The document discusses risk assessment for wall and floor tiling. It defines risk assessment as identifying all hazards associated with a task and evaluating the risks. It outlines the key stages of risk assessment as identifying hazards and people at risk, evaluating risk, selecting controls, providing training, keeping records, and monitoring. It also explains how to evaluate risks based on likelihood and severity of harm and how to rate and address risks.

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Introduction to risk assessment
Unit 126: Preparing tiles for fixing to wall and floor
installations

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Origins of risk assessment
• The law says that every employer who has more than five employees
must have a written risk assessment.
• A risk assessment should identify all the hazards associated with a
task and evaluate the risks.

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The basic principles for a risk assessment are:
• A risk assessment should identify all the significant hazards
associated with a task and evaluate the risks.
• A risk assessment should be:
– Suitable and sufficient
– Not one event but an ongoing cycle of activity
– It must include monitoring and review
– It must be planned and thorough
– It must be competently executed
– It must be a matter of detailed record
– It must record all significant findings

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Who should carry out risk assessments?
• Your works manager, or health and safety officer, would normally
carry this out. But anyone can providing they are:
– Trained
– Experienced
– Knowledgeable
– Capable

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The key stages of a risk assessment
• Identification of hazards
• Identification of people at risk
• Evaluation of the risk
• Selection of additional control measures
• Information and training
• Records
• Monitoring and review

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The difference between a hazard and a risk?
• Hazard – is the potential to cause harm, by injury or ill health.
• Risk – is the likelihood of a hazard doing harm.

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Evaluate the risks
• Evaluate the likelihood of the hazard resulting in actual harm or loss.
• This is governed by the frequency of the activity concerned, the
number of people affected, and the extent of their exposure to the
hazard.
• Evaluate the severity of a hazard and the consequences if the hazard
were to result in harm or loss.
• Finally, assess the adequacy of current control measures.

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Hierarchy of control
• Elimination
• Substitution
• Controlling risk at source: separation and isolation
• Safe working procedures
• Training, instruction and supervision
• Personal protective equipment and clothing

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Hierarchy of control
When it is not reasonably possible to eliminate the
risk, preference should be given to controls in
descending order. Personal protective equipment
and clothing should be considered a last resort.
Source: Wickes.co.uk

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Information and training
Relevant information and training is needed.
• You need an understanding of the risks involved in any activity.
• You should understand the correct use of any control measures that
are in place.
• You need to know what the risk assessment says before you carry
out the task.
• You need to be trained for the task.

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Filling in a risk assessment (1)
1) Identify a risk – this could be any task you are going to be carrying
out, any tools you may be using, or anything else that could be
considered a risk, such as working below or above ground level,
in low light or in an area of high noise.
2) Identify what the worst-case outcome could be:
1 No injury, 3 Minor injury, 5 Lost time / injury, 8 Severe injury, 10 Fatality
3) What is the likelihood of the incident happening?
1 Remote, 3 Unlikely, 5 Likely, 8 Very likely, 10 Certain / imminent
Multiply the numbers in 1 and 3 together. This will give you a risk rating.

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Filling in a risk assessment (2)
Risk rating table
High Medium Low
50–100 20–49 1–19

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Filling in a risk assessment (3)
Look at the current control measures to help minimise the risk.
Look at whether the rating can be lowered or eliminated.
If not, what other safety measures can you put in place to lessen the
risk?
Is there a better way or different way of doing the job to lessen the risk
of injury?
If none of these can be applied is the risk acceptable?

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Risk assessment overview
• The aim is to identify the significant risks.
• The risks from the identified hazard must be assessed.
• What actually happens in the workplace or during the work activity
must be addressed.
• The recording of the assessment must be a formal written record.
• The assessment should be reviewed periodically and revised if
necessary.