Example Assessment 1 TVW Bricklaying LTD - extract from risk assessment. What are you already doing? What further action is necessary? Done What are the Who might be Action by Action hazards? harmed and how? who? by when? LG Noise from use of Workers using Angle grinders replaced with Supervisor to monitor and talk to site From equipment, eg grinders or working block splitter, removing high noise manager if noisy work does start 1/5/19 angle grinder close by. near people who levels from our work. may suffer hearing Construction phase plan show loss. other trades using grinders etc should not be working close enough to cause problems. Fire/explosion LG 1/5/19 1/5/19 All operatives in the Suitable fire extinguisher kept in Supervisor to brief all workers on first vicinity could suffer site office and welfare block. day on emergency arrangements agreed with principal contractor. from smoke Good housekeeping monitored by inhalation or burns. supervisor. Manager to agree safe route to Workers struck or Workers could Supervisor to liaise with site manager LG 1/5/19 crushed by moving suffer serious or work area with principal to ensure safe route stays clear. vehicles on site even fatal injuries contractor based upon the Safe route agreed with principal from vehicles and construction phase health and contractor machines on site – safety plan. Instruct staff that they must never particularly when Induction to each site to be drive vehicles and plant on this site reversing. carried out for all workers on first unless authorised. day. High-visibility vests to be provided Supervisor to check vests are worn on all sites where the principal contractor requires them. ‘Contains public sector information published by the Health and Safety Executive and licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0’
Scenario 1: Small housebuilding site. Currently the only trades on site are the bricklayers. The principal contractor only has a site manager and a welfare labourer on site. There is also a security guard on site – contracted to the PC. On 10 September 2019 a postal worker delivering mail to the site was struck by a reversing telehandler and was injured – they have a fractured femur and multiple contusions. They drove onto the site in their van and when they got out to deliver mail/parcels to the site office they were struck by the telehandler. They were wearing hiviz. Is the bricklayer’s RA suitable and sufficient? What would make it better? What would you do to revise the RA?
Example Risk Assessment 2 Risk Matrix Hazard Consequence & People at Existing Controls Additional Controls Further Actions Consequence Likelihood Total Risk Consequence Likelihood Residual Risk Risk (if necessary) or Comments Working at Height Danger of falling from ladder All workers using 4 2 8 A first aider is 3 2 6 during production or dropping equipment on ladders have been always present others trained in WAH during WAH Electricity Possible electrical fires or All equipment used has 2 1 2 . shocks PAT test
Scenario 2 Part of the risk assessment for a theatre venue. Last week an electrician fell from a ladder that was Domestic rated and had worn rubber feet. The ladder slipped. The electrician has 2 broken ankles and a fractured hip. Is the theatre’s RA suitable and s ufficient? What would make it better? What would you do to revise the RA?
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