1. Risk Assessment
Presentation
By
Ian Hayward
Safety Officer
Hull City Council
2. Risk Assessment
What are Risk Assessments?
Who’s responsibility are they?
Why do we have to do them?
What risks should be
assessed?
3. What are Risk
Assessments?
A careful examination of
what, in your work, could
cause harm to people.
The aim is to make sure no
one gets hurt or becomes ill.
5. Why do we have to do
them?
So that no one is hurt or becomes ill.
Legal requirement. (Man. Reg 3)
Contract documentation.
Part of safety culture
Increase’s awareness.
Reduce claims
Increase morale
6. What risks should
be assessed?
Ignore the trivial and concentrate on
significant hazards
7. What is a HAZARD?
Anything with the potential
to cause harm.
8. What is a risk?
The likelihood of the harm
being realised.
10. 5 Steps
Step 1 Look for the hazards
Involve employees and safety reps
Hazards may include what ?
11. 5 Steps
Step 2 Decide who might be harmed and
how.
Employees
Cleaners
Visitors
Contractors
Maintenance
Young persons/ Expectant Mothers etc.
12. 5 Steps
Step3 Evaluate the risks and decide
whether existing controls are adequate
or should more be done.
Safe Working Procedures
Reasonably practicable
Cost / benefit
13. 5 Steps
E.g. To reduce risk drive at 10 mph.
Reduce chance of crashing
Reduce injuries
Inconvenience to you & others
Outweighs the benefit
Not reasonably practicable
14. 5 Steps
Step4 If you employ five or more people
you must record the significant findings
of your assessment.
Tell your employees about your
findings .
Suitable and sufficient - not perfect.
15. 5 Steps
Step5 Review your assessment and
revise it if necessary.
New machines
New substances
New procedures
16. Revision
Look for the hazards
Decide who might be harmed
Evaluate the risks
Record your findings
Review your assessment
Good health is good business.
Intro 20 min I will choose someone from the audience to stand up and tell us about the risk assessments in there workplace. How did you feel? How would you have felt if there had been an accident and you were asked or copies of your risk assessments
