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Module 03

Risk Management

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Definitions

Hazard Something ith the !otentia" to #a$se harm% 

 Risk &he "ike"ihood that the harm

i"" 'e rea"ised%

(hen assessing risks the

!otentia" se)erit* of the

#onse+$en#es is a"so

#onsidered%

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Laws requiring risk

assessment

  Se#tion 2,1- H.S.(. 1

  &he Contro" of S$'stan#es Hazardo$s to

Hea"th Reg$"ations ,CSHH- 1

  &he Contro" of ead at (ork Reg$"ations 18

  &he Constr$#tion ,Hea"th Safet* and (e"fare-

Reg$"ations 16

  &he 4is!"a* S#reen 5+$i!ment

,Hea"th and Safet*- Reg$"ations

12 

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5 Steps to Risk Assessment

  ook for the Hazards

  4e#ide ho might 'e harmed and in

hat #ir#$mstan#es

  5)a"$ate the risks and the

ade+$a#* of e7isting #ontro"s

  Re#ord the signifi#ant findings

  Re)ie the assessment

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Step 1 - Identif t!e !a"ards

 . Hazard is something ith the !otentia"

to #a$se harm

h*si#a"

Chemi#a"

9io"ogi#a"

5rgonomi# s*#ho"ogi#a"

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#a"ard Identifi$ation

%e$!niques

ns!e#tions

H.;

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Step & - De$ide w!o mig!t 'e

!armed ( !ow)

  Consider gro$!s ho ma* 'e

es!e#ia""* at risk

  the disa'"ed !regnant orkers#hi"dren and *o$ng orkers

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Step 3 - *+aluate t!e risks

  Consider the "ike"ihood and se)erit*

  .re e7isting #ontro"s ade+$ateA

  s there an*thing e"se that #an 'e doneto make it safer ,S=.R-A

  .re "ega" standards met and 'est

!ra#ti#e fo""oedA

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#ierar$! of 4ontrol

*"iminate

5

Safe

la$e

Safe

erson

Red$#e

Iso"ate

4ontro"

Dis#i!"ine

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6eneral rin$iples of re+ention

a)oiding risksB

e)a"$ating the risks hi#h #annot 'e a)oidedB

#om'ating the risks at so$r#eB

ada!ting the ork to the indi)id$a"

ada!ting to te#hni#a" !rogressB

re!"a#ing the dangero$s '* the non@dangero$s or "ess

dangero$sB

de)e"o!ing a #oherent !re)ention !o"i#* re"ating to the

orking en)ironmentB

gi)ing #o""e#ti)e !rote#ti)e meas$res !riorit* o)er

indi)id$a" !rote#ti)e meas$resB

gi)ing a!!ro!riate instr$#tions to em!"o*ees% 

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Step - Re$ord signifi$ant

findings

  o$ m$st de#ide hat the signifi#antfindings are the* ma* in#"$deB

the signifi#ant hazards

the e7isting #ontro" meas$res

identifi#ation of orkers affe#ted

referen#e to other g$idan#e

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Step 5 - Re+iew t!e

assessment

&he assessment m$st 'e re)ieed hen:

o$ 'e"ie)e it is no "onger )a"id

&here has 'een a signifi#ant #hange in the matters

to hi#h it re"ates%

D the ork!"a#e

D ne ork rates

D ne !ro#ess or !"ant

D #om!eten#* of indi)id$a"s

D ne "ega" re+$irements

Nil R ddit h B h C il (1994) 12 CL 467 CA

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A safe sstem of work

E. safe s*stem of ork is a forma"!ro#ed$re hi#h res$"ts from a

s*stemati# e7amination of the task in

order to identif* a"" the hazards% t definessafe methods to ens$re that hazards are

e"iminated or risks minimised%F

Gothing is a'so"$te"* safe Gi"sson )% Reddit#h 9oro$gh Co$n#i"

 Nilsson v. Redditch Borough Council (1994) 12 CL 467, CA

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De+elop a safe sstem of work

 .na"*se the task

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D Materia"s

D 5+$i!ment and "ant

D 5n)ironment

D eo!"e

m!"ement the s*stem

Monitor the s*stem

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*n+ironment

&em!erat$reighting

GoiseVenti"ation et#%

Materials7*quipment7

*n+ironment and eople

eople

S*stems&raining

Ski""s

Moti)ation

et#%

*quipment

4esign

5rgonomi#s

Maintenan#e

ns!e#tions

  et#%Materials

?seHand"ing

Storage

&rans!ortation

4is!osa" et#%

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ermit to 8ork - Situations

High risk a#ti)ities in#"$ding

Confined s!a#e entr*

i)e orking

Hot/Co"d ork

Hazardo$s areas

Maintenan#e o!erations

ress$rised s*stems

 Just remember- the failure tomanagepermits has

cost lots oflives in the past- Piper Alpha,Barry long SeaOutfall,Carsington...

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9ormat of a ermit to 8ork

ss$e

Re#ei!t

C"earan#e and ret$rn to ser)i#e

Can#e""ation

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 Just remember -the failure tomanage permitshas cost lots oflives in the past

- Piper Alpha,Barry long SeaOutfall,Carsington...