is responsible to government
• HSE has
• wide ranging powers of enforcement
• power to inspect and prosecute
• It publicises all cases

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Health and Safety at WorkAct 1974

• 1 of 102 DOCUMENTS UK Legislation (Health and
  Safety)/UK Parliament
• Statutes/Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
  (1974 c 37)
• Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

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Legislation in 1990s

• Management of health and safety 1999
• Provision and use of work equipment 1998
• Manual Handling Operations 1992
• Personal Protective Equipment 1992
• DSE 1992
• Electricity at work 1989

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Management of health and safety 1999

• Under Regulation 3
• - the requirement to carry out risk assessments

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Carrying out an Assessment

• Methodology
• Gather information - what is proposed and
  what are the hazards?
• Analysis
• Use tools to record information and quantify -
  what are the risks?
• Documentation
• Presentation - to explain and to ensure
  implementation

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Methodology

• Define the Task
• Assessment of HAZARD
• Assessment of RISK
• Analyse
• Evaluate
• Implement
• Review

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The task

• What is proposed and what are the hazards if
  any ?

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HAZARD

• A hazard is a situation which poses a threat to
  life or health, property or the environment
• A source of danger
• The Collins Dictionary

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RISK

• The chance that something will occur
• The likelihood that a hazard will cause damage or
  injury
• Can be represented by a number, e.g. Severity of
  Hazard x Chance number or score

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CONSIDERING HAZARDS
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Consider the Consequences of the effect of the -
HAZARD
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Consider the Likelihood that the event will occur
- RISK
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Analysis

• Recording information and quantifying risk and to
  produce a number /score.
• A simple tool to quantify this
• a risk matrix

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A RISK MATRIX
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Risk Control

• To enable the consequences of the hazard risk
  to be reduced to
• AS LOW AS POSSIBLE

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Risk Control
Risk Control Risk control is a method of managing
the risk with the primary emphasis on controlling
the hazards at source. For a risk that is
assessed as high, steps should be taken
immediately to minimize risk of injury. The
method of ensuring that risks are controlled
effectively is by using the hierarchy of
controls. The Hierarchy of Controls are
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RISK ASSESSMENT FORM
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Procedure

• Define task and hazards
• Who is at risk?
• Determine level of risk
• Record result and Implement
• Review

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Step 1

• What is the task ?
• What are the HAZARDS ?

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Step 2

• Who is involved ?
• Who would be affected if there is an incident ?

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Step 3

• Analyse information
• Evaluate level of RISK use matrix to score the
  risk
• If unacceptable consider control measures
  decide on measures retest with matrix
  acceptable.

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Step 4

• Implement results
• Check

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Step 5

• Review
• All work programmes will alter over a period of
  time so it is necessary to revisit tasks.

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Example of a Practical Assessment
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Matrix
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A small factory unit

• A small company has a production building
• The lights need changing

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Production Building
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STEP 1

• Study the work or task
• discuss the task with the people involved ask
  questions
• Make a drawing or note all the detail
• Assess and note the hazards

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Step 2

• Who will be at risk of harm ?

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STEP 3

• Assess Hazards
• Height
• Heavy immobile ? obstructions
• Restricted access
• Urgency work/time pressures

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STEP 4

• Assess Risk
• Query ?
• Can they use workbenches as steps ?
• Can they use ladders ?

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HAZARD
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RISK
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RISK ASSESSMENT FORM
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RESULT

• 4 NOT ACCEPTABLE

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Matrix
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INTRODUCE CONTROL MEASURES

• E.G
• STEPS / LADDER
• SCAFFOLDING OR TOWER
• REMOVE WORKBENCHES
• PROVIDE A HELPER/ASSISTANT
• POWERED HOIST /LIFT
• FIT NEW, LOWERABLE, LIGHT FITTINGS

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ANALYSE SUGGESTIONS

• SELECT MOST SUITABLE CONTROLS
• - WHAT CRITERIA ?
• ALSO CONSIDER COSTS OF ANY ACCIDENT / INJURY IF
  NOT IMPLEMENTED

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REASSESS

• REASSESS THE RISK WITH CONTROL MEASURES IN PLACE

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Matrix
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RESULT

• 12 ACCEPTABLE

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RISK ASSESSMENT FORM
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Step 5

• Implement and
• review

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IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER

• RISK ASSESSMENT IS ONLY A TOOL
• BUT IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY TO RESULT IN POSITIVE
  CHANGES IN A WORKPLACE.

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Any questions ?
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The days before formal Risk Assessments

• However did people really not assess risk?
• What do you think?

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Working at Height
the good old days
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Lifting
Empire State Building
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Supervising
Empire State Building
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Cable Spinning
Golden Gate Bridge
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Riveting
Empire State Building
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Bolting
Empire State Building
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Slinging
Empire State Building
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Inspecting
Empire State Building
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Electrical work
Eiffel Tower
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Hanging about
Empire State Building
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Lifting
Golden Gate Bridge
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Admiring the view
Golden Gate Bridge
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A few more -

• More modern times, but --------------

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A long way down - but note the PPE
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Scaffolding people and risk assessment
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Gauge - blown apart by gas pressureresearch
student - lacerations to face just below eye
level!
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Heavy Magnet slipped in the
slingstechnician severed right foot behind
toes