Risk Assessment Example

What are the hazards?
Who might be harmed and how?
What are you already doing?
What further action do you need to take? Who needs to carry out the action? When is the action needed by?
Done

Falling from Height
Serious or even fatal injury could occur if an operator falls from height. Others working below also at risk.
• Sufficient Step-Ups available, all in good condition.
• Platform trellis, with guardrail, used for stairwells and operators are trained in how to put it up, use and dismantle it.
• Stairs and landings have handrails.
• Include work at height in toolbox talk before beginning work on day one.


Site Manager Foreman



05/07/10
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Slips and Trips

All operators, and tradesmen nearby, may suffer sprains, bruising or fractures if they trip over objects, such as work debris, or slip on spillages.
• All operators wear safety boots – “no boots, no job” policy.
• Good housekeeping, eg debris such as plaster bags put into skip, brush available to use to keep work area clear.
• All trailing cables in work in work area hung up or otherwise kept out of harm’s way.
• Safe route to job agreed with site manager based on site health and safety plan.

• Manager to check on-site housekeeping during visits.



Site Manager
From:
02/07/10
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• Include in toolbox talk before beginning work on day one.
Site Manager Foreman
From:
05/07/10
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Workplace Transport
Operators risk serious or even fatal injuries from moving vehicles on site – particularly when reversing.
• Safe route to workplace, and to welfare facilities, agreed with site manager based on site health and safety plan.
• Staff know that they must never move vehicles on a site unless authorised by site manager.
• Staff to wear high-visibility tabards while on site.

• Include in toolbox talk before beginning work on day one.
Site Manager Foreman
05/07/10
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Manual Handling




Operators risk injury,...