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    This document outlines the 5 key steps of a risk assessment process: 1) Identifying hazards, 2) Determining who may be affected and how, 3) Evaluating the degree of risk, 4) Controlling risks, 5) Monitoring the controls. It describes how to analyze hazards, evaluate risks based on likelihood and severity, prioritize risk control measures, and review risk assessments over time to improve safety. The goal is to methodically understand risks, protect all those affected, and comply with legal obligations for risk control.

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    This document outlines the 5 key steps of a risk assessment process: 1) Identifying hazards, 2) Determining who may be affected and how, 3) Evaluating the degree of risk, 4) Controlling risks, 5) Monitoring the controls. It describes how to analyze hazards, evaluate risks based on likelihood and severity, prioritize risk control measures, and review risk assessments over time to improve safety. The goal is to methodically understand risks, protect all those affected, and comply with legal obligations for risk control.

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    This document outlines the 5 key steps of a risk assessment process: 1) Identifying hazards, 2) Determining who may be affected and how, 3) Evaluating the degree of risk, 4) Controlling risks, 5) Monitoring the controls. It describes how to analyze hazards, evaluate risks based on likelihood and severity, prioritize risk control measures, and review risk assessments over time to improve safety. The goal is to methodically understand risks, protect all those affected, and comply with legal obligations for risk control.

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    RISK ASSESSMENT

    SCOPE
    • Understanding the principles and practicalities of risk assessment

    • Understanding risk evaluation

    • Selecting control measures

    • Implementing control measures

    • Monitoring and reviewing


    LEGAL

    Require employer to:


    • Identify hazards
    • Assess risks
    • Eliminate or control exposure to risks
    • Write it down if significant
    Risk Assessment – the 5 steps
    • What are the hazards?

    • Who is doing what, where & when? (WWW)


    AND
    Who else might be affected by what is done?

    • What is the degree of risk?

    • What do we need to, or can we, do to control (eliminate/minimise) exposure to the


    risk?

    • How will we monitor the work/people?


    Hazard the potential to cause harm or damage

    Risk the chance of that harm occurring

    Calculated as -

    potential severity of harm


    (the consequence – or damage)
    x
    likelihood of event occurring
    HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
    • What will I be using/doing?
    • How much do I know about what I am using/doing?
    • What factors or properties could there be that affect the
    level of hazard (not risk)?
    • Do I really have to do the work/task at all?
    • Can I substitute something less hazardous?
    WHO ARE AFFECTED
    • Those who do the work
    • Maturity
    • Experience
    • Health and immune status
    • Medication
    • Disability
    • Pregnancy
    • Others in the workplace
    • Cleaning and maintenance staff
    • Visitors
    • External – including neighbours
    Can we work out how high the risk is?

    Consequence - severity
    • What could go wrong?
    • What is the worst that could happen?

    Likelihood
    • How often must it be done?
    • How many people do it?
    • Is everyone doing it competent and trained?
    Where do our risks fit on the spectrum?

    How likely?

    How bad?
    Evaluating the risk

    1. Highly unlikely 1. Slight harm


    2. Possibly 2. Injury affecting work
    3. Quite likely 3. Serious injury
    4. Very likely 4. Possible fatality
    Risk Matrix

    4 8 12 16

    3 6 9 12

    2 4 6 8

    1 2 3 4
    Risk Matrix – Does it work?

    4 8 12 16
    Tolerable Significant Unacceptable Unacceptable

    3 6 9 12
    Insignificant Tolerable Significant Unacceptable

    2 4 6 8
    Insignificant Tolerable Tolerable Significant

    1 2 3 4
    Insignificant Insignificant Insignificant Tolerable
    Controlling the risk

    Unacceptable – stop doing it until improvements made


    Significant - proceed with caution but improvement high priority
    Tolerable - OK to proceed but plan to improve
    Insignificant - Any improvements low priority
    Controlling the risk

    • Decide measures to be taken


    • Implement them according to priority
    • Confirm measures appropriate and work
    Monitoring and Review
    Monitoring
    • ‘Live’ nature of assessments
    • Possible modification to procedures

    Review
    • Identifies changes to procedures
    • Possible modification to assessment

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