Kit or activity Risk Assessment process - Revision history

Perfectphase: /* Final assessment of risk */

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‎Final assessment of risk

ST: /* Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk) */ table formatting

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‎Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk): table formatting

Perfectphase: /* Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk) */

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‎Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk)

Perfectphase: /* template risk assessment form */

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‎template risk assessment form

Perfectphase: /* Example risk assessment table format */

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‎Example risk assessment table format

Perfectphase: /* In summary */

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‎In summary

Perfectphase: /* Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk) */

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‎Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk)

Perfectphase: /* Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk) */

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‎Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk)

Perfectphase: /* Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk) */

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‎Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk)

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‎Section 4 (Initial assessment of risk)

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 The risk now falls into the category ####### and is considered to be acceptable.
-Authorised by 	Sign:	Print:	Date:
+Authorised by
 = Example risk assessment table format =

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   |-
 ! style="text-align:left; width:15%;"| Hazard severity
-! style="text-align:left; width:70%;"| Definition
+! style="text-align:center; width:5%;"| Points Rating
-! style="text-align:left; width:15%;"| Points Rating
+! style="text-align:left; width:80%;"| Definition
   |-
   | Nil
   | Very minor injury, bruise, graze, no risk of disease.
   |-
   | Slight
   | Minor injury, which would allow the individual to continue work after first aid treatment on site or at a local surgery. The duration of the stoppage or treatment is such that the normal flow of work is not seriously interrupted.
   |-
   | Moderate
   | Temporary disability causing injury or disease capable of keeping an individual off work for three days or more and reportable under RIDDOR
   |-
   | High
   | Causing death, serious injury or permanent disability to an individual.
   |-
   | Very high
   | Causing multiple deaths and widespread destruction eg. fire, building collapse.
   |}
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   |-
 ! style="text-align:left; width:15%;"| Hazard likelihood
-! style="text-align:left; width:70%;"| Definition
+! style="text-align:center; width:5%;"| Points Rating
-! style="text-align:left; width:15%;"| Points Rating
+! style="text-align:left; width:80%;"| Definition
   |-
   | Remote possibility
   | There is really no risk present. Only under freak conditions could there be any possibility of an accident or illness. All reasonable precautions have been taken - This should be the normal state of the workplace.
   |-
   | Unlikely
   | This incident or illness might occur but the probability is low and the risk minimal.
   |-
   | Possible
   | The accident may occur if additional factors precipitate it, but it is unlikely to happen without them.
   |-
   | Highly likely
   | Will happen more often than not. Additional factors could precipitate an incident but it is still likely to happen without this additional factor.
   |-
   | Inevitable
   | If the work continues as it is, there is almost 100% certainty that an accident will happen, for example:
 * A broken stair or broken rung on a ladder
 * Bare, exposed electrical conductors
 * Unstable stacks of heavy boxes
   |}

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   |-
   | 16 to 25
-  | High
+  | Unacceptable
-  | Unacceptable - Action must be taken IMMEDIATELY
+  | Action must be taken IMMEDIATELY
   |}

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 = template risk assessment form =
-'''
+===Hazard identification===
-Activity'''
+''Consider the hazards involved in conducting this activity and list each hazard''
-''Insert brief abstract of the activity to be assessed here
+* Hazard 1
-''
+* Hazard 2
-'''Hazard identification'''
+* Hazard 3
 ''Consider the hazards involved in conducting this activity and list each hazard
 ''
-•	Hazard
-•	Hazard
-•	Hazard
-'''Persons at risk'''
+===Persons at risk===
 ''Consider who might be put at risk by the hazards listed above''
-•	Persons
+* Persons
-•	Persons
+* Persons
-•	Persons
+* Persons
-'''Initial assessment of risk'''
+===Initial assessment of risk===
-Hazard identified	Severity	Probability	Risk Factor
+{| class="wikitable"
-~5	1~5	= Severity x probability
+ |-
-~5	1~5	= Severity x probability
+!|Hazard identified
-~5	1~5	= Severity x probability
+!|Severity
-Categorising the risk level as 1-5(Low), 6-11(Moderate) and 12-25(High) shows that the potential level of risk in this activity is ########.
+!|Probability
-Further measures are needed/not needed to reduce the risk to an acceptable level.
+!|Risk Factor
-'''Control measures'''
+Categorising the risk level as 1-4(Low), 5-9(Moderate), 10-15(High) or 16-25 (Unacceptable) shows that the potential level of risk in this activity is ########.
-Necessary control measures arising from the hazard identified of ####### are:
+Further measures are '''needed/not needed''' to reduce the risk to an acceptable level.
-Necessary control measures arising from the hazard identified of ####### are:
-Necessary control measures arising from the hazard identified of ####### are:
-'''Final assessment of risk'''
+===Control measures===
 The assessed risk taking into account the implementation of the control measures listed, and adherence to the SSOW (Safe System of Work) if applicable is as follows:
-Hazard identified	Severity	Probability	Risk
+{| class="wikitable"
-~5	1~5	= Severity x Probability
+ |-
-~5	1~5	= Severity x Probability
+!|Hazard identified
-~5	1~5	= Severity x Probability
+!|Severity
 The risk now falls into the category ####### and is considered to be acceptable.
 Authorised by 	Sign:	Print:	Date:
 = Example risk assessment table format =

