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04. Assessing Risk
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- 1Sensible health and safety risk management is about saving lives, and preventing injuries and illness, not about stopping business from working. In particular sensible risk management should: 5 Ensure that workers and the public are properly protected;
Provide an overall benefit to society by balancing benefits and risks, with a focus on
reducing real risks, i.e. those which arise most often and those with serious
consequences;
Enable innovation and learning and not stifle them;
Ensure that those who create risks manage them responsibly and understand that
failure to manage real risks responsibly will lead to robust action; and
Enable individuals to understand that as well as the right to protection, they also
have to exercise responsibility. - 2To be competent for straightforward risk assessments, risk assessors require: 9 Experience and training in hazard identification and carrying out risk assessments;
Knowledge of the processes or activities to be assessed;
Technical knowledge of the plant or equipment;
Good communication and report writing skills;
Ability to interpret legislation and guidance, and
The right attitude for the task.
An understanding of current best practice in the area of work;
An awareness of the limitations of one's own experience and knowledge; and
The willingness and ability to supplement existing experience and knowledge, when
necessary by obtaining external help and advice. - 3Can the risk be Reduced (e.g.by switching to using a less hazardous chemical);
- 4Can the hazard be Isolated (e.g.by guarding);
- 5Can additional engineering or management Controls be introduced to reduce exposure to the hazard? eg...LEV
- 6Safe Systems of Work, eg...method statements, or Permits-to-Work
- 7If there are fewer than five employees legally the risk assessment does not need to be documented. The record is useful however in: demonstrating the process undertaken;
in sharing information with employees; and
in facilitating review processes when things change. - 8Legally the risk assessment must be ‘suitable and sufficient’. This means that it should show that:- 5 a proper check has been made;
all those who might be affected have been considered;
all the significant hazards have been addressed, considering the number of people
who could be involved;
the precautions are reasonable, and the remaining risk is low; and
staff or their representatives were involved in the process. - 9The RA review should consider: 3 Any changes to equipment, substances or procedures;
Any problems reported by the workforce; and
Any lessons learnt from accidents or near misses. - 10Legislation requires special consideration be given to risk assessments of work involving the following groups: 3(1) New and expectant mothers;
(2) Young Persons; and
(3) Disabled persons. - 11A specific assessment is required for the risks to new and expectant mothers, i.e.someone who is pregnant, has given birth within the previous six months, or is
breastfeeding. - 12The risk assessment is prompted as soon as the expectant mother...informs the
employer, in writing, that she is pregnant. - 13If pregnancy related medical conditions such as high blood pressure are a concern the following option should be considered: 3 adjust working hours or working conditions;
offer suitable alternative work; or if that is not possible,
suspend on full pay for as long as is necessary to protect the health of the mother
and child. - 14The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) defines a person as disabled if...they have a
physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on
their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. - 15Discrimination may occur when a disabled person is...treated less favourably than an
able bodied person, and the only difference is the disability.
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