Five steps to risk assessment

spiff_cat · 发表于 2006-12-27 03:34

spiff_cat · 发表于 2006-12-27 03:37

make a mistake<h1 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">Five steps to risk assessment</h1><h2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">Five steps to risk assessment aims to help you assess health and safety risks.</h2>A risk assessment is an important step in protecting your workers and your business, as well as complying with the law. It helps you focus on the risks that really matter in your workplace – the ones with the potential to cause real harm. In many instances, straightforward measures can readily control risks, for example ensuring spillages are cleaned up promptly so people do not slip, or cupboard drawers are kept closed to ensure people do not trip. For most, that means simple, cheap and effective measures to ensure your most valuable asset - your workforce - is protected.The law does not expect you to eliminate all risk, but you are required to protect people as far as ‘reasonably practicable’. This guide tells you how to achieve that with a minimum of fuss.This is not the only way to do a risk assessment, there are other methods that work well, particularly for more complex risks and circumstances. However, we believe this method is the most straightforward for most organisations.<h2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">What is risk assessment?</h2>A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm. Workers and others have a right to be protected from harm caused by a failure to take reasonable control measures.Accidents and ill health can ruin lives and affect your business too if output is lost, machinery is damaged, insurance costs increase or you have to go to court. You are legally required to assess the risks in your workplace so that you put in place a plan to control the risks.<h2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">How to assess the risks in your workplace</h2>Follow the five steps in this leaflet:<ul type="disc" style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/step1.htm">Step 1: Identify</a> the hazards </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/step2.htm">Step 2: Decide</a> who might be harmed and how </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/step3.htm">Step 3: Evaluate</a> the risks and decide on precaution </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/step4.htm">Step 4: Record</a> your findings and implement them </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/step5.htm">Step 5: Review</a> your assessment and update if necessary </li></ul>Don’t overcomplicate the process. In many organisations, the risks are well known and the necessary control measures are easy to apply. You probably already know whether, for example, you have employees who move heavy loads and so could harm their backs, or where people are most likely to slip or trip. If so, check that you have taken reasonable precautions to avoid injury. If you run a small organisation and you are confident you understand what’s involved, you can do the assessment yourself. You don’t have to be a health and safety expert.If you work in a larger organisation, you could ask a health and safety advisor to help you. If you are not confident, get help from someone who is competent. In all cases, you should make sure that you involve your staff or their representatives in the process. They will have useful information about how the work is done that will make your assessment of the risk more thorough and effective. But remember, you are responsible for seeing that the assessment is carried out properly.When thinking about your risk assessment, remember:<ul type="disc" style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;">a hazard is anything that may cause harm, such as chemicals, electricity, working from ladders, an open drawer etc; </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;">the risk is the chance, high or low, that somebody could be harmed by these and other hazards, together with an indication of how serious the harm could be. </li></ul><h2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">Some frequently asked questions</h2><h3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">What if the work I do tends to vary a lot, or I (or my employees) move from one site to another?</h3>Identify the hazards you can reasonably expect and assess the risks from them. This general assessment should stand you in good stead for the majority of your work. Where you do take on work or a new site that is different, cover any new or different hazards with a specific assessment. You do not have to start from scratch each time.<h3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">What if I share a workplace?</h3>Tell the other employers and self-employed people there about any risks your work could cause them, and what precautions you are taking. Also, think about the risks to your own workforce from those who share your workplace.<h3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">Do my employees have responsibilities?</h3>Yes. Employees have legal responsibilities to co-operate with their employer’s efforts to improve health and safety (eg they must wear protective equipment when it is provided), and to look out for each other.<h3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">What if one of my employee’s circumstances change?</h3>You’ll need to look again at the risk assessment. You are required to carry out a specific risk assessment for new or expectant mothers, as some tasks (heavy lifting or work with chemicals for example) may not be appropriate. If an employee develops a disability then you are required to make reasonable adjustments. People returning to work following major surgery may also have particular requirements. If you put your mind to it, you can almost always find a way forward that works for you and your employees.<h3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">What if I have already assessed some of the risks?</h3>If, for example, you use hazardous chemicals and you have already assessed the risks to health and the precautions you need to take under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH), you can consider them ‘checked’ and move on.

zzhang · 发表于 2006-12-27 22:01

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xietao009 · 发表于 2007-1-6 05:31

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sophia · 发表于 2007-1-6 11:07

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