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RISK ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE

ISSUE 01

JANUARY 2010

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1.0 SCOPE
The procedure describes the methodology for identifying health & safety hazards, and to
measure, evaluate, and prioritise the associated risks for action.

2.0 REFERENCES

OHSAS18001 clause 4.3.1

Risk Assessment Programme
Risk Assessment Register
Risk Register Template

3.0 DEFINITIONS
Hazard
“source or situation with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill health, damage to
property, damage to the workplace environment, or a combination of these.”

Hazard Identification
“Process of recognizing that a hazard exists, and defining its characteristics.”

Risk
“Combination of the likelihood and consequence(s) of a specified hazardous event occurring.”

Risk Assessment
“Overall process of estimating the magnitude of risk, and deciding whether or not the risk is
tolerable.”

Tolerable Risk
“Risk that has been reduced to a level that can be endured by the organisation having regard
to its legal obligations and its own OH&S policy.”

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4.0 PROCEDURE
The criteria for evaluating the level of risk during risk assessments are outlined in the following
table:

Risk Rating OH & S Criteria

Imminent danger exists, hazard capable of
5 Catastrophic
causing death and illness on a wide scale.
Hazard can result in serious illness, severe
4 Critical
injury, property, and equipment damage.
Severity Hazard can result in serious fractures, strains,
3 Fairly Serious
(potential severity of illness, stress.
consequences of injury or
damage)
Hazard can cause illness injury or equipment
2 Marginal damage but the results would not be expected
to be serious.
Hazard will not result in serious injury or illness
1 Negligible remote possibility of damage beyond minor first
- aid.

5 Inevitable Very likely to occur immediately/very soon

4 Probable Likely to occur in the near future.
Likelihood
(likelihood of failure of 3 Reasonably Probable Probably will occur in time.
control measures)
2 Remote May occur in time.
1 Extremely Remote Unlikely to occur.

The flow diagram overleaf describes the procedure for risk assessment:

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RISK ASSESSMENT

INPUTS PROCESS OUTPUTS

(1) (2) (3)

Risk Assessment
General
Generate Risk Assessment Programme Programme
Hazards

(4) (5)
Risk Assessment
Routine
Undertake Risk Assessment Template
Activities

(6)

Non Routine
Determine Risk Tolerability
Activities

Non
Employee (7) (8)
Hazards

Are Control Measures NO Record

Required? Retained

Workplace
Facilities

YES
(9) (10)
Corrective/
Review Preventive Action
Initiate Corrective/Preventive Action
Procedure

(12)
(11)
Risk Assessment
Determine Next Review Date Programme

(13)
(15)
Communicate Findings
Risk Assessment
Register

Business Planning
Procedure
(14)

Sign Off Risk Assessment

Training
Awareness
Procedure

Monitoring &
Review Procedure

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WHAT WHO WHEN HOW

(1) INPUTS

(2) PROCESS: Generate Risk Health & Safety Officer / Annually Classify and prioritise activities requiring risk assessment including:
Assessment Programme Department Manager(s) Upon completion of risk assessment a) geographic areas within/outside the organisation’s premises
b) stages in a production process, or in the provision of a service
c) planned work
d) reactive work (i.e. work carried out that is reacting to an unplanned event)
e) defined tasks (e.g. driving, window cleaning)
f) identified working groups (i.e. home workers, employees at client premises, employees at other
premises, contractors, visitors, work experience, young people, new & expectant mothers)
g) normal, abnormal, and emergency operating conditions
This is not exhaustive but gives examples of how to identify, classify and prioritise a planned
programme of risk assessments on an organisational and/or departmental basis.
(3) OUTPUT: Risk Assessment Health & Safety Officer / Use “Risk Assessment Programme”
Programme Department Manager(s)
(4) PROCESS: Undertake Risk Risk Assessor As indicated by “Risk Assessment Programme” Use “Risk Assessment Template”
Assessment Trained risk assessor to follow framework provided which incorporates the “HSE’s 5 Steps to Risk
Assessment”.
(5) OUTPUT: Risk Assessment Risk Assessor Use “Risk Assessment Template”
Template

(6) PROCESS: Determine Risk Risk Assessor Upon evaluating level of risk Determine and indicate the tolerability of the risk based on:
Tolerability - risk rating
- simplicity of risk reduction/elimination measures
- time, effort and resources of controls versus level of risk
- whether it is an absolute requirement to reduce/eliminate risk
(7) DECISION: Are Control Measures Risk Assessor Upon determining the tolerability of the risk Trained risk assessor to evaluate whether the risk control measures are sufficient to reduce the
Required? risk to a tolerable level. Determine need for further control / improvement measures where risks
are not tolerable and make reference to any corrective/Preventive actions.
(8) OUTPUT:
(9) PROCESS: Initiate Risk Assessor / Upon identifying further control/improvement Use Corrective & Preventive Action Procedure
Corrective/Preventive Action Department Manager(s) measures Where appropriate, consult the Health & Safety Officer for guidance.
(10) OUTPUT: Corrective & Risk Assessor / Upon identifying further control/improvement Use “Corrective & Preventive Action Procedure”
Preventive Action Procedure Department Manager(s) measures
(11) PROCESS: Determine Next Risk Assessor Upon initiation of corrective/Preventive actions Use “Risk Assessment Programme”
Review Date Trained risk assessor to indicate next review date on risk assessment form.
(12) OUTPUT: Risk Assessment Risk Assessor / Upon initiation of corrective/Preventive actions Use “Risk Assessment Programme”
Programme Trained risk assessor to update planned programme if necessary.
(13) PROCESS: Communicate Department Manager(s) Upon initiation of corrective/Preventive actions Communicate any new findings to people affected using existing organisational
Findings communication/information dissemination routes.
(14) PROCESS: Sign Off Risk Department Manager(s) Upon initiation of corrective/Preventive actions Update “Risk Assessment Register” and risk assessment form
Assessment
(15) OUTPUTS Update “Risk Assessment Register” and risk assessment form

