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Julian Gomes
Algosaibi Services Co.
UNIT IGC1: Management of International Health & Safety
Element 5: Risk Assessment
Five Steps to Risk Assessment Process
1. Look for hazards
2. Decide who might be harmed and how 3. Evaluate the risks and decide if enough is being done 4. Record significant findings
5. Review and revision
2
STEP 2: Decide who might be harmed and how
Be clear about who might be harmed
That doesn’t mean listing everyone by name, but rather identifying groups of people (eg ‘people working in the storeroom’ or ‘passers-by’).
Employees
DIRECTLY INVOLVED
AFFECTED BY THE PROCESS
Non- Employees
VISIOTORS
CONTRACTORS
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
if you share your workplace, you will need to think about how your work affects
Reduce collective risk, limit visitors, look at things around and keep people away from accessing the hazard area.
Step 2: Decide who might be harmed and how
Identify how they might be harmed
what type of injury or ill health might occur. For example, ‘shelf stackers may suffer back injury from repeated lifting of boxes’.
Groups at Particular Risk - some workers have particular requirements,
Trainees, new and young workers (unfamiliar and unaware of the risk) New and expectant mothers e.g. breast milk may get contaminated from radiation or chemicals Sex Genders (females may be more prone to risk than male. e.g.- male and female gamete) People with disabilities may be at particular risk. Lone workers, people working at home, travelling workers ( due to lack of supervision, isolation, limitation in interaction, no assistance during emergencies) Cleaners, visitors, contractors, maintenance workers etc, Maintenance workers generally deals with problems - defective equipment. ) Part time temporary workers (who may not be in the workplace all the time. e.g. Harvestime Bakeries (May 1998): maintenance works were trapped inside a hot oven and eventually died...
Julian Gomes
Algosaibi Services Co.
UNIT IGC1: Management of International Health & Safety
Element 5: Risk Assessment
Five Steps to Risk Assessment Process
1. Look for hazards
2. Decide who might be harmed and how 3. Evaluate the risks and decide if enough is being done 4. Record significant findings
5. Review and revision
2
STEP 2: Decide who might be harmed and how
Be clear about who might be harmed
That doesn’t mean listing everyone by name, but rather identifying groups of people (eg ‘people working in the storeroom’ or ‘passers-by’).
Employees
DIRECTLY INVOLVED
AFFECTED BY THE PROCESS
Non- Employees
VISIOTORS
CONTRACTORS
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
if you share your workplace, you will need to think about how your work affects
Reduce collective risk, limit visitors, look at things around and keep people away from accessing the hazard area.
Step 2: Decide who might be harmed and how
Identify how they might be harmed
what type of injury or ill health might occur. For example, ‘shelf stackers may suffer back injury from repeated lifting of boxes’.
Groups at Particular Risk - some workers have particular requirements,
Trainees, new and young workers (unfamiliar and unaware of the risk) New and expectant mothers e.g. breast milk may get contaminated from radiation or chemicals Sex Genders (females may be more prone to risk than male. e.g.- male and female gamete) People with disabilities may be at particular risk. Lone workers, people working at home, travelling workers ( due to lack of supervision, isolation, limitation in interaction, no assistance during emergencies) Cleaners, visitors, contractors, maintenance workers etc, Maintenance workers generally deals with problems - defective equipment. ) Part time temporary workers (who may not be in the workplace all the time. e.g. Harvestime Bakeries (May 1998): maintenance works were trapped inside a hot oven and eventually died...