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 * What are the hazards?
+** e.g. Hot tips on soldering iron
-(eg "Hot tips on soldering iron")
 * Who might be harmed and how?
+** e.g. Makespace member or member of the public using soldering iron could suffer minor burns if tool used incorrectly.
-(eg "Makespace member or member of the public using soldering iron could suffer minor burns if tool used incorrectly. "
 * What are we doing already?
+** e.g. "Sign saying "danger hot" next to soldering iron station
-(eg "Sign saying "danger hot" next to soldering iron station")
 * What further action is required?
 * By who?

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 === In summary ===
-•	Have I identified the hazards?
+* Have I identified the hazards?
-•	What’s the worst that could happen?
+* What’s the worst that could happen?
-•	What’s the likelihood of that actually happening?
+* What’s the likelihood of that actually happening?
-•	Do the actions taken ensure that it’s either unlikely to happen, or unlikely result in injury/fatality?
+* Do the actions taken ensure that it’s either unlikely to happen, or unlikely result in injury/fatality?
-•	All things considered, is the level of risk now both as low as reasonably practical, and acceptable?
+* All things considered, is the level of risk now both as low as reasonably practical, and acceptable?
 If the answers to section 2 and 3 are for example, “trivial outcome” and “remote chance” then it is unlikely to need further consideration.

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 ! style="text-align:left; width:70%;"| Action
   |-
-  | 1 to 5
+  | 1 to 4
   | Low
   | No action required
   |-
-  | 6 to 11
+  | 5 to 9
   | Moderate
   | Reduce risks if reasonably practicable
   |-
-  | 12 to 25
+  | 10 to 15
   | High
-  | Unacceptable -action must be taken IMMEDIATELY
+  | Unacceptable - Action must be taken IMMEDIATELY
   |}

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 In the next column, the quantified risk is determined automatically and requires no judgement.  It is simply a multiple of the severity and the probability to ascertain a risk.  It can be seen that this will fall on a scale of 1~25, this risk can then be categorised as follows:
-to 5 = (Low)
-to 11 = (Moderate)
+{| class="wikitable"
-to 25 = (High)
+ |-
 If the risk is categorised as (Low) then it may be decided that no further action is necessary or that some action is required.  If it is categorised as (Moderate) or (High) then it is almost certain that some actions will be required to either reduce the likelihood or reduce the severity of the outcome, or preferably both.

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 In the next column, again using your judgement, estimate the probability of this outcome actually taking place (if you did nothing about it) for each hazard on a scale of 1~5 associated to these descriptions below.
-Probability level
+{| class="wikitable"
-= (Remote)
+ |-
-= (Possible)
+! style="text-align:left; width:15%;"| Hazard severity
-= (Likely)
+! style="text-align:left; width:70%;"| Definition
-= (Highly Likely)
+! style="text-align:left; width:15%;"| Points Rating
-= (Almost certain)
+ |-
 Bear in mind that the probability is over the entire exposure, not just the chance of an occurrence in this instance.  For example, the outcome could be “remote” whilst undertaking a single activity, but if the same person were asked to repeat this activity every day for the next five years it may become “highly likely”.