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Appendix 1 – Primary Health & Safety Risk Assessment Requirements, outlining the direct primary requirements for health
& safety risk assessment.

Type Legislation Purpose Scope

General Hazards Management of Health and Safety at Work To identify measures which need to betaken to comply with the requirements Risks to health and safety:
(Physical & Mental) Regulations 1999 and prohibitions imposed by or under the relevant statutory provisions and by 1 to which employees and the self employed are exposed while at work; and
Part II of the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 (as amended) 2 to which third parties are exposed arising out of or in connection with the
conduct of the undertaking
Manual Handling Manual Handling Operations Regulations To consider the questions set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 relating to the Manual handling operations which involve a
1992 factors listed in that schedule risk of injury (with regard to factors - task, load, working environment,
individual capability, other factors – listed in Schedule 1)
Personal Protective Personal Protective Equipment at Work To determine whether the Personal protective equipment is suitable Risks to health and safety which have not been avoided by other means
Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 1996 assessment includes:
1 definition of the characteristics which the PPE must have in order to be
effective against the risks (taking into account any risks which the equipment
itself may create)
2 comparison of the characteristics of the PPE available with the required
characteristics
Display Screen Health & Safety (Display Screen To assess workstations for health and safety risks to which users/operators Risks to health and safety to which users and operators are exposed in
Equipment Equipment) Regulations 1992 are exposed consequence of using the workstations

Noise Noise at Work Regulations 1989 1 To identify which employees and self-employed people are exposed Exposure to noise
2 To provide the employer or self-employed person with such information,
with regard to the noise, as will aid compliance with Regulations 7, 8, 9 and
11
Hazardous Substances Control of Substances Hazardous to Health To identify risk to enable a decision to be made on the measures to take to Risks to health resulting from work which involves exposure to substances
Regulations 1999 prevent or adequately control exposures hazardous to health assessment should include the steps that need to be
taken to comply with other requirements of the regulations
Asbestos Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1 To identify type of asbestos Exposure of people to asbestos
2002 2 To determine nature and degree of exposure
3 To set out steps to reduce exposure to lowest level reasonably practicable
Lead Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 To assess whether the exposure of any employees to lead is liable to be Exposure of people to lead
significant
Electricity Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 To assess the work activities which utilise electricity, or which mat be affected The provisions do not stop at merely preventing electric shock but also
by it, perhaps by virtue of being in the same vicinity, etc and to define all require the employer to have regard to all foreseeable risks. These should
foreseeable risks associated with them. include the suitability, design, construction, and installation of electrical
systems for specific tasks, the possibility of adverse, including environmental,
effects and necessary precautions due to the siting of such systems, and the
provision of suitable and adequate protection/precautions.
Fire Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) To assess the risks of fire at the workplace.
Regulations 1999
Workplace Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) To assess the risks relating to health, safety & welfare aspects of the
Regulations 1992 workplace.

Work Equipment Provision and Use of Work Equipment An assessment should be carried out of equipment suitability and ease of
Regulations 1998 maintenance.

Ionising Radiation Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 To assess exposure to ionising radiation Reg 7: risks arising from exposure of employees to ionising radiation
Reg 21: assess all significant doses of ionising radiation received by each
employee who is designated as a “classified person”
Working At Height

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Appendix 2 – Other Health & Safety Risk Assessment Requirements

In addition to the implied requirements under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, and the general
duties for risk assessment under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999; the
following table outlines further examples of the indirect items which may require risk assessment.

