Explanation of Fields
Description – Enter a brief description/title for the
item being assessed
Functional Group/Department – select the appropriate
Department.
Type of Item Assessed & Risk Item – Select the
type of item to be assessed – Equipment, High Risk Groups, Material or Process
or Activity and the relevant risk item from the sub-list displayed.
Hazard (Health & Safety) - Select one or more of
the Hazard Categories
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For example if the Type selected was Process or
Activity, and the Item selected was Building Design you could further
describe what part of the Building Design you are assessing, such as
“Loading Bay East Side of Roof Building 08 off AHU Room” |
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High Risk Groups refers to specific groups of
persons that must be assessed under Health & Safety legislation such
as Pregnant Colleagues or those that are nursing a baby, Night Workers,
Lone Workers or Young People (under 18 years of age). |
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If Material is chosen the Chemical Risk
Phrase/Hazard Statement field is also
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In the case of an
Environmental assessment, select one or more Aspects and one of more
associated Impacts.
Environmental Aspect is defined
as an element of an establishment’s activities or services that can interact
with the environment.
Environment Impact is any change
to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting
from the activities or services.
For example emissions into the
air (aspect) may reduce air quality (impact) or use of energy (aspect) will
reduce natural resources (impact).
Damage/Injury (Health & Safety): Select one or
more of the injuries that may occur in the event of an accident
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As an option there may
also be a field called Realistic Damage/Injury. From the Damage/Injuries
chosen earlier select one or more that realistically would occur given the
controls in place. For example chemical burns may be possible from the use
of corrosive chemicals however given that adequate PPE is being worn by
operators this may be unlikely in practice. |
Current Controls: Enter the existing controls that are
in place to reduce risk, for example, engineering controls such as local
extraction, organisational controls such as procedures, instructions or training
and personal protection.
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Controls are measures that
reduce the risk – typically there is a hierarchy of controls, the most
effective being to eliminate the hazard and the least effective being to
protect the people exposed using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
In between are measures
such as substitution of hazardous work methods, materials or equipment
with less hazardous ones, isolating an area, introducing engineering
controls such as interlocks, or introducing administrative or
organisational controls such as Operating or Work Instructions, Permits to
Work, Warning Signs or Training.
From an environmental
perspective controls may include abatement or containment measures such as
air scrubbers, bunds, drain covers, noise baffles, water or waste water
treatment. |
People at Risk (Health & Safety): Select the types
of people who may be at risk, for example, employees, contractors, members of
the public, etc.
Mode of Operation: Enter the mode or modes of
operation being considered, for example, Routine or Non-Routine. So are you
considering the risks during normal activities or are you considering what might
happen during maintenance or if a fault occurs.
In the case of Environmental
assessments, Impact type – options are Direct or Indirect.
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Generally DIRECT impacts
will be from activities on site and INDIRECT from those off site - e.g.
from Suppliers or Product related. |
Responsible – Select the person responsible for
managing this assessment
Approval by – Select the person responsible for
approving this assessment
Other Participants – Enter the name(s) of anyone else
involved separated by a comma if more than one.
Any existing controls or other factors taken into account
should be noted so that future readings can get the context for the scoring
chosen.
Typically you should base your selections taking into account
the controls in place not on worst case scenario (unless you are specifically
assessing such an event).
Each option must be answered even if the choice is "Not
Applicable".
Under each selection is a Justification text box in
which you should justify your selection. This will allow others to understand
your reasoning. Include reference to any existing controls.
When you have finished making the selections type your
Recommended Controls & Comments.
Click Next to move onto Step 3.