1. Risk Assessment for Small
Business – BeSMART.ie
Martin O’Dea
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3. Understanding risk
• Look at what can hurt
you or your workers;
• Decide what you are
going to do;
• Write down what you
are going to do;
• Tell your workers;
• Do it!
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4. RA - 3 Step Process
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5. Assessing Risk & Implementing
appropriate Controls
Consider
1. Severity
2. Likelihood
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6. Severity
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7. Common Hazard – Transport
Risk – variety of injury including crushing and death
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8. Common Hazard – Work at Height
Risk – injuries including fractures, head injuries and death
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9. Common Hazard – Manual Handling
Risk – musculo skeletal injuries
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10. Common Hazard – Slips, Trips & Falls
Risk – variety of injuries esp fracture injuries
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11. Common Hazard – Electricity
Risk – burns, electrocution etc
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12. Common Hazard – Fire
Risk – smoke inhalation, burns etc
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13. Common Hazard – Chemicals
Risk – fire, explosion, eye/ skin irritation, cancer, ill health etc
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14. Common Hazard – Display Screen Equip
Risk – strain/ fatigue - neck, back, shoulder, arm, eye
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15. Common Hazard – Maintenance
Risk – cuts, lacerations, eye injuries, amputations etc
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16. Irish Health & Safety Law
Requires Companies to ...
Identify
Hazards
Prepare
Risk
Assessment
Prepare
Safety
Statement
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17. Risk Assessment – Small Business Supports
BeSmart – www.besmart.ie
Retail
Hospitality
Services
Manufacturing
Private health care
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18. Be Smart - Registration
Registered User
Guest User
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19. Select your Business Type
Select your
Business Type
here by typing in
the free text box
OR type a
question mark to
get the full list of
business types
available
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20. Hazard Screen to be Completed
Text
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21. Hazard Information
Hazard
Name
Hazard
Description
Answer Yes or No
to the question if
the hazard is
applicable to your
workplace
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22. Control Assessment
Indicate if the
control is
applicable to your
workplace by
clicking Yes or No
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23. Action List
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24. Final Risk Assessment &
Safety Statement
Manage your
risk
assessments
and safety
statement
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25. Safety Statement & Risk
Assessments
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26. BeSMART in Figures
5,000 Users
25,000+ Unique Site Hits
110 Business Types
Approx 115,000 small businesses
170 Hazards Assessed
1250 Controls
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27. Why Use BeSMART.ie
Create a Safer Workplace for your
employees
1 in 10 small businesses have accidents annually
Reduce Down Time due to Accidents
Your in Control
Survey Results
Reduce Costs – Initial 86% + ongoing updating costs
+ ongoing cost savings due to reduced accidents
Reduce Time – Initial 71%
Comply with Legislative Responsibility
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28. Points to Remember
BeSMART .ie
developed by
Online
Tool
Free
Easy-touse
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