Type Primary Legislation/ Secondary Guidance

Abrasive Wheels HSG17 (2000) - Safety in the use of abrasive wheels
Blood Borne Viruses INDG342 (2001) - Blood-borne viruses in the workplace
Compressed Air L96 (1996) - A guide to the Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996
HSG39 (1998) - Compressed air safety
Confined Spaces INDG258 (1999) - Safe work in confined spaces
L101 (1997) - Safe work in confined spaces: Approved Code of Practice
Construction Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994
HSG224 – Managing Health & Safety in Construction: Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 1994
Diesel Emissions HSG187 (1999) - Control of diesel engine exhaust emissions in the workplace
Excavations HSG185 (1999) - Health and safety in excavations
First Aid The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
L74 (1997) - First aid at work: Approved Code of Practice and guidance

Gas Cylinders INDG308 (2000) - The safe use of gas cylinders

Hand Arm Vibration HSG88 (1994) - Hand-arm vibration
HSG170 (1997) - Vibration solutions 1997
INDG126 (1998) - Health risks from hand-arm vibration: Advice for employees
INDG175 (1998) - Health risks from hand-arm vibration : Advice for employers
INDG296 (1999) - Hand-arm vibration syndrome
INDG338 (2001) - Power tools: How to reduce vibration health risks
Homeworking INDG226 (1996) – Homeworking: Guidance for employers
Injection Moulding PPS4 (1999) - Safety at injection moulding machines
Knives PPS12 (2000) - How to reduce your hand knife injuries
Legionnaires Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations 1992
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
IACL27 (2000) - Legionnaires’ disease: A guide for employers
L8 (2000) - Legionnaires’ disease: Approved Code of Practice and guidance
Leptospirosis INDG84 (1990) – Leptospirosis: Are you at risk?
Lighting HSG38 (1998) - Lighting at work
Lone Working INDG73 (1998) - Working alone in safety
LPG CHIS5 (1999) - Small-scale use of LPG in cylinders
CHIS4 (1999) - Use of LPG in small bulk tanks
Passive Smoking INDG63 (1997) - Passive smoking at work Handling _
Power Presses L112 (1998) - Safe use of power presses: Approved code of Practice and guidance
Pressure Vessels HSG93 (1993) - The assessment of pressure vessels operating at low temperature
L96 (1996) - A guide to the Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996
L122 (2000) - Safety of pressure systems: Approved Code of Practice
INDG178 (2002) - Written schemes of examination 2002
INDG261 (2001) - Pressure systems - safety and you 2001
Roof Work HSG33 (1998) - Health and safety in roof work
INDG284 (1999) - Working on roofs
Scaffolds and Ladders CIS10 (1997) - Tower scaffolds
CIS49 (1997) - General access scaffolds and ladders
Seating HSG57 (1998) - Seating at work
Slips and Trips HSG155 (1996) - Slips and trips: Guidance for employers
Stress INDG341 (2001) - Tackling work-related stress
HSG218 (2001) - Tackling work-related stress: A managers’ guide
Temperature and HSG194 (1999) - Thermal comfort in the workplace: Guidance for employers
Ventilation HSG202 (2000) - General ventilation in the workplace: Guidance for employers
Unloading Steel Stock INDG313 (2000) - Safe unloading of steel stock
Upper Limb Disorders HSG60 (2002) - Upper limb disorders in the workplace
INDG171 (1994) - Upper limb disorders
INDG90 (1994) - If the task fits: Ergonomics at work
Violence INDG69 (1996) - Violence at work: A guide for employers
Visitors/Public/Trespassers HSG151 (1997) - Protecting the public: Your next move
MISC227 (2000) - Good Neighbour Scheme: A guide for employers

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Type Primary Legislation/ Secondary Guidance

Woodworking L114 (1998) - Safe use of woodworking machinery: Approved Code of Practice and guidance
Work Equipment Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
L22 (1998) - Safe use of work equipment: Approved Code of Practice
L113 (1998) Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment: Approved Code of Practice
Working in the Sun INDG147 (1998) - Keep your top on: Advice for outdoor workers
INDG337 (2001) - Sun protection: Advice for employers of outdoor workers
Workplace Transport HSG136 (1995) - Workplace transport safety
Young Persons Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
HSG165 – Young People at Work

Appendix 3

The organisation is under a general duty within the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to reduce risks
“so far as is reasonably practicable”.

Using the hierarchy of control measures within regulation 4 of the Management of Health & Safety at
Work Regulations 1999, this shall include:

a) avoiding risks
b) evaluating the risks which cannot be avoided
c) combating the risk at source
d) adapting the work to the individual, especially as regards the design of workplaces, the choice of
work equipment and the choice of working and production methods, with a view, in particular, to
alleviating monotonous work and work at a predetermined work rate and to reducing their effect on
health
e) adapting to technical progress
f) replacing the dangerous by the non-dangerous or less dangerous
g) developing a coherent overall prevention policy which covers technology, organisation of work,
working conditions, social relationships and the influence of factors relating to the working environment
h) giving collective protective measures priority over individual protective measures
i) giving appropriate instructions to employees

These steps should be considered as part of a safe system of work. Personal protective equipment
should normally be regarded as an interim measure, pending a reduction of risk by more reliable and
permanent means.

The Preventive and protective measures will depend on relevant legislation and can include:
i. avoid the risk altogether
ii. combat the risk
iii. adapt the work to the individual
iv. adapt to technical progress
v. foster a policy of progressive risk reduction
vi. give priority to where the greatest benefits can be achieved (e.g. treat risk affecting the whole
workplace before individual measures)
vii. educate the workforce to understand what they need to do

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Title Risk Assessment Procedure

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Summary As outlined in OHSAS 18001 Section 4.3.1

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