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Risk assessment (why (legal, financial requirement, moral requirment,…
Risk assessment
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suitable and sufficient (Employers must make ‘suitable and sufficient’ RAs of all the activities in their workplace.)
- The RA should identify the risks arising from the work activity.
- The level of detail in a RA should be proportionate to the risk.
- Once the risks are assessed, insignificant risks can usually be ignored.
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hierarchy of controls
- Eliminate the hazard – e.g. trip hazards from trailing cables eliminated by using cordless tools. Another example?
- Substitute the hazard – for something less dangerous such as water based paint instead of solvent based paint. Another example?
- Isolate the hazard – put a guard around a moving part of a machine to prevent anybody coming into contact with it. Another example?
- Reduce the risk from the hazard – by limiting the amount of exposure such as reducing the time spent in a noisy environment. Another example?
- Safe systems – make sure that there are procedures in place to deal with hazardous situations such as working at height. Another example?
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) – normally considered a ‘last resort’, but important to protect against any remaining risks.