Measures of Dispersion and Variability: Range, QD, AD and SD
Preliminary risk assessment 1
1. STUDENT RISK ASSESSMENT
Date: 23/09/2015 Location: The Canteen Task being assessed: Students taking photos in college
General Risk assessment
Student Name: Ellie Cobbett
HAZARDS DEGREE OF RISK CONTROL MEASURES ACTION PLAN
Hazard
Regardless of control measures
Persons
at risk
*1
Worst
outcome
*2
Probability
*3
Risk
Rating
A-E
Existing control measures taken
against the risk
What further control
measures are required when
and by whom
1. Tables and chairs in the
way
2. Potential fire risk
3. Food and drink could
spill
4. Hot food and drinks
5. People accessing the
area/getting in the way
-everyone
-students
-N/R
-major
-N/R
-minor
-N/R
-Pr
-R
-R
-Ps
-Fr
D
A
E
1. Clear the area before
hand to make sure the
tables and chairs are
moved away and aren’t
in the way.
2. –
3. –
4. –
5. Area is cornered off so
people don’t get in the
way of the photo
*1
Sf = staff
St = students
Cr = contractors
Cl = cleaners
V = visitors
D = people with disabilities
X = young/inexperienced
L = lone workers
W = women of child-bearing
age
*2 This is without control measures
F = fatal
Maj = major injury or permanent disability
Min = minor injury
NR = non-reportable
*3 This is with control measures in place
Fr = frequent/likely/could occur repeatedly/expected
Pr = probable/not surprised/might occur often
Ps = possible/could occur sometime
R = remote/unlikely but conceivable
U = unlikely/improbable such that likelihood is almost zero